Posted on 05/15/2015 7:05:41 AM PDT by pastorbillrandles
And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. … Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.(Revelation 12:5-12)
The Woman eventually gave birth to the Man-child. The promised seed of the woman was born, the Dragon was unable to prevent him, nor stop him in his mission to bring salvation and deliverance to men.
Now for the first time fallen men were rendered able to overcome the Dragon. By his death and resurrection, The Man-child conquered death, and brought men back into fellowship and righteousness with God.He put men back on God’s side.
The shed blood of the Man-child, would be fallen man’s answer to God for their sins. Sinners could now renounce their own sinful lives, and exchange them for His substitute life. Satan would no longer reign supremely, because self would be dethroned, through the sacrificial death and resurrection of the Man-child.
They no longer fear death, for they have been delivered from sin, which is the sting of death.
And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.(Revelation 12:10-11)
Now on earth, there is a company of believers, who have died and been raised again unto new life, the vanguard of a New Creation,out of the grasp of the serpent and into the hands of God, in the world but not of it. They also are the seed of the woman, for the church is in a direct continuity with Israel.
The day will come, when the Dragon will lose all access to the courts of heaven.Satan has long stood there as the adversary and prosecuting attorney, bringing charges before the Lord, against Israel and the church.
But as this present age draws to a close, Michael the Angel and defender of Israel rises up, and war breaks out in Heaven (and on earth).
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.(Daniel 12:1)
The result of the war in heaven? The Dragon, who is the serpent of old, the devil and Satan, is cast out of the heavens to the earth, for a short time. How long? Three and a half years.
This time period is so important, it is repeated in three different ways in scripture.
And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.(Revelation 12:6)
a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.(Revelation 12:14)
And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.(Revelation 13:4-5)
The woman flees, into the wilderness where she is helped by God, repeating the Exodus, dwelling in tents and sustained by God, for three and a half years.
The Devil is cast down to earth in great fury, for a “short time”, three and a half years.
The Dragon receives worship through his human regent, the Beast, for three and a half years.
Woe to the inhabiters of the earth, and of the sea, (The earth is Israel, the sea are the nations)! The Devil has come down to you …knowing he has but a little time. The time is called “The affliction”, the “Time of Jacob’s trouble”, “Night”, and “The great tribulation“, and “Tribulation such as the world has never seen before nor shall it ever see again“.. How long Oh Lord, How Long?
A time,times and a half a time, or forty-two months, or 1,260 days…three and a half years.
THANK you for posting this.
I have been studying the end times issues lately, and anything I find is a plus...
I really look forward to your posts. I love reading them and reflecting upon what God has done for us.
Thanks both of you!
You will not know the day or the hour but you will know the season. Its starting to look like the season to Mr. GG2 who is a Messianic Jew.
There is a war on Christianity going on that is only going to get worse. Christians are being persecuted all over the world and here at home. The many wars that are going on all over the world are spilling the blood of more innocents than combatants. I’m starting to see the signs of the season myself.
So you are a mid-trib teacher? The doctrine of tribulation 7 years or two three and half year periods is only been around since the mid 1800s. It is a doctrine of Satan and was never a teaching of the early church. It is to split up the church and bring death to the people of G_D. Pre-trib, Mid-trib, post trib is all tribulation. I am a Watchman and you have been warned and your blood is not on my head.
Ping
Not much of a watchman if you can't account for the last seven years due Israel from Daniel's prophecies. That last 3 1/2 years is the last half of that seven years. It's half way through that seven years that the is dealt with in this article. The seven years began when the peace treaty was signed.
The last 3 1/2 years of the seven year time for Israel.
So you are a watchman? Are you sure you don’t have your tribulation doctrine mixed up with rapture doctrine? Some false teachers teach that the rapture was just recently made up (1800’s) but I don’t recall many saying the trib is made up.
http://theschoolofchrist.org/articles/the-ministry-of-the-watchman.html
There is a well written article about what a watchman is.
Very nicely done, he was a tremendous teacher.
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