There is much in Revelation 12, and I think that the LORD is telling me that we will soon see this birth as described in Revelation. The bride is about to give birth to some serious stuff. But, I am just now beginning my study.
1 Thess talks about it too (and the end times).
I Thessalonians 5:1-4 says:
Now as to the times and the epochs, brethren, you have no need of anything to be written to you.
For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.
While they are saying, “Peace and safety!” then destruction will come upon them suddenly like birth pangs upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.
Revelation 12
v1 Great Sign = woman
– clothed with the sun (son?)
– moon under her feet (ruling over the lessor light)
– crown with 12 stars (tribes, churches, angels – churchs)
v2 She was with child
– in labor, giving birth
– violent stage, much pain
– bride crying out for the son
– creation groans for the revealing
v3 Great Sign #2 – dragon
– satan or devil
– seven heads and ten horns (seven mountains and ten kingdoms)
– seven diadems on his seven heads
v4 Tail swept away 1/3 of stars (fall from heaven)
– do not think that this is chronological, all of the verses that is
– tail = tale
– the devil’s lies caused the fall for the rest of the gang
– dragon STOOD before the woman who was about to give birth so that WHEN she gave birth, he might DEVOUR her child. The devil has an abortionist spirit and wants to kill what is born like we saw with Herod and Jesus.
v5 She GAVE birth to a son, a male child
– some sons are female, but this is about Jesus
– rule ALL the nations with a rod of iron (meaning?)
– child was CAUGHT UP to God and His throne
v6 THEN the woman fled to the wilderness
– where she had a place PREPARED by God
– purpose: to nourish her for one-thousand two hundred sixty days (given in days)
This is the first birth and exile or escape. The days are 3.5 years. I believe that this is the natural birth of Jesus on the earth and why the days are given as days, natural time.
v7 WAR in heaven. Michael and his angels vs. the dragon and his angels.
* both had angels; they werent called demons until after they were thrown down
Lucifer becomes Satan, and angels become demons
We are given new names in heaven and have earthly names when encountering God. They are different identities.
Jacob >>>> Israel after the heavenly encounter.
Abram >>>> Abraham
Sarai >>>>> Sarah
Simon >>>> Peter
v8 Satan’s army not strong enough
– now no longer a place FOUND for them in heaven
v9 great dragon thrown down
– serpent of old
– who is called the devil and satan
– who deceives the whole world
– he was thrown down to earth
– and his angels were thrown down with him
- woman gives birth
- then we see the war in heaven
- then dragon thrown down
- then named the devil/satan
The birth was after the war, at least in the natural. But, could the bride of Christ have been conceived before the war?
Or, could this have all played out in the spirit before the natural?
Was earth created to house the devil with man being sent to reposses it?
Was the war before creation?
What was the chaos on the earth before God formed everything?
Genesis Study: