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Revelation Chapter 12 Verses 7 and 8 “And war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels fought with the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer.” “When did this war occur? At first glance, the war would seem...

Revelation Chapter 12 Verse 6 continued, “Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days.” Our next question would be, what is it that she is “fed”, and who are the “they” who feed her? “In...

Revelation Chapter 12 Verse 6 “Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days.” What is this “wilderness” to which the woman flees? “The Wilderness, symbolizes a disrespected --outcast...

Revelation Chapter 12 Verse 5 continued, “She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and his throne.” “The long desired favor of Rome came at last by the conversion of Constantine, A.D. 313, and there we believe the labor pangs of...

Revelation Chapter 12 “Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth. And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery...

Words and Phrases Earth continued. “For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water.” A close examination of (2 Pet 3:5) shows us that at one time there had existed a previous, “heavens” and “earth” and that...

Words and Phrases Glancing at some recent posts here, there seems to be some question as to the duration of the earth, i.e. specifically as to how long it will last. Various scriptures have been applied some suggesting the earth is to be destroyed others that it will remain. As all true bible...

Revelation Chapter 12 Verse 4 continued, “His tail drew [the] third of the stars of heaven, and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born.” The same interpretation as that which we discussed in our...

Revelation Chapter 12 Verse 4 “His tail drew [the] third of the stars of heaven, and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born.” This particular verse from what I have gathered thus far appears to have...

Revelation Chapter 12 Verse 3 continued “And another sign appeared in heaven: behold a great fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.” “The great red dragon represents the Pagan Roman Empire…” “Rev 17:9 states, “The seven heads are seven mountains [or...

Revelation Chapter 12 Verse 3 continued “And another sign appeared in heaven: behold a great fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.” “The term dragon, according to the associations currently connected with it, is somewhat apt to mislead the reader...

THE PAPAL COUNTER ATTACK Soon after the Reformers broke their ties with Rome, Papacy saw that it must counteract its identification as Antichrist—or stand condemned. Jesuit scholarship rallied to the cause by providing alternatives to the definition of Antichrist. The most successful tack was...

WHAT DID THE PROTESTANT REFORMERS TEACH ABOUT THE IDENTITY OF ANTICHRIST? John Wesley, 1703 – 1791 (Founder—Methodist Church): “He [Papacy] is in an emphatical sense, the Man of Sin, as he increases all manner of sin above measure. And he is, too, properly styled the Son of Perdition, as he...

DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTERFEIT HEAVENS Jesus declared that his “kingdom is not of this world.” (John 18:36) True Christianity was not meant to be a religion, i.e., a sect to be set up as a Kingdom now, but it was simply a gracious opportunity for one to develop as a disciple of Christ—to know...

Revelation Chapter 12 Verse 3 continued, “And another sign appeared in heaven: behold a great fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.” In what sense of the word could the dragon, Imperial Rome, basically a civil power, (a political entity) have ever...

Revelation Chapter 12 Verse 3 “And another sign appeared in heaven: behold a great fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.” “In the Bible a (wild) beast (Hebrew: cheva Strong’s # 2423; Greek: therion Strong’s # 2342) is at various times used as a...

One great obstacle too many, in considering this subject, is the contracted idea generally entertained of the meaning of the word GOD. They fail to note that the Greek “Theos” (god) does not invariably refer to Jehovah. It signifies a mighty one, a ruler, and especially a religious or sacerdotal...

“The word “antichrist” has a twofold significance. The first is against (i.e., in opposition to) Christ: the second significance is instead (i.e., a counterfeit) of Christ. In the first sense the expression is a general one, which would apply to any enemy opposing Christ. In this sense all the...

“Let no man deceive you by any means; for that day (the Day of the Lord, the Day of the Second Advent) shall not come, except there comes a falling away first, and that Man of Sin be revealed, the Son of Perdition; Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is...

Revelation Chapter 12 Verse 2 “Then (that is later) being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.” “If we locate it aright, the woman (as depicted in Verse 2) is seen in this vision about 308 A.D., and has been in the "Smyrna" stage of the Church as described in Rev...