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January 9, 2010

The Woman, The Manchild, & the Dragon

CHAPTER 12:7-17SESSION 3


And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

Revelation 12:1-3

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And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

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.

Revelation 12:4-6


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.

Revelation 12:7,8


Michael• One of the chief princes Dan 10:13, 21

• The Archangel Jude 1:91st Thess

4:16• Daniel’s prince Dan 10:21

• Warrior for Israel Dan 12:1-2 • Fights for the body of Moses Jude 9

• Fought in “Wars of efei” Zech 14:3Num 21:14




Revelation 12:7,8

The third part of theStars of heaven from verse 4


The Dragon’s Angels• These angels are organized by rank• Perhaps one of the more powerful ones is the

angel of the bottomless pit (Rev 9:11)• The angel that spoke to Daniel in Dan 10:13 fought

against high-ranking angels on his way to see Daniel

• It is important for believers to understand that there are forces and objectives at work that underlie the physical realm which science cannot reveal


Overcome!• Remember two things:

1. “He who is in you is greater that he who is in the world (John 4:4)

2. “For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of efei which is in Messiah Yeshua our Lord (Romans 8:38-39)




Revelation 12:7,8

The third part of theStars of heaven from verse 4


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.

Revelation 12:9


Names Used in V. 9• Great Dragon

– The figurative description• Old Serpent

– Now called “old” serpent, as opposed to Genesis 3:1– The word for old is archaos, from which we get

archaic• Devil – Slanderer/Accuser• Satan – Adversary (HaSatan – the Adversary)


Red Dragon: Satan• Origin Ezek 28:2-15

• Rebellion in heaven Isa 14:12-17– [Gap?] Gen 1:2 vs. Isa

45:18– Ancient = beginning Gen 3– Stars = angels Jude 1:13

• Deceives the whole world 2nd Cor 4:3,4

• Liar from the beginning Gen 3:4, 5; John 8:44

• Enmity with man Gen 3:14-15

• Seven heads, 10 horns, Rev 13:1 and 17:3 cf. Dan 7


And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.

And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.

Daniel 8:9,10


Spiritual Warfare• Background: 2nd Cor 2:11;

Rev 9, cf. Amos 7:1 (LXX); Eph 6:10-13, cf. Isa 59:17

– Elisha’s servant 2nd Kings 6:16 – Spiritual powers behind major empires

Dan 10:12-20


Spiritual Warfare• Satan’s Methods: Gen 3

–Deceit John 8:44 –Ultimate lie 2nd Thessalonians 2:11

• The ultimate victory 1st John 4:4; 2nd Kings 6:16; Romans 8:25-38

• Satan already defeated 1st John 3:8; Heb 2:14; Jas 4:7; Eph 1:20-21; Heb 10:12, 13; Phil 2:9ff; Ps 110:1; Rev 12:10


The Stratagems of Satan• Cain’s murder of Abel Genesis 4

• Corruption of Adam’s line Genesis 6

• Abraham’s seed Genesis 12, 20

• Famine Genesis 50

• Destruction of male line Exodus 1

• Pharaoh’s pursuit Exodus 14

• The populating of Canaan Genesis 12:6

• Against David’s line 2nd Samuel 7


Attacks on David’s Line• Jehoram kills his brothers 2nd Chr

21:16• Arabians slew all (but Ahazariah)• Athaliah kills all (but Joash) 2nd Kgs

11:1-32nd Chr 22

• Hezekiah assaulted, etc. Isaiah 36, 38

• Blood curse on Jeconiah Jer 22:30 – Thus, the Virgin Birth

• Haman’s attempts Esther 3


New Testament Strategems• Joseph’s fears Matt 1

• Herod’s attempts Matt 2

• At Nazareth Luke 4

• 2 storms on the Sea Mark 4; Luke 8

• The Cross• Summary Rev 12

…and he’s not through… Rev 13

…in your life and mine! Eph 6:10-18


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.

Revelation 12:9


And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our Elohim, and the power of his Messiah: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our Elohim 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


How did they overcome?• His Blood Heb 9:12 • Word of testimony Mt 4:4,7,10;

Eph 6:10-18; Isa 59:17 –Book of Life Ex 32:32; Dan 12:1

• Loved not their lives Rom 6:11-13; 2nd Tim 1:12; Acts 20:24;

– cf. 2 witnesses of Ch 11


And Moses returned unto efei, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.

Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.

And efei said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.

Exodus 32:31-33


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


Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. 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 12:12


Rejoice!• Heaven and its people also rejoice over the fall of

Babylon when God avenges them (Rev 18:20; 19:1-3)• Even the fields and woods are said to rejoice over

the eventual redemption of Israel (Isa 44:23)• And the arrival of Messiah to judge the earth in

righteousness (Psalm 96:11-13)

Ultimately, God will dwell (tabernacle) among men

(Rev 21:3)


Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. 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 12:12


And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

Revelation 12:13,14


Israel’s Respite• Eagle Ex 19:4; Deut 32:10-

13 – Eagles’ wings From Egypt Ex 19:4–wilderness Deut 32:11-12 – return from Babylon Isa 40:31

• Wilderness: Mt 24:16 – Edom, Moab, Ammon escape Antimessiah

Dan 11:41; Isa 11:16; Ezek 20:35-38

–Door of hope Hos 2:14-15; Ex 15; Zeph 2:3

• Earth swallows enemies of Elohim Num 16:31-33; Micah 7:15


And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

Revelation 12:13,14


The Face of the Serpent• Also translated as presence, the word used is prosōpou

– She is protected from the face or countenance of Satan– This denotes his inability to access her

• It is used “in all kinds of more or less symbolic expressions which, in large part, represent OT usage, and in which the face is often to be taken as the seat of the faculty of seeing.”

Danker, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 720

• She is hidden from his access, and possibly even from his knowledge!


And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of Elohim, and have the testimony of osfei Messiah.

Revelation 12:15-17


Water as a Flood• The origin of this flood is a sign (the mouth of the

great dragon) and the text says like a flood– It is best to take this as a figure of speech denoting

the overwhelming military force of an adversary (Ps 65:7; 69:2-4; 124:1-5; Isa 8:7; 59:19; Jer 46:7-8; Dan 9:26; 11:21-22)

• Carried away is Potamophorēton, which denotes drowning– Satan desires to drown her with his flood, but God

has plans to regenerate her with His living water (Eze 36:25-27; John 7:38-39)





Revelation 12:15-17


The Earth Helped the Woman• The earth itself is inanimate

– This speaks of God’s help manifested through nature, a common aspect of God’s miraculous dealings with his people (Exodus 9:23-25; Joshua 10:11; Job 38:22-23; Isaiah 11:15; Ezekiel 38:22)





Revelation 12:15-17


Swallowed Up the Flood• Swallowed is katepien, a compound word

meaning “drink down”• Previously, God used the earth to literally

swallow Korah and his household “So they and all those with them went down alive into the pit; the earth closed

over them, and they perished from among the assembly”

(Num 16:33 cf. Num 26:10; Ex 15:12)• It seems likely that something similar will occur

to those who pursue the woman





Revelation 12:15-17


The Remnant of Her Seed• This speaks directly of the physical descendants

of Abraham• This does not mean that Gentile believers will

escape persecution during this time (Rev 6:9; 7:14; 20:4)

• But it will be doubly difficult for the Jewish believers because God has revealed the uniquely Jewish terror of this time:


The Remnant of Her Seed“At that time Michael shall stand up, the

great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation, even to that time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, every one who is found written in the book.”

Dan 12:1“Alas! For that day is great, so that none

is like it; and it is the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.” Jer 30:7


The Remnant of Her Seed• In the Holocaust under Hitler, one-third of the

world’s Jewish population died. Under the fierce persecution of the Antichrist, controlled and energized by Satan, two-thirds of the Jewish population will die (Zec 13:7-9)

• This will be the largest and most intense persecution of the Jews ever known in history


The Remnant of Her Seed• Zechariah 13:8-9 indicates that only one-third of

Israel will survive the tribulation and enter the millennium.

• This will result in an “all saved” Israel as prophesied by Romans 11:26

• At the beginning of the last decade of the twentieth century there were approximately fifteen million Jews worldwide, so, if this is a guide, it suggests that about five million Jews will enter the millennium and ten million Jews will perish in the Great Tribulation


And it shall come to pass in that day That the remnant of Israel, and such as have escaped of the house of Jacob, will never again depend on him who defeated them, but will depend on efei, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. The remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the Mighty Elohim. For though your people, O Israel, be as the sand of the sea, A remnant of them will return; the destruction decreed shall overflow with righteousness. For efei Elohim of hosts will make a determined end in the midst of all the land.

Isaiah 10:20-23He Will Not Succe

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The Conflict Between Two Seeds

• The “Seed of the Woman”• The “Seed of the Serpent”

– The Red Dragon: Satan– The Coming World Leader – The False Prophet

• Forces behind world powers todayChapter 13

Satanic Trinity


Next Session• Read Revelation chapter 13, which

introduces the Satanic Duet:– The Beast out of the Sea – The Beast out of the Earth

• Background Passages–Origin of Satan Isaiah 14, Ezekiel 28

– The Assyrian Isaiah 10:24f, Micah 5:5f

–Physical Description Zechariah 11:17


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