In this section of our study, Pastor Mitch goes through chapters 12 and 13 and gives some possible explanations for the difficult parts of this passage.

1. The Revelation
of Jesus ChristA study through the book of Revelation

2. A little bit of Background
Focus:SecondcomingofJesus Christ
andtheestablishment ofGod’s
Kingdomattheendoftime
Outline:
Chapter1-Thethingsyouhaveseen
Chapters2-3–TheThingswhichare
Chapters4-22–TheThingsto come

3. What is the purpose of
tonight’s study?
Toseebeyondthesymbolisminthe
bookofRevelation, God’s
righteousness andloverequirethe
possibility ofeternal condemnation
becauseGodrespectsourfreewilland
never forcesustorepent.

4. Revelation 12:1-2
12 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:2 And she being with child cried,
travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

5. Woman with Child
The Nation of Israel
She is clothed with the sun and the
moon is under her feet. This represents
God’s favor upon the nation of Israel.
Crown of 12 stars represents the 12
tribes
In child birth. This represents the
troubled history of Israel. She is tired,
exhausted and slowed down by the birth

6. Artist rendering ofWomanwithChild

7. Revelation 12:3-4
3 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.
4 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.

8. The Red Dragon
Satan himself
Seven heads, ten horns and seven
crowns represent ten nations revived.
He took 1/3 of the angels with him, now
called demons (Daniel 7)

9. Artist rendering oftheDragon

10. Revelation 12:5-6
5 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.6 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.

11. The Man-Child
Jesus Christ
Rules the nations with a rod of iron.
This represents the millennial reign.
Caught up. Reference to the
ascension where Jesus now rules at
the right hand of God the Father.

12. Artist rendering WomanwiththeMan-Child

13. Revelation 12:7-9
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his
angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon
fought and his angels,8 And prevailed not; neither
was their place found any more in heaven.9 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.

14. A great Battle in Heaven
Led by Michael
Satan is cast out of Heaven
This could have happened at an
undetermined time in the past.
Spiritual warfare is highly significant
here.
This battle will happen in the future
and Satan will no longer have access
to Heaven like we see in Job 1.

15. Artist rendering oftheBattleinHeaven

16. Revelation 12:10-12
10 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.11 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.12 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.

17. Satan’s wrath on God’s people
The Saints of God will have the
ultimate victory
Saints in Christ can overcome Satan
Through: The power of Jesus’ name
The blood of Christ
The word of our testimony.
This can happen now, but will
definitely happen then.
Many saints will be martyred by Satan
for their faith.

18. Revelation 12:13-17
13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto
the earth, he persecuted the woman which
brought forth the man child.14 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.15 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.

19. Revelation 12:13-17
16 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.17 And the
dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to
make war with the remnant of her seed, which
keep the commandments of God, and have the
testimony of Jesus Christ.

20. Satan’s attack on Israel
The remnant of Israel will be
attacked
Woman in childbirth will be attacked
She will be able to escape into the
wilderness
Some believe this place in the
wilderness is Petra

21. Petra

22. Revelation 13:1-2
13 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a
beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads
and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and
upon his heads the name of blasphemy.2 And the
beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his
feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as
the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his
power, and his seat, and great authority.

23. Beast from the Sea
The Anti-Christ
He will be a world dictator
Horns represent power. Possibly power
of nations.
Leopard, Bear and Lion all represent
dreadful power of Babylon. This dictator
will be worse than any ever seen before.
Satan will empower him, give him a
place to reign and give him authority.

24. Artist Rendering oftheBeastoftheSea

25. Revelation 13:3
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to
death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all
the world wondered after the beast.

26. One head will be wounded
Wound means “Plague”
Roman view- The empire was dead,
now it is revived.
Islamic View- The religion was hurt,
but is now stronger than ever.

27. Revelation 13:4
4 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? 5 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.6 And he opened
his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme
his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell
in heaven.

28. Antichrist's Influence
All the world will worship Satan
People will be tricked or forced to
worship Satan.
Satan and his ways are always a cheap
imitation for God and His will.
The Antichrist will blaspheme for 3.5
years. The last half of the tribulation.
This will begin with the “Abomination of
Desecration” in the Temple
The Antichrist is Satan’s political
mouthpiece

29. Revelation 13:7-8
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the
saints, and to overcome them: and power was
given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and
nations.8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall
worship him, whose names are not written in the
book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation
of the world.

30. The Antichrist’s Influence
He will take over the entire world
Satan will empower the Antichrist to
take over the world using force (war).
He will be worshiped by all (just like
Satan).
All those who aren’t believers will
worship the Antichrist

31. Revelation 13:9-10
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.10 He that
leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that
killeth with the sword must be killed with the
sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the
saints.

32. Hear This
If you have an ear, listen up!
Whatever you do to others will be
done to you.
The Saints will be protected by God’s
justice
Interesting thought about “the sword”.

33. Revelation 13:11-12
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the
earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he
spake as a dragon.12 And he exerciseth all the
power of the first beast before him, and causeth
the earth and them which dwell therein to worship
the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

34. The Beast from the Earth
The False Prophet
Two Horns- Represent his religiosity.
He will be labeled a “prophet”.
“Spake as the Dragon”- Speaking on
behalf of Satan. Satan speaking
through him.
Works much like the Holy Spirit in
God’s Trinity.

35. Artist Rendering oftheFalse Prophet

36. Revelation 13:13-14
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh
fire come down from heaven on the earth in the
sight of men,14 And deceiveth them that dwell on
the earth by the means of those miracles which he
had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to
them that dwell on the earth, that they should
make an image to the beast, which had the wound
by a sword, and did live.

37. The Deception of the False
Prophet
Counterfeit Reality
People will believe the False Prophet
because of the miracles he performs.
They will be imitations of things God
and His prophets have done.
Possibility of appearing to bring
people back to life or heal them.

38. Revelation 13:15-17
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of
the beast, that the image of the beast should both
speak, and cause that as many as would not
worship the image of the beast should be
killed.16 And he causeth all, both small and great,
rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in
their right hand, or in their foreheads:17 And that
no man might buy or sell, save he that had the
mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of
his name.

39. The Deception of the False
Prophet
All will be required to worship him
If you do not worship the beast, you
be martyred.
The false prophet will require all to be
marked.
You will not be able to buy or sell
without the mark of the beast.

40. Revelation 13:18
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding
count the number of the beast: for it is the number
of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore
and six.

41. The Mark of the Beast
Six Hundred Sixty Six
Letters in Greek, Hebrew and Latin all
had numerical values.
666 could equal the spelling of a
name.
Many believe it is a reference to Nero
No matter who it is, You will have to
have it in order to survive.

42. What can we learn?
Satan will do anything he can to
counterfeit God.
Satan will do anything to attack God’s
people.
Ultimately, Satan will be defeated. We
fight our spiritual battles from victory
not for victory.