2. • “Satan often employs human means to accomplish
his purposes (as with the persecution of Israel) but
what we must always keep in mind, as this chapter
reinforces, is that behind the scenes is our
nefarious arch enemy, Satan and his demonic
forces.” J. Hampton Keathley
3. • (1) A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman
clothed with the sun, and the moon under her
feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; (2)
and she was with child; and she *cried out, being
in labor and in pain to give birth.
8. • The woman
• The dragon
• The male child
• Michael
• The remnant of the woman’s seed
9. • The woman
• The dragon
• The male child
• Michael
• The remnant of the woman’s seed
• The beast out of the sea
10. • The woman
• The dragon
• The male child
• Michael
• The remnant of the woman’s seed
• The beast out of the sea
• The beast out of the earth
11.
12. • Jeremiah 3:20 "Surely, as a woman treacherously
departs from her lover, So you have dealt
treacherously with Me, O house of Israel," declares
the LORD.
13. • Jeremiah 3:20 "Surely, as a woman treacherously
departs from her lover, So you have dealt
treacherously with Me, O house of Israel," declares
the LORD.
• Genesis 37:9 Now he had still another dream, and
related it to his brothers, and said, "Lo, I have had
still another dream; and behold, the sun and the
moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me."
14. • (3) Then another sign appeared in heaven: and
behold, a great red dragon having seven heads and
ten horns, and on his heads were seven diadems.
15.
16. • Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was thrown
down, the serpent of old who is called the devil
and Satan,
17. • Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was thrown
down, the serpent of old who is called the devil
and Satan,
• John 8:44a "You are of your father the devil, and
you want to do the desires of your father. He was a
murderer from the beginning, and does not stand
in the truth because there is no truth in him.
25. • Egypt
• Assyria
• Babylon
• Medo-Persia
• Greece
• Rome
• The revived Roman Empire.
26. • (4) And his tail *swept away a third of the stars of
heaven and threw them to the earth. And the
dragon stood before the woman who was about to
give birth, so that when she gave birth he might
devour her child.
27.
28. • Job 38:7 When the morning stars sang together
And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
29. • Job 38:7 When the morning stars sang together
And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
• Isaiah 14:12 "How you have fallen from heaven, O
star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have
been cut down to the earth, You who have
weakened the nations!
30. • 2 Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare angels when
they sinned, but cast them into hell and
committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for
judgment;
31. • Revelation 5:11 Then I looked, and I heard the
voice of many angels around the throne and the
living creatures and the elders; and the number of
them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of
thousands,
32. • Revelation 5:11 Then I looked, and I heard the
voice of many angels around the throne and the
living creatures and the elders; and the number of
them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of
thousands,
• Matthew 18:10 "See that you do not despise one
of these little ones, for I say to you that their
angels in heaven continually see the face of My
Father who is in heaven.
33. • (5) And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who
is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron; and her
child was caught up to God and to His throne.
34. • Psalms 2:8-9 'Ask of Me, and I will surely give the
nations as Your inheritance, And the very ends of
the earth as Your possession. (9) 'You shall break
them with a rod of iron, You shall shatter them like
earthenware.'"
35. • Revelation 19:15 From His mouth comes a sharp
sword, so that with it He may strike down the
nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron;
and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of
God, the Almighty.
36. • Revelation 19:15 From His mouth comes a sharp
sword, so that with it He may strike down the
nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron;
and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of
God, the Almighty.
• Ephesians 1:20 which He brought about in Christ,
when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him
at His right hand in the heavenly places,
37. • (6) Then the woman fled into the wilderness
where she *had a place prepared by God, so that
there she would be nourished for one thousand
two hundred and sixty days.
38. • Daniel 9:27 "And he will make a firm covenant
with the many for one week, but in the middle of
the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain
offering; and on the wing of abominations will
come one who makes desolate, even until a
complete destruction, one that is decreed, is
poured out on the one who makes desolate."
39. • Matthew 24:15-21 "Therefore when you see the
ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken
of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy
place (let the reader understand), (16) then those
who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. (17)
"Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to
get the things out that are in his house. (18)
"Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get
his cloak.
40. • (19) "But woe to those who are pregnant and to
those who are nursing babies in those days! (20)
"But pray that your flight will not be in the winter,
or on a Sabbath. (21) "For then there will be a
great tribulation, such as has not occurred since
the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.
41. • Jude 1:24-25 Now to Him who is able to keep you
from stumbling, and to make you stand in the
presence of His glory blameless with great joy,
(25) to the only God our Savior, through Jesus
Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and
authority, before all time and now and forever.
Amen.
