Satan has been cast out of heaven by Rev 12:13. Until then, Satan had access to God's throne. He didn't stay there, he just popped up to tell on us and then come back to tempt us. After Satan is cast out of heaven, he no longer has access to God's throne, and now Satan is very angry, because he knows he has a short amount of time before the end.
This is the middle part of tribulation. We won't be in it – we will watch it from heaven because the church will already be lifted off the face of the Earth. 12 million people will die in the tribulation. Satan hates Israel, because they are God's chosen people.
Vs13-14: The woman (Israel) was given wings of an eagle: Turn to Exodus 19:3-4:
3 And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;
4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
-The wings of an eagle means bringing Israel to a place of safety. The Land of Jordan is the land that God is going to protect during the times of tribulation. It is a place reserved for the Jewish people. The middle of the tribulation, this is 3.5 years into it, the middle of the 7 years, and 7 always means completion, God's completion, in scripture.
Vs15: The cast out water as a flood after the woman out of his mouth: we won't know what this means until the time of it. Listen to more on the mp3! |
