The woman represents the nation of Israel. The sun and the moon show the authority of the nation of Israel to reign over all nations during the Millennium. The woman, the nation of Israel, gave birth to the man child, Jesus Christ. He will reign as king of the Jews.
Satan, the dragon, used the Roman nations to persecute the Jews. For example, Herod tried to destroy the man child, Jesus, when he killed all the boys two years old and under. Satan used the Romans to crucify Christ on the cross, but after three days Jesus rose from the dead. Now Jesus is alive in heaven.
Satan is in heaven accusing the brethren to God. He is trying to destroy everything that God does. But the saints are safe with the promises of the testimony of God’s Word and by the blood of Jesus the Lamb. In the middle of the seven years of trouble, the angel Michael will fight a war against Satan. Satan will lose and be cast out of heaven into the earth. The woman, the nation of Israel, sees this danger and runs. Satan chases her with a flood of lies to turn the nation of Israel away from Jesus to worship the Antichrist.
Satan cannot destroy the nation of Israel. God will protect and feed the woman for the final 1,260 days of the tribulation. That is 3½ years. One day the Lord, through His people Israel, will rule over all nations of the world. This humiliates Satan very much, so he turns his anger against the individual, faithful Jews who decide to stay in the land of Israel. They will continue to obey God’s Word and give witness to Jesus Christ.
1. What symbol is used to represent Satan? __________ Revelation 12:___
2. The woman brought forth a man child. Where was he caught up to? __________ Revelation 12:___
3. What was the name of the chief angel that fought a war in heaven against the dragon? __________ Revelation 12:___
4. What are three names of the great dragon? __________ Revelation 12:___
5. Who did the dragon persecute when he was cast to the earth? __________ Revelation 12:___