Revelation 12 : 13,14

Revelation 12 : 13,14

¹³    Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child.

¹⁴         But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.

“Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth”

Here the phrase “saw that” means the dragon realize his position.

1.      He lost the battle.

2.       He lost his position in heaven completely.

a.      For accusing the children of God he had access to go to heaven. Because without God’s permission he can’t touch the God’s children, now that also he lost. Because of that Rev.  12:12 tells “having great wrath”

 “ he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child.”

Now the dragon starts to persecute the Israel (woman). By sprituraly two reason

1.      He was very anger Rev. 12:12

2.      He got full freedom to do any thing. Here after he no need to wait God’s permission.

Now we see how the drag will persecute.

1.      Now Jews community is not accept the Lord Jesus Christ is a saviour. Still they expecting messiah. So Satan, understanding the promises of Christ made to Israel sees his last opportunity to prevent his judgment by destroying Israel.

Christ, declared before His crucifixion he would not return until Israel acknowledged Him as their Messiah.

Matthew 23:37-39

37 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!

38 "See! Your house is left to you desolate;

39 "for I say to you, you shall see Me no more till you say, 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!' "

In reality how the satan will persecute the Israel ?

This attempt is pictured by John, as the Dragon persecuting the women.

The dragon who has seven heads and ten crowns, is the final human kingdom, pictured as a dragon. Satan following his fall from Heaven, takes the reigns of power at the middle of the tribulation to pursue Israel.  

“But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place”

Spiritually if we see the statement we can understand that, the woman needs to escape from the satans hand. Her own strength she can’t do it. She needs strength. Here John mentioned “the woman was given two wings of a great eagle”, the wings of a great eagle means the strength of the LORD. In this situation also God will not leave his own children so He giving His own strength.

We can read this in Isaiah 40:31

But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with

wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

Here we can see this verse is telling “those who wait on the LORD”, in the end time the Israelites people eyes will be open and will know that Lord Jesus is the real Messiah. When their eyes will open, when the satan doing the abomination in the temple. 

We can read this from the book of Daniel

Daniel 9: 27 Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; But in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, Even until the consummation, which is determined, Is poured out on the desolate."

(jhdp 9:27) mth; xU thuksTk; mNefUf;F cld;gbf;ifia cWjpg;gLj;jp> me;j thuk; ghjp nrd;wNghJ gypiaAk; fhzpf;ifiaAk; xopag;gz;Zthh;@ mUtUg;ghd nrl;ilfNshNlh ghohf;Ffpwtd; te;J ,wq;Fthd;> eph;zapf;fg;gl;bUf;fpw eph;%yk; ghohf;Ffpwtd;Nky; jPUkl;Lk; nrhhpAk; vd;whd;.

Daniel 11:31 And forces shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place there the abomination of desolation.

(jhdp 11:31) MdhYk; mtdplj;jpypUe;J Gwg;gl;lNridfs; vOk;gp> muzhd ghpRj;j ];jyj;ijg; ghpRj;jf; Fiyr;ryhf;fp> md;whlgypia ePf;fp> ghohf;Fk; mUtUg;ig mq;Nf itg;ghh;fs;.

Daniel 12:11 "And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days.

(jhdp 12:11) md;whlgyp ePf;fg;gl;L> ghohf;Fk; mUtUg;G ];jhgpf;fg;gLq;fhyKjy; Mapuj;jpUE}w;Wj; njhz;Z}Wehs; nry;Yk;.

After the abomination the Israelites eyes will be open and they will stand for the Christ till their end.  Like this God will help to deliver the His people from satans hand, how he deliver the israelites from Egyptian king

Exodus 19:4 “You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles wings and brought you to Myself”.

“that she might fly into the wilderness to her place”

We already saw about the word “wilderness“

Colossians 1:13 tells “delivered us from the power of darkness”. So for the Israelites where lived in darkness. Now their eyes was opened.

As per 2 peter 1:4 now the Israelite people was “partakers of the divine nature”, that means they accept the Lord Jesus Christ and live for Christ, that is john here mentioned here “to her place” that means they came to right place.

“where she is nourished”

During the tribulation time the God’s people will not get anything why because revelation 13:16 & 17 tells that

Rev 13:16   He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads,

Rev 13:17   and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

This this kind of situation how you get food. To live in the tribulation time we need eagle’s wings(strength) to live. How our God feed to Israelites in the wilderness. God Himself told in Deuteronomy 32: 11 & 12…

Due 32:11 As an eagle stirs up its nest, Hovers over its young, Spreading out its wings, taking them up, Carrying them on its wings,

Due 32:12 So the LORD alone led him, And there was no foreign god with him.

¹³    " He made him ride in the heights of the earth, That he might eat the produce of the fields; He made him draw honey from the rock, And oil from the flinty rock;

¹⁴    Curds from the cattle, and milk of the flock, With fat of lambs; And rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, With the choicest wheat; And you drank wine, the blood of the grapes.

(cgh 32:11) fOF jd; $l;ilf; fiyj;J> jd; FQ;Rfspd;Nky; mirthb> jd; nrl;ilfis tphpj;J> mitfis vLj;J> mitfisj; jd; nrl;ilfspd;Nky; Rke;Jnfhz;L NghfpwJNghy>

        As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:

(cgh 32:12) fh;j;jh; xUtNu mtid topelj;jpdhh;@ me;epa Njtd; mtNuhNl ,Ue;jjpy;iy.

“a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent”

Here John told the time line of wilderness life. Who waits up to end they will be saved.

Daniel 12: 12 Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.

Daniel 12: 13 "But you, go your way till the end; for you shall rest, and will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days."

Even Lord Jesus Christ mentioned in Matthew 24:13

  Matthew 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved