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Islam as the
“The second
woe is past;
and, behold,
the third woe
cometh
quickly.”
Revelation 11:14
rd
3
Woe
Islam as the
“The second
woe is past;
and, behold,
the third woe
cometh
quickly.”
Revelation 11:14
rd
3
Woe
Time Prophecies
• Longest time prophecy = 2300 years
(Dan. 8:14)
• “Time of the end” began with the
infliction of the “deadly wound”
to the papacy in 1798 (Rev. 11:713; and chapter 13)
• “Time no longer” = 1844; Rev. 10:6
Time Prophecies
Apostate church
system given
specific time to
work —
1260 years
Dan. 7:25;
Rev. 11:2, 3;
Rev. 12:6, 14;
Rev. 13:5
Islam as the
“The second
woe is past;
and, behold,
the third woe
cometh
quickly.”
Revelation 11:14
rd
3
Woe
Islam as the
rd
3
Woe
“. . . there should be time no
longer: but in the days of the voice
of the seventh angel, when he
shall begin to sound, the mystery
of God should be finished, as He
hath declared to His servants the
prophets.” (Revelation 10:6, 7)
Rev. 11:15-19
“The kingdoms
of this world
are become the
kingdoms of
our Lord, and
of His Christ;
and He shall
reign for ever
and ever.”
Rev. 11:15-19
“The kingdoms
of this world
are become the
kingdoms of
our Lord, and
of His Christ;
and He shall
reign for ever
and ever.”
Prophecies of
Revelation
Revelation Chapter 12
Revelation Chapter 12
“And there appeared a great
wonder in heaven . . .”
Revelation Chapter 12
1. Woman and her child
2. Dragon’s origin and his
nefarious works
3. Persecuted but faithful
remnant people
4. God’s protection
John’s Vision of
“And
there
appeared
a
the
Pure
Woman
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”
Revelation 12:1
John’s Vision of
“And
I
will
put
enmity
the
Pure
Woman
between you and the
woman, and between
your seed and her
Seed; He shall bruise
your head, and you
shall bruise His heel.”
Genesis 3:15
John’s Vision of
“And
the
woman
fled
the
Pure
Woman
into the wilderness,
where she hath a place
prepared of God, that
they should feed her
there a thousand two
hundred and
threescore days.”
Revelation 12:6
John’s Vision of
“And
to
the
woman
were
the
Pure
Woman
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 a half a time,
from the face of the
serpent.” Revelation 12:14
Is the “woman” a
literal woman?
“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.” Revelation 12:6
“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 a half a
time, from the face of
the serpent.” Revelation
12:14
Is the “woman” a
literal woman?
“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.” Revelation 12:6
“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 a half a
time, from the face of
the serpent.” Revelation
12:14
Is the “woman”
the Virgin Mary?
“I am the Virgin of the
Revelation: Pray much
and recite the rosary for
the conversion of
sinners. In this place of
sin I shall perform
miracles for the
conversion of
unbelievers . . .
Spoken to Bruno Cornacchiola,
Tre Fontane, Rome, 1947”
Is the “woman”
the Virgin Mary?
“I am the Virgin of the
Revelation: Pray much
and recite the rosary for
the conversion of
sinners. In this place of
sin I shall perform
miracles for the
conversion of
unbelievers . . .
Spoken to Bruno Cornacchiola,
Tre Fontane, Rome, 1947”
Is the “woman” the Virgin Mary?
“That this is not a symbol of
Mary the mother of Jesus, as
some have suggested,
seems clear from the fact
that she [the “woman”] will be
the object of persecution.”
Dr. Thomas L. Constable
Notes on Revelation, p. 109
Is the “woman”
the Virgin Mary?
“Soon after the close
of the Apostolic Age,
the process began of
embellishing and
expanding these
authentic data
[the authentic Biblical
record] . . .
Is the “woman”
the Virgin Mary?
“. . . and individual
traces of this
mythologizing
tendency are to be
found as early as
Justin Martyr and
Tertullian.”
New Standard Bible Dictionary
Is the “woman” the Virgin Mary?
“This invention has
culminated in what is known
as the Roman Catholic dogma
of the Immaculate
Conception. The official and
‘infallible’ doctrine of the
Immaculate Conception . . .
Is the “woman” the Virgin Mary?
“. . . was solemnly defined as
an article of faith by Pope
Pius IX on 8th December 1854.”
A.T. Jones
Consecrated Way to Christian Perfection, p. 42
John’s Vision of
“And
there
appeared
a
the
Pure
Woman
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”
Revelation 12:1
Biblical “Woman”
“For
I
am
jealous
symbol
over you with godly
jealousy: for I have
espoused you to
one husband, that I
may present you as
a chaste virgin to
Christ.”
2 Cor. 11:2
Biblical “Woman”
“For
thy
Maker
is
symbol
thine husband; the
LORD of hosts is
His name; and thy
Redeemer the Holy
One of Israel; the
God of the whole
earth shall He be
called.” Isaiah 54:5
Biblical “Woman”
“And
I
will
betroth
symbol
thee unto Me for ever;
yea, I will betroth
thee unto Me in
righteousness, and in
judgment, and in
lovingkindness, . . .”
Biblical “Woman”
“.
.
.
and
in
mercies.
symbol
I will even betroth
thee unto Me in
faithfulness: and
thou shalt know the
LORD.”
Hosea 2:19, 20
Biblical “Woman”
• Righteousness — Christ’s wedding
symbol
garment (Rev. 19:7, 8)
• Justification — Christ’s work as us,
and in behalf of us, clears our
record before the broken Law of
God; we are no longer condemned
(Romans 8:1)
• Love and mercy — draws us to Him
(John 12:32; Jere. 31:3)
Biblical “Woman”
•symbol
Faithfulness of God — He is
dependable, He is strong, He
holds us up with His strong hand
• Intimate fellowship between God and
us personally that grows through
Bible study, prayer, and fellowship
with believers; we allow God to
teach us about who He is
Biblical
The Virtuous Woman
“Woman”
symbol
Rev. 12:1, 2, 6, 14
The Wicked Woman
Rev. 17:3-6; 18:2-7;
Eze. 16:15; 23:1-21;
Hosea 5:3, 6:10
Contrast of two “women” in prophecy
Biblical
“.“Woman”
. . she hath glorified
symbol
herself, and lived
deliciously . . . for she
saith in her heart, I sit
a queen, and am no
widow, and shall see
no sorrow.” Revelation 18:7
Biblical
“Surely
as
a
wife
“Woman”
symbol
treacherously
departeth from her
husband, so have ye
dealt treacherously
with Me, O house of
Israel, saith the LORD.”
Jeremiah 3:20
Biblical
A woman in prophecy
“Woman”
symbol
symbolizes the Church —
“The pure, true church of God
is represented by a virtuous
woman (see Jer. 6:2;
Isa. 54:5, 6; Hosea 2:19, 20;
2 Cor. 11:2; Rev. 19:7, 8).”
Biblical
A woman in prophecy
“Woman”
symbol
symbolizes the Church —
“The apostate, corrupt church
is represented by a lewd
woman (Rev. 17:1-5; Jer. 3:1,
8; Eze. 16:26-29; Isa. 50:1).”
Roy Allen Anderson
Unfolding the Revelation, p. 113
Clothed with
“The Sun
true church of Jesus
the
Christ has ever been
clothed with the ‘Sun of
Righteousness’ (Malachi
4:2).”
R.A. Anderson
Unfolding the Revelation, p. 113-114
Clothed with
“The Sun
of Righteousness
the
Sun
was now arisen in glory, and
the church was clothed in
fullness of the gospel light.”
W.A. Spicer
Beacon Lights of Prophecy, p. 270
Moon under Her
“The moon has no light of its
Feet
own; it merely reflects the
glory of the sun. So it is with
the church . . . The church is
here revealed as standing on
the moon . . .”
Moon under Her
“. . .not in disdain of the Old
Feet
Testament gospels of Moses
and the prophets, but using
them rather as a foundation.
The everlasting gospel has the
same message for all ages.”
R.A. Anderson
Unfolding the Revelation, p. 114
Moon under Her
“‘The sun’ here signifies the light
Feet
and glory of the gospel era. ‘The
moon’ is the symbol of the
Mosaic period. . . .There they had
the type and the shadow; here
we have the antitype and the
substance.”
Uriah Smith
Thoughts on the Revelation, p. 251 (1881)
Crown of 12
Stars
In Genesis 37:9 we read a prophecy
that uses the symbols of the
sun, moon, and stars.
Crown of 12
“.
.
.
Behold
I
have
dreamed
a
Stars
dream more; and behold, the
sun and the moon and the
eleven stars made obeisance
to me. And he told it to his
father and his brethren . . .”
Crown of 12
“This reappears in the vision
Stars
of the woman in travail in
Rev. 12:1, symbolizing the
nation of Israel that
produced the Messiah.”
Leland Ryken, ed.
Dictionary of Biblical Imagery, p. 828
Twelve as
“There are 12 tribes in the Old
Symbology
Testament church and 12 apostles in
the New Testament church. There are
12 foundations in the New Jerusalem
and 12 gates into the City. There are
also 12 thrones in the church
triumphant.”
R.A. Anderson
Unfolding the Revelation, p. 114
Twelve as
• 12,000 persons from each tribe
Symbology
• 12 angels as gatekeepers
• 12 foundations for the new city
• 12,000 stadia square for new city
• 12 fruits on the Tree of Life
Leland Ryken, ed.
Dictionary of Biblical Imagery, p. 901
Birthed a Man
“And she being with child
cried, travailing in birth, and
pained to be delivered . . . the
woman which brought forth
the man child.”
Rev. 12:2, 13
Birthed a Man
“Like as a woman with
child, that draweth near the
time of her delivery, is in
pain, and crieth out in her
pangs; so have we been in
thy sight, O LORD.”
Isaiah 26:17
Birthed a Man
“He shall be great, and shall
be called the Son of the
Highest: and the Lord God
shall give unto Him the
throne of His father David”
Luke 1:32
The
Revelatio
n
of
Jesus