We were just introduced to the woman in labor and the Dragon of ancient folklore, just as had been done all alone in the account of Christ's victory as humanity's Redeemer. We are about to come upon Christ being our Salvation from that same ancient folklore and superstitions of man's imagination, fostered by his need for a religion, as also seen in Genesis 3. For it was to fill the vacancy created in man at the moment of the falling away of man's glory that left naked and in disrepair before GOD. Much of this sprang from his need to describe what his religious convection's demanded from within him, his need for a true and powerful God.
Revelation 12:4-6 "And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. 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." (KJV)
Revelation 12:4-6 "His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child he might devour it. She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne, and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for 1,260 days." (ESV)
Revelation 12:4-6 "And with his tail he dragged a third of the stars and flung them upon the earth. He then positioned himself in front of the woman and threatened to devour (the source of the plague of abortion) the child as soon as it was born. (The tail represents the false Prophets Isaiah 9:15-16...."the tail for those who lead this people lead them astray, and those who are led by them are swallowed up." See also Daniel 8:10. The stars are the Shepherd-Messengers. Rev. 1:20, but here they are the Shepherds of Israel who led Israel into rejecting the child. The third part is a symbolic expression of a representative portion of the whole. Man is also a triune being, spirit (first seen in Gen. 1:25-26), soul and body (as seen in Gen. 1:6-7, GOD'S breath + 2:6-7) - the third part referenced here could mean the soul part which would include the mindset, which would then suggest that the Jewish leadership were entangled by the multi-headed Dragon into a mindset of lower fallen order. Not realizing or acknowledging that Jesus was indeed the child to be born as the savior of the world Ezekiel 34.) And she gave birth to a boy who was about to shepherd all the nations with a royal scepter of steel. And immediately the child was ruptured to be face to face with GOD and his Throne. (Rev. 2:7 - also my commentary note there. You will [1] shepherd them with a royal scepter and that [3 mindset which ruled the nations] shall be shattered like a potters [2] vessel of clay. Remember a Shepherd's staff was to defend the sheep against thieves and wild animals - it wasn't used to hurt the sheep!
More literally, "that when she was delivered he might devour her child." Professor Milligan says: "In these word we have the Dragon doing what Pharaoh did to Israel [in Exodus 1:15-22], and again and again, in the Psalms and the Prophets, Pharaoh is spoken of as the Dragon [Ps. 74:13, Is. 27:1, 51:9; Eze. 29:31]. Nor is it without interest to remember that Pharaoh's crown was wreathed with a Dragon [the asp or serpent of Egypt], and that just as the eagle was the ensign of Rome, so the Dragon was that of Egypt. Hence the significance of Moses' rod being turned into a serpent.") And the woman escaped into the wilderness to a safe place prepared for her where she was nourished by [1] them for 1,260 days. (The prophetic Word is protected and sustained for the entire duration of Jesus' ministry. The plural form points to the [1] triune GOD; Elohim, inseparably One with their Word. This is 42 months or three and one-half years.. This verse again displaying various prophetic dimensions completes the story of Mary going to Egypt with Joseph and baby Jesus and staying there approximately three and a half years until Herod was dead who was seeking to kill the child. Also the fact that Jesus' three and a half year ministry was a protected place - here the pregnant woman represents the prophetic, incarnate word as the womb bearing the Promise, pointing to His death, victorious descent into hell and glorious resurrection where He led humanity into the new birth! The being born from above as He spoke of it (in John 3:3, 7 and by Peter in 1Peter 1:23). "We were born anew, when Jesus was raised from the dead! 1Peter 1:3. See Hosea 6:2, "After two days He will make us alive; On the third day he will raise us up!" Also Ephesians 2:5-6, and 4:8-9.)
(The Mirror, with editing.)
Now may the LORD increase our understanding of this mystery of His work among us today, as it states that He will return as He left! This He has indeed done as the Eternal Spirit once asleep within humanity's chest, as a seed or treasure most valued by GOD.
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