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day an eagle swooped down to the ground and grabbed a weasel
in its powerful talons. But as it flew away, its wings unexpectedly
went limp, and the bird dropped to the ground like a lifeless doll.
It was later discovered that the weasel had bitten its attacker and
killed the proud eagle as it flew. Anger and pride are like the weasel.
They sink their teeth into us when we least expect it. This happened
to Satan one day when he decided to challenge God and take over in
heaven. Satan was like the great eagle. He was a beautiful, anointed
cherub which covered God (Isa. 14:12-15; Ezekiel 28:13-17), and pride
was his weasel. Because of his pride God does not allow him to stay
in heaven. He only visits (Job 1:6-7). His home is planet earth.
As a result he hates God and us. God has promised that some day this
proud, evil angel will be powerless. This study is about him and
God’s chosen people -Israel. His end is near.
The Signs. Revelation
12 introduces us to the first of seven signs. The first sign is a woman clothed
with the sun and the last sign introduces the seven bowls (Rev. 15:1). The seven
signs will occur at the same time the two witnesses arrive on the earth, which
is during the last part of the Tribulation (Rev. 11). The seven signs are a woman,
the dragon or Satan, a male child, Michael the archangel, the Antichrist, and
the false prophet (Rev. 12-13).
First Sign - The Woman. The
first sign is a woman and she represents the nation of Israel.
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a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the
sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown
of twelve stars; and she was with child; and she cried out,
being in labor and in pain to give birth. (NASB) Rev. 12:1-2 |
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