THEREFORE REJOICE, YE HEAVENS: Revelation 12:12 " Therefore rejoice, you Heavens, and you that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and of the sea. For the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath. Because he knows that he has but a short time." This means: rejoice you Elects you Heavens, which were the Protestants that dwell in Heavenly Places in Christ. As in Ephesians 1:3 " Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ."
WOE TO THE, INHABITANTS OF THE EARTH AND OF THE SEA: Revelation 12:12 "... Woe to the inhabitants of the Earth and of the Sea..." This means the Nations of Asia, and of Africa. The Sea has always been the Nations around the Mediterranean Sea. This has always been the symbolic meaning of the Sea. This is the Inland surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. The Romans called this the Inland Sea, or Our Sea. I call this the Sea World, this is the Sea World along the Eastern Mediterranean of Europe, as in Revelation. Revelation 12:12 "... Woe to the inhabitants of the Earth and of the Sea. For the devil is come down unto you..." After the Devil lost his hold on the Protestants, which was in the Heavenly places in Christ. After He lost his holt on the protestants He came down to the Nations. This was when Catholicism lost her holt on the Protestants. The Earth and Sea are the Nations. This is when the Devil lost his hold on those in Heavenly Places. He was cast down to the Nations that were in disarray. After the 30-Year War; it would not be but a short while until they would be able to be strong again: this they did. They soon rose up again. The Devil always takes advantage of those that are down; this was the case here. After the 30-Year War it would not be but a short while; until the Protestants would be strong again. They soon rose up again. The Devil always takes advantage of those that are down. That was the case with the Nations at that time. At the same time the Heavens could rejoice. The Heavens were the Believers in Jesus Christ.
THE WOMAN THAT BROUGHT FORTH THE MAN-CHILD: Revelation 12:13 " And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the Earth. He persecuted the Woman, which brought fourth the man child." The Child was Christ at Birth, as in Revelation. Revelation 12:5 " And She brought forth a Man Child. (The Child was Christ.) The child was to rule all nations with a rod of iron..." The Woman was the Old Testament Church. After the Ascension of Christ: this happened. The Church went from the Old Testament Church, to the New Testament Church. PERSECUTED THE WOMAN THAT BROUGHT FORTH THE MAN-CHILD:
Revelation 12:13 " And when the dragon saw that he was cast into the Earth. He Persecuted the Woman..." when the Devil through Catholicism saw He could no longer dominate the Protestants. The Harlot Church had lost His Civil Power in the Papal State, and Church. He Persecuted the Protestants in every way possible.
FOR A TIME, AND TIMES, AND HALF A TIME: Revelation 12:14 " 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, times, and half a time. This time times and half time is repeated at least five times in Daniel, and Rev. this always shows up just before the Rapture. The TIME is one YEAR. Daniel leaves no MISTAKE that a TIME is A YEAR. Reading in Bible History We find a time is a YEAR. This seven times Nebuchadnezzar was driven from his Kingdom, this seven times was seven years. A time is a year. As in Daniel 4:32" And they shall drive from among MEN... And Seven times pas over thee. Seven times was seven YEARS. The Prophesy jumps here, from the time Catholicism was cast down from the time the Papal States fall. Prophesy jumps here from that time unto the Sabbath day tribulation in our day and time. And the three and a half years is just before the Rapture. Then after the 3half years all these things will be finished, then will the Lord come.
A TIME IS FIGURED FOR A YEAR: These Three and a Half Years is during the Reign of the Beast, and His Image. (The Beast that comes out of the Earth, as in Revelation 13:11: next index page back