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THE STUDY OF REVELATION

Creation Revelation

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Robert & Mary Tozier

WWW.CREATIONREVELATION.ORG

Rtozier@creationrevelation.org

At Sunrise Bible Church

Las Vegas, NV

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Behold I Come

Quickly

Rev 22:7 Behold, I come quickly:

blessed is he that keepeth the

sayings of the prophecy of this

book.

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Behold I Come

Quickly….

The Study of Revelation

Lesson 31

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Opening Prayer

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Behold I Come

QuicklyThe Study of Revelation

Lesson 31THE COSMIC BATTLE

AND THE REMNANT

{REV 12:7-17}

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THE COSMIC

BATTLE

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THE COSMIC BATTLE In the last lesson we saw a great Cosmic

Battle prophesied in Genesis 3:15.

Gen 3:14 And the Lord God said unto the

serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art

cursed above all cattle, and above every beast

of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and

dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

15 And I will put enmity between thee and the

woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it

shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his

heel.

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THE COSMIC BATTLE❖ Now, notice some similarity between this

Cosmic Battle and the War in Heaven of

Revelation 12:7-10.

REV 12:7 And there was war in heaven:

Michael and his angels fought against the

dragon; and the dragon fought and his

angels,

8 And prevailed not; neither was their place

found any more in heaven.

(Continued)

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THE COSMIC BATTLE9 And the great dragon was cast out, that

old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan,

which deceiveth the whole world: he was

cast out into the earth, and his angels were

cast out with him.

10 And I heard a loud voice saying in

heaven, Now is come salvation, and

strength, and the kingdom of our God, and

the power of his Christ: for the accuser of

our brethren is cast down, which accused

them before our God day and night.

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THE COSMIC BATTLE As we saw in our last lesson, besides the

Cosmic Battle, Genesis 3:14-15 represent

the judgment of Satan for his rebellion in

the Garden.

I believe Revelation 12:7-10 to be the

beginning of the end of the Cosmic Battle

begun in Genesis 3:15, as Satan is now

expelled from access to Heaven and now

dwells on the earth.

❖ Michael, not the dragon, initiates the "war

in heaven."

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THE COSMIC BATTLE❖ This is a war fought for the purpose of

expelling Satan from access to heaven.

❖ That Michael is here shows that the nation

of Israel is involved, since Daniel 12:1

says that Michael is the angel

representing the people of Israel.

❖ It is Daniel 12:1 that predicts this event

described in Revelation 12:7 through 10.

❖ This also marks the beginning of the

Great Tribulation, the last 3-1/2 years.

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THE COSMIC BATTLE➢ PERSON 4:

✓ Rev 12:7 The protector of Israel.

Dan 12:1 And at that time shall Michael

stand up, the great prince which standeth

for the children of thy people: and there

shall be a time of trouble, such as never

was since there was a nation even to that

same time: and at that time thy people

shall be delivered, every one that shall be

found written in the book.

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THE COSMIC BATTLE Remember that “the time of Jacob’s

trouble” fixed the Tribulation as “Jacob’s

trouble,” not the church’s trouble.

❖ Jeremiah specifically confirmed this as

follows:

Jer 30:3 For, lo, the days come, saith the

Lord, that I will bring again the captivity of

my people Israel and Judah, saith the Lord:

and I will cause them to return to the land

that I gave to their fathers, and they shall

possess it. (Continued)

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THE COSMIC BATTLE4 And these are the words that the Lord

spake concerning Israel and concerning

Judah.

5 For thus saith the Lord; We have heard

a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of

peace.

6 Ask ye now, and see whether a man

doth travail with child? wherefore do I see

every man with his hands on his loins, as

a woman in travail, and all faces are

turned into paleness? (Continued)

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THE COSMIC BATTLE7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none

is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's

trouble; but he [Jacob (Israel)] shall be

saved out of it.

The purpose of the Tribulation is for the

salvation of the Jewish nation.

❖ The Tribulation is not the time of the

church’s trouble.

❖ It is Israel’s trouble, and he, Israel, will be

saved out of it.

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THE COSMIC BATTLE Let’s now return to our study of

Revelation 12.

❖ According to some Bible commentators

the "war in heaven" may be a continuing

war through the ages that will finally

culminate in mid-Tribulation with Satan

and his angels finally being expelled from

their access to heaven.

❖ There are a number of Scriptures that

support the view that Satan still, at the

present time, has access to heaven.

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THE COSMIC BATTLE❖ Remember that Satan will be first bound

for a thousand years after Christ’s return

and again released at the end of the

Millennium, after which he will be cast

into the Lake of Fire.

❖ Notice that the term "sons of God" refers

to angels.

JOB 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons

of God came to present themselves before

the LORD, and Satan came also among

them.

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THE COSMIC BATTLEJOB 2:1 Again there was a day when the

sons of God came to present themselves

before the LORD, and Satan came also

among them to present himself before the

LORD.

2 And the LORD said unto Satan, From

whence comest thou? And Satan answered

the LORD, and said, From going to and fro

in the earth, and from walking up and down

in it.

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THE COSMIC BATTLEZEC 3:1 And he shewed me Joshua the

high priest standing before the angel of the

LORD, and Satan standing at his right

hand to resist him.

2 And the LORD said unto Satan, The

LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the

LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke

thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the

fire?

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THE COSMIC BATTLE Thus, until this moment Satan has had

access to the throne room of God,

accusing the brethren before God “day

and night.”

❖ It's ironic that the "father of lies" in his

accusations before the throne of God

need not invent his accusations.

❖We provide him with all the ammunition

that he needs.

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THE COSMIC BATTLE❖ Except for Jesus, our advocate, we would

be defeated, for Satan's tales about us are

true, though most probably he distorts and

magnifies them.

❖ From the time of the deception of Eve,

Satan continues to deceive the world.

EPH 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked

according to the course of this world,

according to the prince of the power of the

air, the spirit that now worketh in the

children of disobedience:

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THE COSMIC BATTLEROM 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are

more than conquerors through him that

loved us.

38 For I am persuaded, that neither death,

nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor

powers, nor things present, nor things to

come,

39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other

creature, shall be able to separate us

from the love of God, which is in Christ

Jesus our Lord.

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THE COSMIC BATTLE After Satan's fall he and his angels found

their abode in the air, but Satan still had

access to heaven.

❖ After this war he is barred from heaven

and he and his satanic angelic horde are

cast from the air to the earth.

❖ Satan's next stop is destined to be the

abyss, and finally the lake of fire.

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THE COSMIC BATTLE It is most revealing that this war is fought

in heaven where sin originated in the soul

of Satan.

❖ We have a glimpse into the reason that at

the very end God makes a new heaven

and a new earth, for Satan defiled both

realms.

❖ The purpose of this war is to cast Satan

from access to heaven.

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THE COSMIC BATTLE This chapter deals with the nation of

Israel during the Great Tribulation, and

their Messiah.

❖ This chapter is not dealing with the

church; the context is Israel in the

Tribulation.

❖ Michael is the leader of the army of God

that battles Satan and casts him from

heaven.

❖ Michael is the angelic chief prince set

over Israel in the spirit world.

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THE COSMIC BATTLE Notice this about the Cosmic Battle:

DAN 10:13 But the prince of the kingdom

of Persia withstood me one and twenty

days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief

princes, came to help me; and I remained

there with the kings of Persia.

21 But I will shew thee that which is noted

in the scripture of truth: and there is none

that holdeth with me in these things, but

Michael your prince.

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THE COSMIC BATTLEDAN 12:1 And at that time shall Michael

stand up, the great prince which standeth

for the children of thy people….

❖ Jude refers to Michael as "the archangel."

JUD 1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, when

contending with the devil he disputed

about the body of Moses, durst not bring

against him a railing accusation, but said,

The Lord rebuke thee.

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THE COSMIC BATTLE The kingdoms of this world are secretly

ruled on Satan's behalf from the spirit

realm by satanic angels, or

"principalities."

❖ When God made a nation of Abraham,

Satan had no angelic prince over it.

❖ Michael, the archangel, was set over Israel

by God.

❖ It is Michael that defends Israel in the

spiritual realm.

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THE COSMIC BATTLE❖ Henry Morris gives this insight into the

deception perpetrated on the earth by

Satan:

“Note especially the amazing assertion that he

[Satan] has been the deceiver of the whole

world…. All the world's high-sounding

philosophies, conceived ever so brilliantly by

profound thinkers…. all are man-originated,

man-centered, and man-honoring, rather than

God-originated, God-centered, and God-

honoring. (Continued)

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THE COSMIC BATTLE“They are all merely varieties of humanism,

rather than theism, exalting man rather

than God and thus helping to carry out

Satan's attempt to dethrone God.” (Henry

Morris, The Revelation Record)

“Satan's ultimate deception is convincing

men that "God is not the ultimate reality, and

that the universe itself is the only eternal

entity." (Henry Morris, The Revelation Record)

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THE COSMIC BATTLE❖ Morris also gives this insight into Satan's

thought processes:

“The Devil has effectively deceived the whole

world, therefore, utilizing the same monstrous

deception with which he has deceived himself.

He apparently believes that, since matter is the

ultimate reality, rather than the God who

claimed to have created him, he can somehow

succeed in dethroning God and placing himself

on God's throne. This is the conflict of the

ages.” (Henry Morris, THE REVELATION RECORD)

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THE BLOOD AND

THE TESTIMONY

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THE BLOOD & THE TESTIMONYREV 12:11 And they overcame him by the

blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their

testimony; and they loved not their lives

unto the death.

These are the three methods by which the

Saints prevailed and overcame Satan.

❖ The "blood of the Lamb" that takes away

the sins of the world is our only means of

victory over sin.

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THE BLOOD & THE TESTIMONY❖ The Saints (the godly remnant) lived their

lives as a living testimony of Jesus Christ,

just as we also must.

MAT 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of

God, and his righteousness; and all these

things shall be added unto you.

❖ They "loved not their lives unto death,"

for it is written:

MAT 10:39 He that findeth his life shall lose

it: and he that loseth his life for my sake

shall find it.

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THE THIRD WOE

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THE THREE WOESREV 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens,

and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the

inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the

devil is come down unto you, having great

wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but

a short time.

All heaven rejoices that Satan is cast out,

but the earth does not rejoice.

❖ Satan is now furious and is working

feverishly because he has only 3 1/2 years

left.

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THE THREE WOES❖ The earth will not only face God’s wrath,

but Satan’s wrath as well.

As we saw in Revelation 8:13 a flying

angel proclaimed three woes on the earth.

REV 8:13 And I beheld, and heard an angel

flying through the midst of heaven, saying

with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the

inhabiters of the earth by reason of the

other voices of the trumpet of the three

angels, which are yet to sound!

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THE THREE WOES In Revelation 8:13 a flying angel proclaims

three "woes" on earth's inhabitants.

❖ This signifies that the next three trumpets

are to be worse than the previous four.

❖ The phrase “inhabiters of the earth” or

“earth dwellers” is used throughout

Scripture to indicate unbelievers, who are

against God, particularly the followers of

the Antichrist.

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THE THREE WOES1. The first woe was completed by the Fifth

Trumpet Judgment of Revelation 9:1-12

and the release of the demon locusts to

torment rebellious man.

2. The second woe was completed by the

Sixth Trumpet Judgment of Revelation

9:12-21 and the demon army.

3. The "woe" pronounced in Revelation 12:12

is "the third woe" predicted in Revelation

8:13 and 11:14; and that woe is Satan’s

vengeful wrath released on the unbelieving

earth dwellers.

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THE THREE WOESREV 11:14 The second woe is past; and,

behold, the third woe cometh quickly.

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A DRAGON IN A

HURRY

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A DRAGON IN A HURRYREV 12:13 And when the dragon saw that

he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted

the woman which brought forth the man

child.

The "woman" is the godly remnant of

Israel.

❖ Israel brought forth the Messiah.

❖ During these final 3 1/2 years Satan will

launch a great persecution of Israel.

❖ Satan’s purpose is to destroy Israel.

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A DRAGON IN A HURRY❖ Satan knows that if he can destroy Israel

he can foil God’s purpose.

❖ The purpose of the Tribulation is for the

salvation of the Jewish nation and the

establishment of the promised Messianic

Kingdom (Millennium).

REV 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, and times, and

half a time, from the face of the serpent.

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A DRAGON IN A HURRY Jesus in Matthew 24 says the following:

Matt 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the

abomination of desolation, spoken of by

Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place,

(whoso readeth, let him understand:)

16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee

into the mountains:

17 Let him which is on the housetop not

come down to take any thing out of his

house:

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A DRAGON IN A HURRY18 Neither let him which is in the field

return back to take his clothes.

19 And woe unto them that are with child,

and to them that give suck in those days!

20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the

winter, neither on the sabbath day:

21 For then shall be great tribulation, such

as was not since the beginning of the

world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

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A DRAGON IN A HURRY In Revelation 12:6 we saw that God

prepared a place for her.

❖ Now in Revelation 12:14, God provides

"two wings" with which she can speedily

flee to the place he has prepared for her.

❖ There she is to be protected for "a time,

and times, and half a time" (3-1/2 years).

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A DRAGON IN A HURRY❖ The eagle's wings signify miraculous

swiftness.

ISA 40:31 But they that wait upon the

LORD shall renew their strength; they

shall mount up with wings as eagles; they

shall run, and not be weary; and they

shall walk, and not faint.

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A DRAGON IN A HURRY Now notice the similarity of the timeframe

in Revelation 12:14 with Daniel's

timeframe:

DAN 7:25 And he shall speak great words

against the most High, and shall wear out

the saints of the most High, and think to

change times and laws: and they shall be

given into his hand until a time and times

and the dividing of time.

❖ The timeframes are the same, 3-1/2 years.

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A DRAGON IN A HURRYREV 12:15 And the serpent cast out of his

mouth water as a flood after the woman,

that he might cause her to be carried away

of the flood.

It is suggested that the "flood" refers to a

literal flood in an attempt to destroy her

or an invading army sent to kill the

children of Israel similar to that found in

Isaiah 59:19.

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A DRAGON IN A HURRYISA 59:19 So shall they fear the name of

the LORD from the west, and his glory

from the rising of the sun. When the

enemy shall come in like a flood, the

Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard

against him.

20 And the Redeemer shall come to Zion,

and unto them that turn from

transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.

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A DRAGON IN A HURRY Alternately, David Levy indicates that the

wording “like a flood” makes it difficult to

tell whether the flood should be interpreted

literally or figuratively.

❖ However, he believes that it refers to a

huge army sent by Satan to destroy the

fleeing Israelites near the midpoint of the

Tribulation.

❖ John Walvoord also believe that the

wording is symbolic, but agrees that the

interpretation is uncertain.

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A DRAGON IN A HURRY❖ I believe that it could refer to either a literal

flood or a huge army.

❖ For additional support for the flood

referenced here being symbolic see also

Jeremiah 46:8 when the Egyptian armies

came against Babylon.

JER 46:8 Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his

waters are moved like the rivers; and he

saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I

will destroy the city and the inhabitants

thereof.

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A DRAGON IN A HURRY The location where the Israelites flee may

be the general direction of Petra as

previously discussed.

❖ The reason is that when Christ returns He

comes to Edom where He takes vengeance

on the people of Bosrah and possibly

delivers a remnant of Jewish believers.

❖ This can be seen in the fact that Edom

escapes destruction by Antichrist during

the Tribulation.

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A DRAGON IN A HURRYDan 11:41 He [Antichrist] shall enter also

into the glorious land [Israel], and many

countries shall be overthrown: but these

shall escape out of his hand, even Edom,

and Moab, and the chief of the children of

Ammon.

Then we see Christ at His Second Coming

coming toward Jerusalem described by

Isaiah as follows:

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A DRAGON IN A HURRYIsa 63:1 Who is this that cometh from

Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah?

this that is glorious in his apparel,

travelling in the greatness of his strength?

I that speak in righteousness, mighty to

save.

2 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel,

and thy garments like him that treadeth in

the winefat?

(Continued)

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A DRAGON IN A HURRY3 I have trodden the winepress alone; and

of the people there was none with me: for I

will tread them in mine anger, and trample

them in my fury; and their blood shall be

sprinkled upon my garments, and I will

stain all my raiment.

4 For the day of vengeance is in mine

heart, and the year of my redeemed is

come.

(Continued)

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A DRAGON IN A HURRY5 And I looked, and there was none to

help; and I wondered that there was none

to uphold: therefore mine own arm

brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it

upheld me.

6 And I will tread down the people in mine

anger, and make them drunk in my fury,

and I will bring down their strength to the

earth.

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A DRAGON IN A HURRYREV 12:16 And the earth helped the woman,

and the earth opened her mouth, and

swallowed up the flood which the dragon

cast out of his mouth.

God will supernaturally protect the woman.

❖ If it is a real flood, then we can parallel

God's protection of the fleeing Israel with

the drowning of Pharaoh's army in the Red

Sea.

❖ Notice this verse in Isaiah:

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A DRAGON IN A HURRYISA 11:15 And the LORD shall utterly

destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea;

and with his mighty wind shall he shake

his hand over the river, and shall smite it

in the seven streams, and make men go

over dryshod.

16 And there shall be an highway for the

remnant of his people, which shall be left,

from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the

day that he came up out of the land of

Egypt.

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A DRAGON IN A HURRY Isaiah provides an obvious parallel to the

real crossing of the Red Sea, which is

found in Exodus.

EXO 14:26 And the LORD said unto Moses,

Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that

the waters may come again upon the

Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon

their horsemen.

(Continued)

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A DRAGON IN A HURRY27 And Moses stretched forth his hand

over the sea, and the sea returned to his

strength when the morning appeared; and

the Egyptians fled against it; and the

LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the

midst of the sea.

28 And the waters returned, and covered

the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the

host of Pharaoh that came into the sea

after them; there remained not so much as

one of them. (Continued)

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A DRAGON IN A HURRY29 But the children of Israel walked upon

dry land in the midst of the sea; and the

waters were a wall unto them on their right

hand, and on their left.

30 Thus the LORD saved Israel that day

out of the hand of the Egyptians; and

Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the

sea shore.

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A DRAGON IN A HURRYREV 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with

the woman, and went to make war with the

remnant of her seed, which keep the

commandments of God, and have the

testimony of Jesus Christ.

Satan will be frustrated in his attempt to

destroy Israel, but he will keep trying until

the very end of the Tribulation.

❖ This may refer to the attempt by Satan to

destroy the 144,000 Jewish believers.

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A DRAGON IN A HURRY❖ There are 144,000 Jewish believers sealed

and protected by God.

❖ There is the third of the remaining Jews,

the remnant, which will flee to Petra to be

protected by God.

❖ Sadly, the remaining two-thirds of Israel

will die at the hands of Antichrist.

➢ PERSON 5:

✓ Rev 12:17 The godly Jewish Remnant.

✓ We shall see more players in the next

lesson.

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A DRAGON IN A HURRYZech 13:7 Awake, O sword, against my

shepherd, and against the man that is my

fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the

shepherd, and the sheep shall be

scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon

the little ones.

8 And it shall come to pass, that in all the

land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall

be cut off and die; but the third shall be

left therein.

(Continued)

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A DRAGON IN A HURRY9 And I will bring the third part through the

fire, and will refine them as silver is

refined, and will try them as gold is tried:

they shall call on my name, and I will hear

them: I will say, It is my people: and they

shall say, The Lord is my God.

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End of The Study of REVELATION

Lesson 31

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Closing Prayer

Creation Revelation

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Robert & Mary Tozier

WWW.CREATIONREVELATION.ORG

Rtozier@creationrevelation.org

At Sunrise Bible Church

Las Vegas, NV