Revelation 12:7-8

And war broke out in heaven:  Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer.

·        The attempts of the dragon not only proved unsuccessful against the church, but fatal to his own interests (MH)

·        At the mid-point of the great tribulation, God will turn the tide against Satan - first in heaven, then on earth. A battle will take place that will deny Satan access to heaven.  (DG)

Daniel 10:13  But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia.

Isaiah 14:12  How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!  How you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations!

 

Revelation 12:6

Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days.

·        Her obscure and private state was for a limited time (MH)

·        Revelation 12:6 describes yet-to-occur events in the 70^th week of Daniel, between these two verses lies hundreds of years (our current period). This obvious “near-far” break in time is typical of prophecy. Daniel’s seventy week prophecy has such a break (Daniel 9:24-27).  (DG)

Daniel 7:25  He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, shall persecute the saints of the Most High, and shall intend to change times and law.  Then the saints shall be given into his hand for a time and times and half a time.

Psalm 29:8  The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.

 

Revelation 12:5

She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron.  And her Child was caught up to God and His throne.

·        She was safely delivered and care taken of this child (MH)

·        Clearly, this refers to Jesus Christ, the Messiah. He rules the world with a rod of iron (Psalm 2 and Revelation 19:15).  (DG)

Psalm 2:9 You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.

Isaiah 66:7  Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before her pain came, she delivered a male child.