Emile, love in Jesus The Christ. I restudied Rev. 12, & 17 and see the idea you are presenting. At this point, I still believe Rev 12 :14 woman was national Israel(political unit), I.E., the jewish nation brought forth the Messiah over hundreds of years and , 12:15, serpent tried to kill the nation(Rome 70 AD, servant of satan). "Then the dragon was angry with the woman, and went off to make war on the rest of her children, those who keep the commandments of God and hold the testimony of Jesus. Rev 12:17 "
I see this as two different groups after reading your data. One, "The woman" who I believe to be national Israel who brought forth the Messiah , and two, Jesus's Christian church, called the rest of her children who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus. The little word "rest" caught my eye. The rest were , as you say, Christ's. At the time of the writing, I see the dragon trying to kill all God's people. Today, might be a different story. Still working on REv. 17&18.
God bless,
David |
