Protected

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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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The church fled swiftly into hiding. God's people were persecuted yet protected. We've talked of the 1260 years before and a time, times and a half a times is the same thing. It must be important to realize this date, this time frame because of the repetition. While the church was being protected, they were being protected from the evil that would destroy them.


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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.
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The serpent used many, many people to persecute Christ's people, many people. The hope was to use all those people to overwhelm and destroy, drown the few compared to the many. How often does the majority in a society overwhelm to few? Too often.


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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.
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Think about it, religious persecution- no freedom of religion. When and where did a land of freedom emerge? Late 1400's America was discovered and from then on this great land with few people in such a vast area took in people. How many people fled from other countries to America to be free to practice their own religion? Martin Luther began the Protestant movement and as the scriptures were opened for people they realized the truth and the earth(a place of few people compared to the seas of people) opened up and protected God's people.


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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.
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Satan won't give up, he has no reason to give up. He's lost and his only goal is to make the number of God's people as small as he can. The satisfaction he receives from depriving God of even one person is the only satisfaction he gets. Until Christ returns Satan will work hard, using his wrath to war with God's people and the description of God's people is given...

Those which KEEP the commandments of God
and
have the TESTIMONY of Jesus Christ.


May God bless and keep us in Him. May we Keep God's commandments and have the testimony of Jesus Christ fully.


By the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ may we live in Him now and forever, His. Trusting in His protection forever.


Amen.