RickStudies said:
This scripture from Revelation 12 describes the dragon going out to make war with God`s
remnant people. According to the verse
they are obeying God`s commandments/keeping Law and they have Jesus as well.
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.
This is
near the end of this age, why are they keeping Law/Commandments of God?
This is the tribulation period, but regardless […]
I agree that this passage is referring to the tribulation period (so it is not accurate to say "in
this age/in
this present age [singular]" [/the "NOW"]...
rather, it refers to "the end [singular] of the age [singular]" like in Matt24:3 (and THAT referencing back to what Jesus had
already spoken with them about in Matt13:24,30,39,40,49-50, when the angels will REAP, and speaking of "the kingdom
of the heaven
s" [i.e. the
EARTHLY MK age], and the "
WHEAT harvest" [
not speaking of "the Church which is His body"/US]).
So I believe the Revelation 12 passage (and, say,
verse 17's reference to "
the remnant of her seed") speaks to that which
Micah 5:3's "UNTIL" does [distinct from v.2 about Jesus' birth] (where it says, "[give them up...]
UNTIL the time
that she which travaileth
hath brought forth: THEN
the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel"--and the similar wording in Hosea 5:15-6:3 "TILL"). Note: I am
not one who sees "the man child" (of Rev12) as speaking in reference to Jesus' own birth.