Symbolism
John saw this appear in heaven.
What is a great sign?
This broke out in heaven.
What is war?
He was confined to the earth.
Who is the dragon?
This spewed from the dragon's mouth.
What is water?
The one who claims that someone has done something wrong
Who is the accuser?
Three significant symbolic characters
Who are the woman, her son, and the enormous red dragon?
The two armies that battled in heaven
What were Michael and his angels and the dragon and his angels?
The means of escape given to the woman
What are the two wings of a great eagle?
How the serpent tried to destroy the woman
What is "sweep her away with the torrent" or drown her?
A symbol for Satan in Revelation--in John's time, people thought of this creature as a giant serpent or snake.
What is a dragon?
These represented the dragon's might and authority.
What are the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns?
This praised God's triumph yet warned of Satan's fury.
What is the loud voice in heaven?
At this place the woman was cared for.
What is the place prepared for her in the wilderness, out of the serpent's reach?
This is how the woman was miraculously protected.
What is "the earth swallowed the river"?
It is never ending without a beginning or end. It is going on forever.
What is infinite?
The baby who would one day "rule the nations with an iron scepter" symbolizes this person.
Who is Jesus?
God's people triumphed over their accuser, Satan, by these things.
What is "the blood of the Lamb" and "the word of their testimony"?
Satan was filled with fury because of this.
What is "his time is short"?
The dragon reacted this way to God's protecting the woman.
What is he "went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring"?
He is an archangel of God, a guardian of God's people.
Who is Michael?
The primary truth illustrated by God's snatching up the child to heaven and providing a safe place for the woman.
What is the main truth: God rescues His people from Satan's power?
These are four names or labels for the one who had lost his place in heaven.
What are the great dragon, the serpent, the devil, and Satan?
The exact words which describe how long the woman would be cared for
What is "a time, times, and half a time"?
The behavior of God's people in the face of Satan's attacks
What is "keep God's commands and hold their testimony about Jesus fast"?
People cannot fully understand God's thoughts of His wonderful plan. (attribute from last week)
What in incomprehensible?