152 The Reuelat"ion of Jesus Christ In view of this fact, realizing our exalted position in Christ Jesus, we are reminded by Rev. 12:5 that we, too, shall one day be "caught up unto God," when He calls His bride home. It is the "blessed hope" of the Christian. I wonder if we can ever thank God enough for the "exceeding riches of his grace.. to us? "THE WOMAN FLED INTO THE WILDERNESS" John beheld the woman, representing Israel, as she "fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days" (verse 6). Let us note the divine order here: Israel gave birth to Jesus; He ascended into heaven; the church, the body of Christ, is now caught up. Then the woman comes into view again. It is during the tribulation period that the devil is going to make a supreme effort to wipe from the face of the earth that nation that brought the Son of God into the world. Oh, the nation of Israel. the people of the wandering feet! There is no history so filled with tears and heartaches as that of the nation of Israel! Many Jews feel that, if they can only get the land of Palestine for a national home, go back there, and identify themselves as a nation, all of their troubles will be over. They do not know that even now, through the Zionist Movement, they are going back to the greatest tragedy, the greatest heart ache, and the greatest sorrow that they have ever experi enced. THE ARCHANGEL "There was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels" (verse 7). Now, my dear friends, no student of the Bible is unfamiliar with the Archangel Michael. In the twelfth chap ter of Daniel, where the great tribulation period is described, we read: "At that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people ..." When the Antichrist attempts to wipe the nation Israel from the face of the earth, then Michael will stand up. We are told in I Thess. 4 that, when the Lord Jesus Christ comes to take the church, He is going to descend from heaven with a
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