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Revelation 12:12-17 “For this reason, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the
earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he
has only a short time. And when the dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he
persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child.

14 But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly into the
wilderness to her place, where she was nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the
presence of the serpent.
15 And the serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, so that he might
cause her to be swept away with the flood.
16 But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and drank up the river which the
dragon poured out of his mouth.
17 So the dragon was enraged with the woman, and went off to make war with the rest of her
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children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.”

Satan, the dragon, has been thrown down to the earth so he can persecute Israel. But, those with insight will be
granted freedom in the symbolic form of two wings of a great eagle to fly or flee into the wilderness. Satan will
attempt to flood them out of the wilderness only to find that the earth will protect them from the flood. This
results in greater enragement by Satan. Therefore, Satan goes off to make war with the rest of God’s people.
How long does this protection last? It will last until the end of the Great Tribulation which is 1260 days. This
relates to being nourished for a time and times and half a time, which is three and one-half years.

May 2394: we have arrived to the timeframe of the “Abomination of Desolation” the desecration of the sanctuary
fortress and the regular sacrifices being removed from the Holy Altar.

Birth of Antichrist March 2391: War June 2393: War Sacrifice Removed-- May 2394
-------War Rumors

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Tribulation Great Tribulation Wrath
Signs Temple
_________The Seals_______________|____________ The Day of the Lord ___________+30Days
-------------------3 ½ years, Covenant Daniel 9:2--------- Abomination of Desolation Matt.24:15_______

Most Bible scholars assume that this event “Abomination of Desolation” will mark the beginning of The Day of the
Lord. We have shown that this is not Biblically correct, since the Day of the Lord occurs prior to the First
Trumpet Judgment. Many have speculated that the 144,000 who were saved are the only ones who flee into the
wilderness. However, there is no Biblical evidence to support this statement. To the contrary, it appears that all
those who have “understanding” into the desecration of the sanctuary fortress will be granted symbolic wings to fly
away into the wilderness. Therefore, there will be many more believers than the 144,000 who will be protected by
God and nourished in the wilderness until the end of the age. Daniel said they who have insight will be granted
help. Christ had warned those as well in His Olivet Discourse to flee to the mountains. It stresses the fact, “let
the reader understand” the importance of this event. I pray that this book will help those to gain “understanding” into
these End Times events and flee from Jerusalem into the wilderness and be nourished. Jordan is the land of the
Edomites, Moabites, and Ammonites that will be rescued according to Daniel 11:41. Christ makes the statement
“must flee” once the “ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION” of the Temple and the regular sacrifices are removed.

Matthew 24:15-16 “Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of
through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

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16 then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.”

43 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Re 12:12–17). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.