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direction of most planets. After the moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky. The woman
represents Israel in numerous references in scripture. Revelation 12 is a key and prime example of the woman.

The Woman as Israel

Revelation 12:1-2, 14 “A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the
moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars;

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2 and she was with child; and she cried out, being in labor and in pain to give birth.”

Revelation 12:13-14 “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.”
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When we see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the
holy place, then the Godly remnant of Israel on the earth will flee to the wilderness and be nourished for 1260
days. This is for a time, times and half a time, which is three and one-half years or 1260 days. The serpent is
Satan, the devil. God will protect the remnant of Israel against Satan, as well as the Antichrist during the last half
of the Great Tribulation. Next, we will take a look at the Constellation of Leo which was called the “Great Lion”
in Babylonian times. Leo is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name in Latin is the lion and its symbol is
. Leo lies between the Constellations of Cancer to the west and Virgo to the East.

Constellation of Leo:

In Babylonian astronomy the constellation was
called - the 'Great Lion' the bright star,
Regulus, known as the king star. It stands at
the Lion's breast and it also had distinctly
regal associations as it was known as the King.

In Greek mythology, Leo was identified as the
Nemean Lion which was killed by Hercules.

The stars eta Leonis and alpha Leonis
mark the lion's heart, with alpha Leonis,
also known as Regulus, being the bright
star of magnitude one. The stars eta
Leonis and omicron Leonis form the right
front foot of the Lion.

Leo depicted as Lion (Jehoshaphat Aspin, 1825)

Leo is commonly represented as if the sickle-shaped asterism of stars is the back of the Lion's head. The stars mu Leonis, kappa
Leonis, lambda Leonis, and epsilon Leonis form the head of the lion. Delta Leonis and beta Leonis form the lion's tail: beta
Leonis, also known as Denebola, is the bright tip of the tail with a magnitude of two. The stars theta Leonis, iota Leonis, and sigma

158 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Re 12:1–2). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

159 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Re 12:13–14). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.