The book of Revelation sums up the ambivalent image of woman found elsewhere in the Bible. On the one hand, woman is an emblem of evil in the form of the terrifying whore of Babylon—drunk with the blood of the saints and martyrs, defiant against Christ. On the other hand, woman is mother of the Messiah (according to Revelation 12:1-5) and the church (according to Revelation 12:17). What a contrast that is! She, as herself, is a type of the spotless church—the Bride of Christ.
I do not know that he has been fully cast down yet, but he drew a third of the stars with him. The number of these angels is around fifty million. This, brethren, is the enemy that we in the church today face, and they are all intent on our destruction. Do you understand that that is your destruction and my destruction?
