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Let us now look at an amazing prophecy of how God is going to protect segments of His Jewish
people from Satan’s wrath: In reading this prophecy, notice that Satan, like Hitler, becomes enraged
with his inability to destroy the Jews:

“WOE UNTO THE INHABITANTS OF THE EARTH AND THE SEA!
FOR THE DEVIL HAS COME DOWN TO YOU, HAVING GREAT WRATH,

BECAUSE HE KNOWS THAT HE HAS A SHORT TIME.
…NOW WHEN THE DRAGON SAW THAT HE HAD BEEN CAST TO THE

EARTH, HE PERSECUTED THE WOMAN THAT GAVE BIRTH TO THE
MALE CHILD. BUT THE WOMAN WAS GIVEN TWO WINGS OF A

GREAT EAGLE, THAT SHE MIGHT FLY INTO THE WILDERNESS TO HER
PLACE, WHERE SHE IS NOURISHED FOR A TIME, AND TIMES AND
HALF A TIME, FROM THE PRESENCE OF THE SERPENT. SO THE

SERPENT SPEWED WATER OUT OF HIS MOUTH LIKE A FLOOD AFTER
THE WOMAN, THAT HE MIGHT CAUSE HER TO BE CARRIED AWAY
BY THE FLOOD. BUT THE EARTH HELPED THE WOMAN…
AND SWALLOWED UP THE FLOOD WHICH THE DRAGON
SPEWED OUT OF HIS MOUTH.

In the wilderness of Jordan is the hidden city of Petra, a Roman fortress whose entrance is guarded by
steep narrow passages. Many believe this is where God intends to hide the one-third of the Jews that
He will protect from the rage of Antichrist. They will be hidden there for the last three and a half years
of the tribulation. The other two-thirds of the Jews will face martyrdom at the hands of Antichrist. As
stated earlier, I used to believe that all these Jews who died were lost. However, let us look at the very
next verse from the passages above:

AND THE DRAGON WAS ENRAGED WITH THE WOMAN,
AND HE WENT AWAY TO MAKE WAR

WITH THE REST OF HER OFFSPRING
WHO KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD
AND HAVE THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST.”

Rev. 12:12-17

Throughout the history of the church God has appointed many of His saints to die for their faith ( see
Rev. 2:8-11). The historical Foxe’s Book of Martyrs records many such testimonies for us. Although the
tribulation will be terribly destructive for the Jews, it will also be wonderfully redemptive. We might
wonder why God just preserves one third of the Jews? Perhaps it is as simple as the fact that most are
scattered geographically all over the world. Many will die as martyrs in the tribulation. However, those
who “have the testimony of Jesus” will rise to reign in the Millennium (Rev. 20:4). There is no greater
testimony than one willing to die for what he believes. Just a few verses prior to Rev. 12:13-17 in which
we are shown those persecuted by Satan because they “…have the testimony of Jesus Christ,” we find
this statement recorded:

“AND THEY OVERCAME HIM BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB AND BY THE WORD OF
THEIR TESTIMONY, AND DID NOT LOVE THEIR LIVES TO THE DEATH” Rev. 12:11

The 12th Chapter of Revelation is not a story about Gentiles being saved in the tribulation (although they
can be saved). This is story about the redemption of the Jewish people! Antichrist will slay two-thirds of
the Jews as stated by the prophet Zechariah. However, MANY of them will bear the testimony of Jesus
Christ on their lips to their death! Let us not forget that God is sending back Moses the Lawgiver and
Elijah the prophet to take on “The Lawless One (Antichrist) and his partner, “the False Prophet.” They
are no match for God’s two witnesses! The Jews will believe Moses and Elijah because they represent
the beloved Law and the prophets! Also, God will seal 144,000 male-virgin Jews as His witnesses on
earth (Rev. 7). We are talking about 144,000 “apostle Pauls” being loosed among the Jews. In addition,
we have angels flying through the air preaching “the everlasting Gospel” (Rev.14:6-7).

Are many of the Jews martyred? The answer is yes! Are they all lost? Not according to Revelation:

“WHEN HE OPENED THE FIFTH SEAL, I SAW UNDER THE ALTAR THE SOULS OF THOSE WHO HAD BEEN
SLAIN FOR THE WORD OF GOD AND FOR THE TESTIMONY WHICH THEY HELD….HOW LONG, O LORD,

UNTIL YOU JUDGE AND AVENGE OUR BLOOD ON THOSE WHO DWELL ON THE EARTH?…
UNTIL BOTH THE NUMBER OF THEIR FELLOW SERVANTS AND THEIR BRETHREN,
WHO WOULD BE KILLED AS THEY WERE, WAS COMPLETED.” Rev. 6:9-11