What do Michael, his angels and the dragon symbolize? (Revelation 12:7)


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And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

Revelation 12:7 - King James

 

 

⚪ The Pope and the Bishops against Imperial Rome

Michael.-"Who as God," the Pope.- B275; C62.
And his angels. - The Bishops. [...]
And the dragon. - Imperial Rome. - B288; Rev. 12:3; 20:2.

Source : 🇺🇸 The Finished Mystery, page 188 + Cover

"Michael and his angels" - the Papacy and its supporters - fought against the dragon - pagan rulers, etc., - and the great dragon was cast out of heaven. This conflict between papal and pagan power resulted, as we have seen, in the overthrow of the latter.

Source : 🇺🇸 Zion's Watch Tower, December 1879 p2-7 - [55]

 

⚫ Christ and his angels against the enemy Satan

There the Lord Jesus did stand up, and took his power to reign. It should be expected that the first work he would do would be to throw the devil out of heaven; and then and there the fight began. Revelation 12:7-9 reads:
"And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out; with him."
This is no imaginary thing; it was a real fight. The dragon and his official family, members of his invisible government, fought and fought hard; but they lost, and were literally hurled out of heaven. [See Weymonth’s translation.]
It is inconsistent to think that Jesus, tile righteous One, would take his power to reign in heaven and permit the devil to remain there; and he did not. Both Satan and his angels, namely, his ocfficial family, his invisible joint-rulers, were hurled down to the earth. That fight must have begun in 1914.

Source : 🇺🇸 The Watchtower, March 1 1925, page 69, page 70

That would mark the time when war was begun by Christ against the enemy Satan.
In harmony with this it is written: "And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan. which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. "-Rev. 12: 7-9.
It is the great Prince Christ that began the war against Satan and he is identified in the seventh verse by the name Michael, [...]

Source : 🇺🇸 1930 - Light, Vol 2, page 239 + Cover