So the dragon was enraged with the woman, and went off to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments o God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.This may be one of the most clear statements in the book. Satan can't get at his true target, so he attacks those he can get at. I'm not clear on who the woman is supposed to be specifically, since it's generally considered to be Israel but the Jews are not faithful to God anymore.
I also think this is an indication that today's view on the Rapture may be wrong. If this is in chronology, this war occurs during the second half of the Tribulation. If the Rapture happened, there should be very few Christians left to make war on, unless perhaps masses were being saved by the testimony of the two witnesses?
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