Who fights whom in the heavenly war described in Revelation 12:7?
At the midpoint of the tribulation, Michael and his angels fight against the dragon, Satan, and his angels. The dragon and his angels war in heaven but do not prevail, and Satan is cast out into the earth, his place no longer found in heaven.
Les explains that this heavenly war occurs at the midpoint of the seven-year tribulation, after the first three and a half years, when a whole series of events takes place almost simultaneously. Revelation 12:7 describes Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon, identified as Satan, and the dragon and his angels fighting back. Verse 8 says they prevailed not, and their place was no longer found in heaven. The great dragon, that old serpent called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world, was cast out into the earth. Les takes this literally.
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
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At what point in the tribulation does Revelation 12:7 take place?
The passage of Revelation beginning at verse 7 is also set at the midpoint of the tribulation.