BroPArish remember the Stars in Rev 1:20 represented a holy angel at best not a demon or devil. some men believe they are angels some believe they are men of the churches of Israel during the tribulation not church age churches.
The Book of Revelation is Prophecy and states so three times throughout this book. so all is future it may not represent past events at all i.e. Herod's attempt to kill Jesus.
Winman quote: After this we see Satan cast down from heaven, where he is very angry with the woman and sends a flood after her. I think the flood probably represents an army, as this term has been used in the OT.
What is wrong with taking the scripture literally that it means a flood as in a flood of water? if Israel runs to Petra to hide. it is along a rift if the Devil causes an earthquake that opens it the dead sea will drain right into Petra and then the earth opens its mouth to swallow the water.
if you interpret the flood to be an great army then you would have to interpret the earth as something else other than the earth that helps Israel. Men run into all sorts of problems with the book of Revelation. all the scriptures to Jude these men will take literally but then all of a sudden they get to Revelation and it is all figures, Allegorical and spiritualizations.
Hal Lindsey has done a great job of making it things it may not be at all by imposing past and present events and equipments on the book of Revelation.
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