It has being previously explained that the word woman has a symbolical meaning when utilized in biblical writings. It is not describing a real woman. The meaning is that she is the bride, meaning the Law of God that descended upon the prophet Mohammed. It was that spiritual Law that Mohammed presented to the nomadic tribes of Arabia.

The sun by which it is said that the woman was clothed with, and the moon which was under her feet represents two nations who were under the shadow of that Law. They were the Persian and the Ottoman Empires. The proof is that the emblem of Persia was the sun and that of the Ottoman Empire was the crescent moon. Thus it can be said that the sun and the moon symbolically represents those two kingdoms that are mentioned and which were under the power of that divine Law.

The crown of twelve stars that the woman wore represents the twelve Imans who came later on in the history of that religion. They came following one another and at different historical times. They were the promoters of the Law of Mohammed, the true educators of that religion. They were like stars who shine in the heaven of guidance.

The old testament of the Christian Bible mentions those twelve princes, the twelve Imams of that religion. The proof is contained in the following biblical verse which says that : from the descendants of Ishmael, who was the son of the prophet Abraham, shall come forth twelve princes.

And as for Ishmael, I have heard you : behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly ; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. Genesis 17 : 20

The writings of Revelation are about to tells us that the woman, the Law of God, was pregnant and that soon she would deliver new teachings to the world.

She was pregnant, and in the anguish of her labour she cried out to be delivered. Revelation 12 : 2

The meaning being that the Law of Mohammed had fallen into the greatest of difficulties, it endured great troubles. After 1260 lunar years, which are equivalent to 1222 of our solar years when converted, God presented new teachings to the people of this world. Thus, in 1844, came a new Manifestation of God who was the Promised One. That is the meaning of the woman about to deliver her child, the new Law of God was about to appear. The Promised One was the young Messenger of Shiraz whose spiritual title was that of the "Door" and whose true story we have already studied. That young Messenger was referred to as the "Door" probably because he opened the door to a new era and therefore to new spiritual happenings in the world of man.

THE RED DRAGON WITH SEVEN HEADS AND TEN HORNS

The descriptions given us in Revelation continue to be symbolically described.

Then a second portent appeared in heaven: a great red dragon with seven heads and ten horns; and on his head were seven crowns. Revelation 12 : 3

A portent is a sign of a forthcoming event which is sometimes good but at other times it is bad. The great dragon with the colour of war, red, is an allusion to the dynasty of the Umayyads. They were the Caliphs of Islam who dominated that religion in the early days of that religion. Seven heads represents seven countries and seven crowns represents seven dominions that were ruled over by them. The ten horns of leadership represents ten of those rulers who are also mentioned in the writings of the prophet Daniel.

There were actually fifteen kings who ruled over the Empire at that time but five of them had the same name. So, in effect, there were ten kings or we can say ten horns of leadership. Abu Sufyan, Amir of Mecca, the fallen star whom we have already mentioned was the first of those ten misguided kings. He was the first of those misguided rulers who had taken over the reins of that religion after the deaths of Mohammad and his successor Ali.

The seven crowns mentioned in the prophecy represents seven dominions which were ruled over by the Bani-Umayyads. They were :

1. - The Roman Dominion around Damascus; Syria and Palestine.
2. - The Dominion of Persia; Iran, Mesopotamia and Syria.
3. - The Dominion of Egypt.
4. - The Dominion of Africa; Tunis, Morocco and Algeria.
5. - The Dominion of Arabia.
6. - The Dominion of Andalusia; Spain.
7. - The Dominion of Turkestan-Transoxania; Sogdiania.

The prophet Daniel has also mentioned the same ten rulers which he referred to as kings. They are the same ten kings mentioned in this particular chapter of Revelation.

The ten horns signify the appearance of ten kings in this kingdom, after whom another king shall arise, differing from his predecessors; and he shall bring low three kings. He shall hurl defiance at the most high and shall wear down the saints of the Most High. He shall plan to alter the customary times and law; and the saints shall be delivered into his power for a time and times and half times.

Then the court shall sit, and he shall be deprived of his sovereignty, so that in the end it may be destroyed and abolished. The kingly power, sovereignty, and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High. Their kingly power is an everlasting power and all sovereignties shall serve them and obey them." Daniel 7 : 24 to 7 : 27

A time represents a year or 12 months; times represents two years or 24 months ; a half time represents half a year or six months. The total comes to 12+24+6= 42 months which is equal to 1260 days, each prophetical day being equivalent to a year 42 X 30 = 1260 years. That 1260 years of the lunar calendar, when converted to our solar calendar (1222+622), takes us to the year 1844 which was the year whereby the Messenger known as the "Door" declared himself to the world by making the following statement : "I am, I am, I am the promised One."

The encyclopaedia Americana gives us a good definition of those kings, the Umayyads. They were the Caliphs who had taken over Mohammad's religion. This is how they are described :

Umayyads, a Caliphal dynasty who ruled in Damascus from 661 to 750 AD. It derives its name from Ymayyad, cousin of the prophet Mohammed's grandfather and ancestor of its founder Mu-a-wiyah (661-680). Mu-a-wiyah wrested the caliphate from Ali, the prophet's son-in-law and last of the orthodox Caliphs. The seat of the Caliphate was at Medina.

Mu-a-wiyah was responsible for starting the process of converting a loosely knit state, with a religious overtone, into an orderly state with a disciplined army, a newly created fleet, and a secular orientation. He was more of a King than a Caliph and his bad examples were followed by his successors.

During the reigns of Abd-al-Malik (685-705) and al-Walid (705-715), the empire attained its farthest limits, extending from the Iberian peninsula in the west to the confines of China in the east. It was then that Arab coinage was struck and Arabic was made the official language of the state register.

Al-Walid's successor, Sulayman or Suleiman (715-717), made a series of unsuccessful attempts to capture Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Sulayman was followed by Umar or Omar II (717-720), noted for his piety and the imposition of humiliating disabilities on his Christian and Jewish subjects. His five successors were on the whole dissolute, incompetent, or both, interested more in self-indulgence than in State affairs.

In all, there were fifteen Umayyad Caliphs, the last of whom Marwan II (744-750), was crushed at the battle of the Zab which is a tributary of the Tigris. He was crushed by the combined strength of the Abbasids, of the Persian and of the Shiite forces.

The Umayyad period was not one of high intellectual activity or attainment. Only in the fields of grammar, lexicography, and physiology was some notable work achieved. The greatest measure of literary progress was accomplished in the field of poetical composition.

The court poet was a Christian named al-Aktal (died c.710), whose works are still studied and admired. In religious architecture two great structures survived, the Umayyad mosque in Damascus and the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. Next to the mosques of Mecca and Medina these are the most revered places of worship for Islam.

And with his tail he swept down a third of the stars in the sky and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that when her child was born he might devour it. Revelation 12 : 4

It is important to remember that the woman represents the Law of God. The dragon, who is about to devour the man child who was the Promised Manifestation and the offspring of the Law of Mohammed, represents the various Umayyads who were constantly awaiting to get possession of the Promised One. They knew that He would come from the lineage of Mohammed. They wanted to destroy and annihilate Him because they feared the appearance of a promised Manifestation who might be a descendant of Mohammed and who would be very highly esteemed.

She gave birth to a male child, who is destined to rule all nations with an iron rod. But her child was snatched up to God and his throne. Revelation 12 : 5

The woman gave birth to a new man child who was the promised Manifestation. He was born from the Law of God and reared in the midst of the divine teachings. The meaning is that she gave birth to a man child who came to give us the renewed word of God, which means that He came to give new spiritual teachings to the people of this world. The woman symbolically gave birth to God's new Messenger who came from Shiraz in the ancient land of Persia. The iron rod is a symbol that represents power and might - it does not represent a sword - The meaning is that with divine power and might, he was about to shepherd all the nations of our planet, the earth. The male child mentioned was the One that we discovered previously and whose title is the "Door". He was the forerunner to Christ's second coming. That information has already been given you in a previous presentation.

In the writings of the new testament, in chapter ten of the writings of John to be more exact, may be found the prophecy of the good shepherd. I strongly believe that the prophecy belongs to the young prophet of Shiraz whose title was the "Door" or the "Gate". It has been written very symbolically and for that reason the majority of the people find it hard to understand.

And the woman herself fled into the wilds, where she had a place prepared for her by God, there to be sustained for twelve hundred and sixty days. Revelation 12 : 6

The meaning is that the Law of God, that had fled to the wilderness of the Arabian peninsula, became the dwelling place. In other words, it became the abode or the centre where that Law was being renewed.

The meaning of twelve hundred and sixty days has been explained before. According to the terminology of the Holy Book, the meaning is as follows : 1260 days means 1260 years because a day mentioned in the bible represents a year. It was the duration of the old Law of God, the Koran, which lasted until 1844. After that time, it had no more influence. The new Law of God appeared at the end of those 1260 years, the ending of those years being the year 1844 AD. The new divine Law was given to the people of Persia by the young Messenger of Shiraz who became known under the title of the "Door".

The teachings of the prophet Mohammed were sustained in the Arabian desert for a period of 1260 days, meaning 1260 years. Those 1260 days mentioned, when converted to our calendar, become 1222 years, which takes us to the year 1844 AD. (622+1222= 1844). Example : lunar years converted to solar years (1260 X 354 = 446 040 divided by 365 = 1222 years)

Therefore, 1844 is the year whereby the young messenger from Shiraz revealed his mission to the world. He was the man-child mentioned in the prophecy. In this new Revelation, we have also being told that he was the return of the spirit of Elijah who was one of the greatest prophets mentioned in the Old Testament and whose return Jesus Christ had well prophesied. Let us review that biblical prophecy mentioning the Prophet Elijah.

And they put a question to him : "Why do our teachers say that Elijah must come first?" He replied, "Yes, Elijah does come first to set everything right."... Mark 9 : 11-12

Christ said that Elijah would come first. He was referring to the spirit essence of John the Baptist who would come back at a later time in history.

However, I tell you, Elijah has already come and they have worked their will upon him, as the scriptures say of him. Mark 9 : 13

Although Christ said that (the spirit of) Elijah would come again, He also said that (his spirit essence) had already come. He was again referring to the spirit of Elijah that was present in John the Baptist and who would again be felt in another Messenger at some future time. In this new Revelation from God we have been given the information that says that the young Messenger from Shiraz, whose title was "the Door", was the "Return" of the spirit of Elijah.

The following verse of Revelation is very highly symbolic so great care must be taken so that it can be properly understood.

Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels waged war upon the dragon. The dragon and his angels fought, but they had not the strength to win, and no foothold was left them in heaven. So the great dragon was thrown down, that serpent of old that led the whole world astray, whose name is Satan, or the Devil - thrown down to the earth, and his angels with him. Revelation 12 : 7-8-9

It is strongly suspected that it is the Archangel Michael that is being mentioned. It was previously mentioned that He was the "Return" of Christ who fought a battle of words against the great dragon. Meaning that He fought a battle of words against the clergy. The great dragon being thrown down to earth with all of their hordes, their angels, is again symbolic. It represents the spiritual teachers who eventually lost the battle of words against the biblical Michael who was the returned Christ. Michael was the biblical name that God gave Him. However, we shall soon discover His real name. The reason for that biblical name : God knew that the people of this world would not accept the strange new name of Christ so He labelled Him as Michael which is a much more acceptable name for the people of this world. it is His heavenly title, He is the archangel Michael.

I would also like to mention that the above paragraph was re-written by the early Christian scholars. The proof is that we have already discovered who the dragon was. He is not Satan or the devil for the simple reason that those are symbolical entities. As you continue your research you will soon discover that the devil or Satan is a non existing entity. Within each and everyone of us there is an angelic power and a satanic power. It is up to you which one you let out. That is the reason for this world to be labelled : the world of good and evil.

Those verses are very symbolic and perhaps uneasy to comprehend if you do not know the history of that religion very well. The war in the physical heaven is actually a war of words that occurred on one of God's heavenly world, which in this case is the earth. The earth sits in God's heavenly firmament, thus it is said that war broke out in God's heavenly world.

It has already being mentioned that Michael was a great supporter of the teachings of the young Messenger of Shiraz. As a matter of fact, there are many biblical prophecies mentioning him. If we study them closely, we will perhaps begin to understand who he really was and what was his earthly mission. They may be found in the writings of the great prophet Daniel, in which he has given us other important clues.

At this point in time it is interesting to mention that the writings of the prophet Daniel contain many prophecies that are very similar to the prophecies that are also found in the fascinating writings of Revelation. You may want to peruse and study them very closely.

At that moment Michael shall appear, Michael the great captain. Daniel 12 : 1

But the angel prince of the Kingdom of Persia resisted me for twenty-one days, and then, seeing that I had held out there, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me against the prince of the Kingdom of Persia. And I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in days to come; for this too is a vision for those days. Daniel 10 : 13-14

I have no ally on my side to help and support me, except Michael your prince. Daniel 11 : 21

Michael, whose name is mentioned in the writings of the great prophet Daniel, was a great spiritual prince who lived in the land of Persia during the last century. We will discover more concerning him as we continue our study that will eventually allow us to unseal all 22 chapters of the writings of Revelation.

We will most certainly be sorry that we did not previously discover that great personality who was sent to us by God Himself and who carried out his mission to humanity regardless of the opposition that He was given by the government of Persia, by the Ottoman Empire and by the religious teachers of the Moslem religion.

We also missed out knowing all the great principles he has brought to us and which are badly needed by all of the people of this world. If we are not careful we could soon be annihilated by God who will send us calamities followed by other calamities. Perhaps it will be some drastic earth changes that have already begun and which could be followed by great world wide conflicts.

Then I heard a voice in heaven proclaiming aloud ; "This is the hour of victory for our God, the hour of his sovereignty and power, when his Christ comes to his rightful rule! For the accuser of our brothers is overthrown, who day and night accused them before our God. By the sacrifices of the Lamb they have conquered him, and by the testimony which they uttered ; for they did not hold their lives too dear to lay them down.

Rejoice then, you heavens and you that dwell in them! But woe to you, earth and sea, for the Devil has come down to you in great fury, knowing that his time is short!" Revelation 12 : 10-11-12

It is another corrupted paragraph. In this new Revelation the meaning of devil has being well explained. Let us say, for purposes of clarity, that no such devil or Satan exists or has ever existed. It was added in by the writers of the holy Books, by those who assembled them. God never created an opponent who is as powerful or more powerful than He is. That is a fallacy. It is false teachings given by many churches who do not properly understand their holy Book and who have given themselves the liberty of re-writing them.

That last verse contains a very symbolic saying that is very hard to understand because it is mentioning a heavenly world that cannot possibly be comprehended by human beings. However, it seems to be saying that we are still in a period of great woe for mankind. And that last great woe was the coming of the Archangel Michael who was the returned Christ. The people of this world are still refusing to accept or investigate the new teachings that He Has brought to our world.

In that paragraph we are also told to rejoice because the period of satanic happenings will soon come to an end, its time is short. Meaning that the truth will eventually surface and be accepted by all of the people of this world who will then awaken to true historical happenings.

The people of this world could discover the real truth much sooner if only they could discipline themselves by not continuously listening to their spiritual teachers who keep on saying that there is no truth outside of their own old family religion and in the way that it is taught by themselves. Those sayings are nothing but outward lies.

At one time, the Christians were forbidden to read certain books that the Christian church of Rome had indexed and others which they had put to the torch when they burned the great library of Alexandria. It contained many writings pertaining to ancient civilisations on earth. What were they afraid of? They should have known that it would not stop the real searchers of the truth from discovering the unknown. Later on in history, mankind found out that those books, which a few of them have somehow survived, contained a lot of truths. How can mankind discover God's new prophets and Messengers if no one ever searches for them outside of their own family religion?

There is no other way known for the discovery of the truth, personal investigation is still the one and only way. If you really wish to find that truth then you must become like a treasure hunter and look for it everywhere. It is similar to a search for a treasure, is it not? You cannot find a buried treasure unless you search for it and eventually find some clues as to its whereabouts.

When the dragon found that he had been thrown down to the earth, he went in pursuit of the woman who had given birth to the male child. But the woman was given two great eagle's wings, to fly to the place in the wild where for three years and a half she was to be sustained, out of reach of the serpent.

From his mouth the serpent spewed a flood of water after the woman to sweep her away with its spate. But the earth came to her rescue and opened its mouth and swallowed the river which the dragon spewed from his mouth.

At this the dragon grew furious with the woman, and went off to wage war on the rest of her offspring, that is, on those who keep God's commandments and maintain their testimony to Jesus. He took his stand on the sea-shore. Revelation. 12 : 13 to 12 : 17

We previously discovered who the dragon is, It represents the Ummayyad who were the Caliphs who took over the religion. The prophecy says that before the woman gives birth, she is to be sustained for 1222 solar years. The three years and a half mentioned become 42 months and when those months are multiplied by 30 days (per month) it becomes 1260 days, which in turn represents a period of 1260 lunar years.

Again 1260 years, when converted to our modern day solar calendar, becomes 1222 years of prophecy. Since the Moslem religion came alive in the year 622 after Christ, the prophecy is referring us to the year 1844 AD. (622+1222=1844)

What the ending of chapter twelve is actually telling us is that certain leaders would be making war on the rest of the woman's offsprings. It also means that they would be making war on their own believers for a period of 1222 solar years. They will be making war on those who live according to the Word of God which was given to them.

The word Jesus, mentioned in that prophecy, does not belong in this chapter nor in that paragraph for the simple reason that this particular chapter of Revelation is indirectly mentioning the religion of Mohammed. It had its beginning in the year 622 AD and died spiritually in 1844 AD. This particular chapter does not mention Christianity. It is another proof that the word Jesus was added in by early Christian writers who corrupted the Holy text by re-writing parts of it. Jesus was not the Revelator of the Moslem religion, the prophet Mohammed was. Therefore this particular chapter has absolutely nothing to do with Christianity.

The following presentation of chapter 13 is very symbolic, so great care must be taken so that the reader can properly understand its symbolical meanings. It is another chapter describing the evolution of that religion. It is describing how it went astray at the very beginning, after the deaths of the Prophets Mohammad and Ali, His successor. Revelation refers to the bad leaders of that religion as :

The beast with seven heads and ten horns