Revelation 14: King James (KJV) and Alternate (from the Greek) Word Pictures with Reiterations (AWPR) Versions

Revelation 14

 ¹And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.      (KJV)
          (1)   And behold, look and see:   I saw a Lamb standing fast upon the Mount, Zion;

                 and with / in the midst of  (in the presence of)  Him,

                 144,000  having - possessing the Name of the father of Him

                 having been engraved / inscribed / written  upon the foreheads of them.

                 (AWPR)


 ²And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:     (KJV)
          (2)   And I heard attentively a noise out of Heaven,

                  as a sound of many waters flowing / moving,

                  and a noise of great [clapping] thunder,

                  and I attentively heard a sound of harpers harping

                  on the harps of them:       (AWPR)


 ³And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.       (KJV)
          (3)   And they sing (in praise and honor)

                  as (it were) a New Song / a Newly Made Song 

                  in the face of - in the presence of - before the Throne,

                  and in the face of - in the presence of - before

                  the 4 Living Animalistic Creatures and the Presbyters / Elders;

                  and certainly no one had the power - was able to learn the Song

                  [by instruction] except the 144,000,
                  those being bought with a price - redeemed from the Earth.    (AWPR)

 ⁴These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.       (KJV)
          (4)    These are (they) who with - in the midst of

                   women were certainly not soiled / defiled,

                   for they are virgins.

                   These are those following (and attending together

                   in the Way of) the Lamb,

                   wheresoever He may go away and depart to

                   [in stealth and out of sight].

                   These were bought / redeemed with a price from men,

                    First-Fruit unto GOD and to the Lamb.     (AWPR)

 ⁵And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.    (KJV)
          (5)    And in the mouth - opening of them

                   certainly not was perceived - learned - discovered - found

                   baiting fraud - guile - deceit:

                   because - for they are without spot - blemish - blame - fault - disgrace

                   in the eye of - in the presence of - before the Throne of GOD.  (AWPR)

 ⁶And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,      (KJV)
          (6)   And behold, look and see: I saw another angel of the same kind,

                  flying in the midst of the heavens

                  having - holding - possessing an eternal - perpetual - everlasting

                  Proclamation - Gospel - Good News

                  to preach - proclaim - evangelize

                  to those dwelling in permanent dwellings upon the Earth,

                  even every nation /  race- ethnicity [those of the same race],
                  and tribe [those descended from the same tribal ancestor],
                  and tongue / language,
                  and people [those joined together as a nation],
                  (AWPR)

 ⁷Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.       (KJV)
          (7)   saying in a great voice,
                      'Be fearful and terrified - Fear [and run away in fright from] GOD,

                       and give up - give over - bestow - render and present to Him

                       thoughtful recognition and honor duly rendered

                       because the hour of His

                       Krisis / time to lawfully Judge and render Verdict

                      [usually of render a judicial sentence of punishment including that of death]
                      came forth and has publicly appeared

                      the  Day - hour - short period of Time - season

                      of the Krisis / time to lawfully judge and render verdict
                       [usually of punishment]

                      of Him,

                      and fall down - show respect and obeisance - worship Him

                      (who) having made - formed - caused - brought about -produced 

                      the Heavens and the Earth and the (enclosed) Sea

                      and Fountains - Wells  [issue sources of fresh waters]
                      of Fresh Waters
                               [of rain in the heavens and of of all sources of fresh 

                                water -- especially lakes and fresh water streams --flowing 

                                upon the Earth].          (AWPR)
                        
 ⁸And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.     (KJV)
          (8)   And another Angel of the same kind

                  followed (and attended together in the Way of) them,

                  speaking / saying,

                        'Descended and came down / Fell down,

                         Descended and came down / Fell down Babylon the City,

                         the Great,

                         because out of - from the (intoxicating) wine of the

                         outburst of anger - wrath - indignation - fury and violence of the mind

                         of the fornications / sexual sins of her

                         (that she) gave and made to drink

                         all nations / all races - ethnicities [peoples of the same races].   (AWPR)

 ⁹And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,       (KJV)
          (9)   And a Third Angel followed (and attended together in the Way of) them,
                  speaking / saying in a great / large [intensely loud or penetrating] voice,
                       'If / Whether anyone 

                        falls down - shows respect and obeisance to - worships

                        the Therion and the

                        Image - the Earthly likeness / copy drawn or impressed from 

                        the original of it,

                        and actively receives / takes / obtains 

                        a stamp sculpturing - a cut engraving - a mark

                        upon the forehead of him 

                        or upon the hand [including the wrist area] of him,

                        (AWPR)

 ¹⁰The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:      (KJV)
          (10)  And / Also / Even  he shall drink out of - from

                   the (intoxicating) wine of the 

                   outburst of anger - wrath - indignation - fury and violence of the mind

                   of GOD,  

                   having been mixed and prepared (for pouring and drinking)

                   without mixture / without being diluted

                   in the cup / drinking vessel of the 

                   wrath / grievous anger [as if provoked] of Him, 

                   and will be tortured - tormented - afflicted 

                   by fire and brimstone / sulfurous flames

                   in the face of - in the presence of - before 

                   the holy - sacred - set apart angels

                   and in the face of - in the presence of - before the Lamb.'

                   (AWPR)

 ¹¹And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.       (KJV)
          (11)  And the smoke of the torture - torment - affliction of them 

                   goes up / ascends into Ages of (the) Ages / Forever;

                   and certainly not

                   have- - hold - possess and keep  - have in any condition or circumstance

                   inner tranquility / rest

                   [freedom from:  travail- toil - lamentation - misery - corruption - 

                     fatigue - grief - anger]

                    Day and Night

                    those falling down - respecting and adoring - kissingly praising -

                    worshiping

                    the Therion and the Image of it;

                    also / even if anyone actively receives / takes / obtains

                    the Stamp sculpturing -cut Engraving - Mark  

                    of the Name of it.    (AWPR)


 ¹²Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.     (KJV)
          (12)  Here, in this, is the patient endurance to bear up under and persevere

                   - the patience  of the  Saints / the holy - sacred - set apart (ones).

                   Here, in this, those keeping a watchful eye and observing 

                   the Commandments (and precepts) of GOD

                   and the believing - trusting - convicting winning Faith of Jesus.

                   (AWPR)


 ¹³And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.       (KJV)
           (13)  And I heard attentively a sound / voice out of Heaven 

                    saying / speaking to me, 

                         'Inscribe / Write:

                               Blessed -  Having Fulness and not being in need -

                               Fully Satisfied

                               [being Divinely satisfied apart from circumstances]

                               (are) the dead corpses / the dead (ones)

                                those dying off (naturally or dying from natural causes)

                                in the LORD from now (on) / from this moment (onwards).'

                          'Yes / Certainly.'   says the Spirit

                          'In order that they shall cease and rest in peace and quiet 

                           out / from the [grievously wearisome efforts of exertion -

                           the lamentable toils - the troublesome labors which cause one 

                           to beat the breast / chest in lamenting grief with wailing -

                           the]  labors of them;

                           then the works - employments - job performances of them

                           follow (and attend together in the Way) with / amongst them.'

                           (AWPR)


 ¹⁴And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.      (KJV)
           (14)  And behold, look and see: I saw a small luminous white

                    brightly shining cloud,

                    and upon the small luminous cloud (one) sitting down

                    just like in appearance to (the) Son of Man,

                    having - holding - possessing upon the head of him

                    a victory crown made of gold,

                    and in the hand of him a sharp/keen edged

                    reaping hook / sickle.      (AWPR)


 ¹⁵And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.       (KJV)
           (15)  And another Angel of the same kind came / proceeded forth / went

                    out of the Area of Dwelling - Sanctuary - Temple,

                    loudly and urgently crying out hoarsely in a great / large voice

                    to the (one) sitting down upon the small luminous cloud:

                          'Send - cause the reaping hook / sickle of you to go

                           and cut down and harvest / reap,

                           because the hour - day - time came forth to make its public appearance

                           for you to cut down and harvest / reap,

                           because was dried up and withering / ripe 

                           the Harvest  [that which is to be reaped] 
                           of the Earth.      (AWPR)


 ¹⁶And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.      (KJV)
          (16)  And the (one) sitting down upon the small luminous cloud

                   cast forward / thrust the reaping hook / sickle of him 

                   upon the Earth,

                   and the Earth was reaped / harvested.   (AWPR)


 ¹⁷And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.      (KJV)
           (17)  And another Angel of the same kind came / proceeded forth / went

                    out of the Area of Dwelling - Sanctuary - Temple  in Heaven,

                    he also having - holding fast onto - possessing 

                    a sharp / keen edged reaping hook / sickle.     (AWPR)


 ¹⁸And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.        (KJV)
          (18)  And another Angel of the same kind came / proceeded forth / went

                  out of the Sacrificial Altar,  having - holding - possessing

                  permission - authority - ability - the removal of hindrance

                  upon / over the fire,

                  and he called out [as if he were calling from / over a great distance]
                  with a great / large wailing outcry

                  to the (one) having - holding - possessing

                  (the) sharp / keen edged reaping hook / sickle,

                  saying / speaking,

                        'Send - cause the sharp / keen edged reaping hook / sickle of you to go

                         and gather  - harvest in

                         the clusters - bunches of the Vine of the Earth,

                         because are ripened to its prime the grape-clusters of it.'

                         (AWPR)


 ¹⁹And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.       (KJV)
          (19)  And the Angel cast forward / thrust the reaping hook / sickle of him

                   into the Earth,

                   and cast forward / threw into the wine trough - vat - press

                   of the outburst of anger - wrath - indignation - fury and violence of the mind

                   of the Great GOD.        (AWPR)

 ²⁰And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.        (KJV)
         (20)  And was trampled / trodden down [the path of]
                  the wine trough - vat - press   out / outside / without  the City,

                  and came / proceeded forth / went  blood out of 

                  the wine trough - vat - press  continually - so long as - until

                  the  Bridles of the Horses
                  going forth - from - proceeding 1,600 Stadia. 
                  (AWPR) 


  Disclaimer:  The Alternate Word Pictures with Reiterations (AWPR) translation should be used as a Bible Study Aid only, and it is recommended that a direct literal translation or the King James Bible be used for regular and ecclesiastical purposes, and that the AWPR be used in association only as a Bible study aid so as to help the reader / user in their Bible Studying to clarify context and Scriptural Intent.     Thanks.  -- Brianroy

My Comments:  

1600 Stadia could be as few as 183.9 Roman miles or as many as 212.1  miles by the measure used by Josephus.

The Bridles of the Horses also employs a "loosening" word picture which may or may not also mean at the joint where the Horse's Bridle loosens.  

Of the Wine Trough - Press - Vat, also compare Isaiah 63:

Isaiah 63   (KJV)

 ¹Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.

 ²Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?

 ³I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.

 ⁴For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.

 ⁵And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.

 ⁶And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.

Revelation Chapter 13: King James (KJV) and Alternate (from the Greek) Word Pictures with Reiterations (AWPR) Versions

  

 

 

 

Revelation 13

 ¹And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.     (KJV)
          (1)    And I stood fast upon the sand      [upon the beach]
                   of the (enclosed) Sea.
                             [the Mediterranean Sea's Aegean Sea @ the island of Patmos]
                  
                   And behold, look and see; I saw Therion

                   ascending / coming up out of the (enclosed) Sea

                   having - possessing 7 heads and 10 [fully developed] horns,
                   and upon the [fully developed] horns of it

                   Names of Blasphemy

                   [Names of Libelous Evil - Names of Abusive Profanity toward GOD].  
                   (AWPR)

 ²And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.      (KJV)
          (2)   And the Therion which I saw - perceived - beheld

                  was the same as - like unto a Leopard / Panther,

                  and the feet / paws of it as (that of) a bear,

                  and the mouth - opening of it as (the) mouth - opening of a lion.

                  And the Dragon-Serpent of its own will gave - bestowed - entrusted

                  the forceful and miraculous power of it,

                  and the throne [the manifest dominion seat of power] of it,                 
                  and great authority - power - permission to do or not do  
                  [as it so desired].                          (AWPR)



 ³And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.      (KJV)
          (3)    And behold, look and see; I saw one of the heads of it 

                   as having been slain 

                              [ bloodily and with great violence, 

                                so that the body is fully limp and pale, definitely lifeless,

                                and the blood is as if drained to the outside of it ]
                   into death, 

                  and the death wound / injury of it was ministered to 
                  and miraculously healed;

                  and the whole Earth was struck with astonishment and wonder 

                  behind and to the rear of the Therion.     (AWPR) 

 ⁴And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?     (KJV)
          (4)    And they paid homage - fell down before - respected and adored

                  the Dragon - Serpent who of his own will 

                  gave - bestowed upon - entrusted

                  authority - permission - power to do or not do [as it so desired]
                  to the Therion:

                  and they paid homage - fell down before - respected and adored

                  the Therion, speaking / saying,

                        'Who is like as / of the same kind as the Therion?

                         Who is able - capable to make war /  a battle of war  
                          [by means of the production of shaking and destroying, with the hand]-

                         with it?      (AWPR)

  ⁵And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.     (KJV)
          (5)   And was bestowed - given over to it a mouth-opening speaking /saying 

                  great things and blasphemies

                           [vile slander and abusive profanity toward GOD];
                  and was given over - bestowed upon - entrusted to it

                  authority - permission - power to

                  act - make - form - produce - bring about

                  for 42 months     [ 3 and  1/2 years].            (AWPR)


 ⁶And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.      (KJV)
          (6)   And it open-opened the mouth-opening of it

                  into blasphemy - profane cursing and denigration

                  up to and alongside / with GOD

                  to blaspheme - curse - denigrate the NAME of Him,

                  and the Tabernacle - Tent - Booth (- Dwelling Place) of Him,

                  and those in Heaven Tabernacling - Tenting (- Dwelling).     (AWPR)


 ⁷And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.      (KJV)
          (7)   And was bestowed - given over to it

                  to make - form - cause - bring about - produce war

                  with - after - in the midst of

                  the holy - sacred - set apart ones / the Saints,

                  and to prevail - overcome - conquer - subdue - be victorious over them:

                  and was bestowed - given over to it

                  authority - permission - - power to do or not do [ as it so desired]
                  upon / over every tribe and tongue / language and nation.     (AWPR) 



 ⁸And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.      (KJV)
          (8)   And will fall prostrate before - show respect and do obeisance - worship it

                  all those dwelling in permanent structures upon the Earth

                  (those) who (were) certainly NOT  written - inscribed - engraved

                  in the Scroll - Volume - Book of Eternal Life of the Lamb

                  having been slain as a sacrifice from

                  (the) casting / throwing down of the Foundation / the Founding of

                  mankind in the world.      (AWPR)
                  

 ⁹If any man have an ear, let him hear.     (KJV)
           (9)   If anyone has-possesses an ear,  attentively let him hear.     (AWPR)


 ¹⁰He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.      (KJV)
          (10)  If anyone has captivity

                  to lead and gather - assembling together,

                  into captivity he goes secretly - by stealth - out of sight.

                  If anyone by - before - in the presence of - or with

                  a sword - knife will slay - slaughter - kill - put to death,

                  must needs be - it is necessary - it is inevitable (that)

                  he  by - before - in the presence of - or with

                  a sword - knife  be slain - slaughtered - killed - put to death.

                  Here, in this, is the patience - the patient endurance to
                  bear up under suffering

                  and the faith - trust - (means of) fidelity to win over

                  of the holy - sacred - set apart (ones) / the Saints.    (AWPR)
       

 ¹¹And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.      (KJV)
          (11)  And behold, look and see;  I saw

                   another Therion of the same kind

                   ascending - rising - coming up out of the Earth,

                   and it had - held - possessed two horns,

                   one and the same as a lamb,

                   and spoke at random in what manner or way as a Dragon - Serpent. 

                   (AWPR)


 ¹²And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.       (KJV)
          (12)  And all the authority - permission - power to do or not do [as it so desires]
                   of the first - foremost - chief Therion

                   it does - makes - causes - forms - produces - brings about

                   in the face of - in the presence of - before it  [the chief Therion].

                  And it makes - causes - brings about the Earth

                  and those dwelling in permanent dwellings,

                  in order that they should fall down - show respect and
                  obeisance - (and) worship

                  the first - foremost - chief  Therion

                  of which the death wound - injury of it

                  was ministered to and healed.     (AWPR)


 ¹³And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,     (KJV)
          (13)  And it does - makes - causes - forms - produces - brings about

                   great notable miracles - miraculous signs of significance for the purpose thereof.

                   Even fire it makes - produces - causes - brings about

                   to descend - come down - go down out of heaven into the Earth,

                   in the eye of - in the face of - in the presence of - before the men.  (AWPR) 


 ¹⁴And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.      (KJV)
          (14)  And it seductively deceives - causes to wander and go astray - leads into error

                   those dwelling in permanent dwellings upon the Earth

                   through the notable miracles - miraculous signs of significance
                   for the purpose thereof

                   which  were bestowed upon - given over for it

                   to do - make - cause - perform - produce - bring about

                   in the face of - in the presence of - before   the Therion,

                   speaking / saying  to those dwelling in permanent dwellings upon the Earth

                   to make - produce - bring forth [ as completed - finished]
                   an Image - a likeness / copy / representation drawn or impressed 
                   from the original

                   to the Therion

                   who has - possesses the stricken injury - wound by the strike / blow

                    of the knife - sword and lived [actively thereafter].      (AWPR)       


 ¹⁵And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.     (KJV)
          (15)   And was given over to - bestowed upon to it

                    to give over - bestow 

                    a spirit [ of life, breathing / drawing breath]  to 

                    the Image - the likeness / copy / representation drawn or impressed from the original

                    of the Therion

                    in order that the Image of the Therion might also speak at random,

                    and might make - produce - cause - bring about as many as may not

                    fall down - show respect and obeisance - worship

                    up to and alongside the Image of the Therion,

                    in order that they may be slain - killed - put to death.      (AWPR)

 ¹⁶And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:       (KJV)
          (16)   And it brings about - causes - makes all, 

                    the small / little and the great / large,

                    and the materially rich - prosperous - lacking nothing

                    and the begging poor - materially helpless - completely destitute, 

                    and the free - independent - unconstrained (ones) 

                    and the slaves - servants:

                    in order that it may give to - bestow - put upon them

                    a Stamp - cut Engraving - Mark

                    upon the right hand [inclusive of the wrist area]  of them

                    or upon the Forehead of them /  or upon the midst of the eye of them:
                   (AWPR)

                                      
 ¹⁷And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.      (KJV)
          (17)   also, in order that (they) may not have the power or be able 

                    to buy or  trade - barter -sell

                    except he may be having - possessing the Mark, 

                    or the Name of the Therion,

                    or the number of the Name of it.      (AWPR)


 ¹⁸Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.      (KJV)
          (18)   Here is Wisdom - deep knowledge and insight:

                    The (one) having - possessing 

                     the mind to perceive - recognize - intelligently understand,

                     let him count - reckon - calculate the number of the Therion,

                     for - because it is the number of a man,

                     and the number of it (is) 666.      (AWPR)
                 




 Disclaimer:  The Alternate Word Pictures with Reiterations (AWPR) translation should be used as a Bible Study Aid only, and it is recommended that a direct literal translation or the King James Bible be used for regular and ecclesiastical purposes, and that the AWPR be used in association only as a Bible study aid so as to help the reader / user in their Bible Studying to clarify context and Scriptural Intent.     Thanks.  -- Brianroy 


Commentary and Addendum :

----I have formalized the word Therion as the designation of the creature the King James translates as the "Beast", because I believe it to be a more proper designation.  In effect, this Therion isn't simply a "wild animal" or "beast" in the usual sense; it is as if a specific "monster creature."  Therefore, in order to be true to the Text, you will see me translate as stated.   
    
Also I have added below text from the Ante-Nicene Patristic Work of Irenaeus, student of Polycarp - the bishop of Smyrna who was student to John the Apostle who wrote the Revelation September of 53 A.D.
            -- and yes I have done the necessary research to date Revelation as 53 A.D., e.g. 

http://brianroysinput.blogspot.com/2009/09/redating-of-new-testament-revised-part.html

http://brianroysinput.blogspot.com/2009/09/redating-new-testament-revised-part-2.html

http://brianroysinput.blogspot.com/2009/09/redating-new-testament-revised-part-3.html

http://brianroysinput.blogspot.com/2009/09/redating-new-testament-revised-part-4.html

http://brianroysinput.blogspot.com/2009/09/most-accurate-dating-of-new-testament.html

Polycarp, who in or about 108 - 114 A.D. became Irenaeus's teacher, in or about February 70 A.D. Polycarp became John's appointed Bishop in Smyrna, months prior to the fall of Jerusalem.  Polycarp was accountable and answerable to his teacher, mentor, and spiritual counselor John the Apostle for over 26 years more until John's death during the Roman reign of Nerva.
Thanks .  -- Brianroy

Irenaeus, Against Heresies, Book 5

Chapter XXX.—Although certain as to the number of the name of Antichrist, yet we should come to no rash conclusions as to the name itself, because this number is capable of being fitted to many names. Reasons for this point being reserved by the Holy Spirit. Antichrist’s reign and death.

1. Such, then, being the state of the case, and this number being found in all the most approved and ancient copies 

   ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς σπουδαίοις καὶ ἀρχαίοις ἀντιγράφοις 

and those men who saw John face to face bearing their testimony; while reason also leads us to conclude that the number of the name of the Beast [the Therion] according to the Greek mode of calculation by the [value of] the letters contained in it, will amount to 600 and 60 and 6; that is, the number of tens shall be equal to that of the hundreds, and the number of hundreds equal to that of the units (for that number which [expresses] the digit six being adhered to throughout, indicates the recapitulations of that apostasy, taken in its full extent, which occurred at the beginning, during the intermediate periods, and which shall take place at the end)

2. These men, therefore, ought to learn [what really is the state of the case], and go back to the true number of the name, that they be not reckoned among false prophets. But, knowing the sure number declared by Scripture, that is, six hundred sixty and six, let them await, in the first place, the division of the kingdom into ten; then, in the next place, when these kings are reigning, and beginning to set their affairs in order, and advance their kingdom, [let them learn] to acknowledge that he who shall come claiming the kingdom for himself, and shall terrify those men of whom we have been speaking, having a name containing the aforesaid number, is truly the abomination of desolation. This, too, the apostle affirms: “When they shall say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction shall come upon them.”  [  1 Thess. v. 3. ] 
      
       And Jeremiah does not merely point out his sudden coming, but he even indicates the tribe from which he shall come, where he says, “We shall hear the voice of his swift horses from Dan; the whole earth shall be moved by the voice of the neighing of his galloping horses: he shall also come and devour the earth, and the fulness thereof, the city also, and they that dwell therein.”  [ Jer. viii. 16. ] This, too, is the reason that this tribe is not reckoned in the Apocalypse along with those which are saved. [  Rev. vii. 5–7  cf. Judg. xviii. ]
 

3. It is therefore more certain, and less hazardous, to await the fulfilment of the prophecy, than to be making surmises, and casting about for any names that may present themselves, inasmuch as many names can be found possessing the number mentioned; and the same question will, after all, remain unsolved. For if there are many names found possessing this number, it will be asked which among them shall the coming man bear. It is not through a want of names containing the number of that name that I say this, but on account of the fear of God, and zeal for the truth: for the name Evanthas (ΕΥΑΝΘΑΣ) contains the required number, but I make no allegation regarding it. Then also Lateinos (ΛΑΤΕΙΝΟΣ) has the number six hundred and sixty-six; and it is a very probable [solution], this being the name of the last kingdom [of the four seen by Daniel]. For the Latins are they who at present bear rule.   I will not, however, make any boast over this. Teitan too, (ΤΕΙΤΑΝ, the first syllable being written with the two Greek vowels ε and ι, among all the names which are found among us, is rather worthy of credit. For it has in itself the predicted number, and is composed of six letters, each syllable containing three letters; and [the word itself] is ancient, and removed from ordinary use; for among our kings we find none bearing this name Titan, nor have any of the idols which are worshipped in public among the Greeks and barbarians this appellation. Among many persons, too, this name is accounted divine, so that even the sun is termed “Titan” by those who do now possess [the rule]. This word, too, contains a certain outward appearance of vengeance, and of one inflicting merited punishment because he (Antichrist) pretends that he vindicates the oppressed. And besides this, it is an ancient name, one worthy of credit, of royal dignity, and still further, a name belonging to a tyrant. Inasmuch, then, as this name “Titan” has so much to recommend it, there is a strong degree of probability, that from among the many [names suggested], we infer, that perchance he who is to come shall be called “Titan.” We will not, however, incur the risk of pronouncing positively as to the name of Antichrist; for if it were necessary that his name should be distinctly revealed in this present time, it would have been announced by him who beheld the apocalyptic vision.

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Chapter XXIX.—All things have been created for the service of man. The deceits, wickedness, and apostate power of Antichrist. This was prefigured at the deluge, as afterwards by the persecution of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

2. And there is therefore in this beast, when he comes, a recapitulation made of all sorts of iniquity and of every deceit, in order that all apostate power, flowing into and being shut up in him, may be sent into the furnace of fire. Fittingly, therefore, shall his name possess the number six hundred and sixty-six, since he sums up in his own person all the commixture of wickedness which took place previous to the deluge, due to the apostasy of the angels. For Noah was six hundred years old when the deluge came upon the earth, sweeping away the rebellious world, for the sake of that most infamous generation which lived in the times of Noah. And [Antichrist] also sums up every error of devised idols since the flood, together with the slaying of the prophets and the cutting off of the just. For that image which was set up by Nebuchadnezzar had indeed a height of sixty cubits, while the breadth was six cubits; on account of which Ananias, Azarias, and Misaël, when they did not worship it, were cast into a furnace of fire, pointing out prophetically, by what happened to them, the wrath against the righteous which shall arise towards the [time of the] end. For that image, taken as a whole, was a prefiguring of this man’s coming, decreeing that he should undoubtedly himself alone be worshipped by all men. Thus, then, the six hundred years of Noah, in whose time the deluge occurred because of the apostasy, and the number of the cubits of the image for which these just men were sent into the fiery furnace, do indicate the number of the name of that man in whom is concentrated the whole apostasy of six thousand years, and unrighteousness, and wickedness, and false prophecy, and deception; for which things’ sake a cataclysm of fire shall also come [upon the earth].

Revelation Chapter 12: King James (KJV) and Alternate (from the Greek) Word Pictures with Reiterations (AWPR) Versions

Revelation 12  

 ¹And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:       (KJV)
          (1)   And a great sign - public miracle of significance

                 was seen - beheld  with contemplation - witnessed as an experience

                 in Heaven,

                 a Woman having been cast round about and clothed (with) the sun,

                 and the moon in its brightness down under / underneath the feet of her,

                 and upon the head of her a victory crown of 12 luminaries / stars;   (AWPR)

 ²And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.      (KJV)
          (2)   Also in (the) womb, 

                  having - possessing - carrying / being pregnant with an unborn baby

                  she hoarsely cries out, 

                  being in the pain - labor - sorrow of giving birth,

                  and having been in physical torments - tortured with pains

                  to bear and bring forth.   (AWPR)

 ³And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.     (KJV)
           (3)   And was seen - beheld with contemplation - witnessed as an experience

                  another like of the same kind of 

                  sign - public miracle of significance in Heaven;

                  and behold, look and see, 

                  a great fiery red / flaming red  Dragon - Serpent

                  having - possessing  7 heads and 10 [fully shaped] horns, 
                  and 7 diadems (bound/tied) upon the 7 heads of him;      (AWPR)

 ⁴And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.     (KJV)
          (4)   And the tail of him (violently) drags down 

                  the third of the luminaries / stars of Heaven, 

                  and casts them off / throws them off 

                  into the Earth.  

                  And the Dragon - Serpent stood fast

                  in the presence of - before the eye/face of 

                  the Woman being at the point of - being about to

                  bring forth / bear,

                  in order that when she brings forth / bears

                  the child of her (he might) eat up and swallow down, devouring.   (AWPR)


 ⁵And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.     (KJV)
          (5)   And she bore / brought forth a son,

                 a male, who was being at the point of - about to

                 Shepherd - care for, watch over, provide for

                 the nations by a rod - sceptre - wand -staff of iron.

                 And was seized upon with force and snatched away

                 the child of her, up to and alongside of GOD and the Throne of Him.   (AWPR)

 ⁶And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.     (KJV)
          (6)   Also, the woman hastily escaped - ran in fear

                  into the desolate wastelands - the desert - the uncultivated and uninhabited wilderness

                  where she has - holds fast onto  - seizes -possesses

                  a (dwelling) Place

                  having been put in readiness - prepared from GOD,

                  in order that there in that Place,

                 they might feed - nurture - pamper her 1260 Days.     (AWPR)


 ⁷And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,     (KJV)
          (7)   And it came into being - it came to pass, that the fulfillment occurred

                  there was war, 

                  by means of the production of shaking and destroying, with the hand -

                  a battle of war.

                  In Heaven Michael and the angels of him made war - battled - fought

                  against the Dragon - Serpent;

                  and the Dragon - Serpent and the angels of him 

                  made war - battled - fought.    (AWPR)

 ⁸And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.      (KJV)
          (8)   And the certainly had NOT strength / ability to prevail;

                  not a (dwelling) place was to be found of them

                 [whether by search or by inquiry] still in Heaven.     (AWPR)

 ⁹And 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.     (KJV)
          (9)    And was cast off and thrust down the Dragon-Serpent:
                   the Great (one) [in stature - position -violence],
                   the Serpent / Snake,

                   the Old [one dating back to and from] from the very beginning,

                   being called / named   

                   Devil / False Accuser,

                   and the Satan - the Adversary who has set himself against all;

                   the (one) causing to err / go astray -

                   who causes distraction, divergence and misdirection -

                   the (one) deceiving - the whole habitable world

                   indeed was cast off and thrust down into the Earth,

                   and the angels of him with him were cast off and thrust down.    (AWPR)

 ¹⁰And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.      (KJV)
          (10)  And I attentively heard a great/large voice

                   saying / speaking in Heaven:

                         'Now - at this moment  

                          has come into being the Saving Deliverance / the Salvation

                          and the miraculous power

                          and the Kingdom of the GOD of us,

                          and (having the hindrance removed) the permissive and unencumbered Authority

                          of the Christ of Him;

                          because is cast off and thrown down

                          the Accuser who publicly speaks against the brothers of us,

                          the (one) speaking against / accusing them

                          in the face of -  in the presence of - before  the GOD of us

                          by day and by night.     (AWPR)

 ¹¹And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.     (KJV)
          (11)  And they overcame - subdued - conquered him 

                   through the blood of the Lamb

                   and through the word / saying / declaration of the 

                   martyr's witness - certification - testimony of them,

                   and they certainly did NOT 

                   love - esteem - favor - joyously have affection for

                   the spiritual manifest body of their being / their lives

                   continually until - unto death.     (AWPR)

 ¹²Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
 (KJV)
          (12)  Through as to this, 

                   making merry - being joyful - being glad,

                   the heavens and those in them encamping together - tabernacling.

                   Woe - alas - calamity - disaster

                   (to) those inhabiting the fixed / permanent dwellings

                   (of) the Earth and the (enclosed) sea / lake

                   because descended and came down the Devil / False Accuser

                   up to and alongside of you

                   having - holding - possessing a great 

                   outburst of anger / wrath / indignation / fury and violence of the mind

                   seeing and perceiving that 

                   he has a small / little  time / while of opportunity.     (AWPR)


 ¹³And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.     (KJV)
          (13)  And when the Dragon - Serpent saw and perceived

                  that he was cast off and down into the Earth,

                  he repeatedly and relentlessly pursued after (with eagerness)

                  the woman who bore / brought forth the male.       (AWPR)           


 ¹⁴And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.   (KJV)
          (14)  And was bestowed upon - given up and delivered over to

                   the Woman Two Wings of the the Great Eagle / Vulture

                   in order that she may fly [like a bird or fowl in flight]  into the

                   desolate wastelands - the desert - the uncultivated and uninhabited wilderness

                   into the (dwelling) Place of her,

                   where - in what place

                   she is fed - nourished - pampered   in that place - there

                   a time and times and half a time  [3 and 1/2 years]
                   from (the) face / countenance of the Serpent - Snake.     (AWPR)
  
 ¹⁵And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.      (KJV)
          (15)  And the Serpent threw / cast 

                   backwards - behind the back (at) the Woman

                   -- out of the mouth / opening of him --

                   water as an overflowing stream - torrent - river / a (rushing) flood,

                   in order that this one / she 

                   (be) tossed about and carried off

                   by an overflowing stream - torrent - river / a (rushing) flood,

                   that he might make - produce - cause.      (AWPR)

 ¹⁶And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.     (KJV)
          (16)  And the Earth  ran at the sound of the Woman's cry,

                  and helped / came to the assistance of 

                  the Woman,

                  and the Earth open-opened the mouth - opening of it,

                  and swallowed down

                  the overflowing stream - torrent - river / a (rushing) flood

                  which the Dragon - Serpent threw - cast 

                  out of the mouth - opening of him.     (AWPR)

 ¹⁷And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.     (KJV)
          (17)  And the Dragon - Serpent was enraged with anger as if provoked

                  over the Woman

                  and went away - departed - withdrew

                  to make - produce - bring about - cause

                  a War after - in the midst of

                  the rest / others of

                  the Seed / Descendants - family - stock  of her,

                  those keeping an eyeful watch - attentively observing

                  the Commandments of GOD

                  and having - holding - possessing

                  the Martyr's witness - certification - testimony of Jesus Christ.  (AWPR)



 Disclaimer:  The Alternate Word Pictures with Reiterations (AWPR) translation should be used as a Bible Study Aid only, and it is recommended that a direct literal translation or the King James Bible be used for regular and ecclesiastical purposes, and that the AWPR be used in association only as a Bible study aid so as to help the reader / user in their Bible Studying to clarify context and Scriptural Intent.     Thanks.  -- Brianroy

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Commentary:

Revelation 12:7

And there was war.

Kai egeneto polemos

(kai) and,

(egeneto) it came to pass, that the fulfillment occurred

(polemos) war, by means of the production of shaking and destroying, with the hand.

In reading the Greek, it seems more correct to end the sentence here, and then to start up again with the ff.:

In heaven, Michael and his angels fought

en to ourano ο Michael kai oi aggeloi autou tou polemesai

(polemesai) warred, as by means of the production of shaking and destroying, with the hand. However, this warring action is tied into the last word of verse 9, eblethesan. It is an immediate impulsive reaction action throw and cast off; but from that of a height, to cast off and cast down or throw down, as if vomiting forth that which is immediately recognized as toxic.

against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

Meta tou drakontos kai o drakon epolemesen kai oi aggeloi autou

(drakon) In Greek literature, the dragon was that which guarded the golden fleece as the malicious many headed hydra that was capable of seeing sharply in all directions at once. The emphasis that is placed on drakon, as with apocalyptic translations (cf. 1 Enoch 20:7) is that it is equal in capability to the all-seeing 4 faced cherub/seraph. In Revelation, the dragon is imitated and imaged after a spiritual sense by the Therion, which has 7 heads and 10 horns (Revelation 13:1). In the Greek, Therion is an aggressive predator beast of heat and consumption, which knows no taming of its fierce hostility and desire to attack, devour, consume. The Therion tends to display serpentine behavior and travel in packs like jackals, wolves, and other fierce beasts.

Currently, this many headed spiritual beast of Revelation is (apparently chained up) in the Abyssos, the pit of darkness, awaiting the hour of its release. The first victims will be the Two Great Witnesses (Revelation 11:7), who have power over material Creation in regard to weather, waters, plagues, and who knows what else. Since the Therion is primarily a spiritual creature that can be made tangible or intangible as needed, and the prophecy allows for their defeat without Heaven's intervention, we are to learn that even Enoch and Elijah though they had all earthly powers at their disposal, cannot conquer the spirit world without the direct and spiritual intercessory intervention of Yeshua HaMesshiach / Jesus the Christ himself and / or the authorization of Prophecy to do so.  The timing of the battle with the Two Witnesses is chosen with a dependency that the time of the 1260 days of the prophecy of the Two Witnesses is closing, and it is about the hour in which GOD has already pre-authorized their deaths. It is a tactical move that probably spares the Therion as many as 5 of its other 6 heads from being slain, even if it itself is not allowed to be fully slain by the Two Witnesses. However, it seems to me, that just before the battle, there will be a visible confrontation between Anti-Christ and the Two Witnesses of some sort, and at that point, the Therion will become visible and remain visible upon battling the Two Witnesses while any Jew who wishes to remain alive and not slaughtered by the rise of the pseudo-Palestinians / Arab descendents (et al.) to massacre all the Jews in Israel, will flee for their lives into the Wilderness regions southwards.  It appears to me that the Therion will be likened to the Leviathan of old, in which it will literally be huge like some great dinosaur monstrosity of old that was huge enough to feed many thousands off of one beast in the Old Testament:

“Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.” (Psalm 74:14 - KJV)

For such to be so, to feed many thousands (perhaps even tens of thousands) off of one beast, it seems to me that the very heads of this Therion may perhaps even exceed the Museum size examples of  their dinosaur displays, such as the size of the head of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, perhaps by as many as least several times (?).  

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Revelation 12:8  

And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

Kai ouk ischusen oude topos eurethe auton eti en to ourano

And certainly NOT was there found any effective capability, a ailment or strength to carry out effective results

9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent,

Kai eblethe o drakon o megas o ophis o archaios

And was cast off immediately ,and thrown down, the great old strong possessor holding rank - dignity - power -and importance over material wealth, that sharply seeing and malicious serpentine dragon from antiquity’s Beginning,

called the Devil,

o kaloumenos diabolos

the one being called to stay and remain a false accuser: as if through the casting of arrows or darting words, and javelin arguments, or as if casting down a plummet to measure the depths of the sea (he causes to know the shallowness and depths of the souls of men).

and Satan, which deceiveth

Kai o satanas o planon

And the Adversary who has set himself against all;

The Deceiving One who causes distraction, divergence and misdirection

the whole world:

Ten oikoumenen olen

The whole habitable world, every last bit, especially encapsulating power /authority where houses dwell closely together

he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

eblethe eis ten gen kai oi aggeloi autou met autou eblethesan

Was cast off immediately and thrown down, as if vomited out into the Earth, and the angels of him were likewise immediately cast off and thrown down as if toxic and by an immediate impulsive reaction action.

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Regarding the War of the Heavens in the literal heavens (Revelation 12:7-9; Judges 5:19-22), that war is to be fought primarily upon the unseen roadway in the heavens that leads to Heaven.

“Came Kings. They fought.
Then the Kings in Canaan fought in Taanach [in the Valley of Jezreel],
by the water of Megiddo.
The unjust gain of silver, they took not.
From the heavens, fought the stars: [the angelic hosts]
from their courses, they fought with Sisera.
The torrential river Kishon swept them away.
That ancient torrential river, the torrential river Kishon.
Then from the galloping galloping of His mighty stallions
did the horses beat the hooves.
‘Curse Meroz’, said the Angel of YHVeH, ‘Bitterly curse its inhabitants,
for they did not come to the Divine assistance and help of YHVeH,
to the help of YHVeH (as to be) among the warriors and mighty men.’”
(Judges 5:18-23 -- translation mine)


It appears that the inter-dimensional “window on high” that opens up (Isaiah 24:18) will be directly above the southeast section of Megiddo, over part of the Valley of Jezreel. The inter-dimensional window will be a portal -- like the concept of an inter-dimensional "worm hole" -- that warps instantaneously, the distance between Heaven and Earth. The Scriptures describe the "in between" / "the inter-dimensional", as though a long winding path or road as described in the expanded and reiterated Greek of 1 Thessalonians 4:16.

The time equivalency in our comprehension is that is traversed in anywhere from seconds to 15 minutes to perhaps as much as over half and hour (cf. Revelation 4:1, 8:1). Therefore, we are dealing with three dimensions, as described in Judges 5:18-23.
1) The First dimension is of this present reality that we perceive as Earth and Space.
2) The Second Dimension is some kind of in-between reality unseen and unperceived to those of the First Dimension.
3) The Third Dimension is that of Heaven itself, hence, the title of the “Third Heaven” by Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:2.

Jesus tells us of the battle tactics of that time of the Elijahn Rapture on Day 1290-1291, the transition of the first 3 1/2 years of the 7 year Tribulation to second 3 1/2 years called the Great Day of the LORD's Wrath or the Day of the LORD, and it is necessary that the transition be immediately preceded or have inserted directly between them, a  pre-Wrath evacuation protocol, saying,

“But in those days, after that Tribulation, [of 1290 days]
the sun shall be darkened, [Joel 2:31, cf. vv. 30,32]
and the moon shall not give her light.
And the stars of Heaven shall fall,

[refers to a literal disappearance of the astronomical stars, as well as the casting down of angelic beings from Heaven to earth. That is, from the third dimension, into the second, and then perhaps also into the first dimension as well. If this last part of my analysis is correct, those angels which follow Satan as of post-Day 1291 will be as having had their “wings clipped” and thereafter be visible to the naked human eye, those dwelling upon the Earth. The technology explosion would then become incomprehensibly fast, so that speculation now is futile.
If this scenario of the clipped fallen angels becoming manifest post-Day-1291 is the case, the “kings of the East” will be angels heading humans, to fight other angels heading humans at Megiddo and elsewhere: becoming the house divided that shall not stand (Matthew 12:25-26).]

and the powers that are in Heaven shall be shaken.

[refers to a literal rippling of cosmic elements, and a bringing of war or a
“shaking” to the presence of “the Powers”; i.e., war in Heaven against GOD
the Father and the Lamb. The reverberation likened to a rippling of walls and floors as if by strikes against the foundation and support columns of a building.]

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
And then shall He send His angels, [His Heavenly Troops and Messengers]
and shall gather His elect from the four winds,
from the uttermost part of the Earth to the uttermost part of Heaven.”
(Mark 13:24-27, KJV - Commentary mine)

In Gematria, the word “Sisera” סיסרא holds a value of 331. This word is numerically synonymous with Ephraim אפרים, which means “Doubly fruitful”; with Chasabyahu חשביהו, which means “YH has regarded”; and with Yishyahu ישיהו, which translates as “YH will either lend or borrow, with interest.”
In Gematriac synonym, those of Sisera are borrowed or delivered from Sheol שאל. This deliverance is by GOD’s perfect and atoning work of the Cross, and the power of His eternal life and Resurrection (I Peter 3:19-20, 4:6; Matthew 27:62-28:20, 27:52-53).

In effect, Sisera represents the angelic hosts and translated believers, in the “Song of Deborah” of Judges 5.

Further, the Song of Deborah informs us of the initial success of the powers of Darkness in this battle. In Gematria, Kishon קישין holds a value of 470. It is found to be as Kimriyr [Kaf-Mem-Rosh-Yod-Rosh], “an eclipse of blackness, twice intertwined and shriveled back”. They Yedithun ידיתון , “use the hand meant for laud and worship”, to Arar ערר “to demolish and make bare”, by Ashuq עשק “pressing upon, quarreling with, and overflowing violently upon” the Saints and Sons of Light.

They do so along the Telem תלם , “the bank, or ridge of (the Heavenly sky-way), forming an accumulation.” In other words, knowing the Day of the Elijahn Rapture, they lie in wait as a force that is Token תכן, “a fixed and measured out / balanced quantity” of Kenath כנת “Companions and colleagues” thought to get the job of ambushing done. Yet, for all the intensity and fierceness of the battle, it is seen by GOD as but a Shetseph שצף, as but “a small outburst of anger”. This, in spite of the fact, that it appears at the first that the victory is granted unto the powers of darkness, who seriously pounce the Elijahn Rapture translation of believers and their Heavenly Escort.

Now whether it will be participated in by hundreds of fighter or some kind of more technologically advanced warfare aircraft who enter into the temporarily opened up vector warp-stream or inter-dimensional passageway that leads from earth to Heaven, or the battle is fought solely by angelic hosts against angelic hosts and translated/transformed believers, we shall have to wait and see.   I use the term fighter aircraft loosely. I believe that we will enter an era of a highly revolutionary and new technology in an extremely tight period of months or weeks, which will be the manifestation from or with the minds of fallen angels and Satan the fallen cherub, now being free to utilize earthly resources in the developing kingdom of Anti-Christ. This New Technology Revolution will be a pre-cursor to the coming Hyper-Technology that will follow this failed assault on Heaven in Days 1290-1291. Satan will then utilize the kingdom of the Beast and Anti-Christ to develop mechanized sorceries even more highly advanced than what Science Fiction writers can now only dream about. The purpose of those wizardries of craft will be for the “War of Return”, to fight against Christ and all His Heavenly hosts, when He returns with them on Day 2625 (being Day 1335 from the first failed assault). This will not explode into being until the days following the destruction of exactly half the Earth’s population on Days 1290-1291.

Isaiah 24:18 speaks of "windows on high are opened", and I take from this that an interdimensional portal or window or worm-hole is meant. In all likelihood, it will be a combination assault through this "window on high", as indicated by the curse against Meroz (which appears to be telling us) of man-machine-and spirit beings assaulting spirit beings accessing the portal over Megiddo. It is these that those of “Meroz”, the armies and air forces of the Jordanians and Saudis, to which the curse of GOD appears in Ezekiel 35:3-5. Further, we learn in Obadiah 11-14, that in the time Israel needed assistance most, during this battle and invasion of Heaven and the Land of Israel, those of Esau (the so called “Palestinians”), stood in the crossways and laid ambush and slaughtered their Jewish “cousins”. And even, after all this, it is not we -- the saints and angels -- who will be victorious to save (Luke 10:18-20), but YHVeH Himself must intervene to save us and those of Israel’s remnant upon the Earth at this time. For, according to the Scripture,

“YHVeH shall be seen over them,
and His arrow shall go forth as lightning:
and YHVeH GOD shall blow the trumpet,
and shall go with the whirlwinds of the south.
YHVeH of hosts shall defend them…."
(Zechariah 9:14-15a)

"...The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.
A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground." (Jeremiah 25:30-33)

The battle between Satan and his angels and Christ and his angels and those who are the redeemed believers, must not be taken lightly. It will not be a couple of blows, then a cry for help, and no more pain. Rather, this battle is so fierce, that we who will engage in the battle, must fight with all our existence, so that we love not even our second life unto death. That means a violence threatening those who are eternal with extinction is made by Satan and those who follow him. We are told that in order to overcome, and protect those at the seen or Elijahn Rapture, we must fight (John 18:26) after this manner:
“…they overcame by the blood of the Lamb,
and by the word of their testimony,
and they loved not their lives unto the death.”  (Revelation 12:11) KJV

The key word in Revelation 12:11 is “lives”. Those engaged in the battle had already died once, they are covered in the blood of Jesus, so that it is said, “Where, O death, is thy sting?” (Isaiah 25:8, I Corinthians 15:55).   When we make ourselves glad - joyous and make merry in Christ Jesus and what he done for us at the Cross, we are as if being given the power and equality to take on angelic beings of great power and stature. We saints will not be discouraged in the battle, but we will enter into it joyfully as if an exciting opportunity in the LORD, not holding back because no matter how fierce, we are promised that we who believe into Christ will not suffer the second death,

 Revelation 2:11
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

 Revelation 20:6
Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

and that word of such testimony will also be included to bear our witness in the battle so as to show that we Saints are destined to overcome in and through Christ, even as we will then have in our own lives overcome the world by having a believing faith into Christ that the world will not have conquered,  into the grave, and thus have been victorious in overcoming the world through faith and trust which will then be rewarded upon us with eternal life and reward of only the good, all judgements of punishments taken away having been forgiven and paid for us at the Cross.  Amen.