3) Babylon fell, burned, the saints await their rescue, as the 144,000 are sequestered and trained. Rev. 6:5-6, Rev. 8:10-11, Rev. 12:5-6 (Rev. 13:6-10), Rev. 18:4.
Rev. 12:5-6, And 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. 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.
Question: Who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron? (Rev. 19:15)
“And out of his (Jesus’) mouth goeth a sharp sword (Rev. 1:16), that with it (the sharp sword) he (Jesus) should smite the nations (Psalm 118:10): and he (the sharp sword) shall rule them (the nations) with a rod of iron (Rev. 12:5) and he (the sharp sword) treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God (Rev. 19:21).”
Again, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron? Answer: The sharp sword.
And who is the sharp sword’s rod of iron? Answer: The sickle of Rev. 14:19.
And who is the sickle? Answer: The 144,000 standing with Christ in Rev. 14:1.
Therefore, Rev. 12:5 reads:
And she (the church stated in Rev. 12:1-2) brought forth a man child (the sword from the Savior’s mouth), who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron (the 144,000): and her child (the sword from the Savior’s mouth) was caught up unto God, and to his throne (Identifies John, Rev. 4:1-2).
That is,
Standing with Christ (Rev. 14:1), the 144,000 await their Moses (Rev. 15:3), who is to lead them to rescue the saints of God (Rev. 14:14-16) and end the tribulation by gathering the beast and his false prophet to the winepress of destruction (Rev. 14:17-20, Rev. 19:19-21, Rev. 9:13-21).
The tribulation lasts for 3.5-years (Rev. 13:5). Not that long unless you are living through it (Rev. 13:6-10). Staying close to Jesus is the only answer.