The ‘fake’ gets dumped out of heaven first, the 6th trump, the 6 th seal and the 6 th vial ... 666... Christ says that there will be wars and rumors of wars, BUT that is not the end ... what is the opposite of wars and rumors of wars .... peace, peace, peace, but, there is no peace...
There is One Heavenly Father, and One Savior ... but as Christ warned there would be many claiming to be ... and the ‘fake’ is after souls...
Ezekiel 13:20
“Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.”
Christ as Savior is certainly the main objective
Revelation 12 is a bit of an enigma, compared to the other chapters. It appears to paint a broad overview, which is still nice information.
It DOES seem that Satan is freer to do evil during those days.
Perhaps because the Restrainer has stepped out of his way (well, not perhaps). I think absolutely because.
To me, Satan was kicked out of Heaven before the foundation of the Earth. Salvation was certainly planned before then (Lamb slain before the foundation of the Earth).
Satan was already walking the Earth in the Book of Job. Somehow he came in the form of the serpent in the Garden. And Christ refers to him as the prince of this world nearly 2,000 years ago in a present tense.