cross posted from here
I want to believe that this promise (from 1 Timothy 2:15 and Revelation 12) is for my own marriage, for my own husband that he will be among those of whom Bushnell speaks here:
“The agony and travail of the Woman seem to signify some great spiritual travail of soul into which women will be plunged just before the Lord’s second coming; and as a result a large body of men (the man child), of exceptional holiness and devotion will rise; this will be that bringing forth of a man child. ”
see “I labor in birth until Christ be formed in you“
Further, I have to wonder if we are in that time of which the prophecy speaks and Bushnell foresaw when she wrote some 100 years ago. IS the agony and travail of soul related to 2 Timothy 3 as well?
2 Timothy 3:1This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Travailing over these men and the wounds they have caused and do cause (the porn generation?) is very VERY painful, moreso than childbirth and I have given birth to eight natural children. AGONIZING is accurate! 
My husband has made a serious commitment to try to lick his porn habit (He has been clean for three weeks now.) He mentioned to me that he is NEVER even tempted to do porn at home. I think that is GOD’s mercy and protection. I pray and plead the blood of Jesus over our household and claim “As for me and my house, we shall serve the LORD”
However, in order to become the man of “of exceptional holiness and devotion” God is calling him to be, I think my husband needs to engage in some spiritual warfare too- while he is on business trips and overnights in the city.
I would be very appreciative if anyone who reads this would say a prayer for him. He leaves for another month in Turkey this Monday.
Thank you
OH my! Turkey is a dark place in regards to respect of women. Prayers gone up.