Revelation 12
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The Woman, Israel
12 And a great sign [warning of an ominous and frightening future event] appeared in heaven: a [a]woman clothed with the sun, with the moon beneath her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. 2 She was with child (the Messiah) and she cried out, being in labor and in pain to give birth.(A)
The Red Dragon, Satan
3 Then another sign [of warning] was seen in heaven: behold, a great fiery red dragon (Satan) with [b]seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven royal crowns (diadems).(B) 4 And his tail swept [across the sky] and dragged away a third of the stars of heaven and flung them to the earth. And the dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.(C)
The Male Child, Christ
5 And she gave birth to a Son, a male Child, who is destined to rule (shepherd) all the nations with a rod of iron; and her Child was [c]caught up to God and to His throne.(D) 6 Then the woman fled into the wilderness where she had a place prepared by God, so that she would be nourished there for a thousand two hundred and sixty days (forty-two months; three and one-half years).
The Angel, Michael
7 And war broke out in heaven, Michael [the archangel] and his angels waging war with the dragon. The dragon and his angels fought, 8 but they were not strong enough and did not prevail, and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven.(E) 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the age-old serpent who is called the [d]devil and Satan, he who continually deceives and seduces the entire inhabited world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.(F) 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying,
“Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom (dominion, reign) of our God, and the authority of His Christ have come; for the [e]accuser of our [believing] brothers and sisters has been thrown down [at last], he who accuses them and keeps bringing charges [of sinful behavior] against them before our God day and night.(G) 11 And they overcame and conquered him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, for they did not love their life and renounce their faith even when faced with death.(H) 12 Therefore rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them [in the presence of God]. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you in great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time [remaining]!”(I)
13 And when the dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who had given birth to the male Child. 14 But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly into the wilderness to her place, where she was nourished for a time and times and half a time (three and one-half years), away from the presence of the serpent (Satan).(J) 15 And the serpent hurled water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, so that he might cause her to be swept away with the flood. 16 But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon had hurled out of his mouth.(K) 17 So the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went off to wage war on the rest of her children (seed), those who keep and obey the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus [holding firmly to it and bearing witness to Him].
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- Revelation 12:1 The woman represents the nation of Israel. The sun refers to Jacob (also called Israel, the name divinely bestowed on Jacob at Peniel Gen 32:28), and the moon to Rachel, while the twelve stars refer to the twelve tribes of Israel, originating with the sons of Jacob and Rachel (Gen 37:9-11).
- Revelation 12:3 The seven heads and ten horns correspond to the heads and horns of the beast in 17:3 ff, and to those of the beast in Dan 7:7 ff as well. Daniel’s description reveals that the ten horns are ten kings who temporarily reign with the Antichrist during the Great Tribulation (cf 17:12).
- Revelation 12:5 This refers to the ascension of Christ to heaven following His death and resurrection.
- Revelation 12:9 The Greek for devil is diabolos, which is actually a translation of Satan, a Hebrew word meaning “adversary” or “accuser.” The Greek word additionally carries with it the concept of “slanderer.” See note v 10.
- Revelation 12:10 This is the activity of Satan from which he has earned his name (see note v 9). The activity is most clearly seen in Job 1-2 and in Zech 3.
Revelation 12
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12 Then kai a great megas sign sēmeion appeared horaō in en · ho heaven ouranos: a woman gynē clothed with periballō the ho sun hēlios, · kai with the ho moon selēnē under hypokatō · ho her autos feet pous, and kai on epi · ho her autos head kephalē was a crown stephanos of twelve dōdeka stars astēr. 2 · kai She was echō pregnant en gastēr and kai was crying out krazō in labor pains ōdinō as kai she struggled basanizō to give birth tiktō. 3 Then kai another allos sign sēmeion appeared horaō in en · ho heaven ouranos: · kai a huge megas red pyrros dragon drakōn that had echō seven hepta heads kephalē and kai ten deka horns keras, and kai on epi · ho its autos heads kephalē were seven hepta crowns diadēma. 4 · kai · ho His autos tail oura swept away syrō a ho third tritos of the ho stars astēr of ho heaven ouranos and kai hurled ballō them autos to eis the ho earth gē. And kai the ho dragon drakōn stood histēmi before enōpion the ho woman gynē who ho was about mellō to give birth tiktō, so that hina when hotan she bore tiktō · ho her autos child teknon he might devour katesthiō it. 5 So kai the woman gave birth tiktō to a son hyios, a male child arsēn, who hos is going mellō to rule poimainō all pas the ho nations ethnos with en an iron sidērous rod rhabdos; but kai her autos child teknon was taken up harpazō · ho to pros · ho God theos and kai to pros · ho his autos throne thronos. 6 Then kai the ho woman gynē fled pheugō into eis the ho wilderness erēmos where hopou a place topos had been prepared hetoimazō for her by apo · ho God theos, so hina they can take care of trephō her autos there ekei for one thousand chilioi two hundred diakosioi and sixty hexēkonta days hēmera.
7 Then kai war polemos broke out ginomai in en · ho heaven ouranos, · ho Michael Michaēl and kai · ho his autos angels angelos fought polemeō against meta the ho dragon drakōn. · kai The ho dragon drakōn and kai his autos angels angelos fought back polemeō, · ho 8 but kai he was not ou strong enough ischuō, and no oude longer eti was a place topos found heuriskō for them autos in en · ho heaven ouranos. 9 And kai the ho great megas dragon drakōn was thrown down ballō, · ho that ho ancient archaios serpent ophis, · ho who ho is called kaleō the devil diabolos and kai · ho Satan Satanas, the ho deceiver planaō of the ho whole holos world oikoumenē— he was thrown down ballō to eis the ho earth gē, and kai · ho his autos angels angelos were thrown down ballō with meta him autos. 10 Then kai I heard akouō a loud megas voice phōnē in en · ho heaven ouranos saying legō, “ Just now arti have come ginomai the ho salvation sōtēria and kai the ho power dynamis and kai the ho kingdom basileia of ho our hēmeis God theos and kai the ho authority exousia of ho his autos Christ Christos, because hoti the ho accuser katēgōr of ho our hēmeis brothers adelphos has been thrown down ballō, the ho one who accuses katēgoreō them autos day hēmera and kai night nyx before enōpion · ho our hēmeis God theos. 11 · kai They autos overcame nikaō him autos by dia the ho blood haima of the ho Lamb arnion and kai by dia the ho word logos of ho their autos testimony martyria, and kai they did not ou love agapaō · ho their autos lives psychē even achri to death thanatos. 12 Therefore dia houtos, rejoice euphrainō, O ho heavens ouranos and kai all who ho dwell skēnoō in en them autos! But woe ouai to you, O ho earth gē and kai · ho sea thalassa, for hoti the ho devil diabolos has come down katabainō to pros you hymeis having echō great megas wrath thumos, because he knows oida that hoti he has echō only a short oligos time kairos!”
13 So kai when hote the ho dragon drakōn saw that hoti he had been thrown down ballō to eis the ho earth gē, he pursued diōkō the ho woman gynē who hostis had given birth tiktō to the ho male child arsēn. 14 But kai the ho woman gynē was given didōmi the ho two dyo wings pteryx of ho a great megas eagle aetos · ho so hina she could fly petomai away into eis the ho wilderness erēmos to eis the ho place topos where hopou she would be taken care of trephō for a time kairos, and kai times kairos, and kai half hēmisys a time kairos, safe from apo the presence prosōpon of the ho serpent ophis. 15 Then kai the ho serpent ophis spouted ballō water hydōr like hōs a river potamos out of ek · ho his autos mouth stoma after opisō the ho woman gynē to hina sweep poieō her autos away poieō by a flood potamophorētos, 16 but kai the ho earth gē came to the help of boētheō the ho woman gynē; · kai the ho ground gē opened up anoigō · ho and kai swallowed katapinō the ho river potamos that hos the ho dragon drakōn had spewed ballō from ek · ho his autos mouth stoma. 17 So kai the ho dragon drakōn became furious orgizō with epi the ho woman gynē and kai went off aperchomai to make poieō war polemos against meta the ho rest loipos of ho her autos children sperma, those ho who keep tēreō the ho commandments entolē of ho God theos and kai hold echō to the ho testimony martyria of Jesus Iēsous.
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