Revelation 12
| Revelation 12 | |
|---|---|
.JPG) Revelation 1:13-2:1 on the verso side of Papyrus 98 from the second century. | |
| Book | Book of Revelation |
| Category | Apocalypse |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 27 |
Revelation 12 is the twelfth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle.[3][4]
Text
- The original text was written in Koine Greek.
- Some of the oldest manuscripts containing this chapter are:
- Papyrus 115 (ca. AD 275; extant: verses 1-5, 8-10, 12-17)
- Papyrus 47 (3rd century)
- Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
- Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
- Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (ca. AD 450; complete)
- This chapter is divided into 17 verses.
Structure
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This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):
- Revelation 12:1–6 = The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon
- Revelation 12:7–12 = Satan Thrown Out of Heaven
- Revelation 12:13–17 = The Woman Persecuted
Verse 1
- Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars.[5]
Verse 3
- And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.[6]
Verse 9
- And 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.[7]
Verse 11
- And 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.[8][9]
Verse 14
- And 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.[10]
Verse 16
- And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.[11]
See also
- Jesus Christ
- John's vision of the Son of Man
- Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament
- Seven trumpets
- Woman of the Apocalypse
- The Revelation 12 sign prophecy, a event that was supposed to take place in 2017
- Other related Bible parts: Revelation 5, Revelation 6, Revelation 7, Revelation 8, Revelation 9, Revelation 11, Revelation 13
References
- ^ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ^ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ^ Davids, Peter H (1982). I Howard Marshall and W Ward Gasque (ed.). New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Epistle of James (Repr. ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans. ISBN 0802823882.
- ^ Evans, Craig A (2005). Craig A Evans (ed.). Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: John, Hebrews-Revelation. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Victor. ISBN 0781442281.
- ^ Revelation 12:1
- ^ Revelation 12:3
- ^ Revelation 12:9
- ^ Revelation 12:11
- ^ John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible - Revelation 12:11
- ^ Revelation 12:14
- ^ Revelation 12:16
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Gill, John. Exposition of the Entire Bible (1746-1763).
12:1 And a great portent appeared in the sky, a woman clad in the sun, the moon under her feet and a wreath of twelve stars on her head,
12 is half of 350 degrees in RA she is half of creation or |Jehovah's "significant other" half
- 2 about to have a child; and she was screaming in her labor-pains, in the torture of giving birth.
Not Jesus Christ as he was removed from this equation
- 3 And another portent appeared in the sky: lo, a great fiery-red serpent with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on its heads,
These are all the dominions once offered to Christ but previously rejected
- 4 its tail dragging a third of the stars in the sky and throwing them to earth. And the serpent was standing before the woman who was to bear the child, in order to eat up her child when she did bear it.
1/3rd equals one of three parts (a third party ie not part of Jehovah or his creation)
- 5 And she bore a son, a male, who is to drive all nations with an iron rod; and her child was snatched away to God and his throne; 6 and the woman fled to the desert, where she has a place prepared by God where they are to feed her twelve hundred and sixty days.
And we are back with the narrative: This is day eight of creation (not covered yet: "is [yet to] to drive all...".)
External links
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