ヨハネの黙示録 12:14-16 JC

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:12-17

The defeatability of the devil. "Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea!" etc. This portion of John's vision illustrates four facts of great importance and of vital interest to all men. I. THAT MIGHTY AS IS THE MASTER FIEND OF EVIL , HE IS NOT PROOF AGAINST DEFEATS . "Therefore rejoice, ye [O] heavens, and ye that dwell in them" (verse 12). 1 . Here is a defeat implied. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:13-17

Safety in Satanic persecution. The anticipated defeat—a defeat already effected in the Divine counsels—excites the wrath of the dragon, who reads assuredly his own condemnation and subjugation in that "blood of the Lamb" which the hands of his own "cruel and wicked" ones shed. The time of his power is limited; it is "a short time." Satan will rage his hour, and persecute the woman. Thus we are brought back to the earlier part of the vision, and we behold— I. THE SATANIC ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:14

And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle. "The two wings of the great eagle" is found in most authorities, though א omits both the articles. The symbol of the eagle is a common one in the Old Testament, and this may account for the presence of the article. The escape of the Jewish Church from the power of Pharaoh, and her preservation in the wilderness, are referred to under a like figure (see Exodus 19:4 ; Deuteronomy 32:11 , "Ye have seen what I did unto the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:15

And the serpent cast out of his month water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood; cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a river … carried away by the river . A flood , in the Old Testament, has several significations. It frequently expresses overwhelming misfortune. Thus Psalms 69:15 , "Let not the waterflood overflow me;" Psalms 90:5 , "Thou carriest them away as with a flood" (cf. also Daniel 9:26 ; Daniel 11:22 ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:16

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; swallowed up the river (Revised Version). "The earth" frequently, but not invariably, in the Revelation signifies "the wicked." It is doubtful, therefore, how far the figure here employed should be pressed. What is certain is that the writer intends to express the idea that the Church is preserved in a wonderful and even miraculous way from the efforts of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:16

Nature serving Christliness. "The earth helped the woman." By common consent "the woman" here means redeemed humanity, or the children of God collectively, or, in other words, what is called the Church. 1 . Her appearance is wonderful. "Clothed with the sun." 2 . Her progeny is wonderful. "She brought forth a man child." 3 . Her antagonist is wonderful. The devil is the great enemy of redeemed humanity, and the description given of him indicates that he is a being of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 12:14

And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle - The most powerful of birds, and among the most rapid in flight. See the notes on Revelation 4:7. The meaning here is, that the woman is represented as prepared for a rapid flight; so prepared as to be able to outstrip her pursuer, and to reach a place of safety. Divested of the figure, the sense is, that the church, when exposed to this form of persecution, would be protected as if miraculously supplied with wings.That she might fly into... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 12:15

And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood - This is special and uncommon imagery, and it is not necessary to suppose that anything like this literally occurs in nature. Some serpents are indeed said to eject from their mouths poisonous bile when they are enraged, in order to annoy their pursuers; and some sea monsters, it is known, spout forth large quantities of water; but the representation here does not seem to be taken from either of those cases. It is the mere product of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 12:16

And the earth helped the woman - The earth seemed to sympathize with the woman in her persecutions, and to interpose to save her. The meaning is, that a state of things would exist in regard to the church thus driven into obscurity, which would be well represented by what is here said to occur. It was cut off from human aid. It was still in danger; still persecuted. In this state it was nourished from some unseen source. It was enabled to avoid the direct attacks of the enemy, and when he... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 12:13-17

Revelation 12:13-17. And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth: &c. When the dragon was thus deposed from the imperial throne, and cast unto the earth, (Revelation 12:13,) he still continued to persecute the church with equal malice, though not with equal power. He made several attempts to restore the pagan idolatry in the reign of Constantine, and afterward in the reign of Julian; he traduced and abused the Christian religion by such writers as Hierocles, Libanius, and... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:12-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:13-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 12:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 12:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 12:16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 12:13-17

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