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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

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 12:1-17

12:1-14:20 PICTURES OF CONFLICT AND TRIUMPHThe woman, the child and the dragon (12:1-17)In this vision the woman who gives birth to a son seems to symbolize Israel who produced the Messiah, Jesus. But it is the true Israel, the true people of God, who are pictured here. The faithful of old Israel were those who began the Christian church, and in the church there is no distinction on the basis of nationality. All Christians are now God’s people (12:1-2).Then appears a dragon (identified in verse... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 12:14

two = the two. a = the. great eagle. Great is emph. Compare Deuteronomy 32:11 , Deuteronomy 32:12 . might = may. fly. Greek. petomai. See Revelation 12:6 . Compare Exodus 14:5 .Psalms 35:1-5 .Isaiah 11:16 . Ezekiel 20:33-38 . Hosea 2:14 , Hosea 2:15 .Zephaniah 2:3 .Matthew 24:15-28 . Mark 13:14-23 . time, &c. See Revelation 11:2 and App-195 . from, &c. See Septuagint of Judges 9:21 for same Figure of speech Idioma ( App-6 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 12:14

And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness unto her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.The two wings of the great eagle ... The great drama of persecution has here moved into its third phase: (1) It first raged against the woman before Christ was born. (2) It reached it bitterest and most intense malignity during the ministry of the Son of God. (3) It next fell upon... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 12:13-17

Revelation 12:13-17. And when the dragon saw, &c.— When the dragon was thus deposed from the imperial throne, and cast unto the earth, 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 afterwards in the reign of Julian; he traduced and abused the Christian religion, by such writers as Hierocles, Libanius, and others of the same stamp and character; he rent and... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 12:14

14. were given—by God's determinate appointment, not by human chances ( :-). two—Greek, "the two wings of the great eagle." Alluding to :-: proving that the Old Testament Church, as well as the New Testament Church, is included in "the woman." All believers are included (Isaiah 40:30; Isaiah 40:31). The great eagle is the world power; in Ezekiel 17:3; Ezekiel 17:7, Babylon and Egypt: in early Church history, Rome, whose standard was the eagle, turned by God's providence from being hostile into... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 12:13-17

The dragon’s vengeance on the woman 12:13-17The revelation of Satan’s activity, which the song of the martyrs (Revelation 12:10-12) interrupted, now resumes. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 12:14

The Israelites will receive divine assistance in fleeing from the dragon (passive "were given"). God bore the Israelites "on eagles wings" when He enabled them to escape from Pharaoh (Exodus 19:4; Deuteronomy 32:11; cf. Isaiah 40:31). Therefore we should probably understand the eagle to be metaphorical describing the way God will save them, namely, with strength and safety. Another possibility is that the eagle represents angelic assistance (cf. Revelation 8:13). The comparison between an eagle... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 12:1-17

The Woman and the Man-Child. The DragonThe persecution which the Church had already suffered, and which was about to burst forth again, is the great fact which underlies the whole ’Revelation.’ The sufferings of the Church and its members have been referred to again and again, particularly in Revelation 11:1-13. In the ’seals’ and the ’trumpets’ the Church has been assured, in a broad and general manner, that God’s judgments will fall upon the world of wickedness, and that the ungodly will bow... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Revelation 12:14

(14) And to the woman . . .—Better, And there were given to the woman (the) two wings of the great eagle (the definite article is used before “great eagle”), that she might fly into the wilderness, unto her place, where she is nourished there for a season, and seasons, and half a season, from the face of the serpent. The woman is persecuted and driven into the wilderness: yet it is with the eagle wings given her by her Lord that she flies; the serpent drives her into the wilderness: yet it is... read more