啟示錄 12:2-4 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:1-17

The following analysis will help to make clear the relation of the several parts of the vision. I. THE ORIGIN OF THE ENMITY BETWEEN CHRIST AND THE WORLD . ( Revelation 12:7-13 .) II. THE PROGRESS OF THE WARFARE . 1. The assaults of the devil. 2. The overthrow and punishment of the devil. ( Revelation 20:1-10 .) 3. The victory of the faithful. ( Revelation 14:13 ; Revelation 19:1-10 ; Revelation 21:1-27 .; 22.) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:1-17

The foes of God and of his Church. "That old serpent." In previous chapters of this book there have been hints of sundry evil forces which would at divers times harass the Church of God. Who they would be, or what, or how they would work, has not yet been shown to us. This is done, however, in chapters which we have yet to consider. Of them there are several. Of each one we have a representation in the form of allegory or parable. In this chapter the first of them is shown us. We can... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:2

And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. The present, "crieth," κρὰζει , is found in א , A, P, Coptic, Andreas in a et bav., etc.; the imperfect, ἐκράζεν , is read in C, Vulgate, 7, 8, 31, etc., Andreas in c et p , Primasius; the aorist, ἐκράζεν , in B, twelve cursives (cf. the words of our Lord in John 16:21 , John 16:22 ). A similar image occurs in Isaiah 26:17 ; Isaiah 66:7 , Isaiah 66:8 ; Micah 4:10 . The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:3

And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and there was seen another sign in heaven (Revised Version). (See on Revelation 12:1 .) The appearance seen is not a representation of the devil as he actually is, but the sign—the dragon—is figurative and descriptive of the particular characteristics now about to be exhibited. In heaven— most likely merely in the space above, where he could be easily seen. Wordsworth, however, says, "Because the power here represented assails the Church,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:4

And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth ; draweth (Revised Version). Not the stars with which the woman is crowned (see Revelation 12:1 ), but other stars. In describing the vast power of the devil, St. John seems to allude to the tremendous result of his rebellious conduct in heaven, in effecting the fall of other angels with himself (Jud John 1:6 ). The seer does not here interrupt his narrative to explain the point, but returns to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 12:2

And she being with child cried, travailing in birth ... - That is, there would be something which would be properly represented by a woman in such circumstances.The question now is, what is referred to by this woman? And here it need hardly be said that there has been, as in regard to almost every other part of the Book of Revelation, a great variety of interpretations. It would be endless to undertake to examine them, and would not be profitable if it could be done; and it is better,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 12:3

And there appeared another wonder in heaven - Represented as in heaven. See the notes on Revelation 12:1. That is, he saw this as occurring at the time when the church was thus about to increase.And behold a great red dragon - The word rendered “dragon” - δράκων drakōn - occurs, in the New Testament, only in the book of Revelation, where it is uniformly rendered as here - “dragon:” Revelation 12:3-4, Revelation 12:7,Revelation 12:9, Revelation 12:13, Revelation 12:16-17; Revelation 13:2,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 12:4

And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven - The word rendered “drew” - συρω surō - means to “draw, drag, haul.” Prof. Stuart renders it “drew along”; and explains it as meaning that “the danger is represented as being in the upper region of the air, so that his tail may be supposed to interfere with and sweep down the stars, which, as viewed by the ancients, were all set in the visible expanse or welkin.” So Daniel 8:10, speaking of the little horn, says that “it waxed great,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 12:1-5

Revelation 12:1-5. And there appeared a woman clothed with the sun “It was a well-known custom,” says Lowman, “at the time of this prophecy, to represent the several virtues, and public societies, by the figure of a woman in some peculiar dress, many of which are to be seen in the Roman coins; in particular, Salus, the emblem of security and protection, is represented as a woman standing upon a globe, to represent the safety and security of the world under the emperor’s care. The... 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

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 12:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 12:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 12:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 12:1-5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 12:1-17

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