The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:6
And the woman fled into the wilderness. As with Christ, so with his Church. His great trial took place in the wilderness; so the trial of the Church occurs in the wilderness, by which figure the world is typified. It is generally pointed out that this verse is here inserted in anticipation of Revelation 12:14 . We prefer rather to look upon it as occurring in its natural place, the narrative being interrupted by Revelation 12:7-13 in order to account for the implacable hostility of the... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:5
And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron; a son, a male— the Greek υἱόν , ἄρσεν , renders it emphatic— who is to rule , as in the Revised Version; to rule, or to govern as a shepherd (cf. the verb in Matthew 2:6 ). This reference and Psalms 2:9 leave no doubt as to the identification of the man child. It is Christ who is intended. The same expression is used of him in Revelation 19:1-21 ., where he is definitely called the "Word... read more