Revelation 12:14-17 NLT,NIV,ESV

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 12:12-17

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:17

And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed; waxed wroth … went away to make, etc. (Revised Version). Having failed to prevent the mission of' the man child—Christ Jesus—and having been foiled in his attempts to overwhelm the Church of God, Satan proceeds to attack the individual members of the Church—the seed of the woman. The method by which he endeavours to do this is related in the following chapters. Wordsworth points out an analogy... 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

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:1-17

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 12:17

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

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