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Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Revelation 12:10-17

Revelation 12:10-17Now is come salvation.The heavenly song of victoryThis is a song of heaven--of that heaven from which the dragon had been cast out.I. The salvation. It is “the salvation” that is here sung of--the salvation of Him whose name is Jesus, the Saviour. It is salvation--not consisting of one blessing or one kind of blessing, but of many; made up of everything which can be indicated by the reversal of our lost condition. It is not done at once, but in parts and at sundry times, each... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Revelation 12:12-17

Revelation 12:12-17Therefore rejoice, ye heavens.The defeatibility of the devilI. Mighty as is the master-fiend of evil, he is not proof against defeats. “Therefore rejoice, ye heavens.”1. Here is a defeat implied. There is nothing permanent in error, there is no stability in wrong. As light extends, and virtue grows, all schemes of wrong, political, social, and religious, crack to pieces and tumble to ruin.2. Here is a defeat righteously exultable. It is the joy of the prisoner quitting his... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Revelation 12:14

14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. Ver. 14. Two wings of a great eagle ] That is, sufficient means of safety and protection from peril, Exodus 19:4 . By this great eagle, some mighty personage seems to be designed,Ezekiel 17:3-7; Ezekiel 17:3-7 . And this may very well be Constantine, whose peculiar surname was Great: but... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Revelation 12:14

to the: Exodus 19:4, Deuteronomy 32:11, Deuteronomy 32:12, Psalms 55:6, Isaiah 40:31 she might: Revelation 12:6, Revelation 17:3 for a time: Revelation 11:2, Revelation 11:3, Daniel 7:25, Daniel 12:7 Reciprocal: 1 Kings 17:3 - hide thyself Proverbs 22:12 - eyes Song of Solomon 3:6 - this Jeremiah 48:9 - wings Ezekiel 4:6 - each day for a year Ezekiel 20:35 - I will Daniel 4:16 - seven times Daniel 8:14 - Unto Daniel 11:36 - till Hosea 2:14 - and bring Micah 4:10 - shalt thou Matthew 2:13 -... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Revelation 12:14

And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place — Eagles are the usual symbols of great potentates. So Ezekiel 17:3, by "a great eagle', means the king of Babylon. Here the great eagle is the Roman empire; the two wings,... read more

Daniel Whedon

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

IV. THE SEVEN TRUMPETS, Revelation 7:1 to Revelation 20:10. Of the trumpets, the first four are mundane, or earthly; each of the four blasts draws down a judgment upon some creational point, as earth, sea, fountains and rivers; firmamental luminaries. It is the sins of men that draw down these bolts of wrath, rendering every point of creation hostile to our peace. “Cursed is the ground for thy sake,” (Genesis 3:17,) is the key-note. This sad status of humanity has existed through all past... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 12:14

14. Two wings of a great eagle… wilderness There seems to be a double allusion here: to Israel’s sojourn in the wilderness, and to the flight of the blessed mother of Jesus through the same wilderness to Egypt, as driven by Herod. Of the former, Jehovah said to Moses, approaching Sinai, Exodus 19:4, “Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.” The woman came down from her high place in heaven, but it was on Jehovah’s ... read more

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