Revelation 12:2

The Biblical Illustrator - Revelation 12:1-2

Revelation 12:1-2A great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun.The sign of the woman in heavenLet us consider the scene. There is a woman clothed with the sun, crowned with stars, and having the moon under her feet. A woman has ever been the chief symbol of the Church. The relation between the Lord and the Church is most correctly represented by the relation between a true husband and a faithful wife. The husband is delighted to supply his wife with every comfort; his counsel guides,... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Revelation 12:2

2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. Ver. 2. And she being with child ] And so soon smelt out by the bears of the world. Ursa praegnantem mulierem non solum uteri gravitate notam, sed eam etiam quae pridie conceperit, solam ex omni turba consectatur. (Bodin. Theatr. Nat.) Cried travailing ] Being hard beset with cruel persecutors, she longs to be delivered of a Christian emperor, that might put her out of her pain and misery. She cried ] viz.... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Revelation 12:2

travailing: Revelation 12:4, Isaiah 53:11, Isaiah 54:1, Isaiah 66:7, Isaiah 66:8, Micah 5:3, John 16:21, Galatians 4:19, Galatians 4:27 Reciprocal: Daniel 11:34 - they shall be Romans 8:22 - groaneth Revelation 12:5 - she read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Revelation 12:2

And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.And being with child she crieth, travailing in birth — The very pain, without any outward opposition, would constrain a woman in travail to cry out. These cries, throes, and pains to be delivered, were the painful longings, the sighs, and prayers of the saints for the coming of the kingdom of God. The woman groaned and travailed in spirit, that Christ might appear, as the Shepherd and King of all nations. 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