啟示錄 12:11-12 CUNPTS

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 12:10-11

‘And I heard a great voice in Heaven saying, “Now is come the salvation and the power and the kingship of our God, and the authority of his Christ, for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accuses them before our God day and night. And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they loved not their life even unto death”.’ We have been looking at the whole panorama of saving history, and this is seen as one whole by the watchers in... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 12:12

‘Therefore rejoice, Oh heavens, and you who dwell in them. Woe for the earth and for the sea, for the Devil has gone down to you having great wrath, knowing that he has but a short time.’ The heavens and the Heaven dwellers can rejoice at the Devil’s defeat. These Heaven dwellers include those who have no permanent interest in earth but who look for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God (Hebrews 11:10), prospective Heaven dwellers. These Heaven-dwellers are in contrast to... read more

Arthur Peake

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

Revelation 12. The Vision of the Woman, the Child, and the Dragon.— This chapter has always presented difficulties to the student of Revelation. Two questions present themselves: ( a) What is the connexion of this chapter with the previous part of the book? ( b) What interpretation did the writer intend his readers to put upon the vision? The first question has been answered in many ways. Some scholars regard this passage as a fresh interlude, and think that it is unconnected with the main... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 12:11

And they overcame him; Michael and his angels, mentioned Revelation 12:7, overcame the dragon and his angels: the Christians overcame the pagans. By the blood of the Lamb: some translate δια here, propter, because of, as denoting the meritorious cause, which is true; for Christ’s blood was both the meritorious and exemplary cause of their victory. But this will not agree with the usage of the term in the next words. Others therefore rather choose to translate it, by, as denoting the efficient... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 12:12

Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them: he calls to the angels and saints again to rejoice; some think, to the church also: these tell us, that the inhabitants of the earth, and of the sea, in St. John’s writings, always signify the enemies of the church, earthly, carnal men. For the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath; the devil now being divested of the power he exercised against the church, will fall upon you; for though he principally hateth the saints, as most... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Revelation 12:1-17

THE MISSION OF CHRIST’S CHURCH AND ITS GREAT HINDERERCRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES“IN the set of visions now before us, the Apocalypse unveils the spiritual aspects of the conflict, that we may know that the issue is not between Christianity and un-Christianity alone, but between Christianity and anti-Christianity. Hitherto we have seen the more outward aspects of the great war. Now we are to see its secret, hidden, spiritual—yes, supernatural—aspects, that we may understand what immeasurably... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Revelation 12:11

DISCOURSE: 2513HOW SATAN IS TO BE VANQUISHEDRevelation 12:11. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb.THE establishment of Christianity, whether in the world at large, or in the souls of individuals, is, by means of a warfare, carried on between “the god of this world,” and the God of heaven and earth. Such is the representation given of it in our text. “There was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not,... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Revelation 12:11

How They Conquered the Dragon May 30, 1875 by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death." Revelation 12:11 . It is not my main object at this time to expound the chapter before us. I scarcely consider myself qualified to explain any part of the Book of Revelation, and none of the expositions I have ever seen entice me to attempt the task, for they are mostly occupied with a... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Revelation 12:1-17

Chapter 12And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head [the sun and the moon under her feet, and on her head] a crown of twelve stars ( Revelation 12:1 ):The identity of the woman is found in Genesis as we read of the dream of Joseph, how the sun and the moon and the eleven stars bowed down to him and so the same figure here. We have the identity of the woman as the nation of Israel, those twelve tribes that came out... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 12:1-17

Revelation 12:1 . There appeared a great wonder in heaven; that is, in the church or kingdom of heaven below; for the church has long been called a woman, and a fruitful mother, the bride, and the Lamb’s wife; a lovely metaphor to designate her graces, her glory and beauty. Revelation 12:2 . And she being with child cried out through pain, and was labouring to be delivered. Revelation 12:3 . Behold, a great red dragon. Dr. Peter Allix, a learned biblical writer, has some valuable... read more