man child = a son ( App-108 .) a male (as Luke 2:23 ). was = is about. nations = the nations. Compare Psalms 2:9 . rod. See Revelation 2:27 . up = away. unto. App-104 . God. App-98 . to. The texts add pros, as above. An interval of years occurs after this verse. read more
Anticipatory, the flight being consequent on the war in heaven (Revelation 12:14 ). into. App-104 . wilderness. Compare Ezekiel 20:33-38 . that. Greek. hina , as Revelation 12:4 . read more
was = came to be. heaven = the heaven. See Revelation 3:12 . A particular sphere above earth which is dwelt in by, or accessible to, the dragon and his evil powers. Compare Job 1 and Job 2:0 .Zechariah 3:6 . See Luke 10:18 . Michael. See Daniel 10:13 , Daniel 10:21 ; Daniel 12:1 .Jude 1:9 , and App-179 . fought against. The texts read "(going forth) to war with". against. Greek. meta. App-104 . read more
prevailed. Greek. ischuo, as Acts 19:16 , Acts 19:20 . Only here in Rev. Compare App-172 . neither. Greek. oude. more. First occurance: Matthew 5:13 (thenceforth). read more
cast out = cast down, as Revelation 12:10 . that = the old = ancient. serpent. See Revelation 20:2 .Genesis 3:1 , and App-19 . Devil. Literally slanderer. See Revelation 12:10 and Matthew 4:1 . Satan = Adversary. Compare Matthew 4:10 . See App-19 . which deceiveth. Literally the one deceiving. App-128 . See Revelation 20:3 . world. App-129 . read more
The central verse in Revelation. loud = great. salvation = the salvation. strength = the power. App-172 .1; Rev 176:1 . kingdom. See App-114 . power. App-172 . Christ. App-98 . accuser. Greek. kategoros. Only here in Rev. is = was. cast down. As "cast out", Revelation 12:9 , with the texts. accused = accuseth. First occurance: Matthew 12:10 ; last, here. read more
word. App-121 . testimony. See Revelation 1:2 . loved. App-135 . lives = life. the. Omit. read more
And she was delivered of a son, a man child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and unto his throne.And she was delivered of a son ... and her child was caught up to God, and unto his throne ... These two clauses open and close this verse; and the whole biography of the earthy life, ministry, death, burial, and resurrection of the Son of God is here compressed into nineteen words! The critics have really had a fit about this. Some have even... read more
And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that there they may nourish her a thousand two hundred and threescore days.And the woman fled into the wilderness ... Like the old Israel that wandered in the wilderness, the new Israel, the church, must dwell in her own wilderness. The old Israel is a type of the new, as elaborated in my Commentary on 1Corinthians, pp. 149,150. "So long as the Lord is personally absent, the church is in the wilderness."[43] Just as... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 12:1-17
12:1-14:20 PICTURES OF CONFLICT AND TRIUMPHThe woman, the child and the dragon (12:1-17)In this vision the woman who gives birth to a son seems to symbolize Israel who produced the Messiah, Jesus. But it is the true Israel, the true people of God, who are pictured here. The faithful of old Israel were those who began the Christian church, and in the church there is no distinction on the basis of nationality. All Christians are now God’s people (12:1-2).Then appears a dragon (identified in verse... read more