And i heard a loud voice saying in heaven, now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our god, and the power of his christ. Starting in chapter 12, revelation takes a detour from the stepbystep narrative of the end times. Sep 22, 20 here is the link to make a donation to faithful word baptist church donations processed by word of truth baptist church. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 12 the woman. Revelation 12 revelation of jesus revelation of john the book of revelation is a revelation of jesus, a prophecy of the great controversy between good and evil that has been playing out in human history and is now reaching its climax at the end of time. Your guide to understanding the end times through the eyes of the hebrew prophets by rabbi k. Before the winter of 6667 ad these generals didnt oversee jerusalem, idumaea, jericho, perea, etc. Polyvalent symbolism, in which symbols have more than one meaning, also is part of revelations imagery.
Revelation 12 niv bible a great sign appeared in heaven. This can lead the reader to expect this pattern to continue. Biblical scholars agree that the third of the stars he swept from the sky represents the angels that he tempted to follow him in his rebellion against god revelation 12. The 7th trumpet, blown in response to the abomination of desolation, immediately releases judgment on satans kingdom. Enrich your faith and grow in spiritual maturity with the incredible bible study and devotional books listed below. A description of this mighty angel is symbolic of christ, his deity, faithfulness, and justice. The holy scriptures start with a revelation on the past genesis 1 and they end with a revelation on the future. The book of revelation often called the revelation to john, apocalypse of john, the revelation from jesus christ from its opening words, the apocalypse, the revelation, or simply revelation is the final book of the new testament, and consequently is also the final book of the christian bible.
Dec 14, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of revelation, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. A description of the church of christ and of satan, under the figures of a woman and of a great red dragon. What reasons to praise the lord are similar to those in revelation 20. Meanwhile, he expends the lives of his deceived offspring in a manifestation of his great wrath 12. The events described occur over a wide variety of eras, including past, present, and future.
In the course of these visions, seven main figures are described. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire revelation 20. First, the dragon pursues the woman about to give birth, but her son is saved and caught up to god and his throne rev 12. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our god day and night, has been hurled down. So, the divine author of revelation is jesus christ and the human author is the apostle john. Certain numbers are used symbolically in the bible. The angel of the covenant presents a little open book, which is followed with seven thunders. Revelation 1012 nkjv the mighty angel with the little book. The greek name of the bible book of revelation, apoka.
This is the final article in a 12 part series on the book of revelation. The wilderness is a desolate place, and full of serpents and scorpions, uncomfortable and destitute of provisions. Many of the events described in revelation 611 seem to be chronological in order. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. Introduction some general comments about the book of revelation and its uniqueness.
The dragon spoken of in revelation 12 is clearly satan, who desires to destroy israel and her child, jesus christ. Did you miss these study revelation 10 and revelation 11 here. In the eleventh chapter, from the fifteenth to the eighteenth verse, are proposed the contents of this extensive trumpet. The woman in revelation 12 is part of the fusion imagerypolyvalent symbolism that is found in the book. For example, the seven heads of the beast are said to be both seven mountains rev. Enduring word bible commentary revelation chapter 12.
In revelation 1216, john described in some detail the war that satan wages against god and his faithful saints, which began in the premortal world and continues in mortality. Chapter 10 understanding revelation and the timeline of. A loud voice in heaven31 celebrates the victory which has just occurred before the eye of the seer, over the adversary of christ and his kingdom revelation 12. Commentary for revelation 12 16 revelation 12 14 interludes in the book of revelation. Before title pages, books were commonly known by their first words, as is also the case of the hebrew five books of moses. The devil is cast to the earth having great wrath revelation 12. Revelation 16 is the sixteenth chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible.
In spite of the fearful events described in these chapters, there are great reasons to hope and rejoice. And she was crying out in her pains and in her agony to give birth. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. The book of revelation, a prophecy of warning and hope. Who are the woman, child and dragon in revelation 12. An equivalent statement to that which accompanied the sounding of the seventh trumpet rev.
But woe to you, earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great fury, for he knows he has but a short time. He does not reside there, but often he appears before god to accuse believers revelation 12. Do you have a manuscript, idea, or story from your own life youd like to share for use in forward in christ or on. It also reveals that god will protect israel in the wilderness. The book of revelation starts with this is a revelation from jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. This was true at the time when john wrote revelation. Revelation chapter 10 explained book of revelation each. Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our god, and the authority of his messiah. Revelation 10 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary provides notes on all 66 books of the bible, and contain more than 7,000 pages of material. The seven heads and ten horns picture a terrifying image of great power, authority, knowledge, and strength.
Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our god, and the authority of. The key to understanding the specific meaning of the ten horns and seven heads of the beast of revelation chapter is an image of the wild beast identified later in revelation a brightred beast that has seven heads and ten. The revelation is a very solemn book speaking much about divine judgments but it is also a. The horns are a symbol of power and the crowns are a representation of authority. Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our god, and the authority of his. Revelation 12 new international version niv biblica. The revelation is the only prophetic book of the nt and it is the keystone of the word of god. And i heard a great voice in heaven saying, now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom, of our god, and the authority of his christ. Revelation with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The book is traditionally attributed to john the apostle, but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate. The two witnesses begin their prophecy that will last 1260 days revelation 11. Use our online form to share it to our editorial office for consideration.
It is the revelation that the remainder of the book of revelation, or at least part of it, contains. To insist upon this would amount to an attempt to put something into scripture which is not there. Reflect on r evelation chapter 20 read ephesians 1. Throughout revelation 12 we note that the woman is repeatedly protected by god verses 6, 1416, especially as the time approaches for the kingdom of our god to be established on earth verse 10. A little intermission revelation 10 1 and i saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. The garland with 12 stars may be symbolic of the 12 tribes of israel genesis 37. In his anger over his defeat, he will savagely persecute gods people and gather the armies of man to fight against christ when he comes. We pray it was an edifying study and that you share it with others and come study with us again. Then i heard a loud voice in heaven say, the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our god and the authority of his christ have now come, because the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our god day and night, has been thrown down. And a rainbow was on his head, his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire. Normal topic hot topic more than 10 replies very hot topic more than 25 replies locked topic.
Revelation 20 shows us the results of christs work of redemption, picturing the saints in heaven who were faithful to the lord even during persecution. The womans mortal enemy is satan, who appears as a dragon times in this book compare verses 9. In revelation, johns visions reveal that jesus has overcome evil by. Book of revelation explained scripture by scripture. The accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them day and night before our god, has been thrown down. The book of revelation is the only apocalyptic document in the new testament canon although there are short apocalyptic passages in various places in the gospels and the epistles.
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