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Here’s a summary of the important features of chapter 12: A woman is in the pains of child birth. She is intimidated by a dragon whose purpose is to destroy her child. Her child is a son, and rather than being destroyed by the dragon, it is whisked away to safety. A battle between the dragon and the son occurs and the dragon is defeated.
Birth of the Dragon is a 2016 American martial arts action film directed by George Nolfi and written by Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele. The film stars Philip Wan-lung Ng, Xia Yu, Jin Xing, Qu Jingjing, Ron Yuan, and Billy Magnussen.
This chapter takes us behind the scenes of the church’s warfare. It shows us what is behind the church’s struggles and persecutions. It shows what lay behind the difficulties spoken of in the letters to the seven churches (chaps 2-3). The behind-the-scenes footage unfolds in three scenes.
1 And there appeared a great sign in heaven, in the likeness of things on the earth; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars. 2 And the woman being with child, cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
- The Woman
- The Dragon
- A Child Is Born
- The Fulfillment of The Events
- Conclusion
- Comments
In the twelfth chapter of Revelation, John tells us about a sign that appeared in heaven. That is, heaven is the background against which John sees this vision. The sign that appeared in heaven was a woman clothed with the Sun. The Moon was under her feet, and she wore on her head a crown with 12 stars. Although the Sun, the Moon, and the stars app...
In The Realm of Spirits
John sees another great sign: a great red dragon. The great red dragon had seven heads, ten horns, and seven diadems on its heads; and, with its tail, it swept one third of the stars of Heaven and cast them down to the earth. In verse 9, John clearly tells us that the dragon is the ancient serpent, an obvious reference to the serpent that is first mentioned in Genesis 3:1. John then adds that the serpent is the Devil, who is also called Satan. According to John, Satan is the one who deceives...
In the Realm of Men
John also gives us additional details about this dragon that need an explanation. The dragon has 7 heads, 10 horns, and 7 diadems on its heads; the dragon is read; and, the dragon's tail swept one third of the stars in heaven and cast them down to the earth. In Revelation 17, the 7 heads and the 10 horns are a reference to the 7 heads and 10 hors in Daniel 7. Like the beast from the sea in Revelation 13, the great red dragon does not include the 8th king mentioned in Revelation 17. This is be...
What John tells us next is terrifying. The woman is in pain because she is about to give birth, and the dragon stands before the woman, to devour the woman's baby as soon as he is born. The woman then gave birth to a male child, and this child is destined to rule all the nations with a rod of iron (a reference to Psalm 2:8-9). Happily, the dragon i...
Time Indicators in Revelation
In Revelation 12:6, we read the following: "And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for 1,260 days." (Revelation 12:6, ESV) The meaning of this appears to be that, sometime after Jesus ascended to heaven in Revelation 12:5, Israel fled to the wilderness. The author then says that the woman "has" there a place prepared by God. The present tense of the verb to havemust be understood as corresponding to the author's own lifet...
The Nourishment of The Woman
Revelation 12:6 also indicates that the woman would be nourished at a place in the wilderness for 1,260 days: that is 42 months of 60 days, or 3 and a half years. Now, The Great Revolt of Israel against Rome lasted from 66 AD to 73 AD, or 7 years. In 70 AD, the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and its temple; and, by 73 AD, the Romans had driven out most Jews from Israel. The 1,260 days most likely refer to the period of 70 AD to 73 AD. Nevertheless, Israel did not return to its land after 73 AD. I...
The woman in Revelation 12 is not the whole nation of Israel. How could it be? Anyone in Israel who sided with Herod and the Romans were being an instrument of Satan to oppress the faithful ones and destroy the Messiah. Instead of representing the whole nation of Israel, the woman represents faithful Israel: those who, at the time of the Lord's bir...
Tony Musefrom Texas, USA on July 29, 2020: A few observations: Daniel 9:24-27 never speaks of a covenant being broken, it only speaks of a firm covenant being established with many. Additionally, Daniel 9 only mentions two individuals; the Messiah and the prince whose armies would destroy the temple and city (Titus). Thus, the pronoun "he" in verse...
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The tale of St George and the Dragon, or ‘St George of Merrie England’ as it’s also known in some versions, is a classic English fairy tale. And yet its origins aren’t English, and St George accomplished this feat not in England but in another land (usually either Libya or Egypt).
