Into the Wilderness
“And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.” (Rev 12:6 KJV)
Satan will unleash such a devastating torment upon Israel that they will have to flee into the wilderness. God has prepared a place to refuge for Israel where they will stay 1260 days- which is 3.5 years (Israel’s year is 360 days).
Learn MoreA Man Child
“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.” (Rev 12:5 KJV)
We see the child in verse 2, but no information is given about the identity of the man child. Here we see the man child will rule all nations with a rod of iron and the child is caught up to God and His throne in heaven. Many see the man child as Jesus. The child ruling with a rod of iron and being caught up to heaven as referring to the ascension of Jesus gives support to this view.
Learn MoreA Third of the Stars of Heaven
“And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth:” (Rev 12:4a KJV)
Many see this as the original fall of Satan when he persuaded a third of the angels to follow him. This could be true even is this passage is not a parenthetical account of past events. It could just be identifying what he had done. It could also refer to his destructive power against those that oppose him. If this is the case, John could be using the angels as examples of Satan’s destructive power.
Learn MoreThe Great Red Dragon
” And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.” (Rev 12:3 KJV)
The great red dragon is of course Satan. It is interesting that the dragon is used as a symbol of Satan. In order to be used as a symbol, John had to have known about dragons and dragon legends.
The seven heads could refer to the seven world kingdoms from Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Greece, and Rome.
Learn MoreWith Child
“And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.” (Rev 12:2 KJV)
Many see the child as Jesus. This view would require chapter 12 to be past events which interrupts the sequences of the wrath of God to tell us a history that can only be symbolic and doesn’t fit with the rest of the book or with any historical accounts of the life of Jesus.
Learn MoreA Great Wonder in Heaven
“And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:” (Rev 12:1 KJV)
The woman clothed in the sun is Israel. This description in a parallel of the dream of Joseph in Genesis.
“9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
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