Jul 24, 2024 · In Revelation chapter 12, John sees a vision of a woman "clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars" (Revelation 12:1). Note the similarity between this description and the description that Joseph gave of his father Jacob (Israel) and his mother and their children (Genesis 37:9-11).

May 1, 2024 · Revelation 12:10 calls Satan the “accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night.” The context of the verse describes a cosmic battle between a great red dragon (identified as Satan in Revelation 12:7) and the angelic hosts of heaven. The dragon is hurled to the earth (Revelation 12:9), the authority of ...

Jul 24, 2024 · Revelation 12:9 tells us who the ancient serpent is: “The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.” The phrase that ancient serpent refers to Eden, where the serpent deceived Eve into rebelling against God (Genesis 3).

Oct 31, 2024 · It is in this context that John writes, “Here is the patience of the saints” (Revelation 14:12, KJV). The tribulation period is revealed using a number of different terms in Scripture: Jacob’s distress (Jeremiah 30:7), the seventieth seven (Daniel 9:24–27), the tribulation (Matthew 24:15–22), and the Day of the Lord (1 Thessalonians 5 ...

Jan 4, 2022 · In 2 Corinthians 12:2–3, the apostle Paul provides a major revelation that there are three “heavens.” In this passage, he seemingly talks about himself being taken up to the “third heaven” where God the Father and Jesus dwell. The second heaven is the universe or outer space, and the first is our atmosphere or air.

May 1, 2024 · We are called to build our lives on Jesus (Matthew 7:24–25; Colossians 2:6–7), seeking to become more like Him as the Spirit sanctifies us (Romans 8:28; 2 Corinthians 3:18). In Revelation 12:17, keeping the testimony of Jesus is linked to keeping God’s command, showing the relationship between both in a Christian’s life.

Nov 22, 2022 · The dragon, or Satan, as identified in Revelation 12:9, gives power to the beast so that he might act as an evil proxy and carry out Satan’s bidding. The beast will have a seemingly fatal head wound that will be healed, and he will have tremendous influence over the inhabitants of the earth (Revelation 13:3).

May 8, 2024 · The battle depicted in Revelation 12 is not the initial banishment of the accuser of the brethren before the world’s creation. Instead, it signifies the ultimate expulsion of the devil and his angels from heaven at a future time. Presently, the devil has limited access to God’s throne where he undertakes accusatory tasks (see Job 9:1–11 ...

Feb 26, 2025 · John describes the city: “It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel” (verse 12). The gates are miraculous in their construction: “The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl” (verse 21).

Jul 24, 2024 · The dragon is eventually locked away for one thousand years (Revelation 20:1–3; cf. Job 7:12) and later released for final destruction (Revelation 20:7–10; Isaiah 27:1). Bible scholars generally recognize Revelation 12 as an example of the literary “combat myth motif,” an ancient storytelling technique in which “the basic plot line ...