Revelation 12 - a Verse by Verse, and even phrase by phrase study

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Revelation 12 - a Verse by Verse, and even phrase by phrase study

Let's take a look at Revelation 12 and go verse by verse, phrase by phrase:



Verse 1

Rev 12:1 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:

•“a great wonder” – Truly God’s miracles are a sign of His glorious and beautiful character of love; see Deut. 3:24, 4:34, 6:22, 7:19, 26:8, 29:3; Jos. 24:17; Neh. 9:17; Job. 9:10; Psa. 136:4; Jer. 32:21; Dan. 4:3; Mat. 9:8, 15:31; Mar. 2:12; Luk. 5:26, 7:16, 13:13, 17:15, 23:47; Jhn. 6:2, 11:4, 13:31-32; Act. 2:19, 3:11-13, 4:21, 6:8, 11:18; Gal. 1:24; 2 Thes. 1:12; 1 Pet. 4:14, etc.

•“in heaven” – Truly a miracle of God that any person of ‘mankind’ is ‘in heaven’ at all because the wages of sin is death (Rom. 6:23), but through the grace, love and promise of God in Christ Jesus (Gen. 3:15,21), mankind was to be redeemed, and though it was given for all (Jhn. 3:16), only a remnant who believed, grasping the promise by living faith and not letting go, appropriating it to themselves, would be saved; see Mat. 6:21; Luk. 12:34; Phi. 3:20; Col. 3:1-3; Heb. 12:23, and (‘in heaven’, Canaan, the promised land, a symbol of the real promised land, Heavenly Canaan); see 1 Cor. 10:6,11; Gen. 17:8; Exo. 20:12; 1 Chr. 16:18; Psa. 105:11, etc.)

•“a woman” (faithful) – God’s people ((OT) Israel or (NT) Christians), flock, church, a body, bone of the man’s (Adam; Gen. 2:23; 1 Cor. 15:44-46) bone and flesh of His flesh, and the city (Mat. 12:10-11) in which they reside (New Jerusalem); see Jer. 6:2; Isa. 54:5, 61:10, 62:5 ; Act. 7:38; 1 Cor. 6:17; 2 Cor. 11:2; Gal. 4:26; Eph. 5:23-32; Rev. 19:7, 21:2-3,9; see also Jesus as the “bridegroom” – Mat. 9:15, 25:1,5-6,10; Mar. 2:19-20; Luk. 5:34-35; Jhn. 2:9, 3:29; Rev. 18:23; Jer. 7:34, 16:9, 25:10, 33:11; Joe. 2:16 and Song of Solomon (entire); see also (unfaithful) Jer. 3:14,20; Hos. 1:2, 2:2, etc.

•“clothed with” (not naked (a symbol of shame/sin; Gen 3:7-11; Isa. 47:3; Eze. 16:8; Hos. 2:9; Nah. 3:5; Rev. 3:18, for we are warned not to uncover our ‘Mother’s” (Gal. 4:26) nakedness in Lev. 18)) – The character [righteous or unrighteous, rich or poor, depending upon context, etc, and color also affects the character, like White is Purity/Righteousness, Blue is Law/Commandments, Red is Sin/Sacrifice; Purple is Royalty, Lambskin is Christ's Character or Righteousness, Goatskin is the symbol for sin, etc], see Gen. 3:7,21, 35:2; Exo. 28:2,4; Ecc. 9:8; Isa. 52:1, 59:6,17, 61:3,10, 63:2-3, 64:6; Eze. 16:16; Joe. 2:13; Zec. 3:3-5; Gal. 3:27; Tit. 2:10; Rev. 3:4,17, 16:15 [compare to the Garden of Gethsemane, when the disciples forsook Jesus, Mar. 14:51-52], 19:14

•“the sun” – The Great Light in the 2nd Heaven, the day star, the morning star, which gives light, warmth, being glorious, and represents God, even Jesus Christ, the Everlasting Gospel and the New Testament/Covenant; see Gen. 1:15-19; Num. 24:17; Psa. 72:17, 84:11, 89:36; Ecc. 11:7; Son. 6:10; Isa. 2:5, 5:20, 8:20, 30:6, 60:1,3,19-20; Jer. 31:35; Mic. 3:6; Mal. 4:2; Mat. 4:16, 13:43, 17:2; Luk. 1:79; Jhn. 1:4-9, 3:21, 8:12, 9:5, 12:35-36,46; Act. 9:3; 2 Cor. 4:4-6; Eph. 5:13-14; 2 Pet. 1:19; 1 Jhn. 2:8; Rev. 1:16, 2:28, 10:1, 21:11,23, 22:5,16.

•“the moon” – The lesser light, ruling the night, being for “signs”, “seasons”, which reflects the light of the Sun, reflecting the glory of God (like unto the Sea of Glass, Rev. 4:6, 15:2), and is also representative of the Old Testament, along with the Shadows/Types, being a faithful witness, likened unto a mother of Israel, and is ‘a rock’; see Gen. 1:15-19, 37:9; Exo. 33:21; Deut. 33:14; Job. 31:26; Psa. 81:3, 89:37, 121:6; Son. 6:10; Isa. 8:18, 30:26, 60:19; Eze. 46:4; Luk. 6:48, 24:27; Act. 2:43, 5:12, 8:13, 14:3; Rom. 15:19; 1 Cor. 10:11; 2 Cor. 12:12; Col. 2:16-17; Heb. 2:4

•“under her feet” – The way in which a person walks, either in the light or in darkness, in the truth or in error, walking with God or away from God, walking in His ways or the ways of another, and this “woman” is seen standing upon the firm “moon”, the very word of God, even the ‘rock’ Christ Jesus, the “faithful witness”, the foundation of the Old Testament which points forward using symbols, shadows and types unto Christ Jesus the reality; see Gen. 5:22,24, 6:9, 17:1; Exo. 16:14, 18:20, 32:8; Lev. 18:3-4, 20:23, 26:3,21; Deut. 5:33, 8:6,19, 10:12, 11:22,28, 13:4-5, 19:9; 2 Sam. 22:37; 1 Ki. 8:25, 15:3, 16:26; 2 Chr. 6:16; Job. 31:7; Psa. 18:36, 73:2, 86:11, 115:7, 119:3,45; Pro. 21:16; Luk. 6:48; Jhn. 8:12, 11:9-10, 12:35; Act. 14:16, 21:21; 1 Cor. 3:11; 2 Tim. 2:19.

•“upon her head” – Leadership or Rulership, Authority and also in Subjection, as Christ Jesus is “head” of the “body” the Church, and the Father is the Head of Christ or as a symbol of reward, as in favour (Gen. 48:17; Job. 29:3; Psa. 133:2) or disfavour (Gen. 40:17; 2 Sam. 1:16; 1 Ki. 2:33,37, 8:32; 2 Chr. 6:23; Neh. 4:4; Est. 9:25; Psa. 7:16; Jer. 2:37, 23:19, 30:23; Eze. 9:10, 16:43, 33:4; Joe. 3:4,7; Amo. 8:10; Oba. 1:15) from God; see Exo. 29:26; 1 Chr. 29:11; Est. 2:17, 6:8; Pro. 10:6, 11:26; Isa. 51:11, 59:17; Eze. 16:12; Zec. 3:5; Mat. 27:29; 1 Cor. 11:3; Eph. 4:15, 5:23; Col. 1:18, 2:10; Rev. 14:14, 19:12.

•“a crown” – Rulership, leadership, authority, dominion, kings, emperors, queens, heads of state, exalted, royalty, victorious, knowledge of wisdom; see Lev. 21:22; Est. 2:17; Job. 19:19; Isa. 28:5, 62:3; Psa. 8:5; Pro. 4:9, 12:4, 14:18; Son. 3:11; Lam. 5:16; Eze. 21:26; Mat. 27:29; 2 Tim. 2:5; Heb. 2:9.

•“of 12” – Service, Victory over self (Israel; OT – 12 patriarchs & NT – 12 disciples/apostles; prince or overcomer with God) and always being about the Father’s business, rulership (Est. 9:1; as the 12 hours in the day/night; Jhn. 11:9), purification (Est. 2:12), and 6 + 6 were the two stacks of the shewbread, a place for the Father and Son (Lev. 24:5-6); see: Gen. 14:4, 42:13; 1 Ki. 4:7, 18:31; 1 Chr. 25:6,9-31; 2 Chr. 34:3; Neh. 5:14; Eze. 47:12; Mat. 10:5-10; Mar. 3:14-15, 9:35; Luk. 2:42,49, 9:1-2; Jhn. 18:36; Act. 26:7; Jam. 1:1; Rev. 7:3,4-8, 22:2.

•“stars” – (12 stars, are a united constellation, a unifed unit) the re-created peoples (multitudes) of God, also Angels, messengers as shining lights to the world which shone in the night, exalted in the heavens; for signs; see Gen. 1:16, 15:5, 22:17, 26:4, 37:9; Exo. 32:13; Deut. 1:10, 10:22, 28:62; Judg. 5:20; 1 Chr. 27:23; Neh. 4:21, 9:23; Job. 3:9, 9:9, 22:12, 38:7,31; Psa. 8:3, 136:9, 147:4, 148:3; Isa. 13:10, 14:13; Jer. 31:35; Dan. 10:8, 12:3; Joe. 2:10, 3:15; Amo. 5:8,26; Oba. 1:4; Mat. 2:2,7,9-10; Luk. 21:25; Jhn. 1:8, 5:35; Act. 7:43; 1 Cor. 15:41; Heb. 11:12; Jud. 1:13; Rev. 1:16,20, 2:1, 3:1, 8:10,12, 9:1, 12:4,7,8,9.

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Verse 2:

Rev 12:2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.



•“she being with child” – Pregnant with the Messiah/Christ, the field having received the ‘seed’ (as of a mustard seed) of faith (Mat. 13:31, 17:20; Mar. 4:31; Luk. 13:19. 17:6), who when given (new) ‘birth’ (character of Christ formed within) to, bearing ‘fruit’ (Exo. 21:22; Gen. 1:11-12; 2 Ki. 19:30; Isa. 37:31; Eze. 17:8,23; Luk. 13:9; Jhn. 15:4), would be ‘delivered’, see Gen. 3:15, 16:11, 19:36, 38:24-25; 1 Sam. 4:19; 2 Sam. 11:5; Ecc. 11:5; Isa. 26:17-18, 54:1, 66:7-8; Mic. 5:3; Mat. 1:18,23, 24:19; Mar. 13:17; Luk. 21:23; Gal. 4:27; Rev. 12:17. – pre A.D., being B.C. (Did you know that a woman ‘sheds blood’ (works, filthy rags) until she receives ‘the seed’ (of Faith) – Mat. 9:20-22; Mar. 5:25-34; Luk. 8:43-48?)

•“cried” – A loud voice, crying (as John the Baptist), even of the other prophets (Zec. 7:7; Rom. 9:27); one of pain, and also of desiring for the Desire of all nations (Jesus; Hag. 2:7); see Psa. 69:3; Mat. 3:3, 9:27, 20:30-31, 21:9,15; Mar. 1:3, 9:24, 10:47-48, 11:9; Luk. 3:4, 4:41, 18:39; Jhn. 1:15,23; Rom. 8:15; Gal. 4:6. The people ‘cried’ unto the LORD, in mercy, He delivered them (2 Chr. 32:20; Neh. 9:27-28; Psa. 3:4, 18:6, 22:5, 30:8, 107:6,13, etc).

•“travailing in birth” – The Church of God (Act. 7:38), the peoples Israel, were going through great struggles and sorrow (Ecc. 1:13, 2:23,26, 3:10, 4:4,6,8, 5:14) for a long time. They had been assaulted by Assyrians, Egyptians, Babylonians, Medo-Persians, Greecians and then they were again subjugated by the Roman Empire, and the Pharisees and Saduccees and even the High Priest were more political than anything else, and were corrupt (Luk. 3:1-2). The Prophecies of the Messiah were largely confused by the people (Mar. 12:24), though there were some faithful which were looking and understood somewhat (wisemen of the east, shepherds, Simeon, Anna a prophetess, etc). There had been many uprisings and revolts against the oppressions, but each time ending in failure (Dan. 11:14; Act. 5:36-37, 21:38). The time prophecies of Daniel (Dan. 9:20-27), upon which all the prophecies of the first coming/advent (Mat. 11:13; Luk. 16:16) of Christ were about to culminate in those years; see Gen. 35:16, 38:27-28; Exo. 18:8; Num. 20:14; 1 Sam. 4:19; Job. 15:20; Psa. 7:14, 48:5-6; Isa. 13:8, 21:3, 23:4, 26:17-18, 42:14, 53:11; Jer. 4:31, 6:24, 13:21, 22:23, 30:6, 31:8, 49:24, 50:43; Hos. 13:13; Mic. 4:9-10, 5:3; Luk. 2:11; Jhn. 16:21; Rom. 8:22; Gal. 4:19,27; Col. 1:27; 1 Thes. 2:9, 5:3; 2 Thes. 3:8.

•“pained” – Struggling, see Psa. 25:18; Jer. 4:19; Mar. 6:48.

•“to be delivered” – To give birth (to Jesus Christ, and/or His character, thus saved from sin); see 2 Ki. 19:3; Job. 5:19, 6:23, 33:24,28, 36:15; Psa. 6:4, 7:1, 18:2; Pro. 11:21; Isa. 26:17-18, 37:3, 61:1, 66:9; Mat. 6:13; Luk. 4:18, 11:4; Jhn. 16:21; Rom. 11:26; 1 Tim. 2:15.

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Verse 3:

Rev 12:3 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.



•“And there appeared another wonder in heaven” – (‘in heaven’, Canaan, the promised land, a symbol of the real promised land, Heavenly Canaan); see 1 Cor. 10:6,11; Gen. 17:8; Exo. 20:12; 1 Chr. 16:18; Psa. 105:11, etc.); and what is amazing is that the Devil seeks to counterfeit everything of God; see Deut. 13:1-2; Mat. 24:24; Luk. 21:11; Rev. 13:13, 16:14; and satan at this time (pre A.D. 31, pre-Cross), still had access to Heaven (literally, for when Adam , the representative & steward of this world (Psa. 8:5; Heb. 2:9), sinned, he gave dominion over to satan; Psa. 94:20; Isa. 14:13; Luk. 4:6; Jhn. 12:31, 14:30; Eph. 2:2; 2 Cor. 4:4; Rev. 2:13, 13:2), see Job. 1:6-12, 2:1-7; 1 Ki. 22:19-32; 2 Chr. 18:18-22; Rev. 12:10.

•“a great red dragon” – (a fiery serpent, a beast; Isa. 13:22, 30:6, 43:20); The devil and Pagan Rome (a terrible dreadful Beast, which is a political body, or nation-state, kingdom (Gen. 49:9; Isa. 27:1, 46:11; Jer. 4:7, 5:6, 12:8, 25:38, 49:19, 50:44; Eze. 17:3,7, 32:2; Dan. 7:7,17,19,23, 8:20,21; Joe. 1:6; Mic. 5:8; Rev. 13:1,2,3,7,11,12, 17:3,7,8,11,12, etc.), which symbol was used of the Roman cavalry units on their standards/flags, ‘draco’) - Draco (military standard) - Wikipedia & Dacian Draco - Wikipedia ); see Gen. 3:1; Num. 21:6-9; Psa. 91:13; Isa. 1:18; Jer. 10:22, 46:22, 51:34; Mat. 23:33; Rev. 12:4,9, 13:2,4, 20:2.

•“having seven heads” – Chronological in time: Babylon (Lion, 1 Head), Medo-Persia (Bear, 1 Head), Greece (Leopard, 4 Heads), Pagan Rome (Dreadful & Terrible Beast, 1 Head) = 7 Heads, bring us down to the time of Pagan Rome; see Dan. 7:3-8,17,19,23.

•“and ten horns” – Chronological in time: The Ten Horns came later as Pagan Rome began to be divided and broken in pieces into individual nation-states; see Dan. 2:40, 7:7-8,20,24, 11:20; Psa. 72:4; “ten” is also the symbol of the ‘whole’ (wholly divided); see Ecc. 12:13-14, etc.

•“and seven crowns” – (These crowns are not on the horns, which were not yet ruling individually, for Pagan Rome was not yet divided, but were upon the Heads, as Pagan Rome was ruling, as it conquered the territory of the previous beasts), A crown, or royal diadem, is a symbol of rulership, judgment and glory and of the leading city, or capitol, of the nation (Isa. 7:8-9, 23:8), or of a king; see Exo. 39:30; Lev. 8:9; 2 Sam. 1:10, 12:30; 2 Ki. 11:12; 1 Chr. 20:2; 2 Chr. 23:11; Est. 1:11, 2:17, 6:8, 8:15; Job. 19:9, 29:14; Psa. 8:5; Isa. 28:5, 62:3; Jer. 13:18; Eze. 21:26; Rev. 13:1, 19:12.

•“upon his heads” – That which rules a body, such as a city (capitol) over a nation, a King to a Kingdom, or Husband to Wife, or Christ to the Church; and it also deals with the heart or mind (Isa. 1:5); see Deut. 28:13,44; Judg. 10:18; 1 Chr. 29:11; Psa. 18:43; Isa. 1:6, 7:8-9, 23:8; Jer. 22:6; Eze. 16:12; Dan. 2:32,38; Hos. 1:11; Jhn. 20:12; 1 Cor. 11:3; Eph. 1:22, 4:15, 5:23; Col. 1:8, 2:10,19.

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Verse 4:

Rev 12:4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.



•“And his tail” – The prophet that teaches lies (Jhn. 8:44; 1 Ki. 22:22-23; 2 Chr. 18:21-22), and that which is last on a body (Deut. 28:13,44), also likened unto the small stick or ‘rush’ (Isa. 19:15; Mal. 4:1), and ‘firebrands’ (that which is burning with smoke and fire (Amo. 4:11; Isa. 50:10-11); see Judg. 15:4; Isa. 7:4; one who ‘deceives’ Pro. 26:18-19); see Isa. 9:14-15; Eze. 28:18.

•“drew” – To lead by taking away, to separate from another; see Isa. 5:18; Act. 5:37, 20:30; Luk. 22:47; Heb. 10:38-39. Lucifer drew with lies, but God draws with love and truth, Son. 1:4; Hos. 11:4; Jhn. 6:44, 12:32; Heb. 7:19; Jam. 4:8.

•“the third part of” – Indicates that there are 3 parts, or 3/3rd’s; see 2 Sam. 18:2; 2 Ki. 11:5-6; 2 Chr. 23:4-5; Eze. 5:1-3,12; Zec. 13:8-9; Rev. 8:7-12, 9:15,18. God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are the true Light (Jhn. 1:9; 1 Jhn. 1:5; Rev. 21:23), even Christ the Morning Star (Rev. 2:28, 22:16), the Day Star (2 Pet. 1:19), while the angelic hosts became divided, there are now holy and unholy angels, all of whom are called stars (some fallen); see Job. 38:7; Psa. 147:4, 148:2-3; Isa. 14:13; Dan. 12:3; Mat. 2:2,7,9-10, 22:30; Mar. 12:25; 1 Cor. 15:39-44.

•“the stars of heaven” – Angels and men (and both apply here); see Gen. 22:17, 26:4, 37:9; Exo. 32:13; Num. 24:17; Deut. 1:10, 10:22, 28:62; Judg. 5:20; 1 Chr. 27:23; Neh. 9:23; Job. 25:5, 38:7; 147:4, 148:2-3; Isa. 14:13; Dan. 8:10, 12:3; Amo. 5:26; Mat. 2:2,7,9-10, 22:30; Mar. 12:25; 1 Cor. 15:39-44; Heb. 11:12; Jud. 1:13; Rev. 1:16,20, 2:1, 3:1, 12:4,7-9.

•“and did cast them to the earth” – to lower or bring down from an exalted position (such as Heaven, righteousness, holiness, godliness), to debase, to profane, make carnal, earthly; see Exo. 4:3; 2 Sam. 8:2; 2 Chr. 25:8; Job. 41:9; Psa. 36:12, 74:7, 89:44, 143:3, 147:6; Pro. 7:26; Isa. 14:12, 25:12, 26:5, 28:1-4, 29:4, 47:1; Lam. 2:1; Eze. 13:14, 19:12, 26:11, 28:17, 31:16; Dan. 8:7-12; Oba. 1:3; Luk. 13:7; Rev. 12:9,13.

•“and the dragon stood before the woman” – The devil, understanding prophecy, prepared himself to strike at the life of the Messiah/Christ as soon as possible, and used Herod, a client of Pagan Rome, to do this, and even does this to each individual who begins to manifest the birth of Christ Jesus within; see Mat. 2:1-18; Jer. 4:31, 31:15.

•“which was ready to be delivered” – Time prophecy was come, “the time is at hand”; see Isa. 7:14, 9:6; Mat. 4:17; Mar. 1:15; Luk. 1:35, 2:11; Jhn. 1:14; Rom. 11:26.

•“for to devour” – To swallow with the mouth (full of teeth, weapons) and take into possession of, to kill physically (with sword, or beast, etc) or spiritually; see Gen. 37:20,33; Lev. 10:11; Pro. 30:14; Dan. 7:7,19,23; Mal. 3:11; 1 Pet. 5:8.

•“her child” – The promised Messiah/Christ (and thus all in Him); see Gen. 3:15; Isa. 7:14, 9:6; Luk. 1:35, 2:11; Gal. 3:29.

•“as soon as it was born” – The devil was poised, as a coiled serpent, ready to strike the deadly blow (through fang or poison), even as it was in the days of Moses; see Exo. 1:15-22, 2:1-10; Mat. 2:1-18.

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Verse 5:

Rev 12:5 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.







•“And she brought forth” – By promise of God, through Faith in the promise, Christ Jesus was born of a virgin, wrought by the Holy Ghost, as prophecy given of God foretold (and also includes all those who are born again, in Him, and He in them); see Isa. 9:6; Jhn. 1:13, 3:3,5; 1 Pet. 1:23; 1 Jhn. 3:9, 4:7, 5:1,4,18.

•“a man child” – Christ Jesus, the “holy child” (Mat. 1:18; Act. 4:27,30), the “babe” (Luk. 2:12,16), the second Adam, the Last Adam, the true Man, even the Son of Man (Pilate said: “Behold the Man!”, John the Baptist said: “Behold the Lamb!”) – Psa. 40:7-8; Mat. 4:4, 8:20, 16:13, 17:9,22, 19:28, 26:64; Mar. 14:62; Luk. 2:21,27,43, 4:4, 22:48; Jhn. 6:53, 8:28, 9:11, 12:23,34, 13:31, 19:5; Act. 2:22, 13:23; Rom. 5:15,17; 1 Cor. 15:22-23,45-47; 1 Tim. 2:5, 6:11; 2 Tim. 3:17; Heb. 10:5-9; Jesus also said that a man, must become as a ‘child’ (and He set the example, setting the ‘bar’, humbling Himself; Phil. 2:1-11); see Mat. 18:4; Mar. 10:15; Luk. 18:17.

•“who was to rule all nations” – (rule = G4165, ποιμαινειν) To be governor, guardian over the sheep as a Shepherd in caring and tending (Psa. 78:71-72; Isa. 40:11; Jer. 23:4-6; Eze. 34:17,20,22-25, 37:24-26; Mat. 2:6, 25:32-33; Luk. 17:7; Jhn. 21:16; Act. 20:28; 1 Cor. 9:7; 1 Pet. 2:25, 5:2; Jud. 1:12; Rev. 2:27, 7:17, 12:5, 19:15); see Gen. 49:10; Num. 24:19; 1 Chr. 5:2; Psa. 2:6,9-10; Isa. 9:6-7; Mat. 28:18; Eph. 1:22; Col. 1:18; Rev. 2:26-27, 11:15, 19:15.

•“with a rod of iron” – The Rod (King’s Sceptre) of the Shepherd, the ruling and corrector, judge, rod of inheritance, separator of chaff from wheat, voice of the LORD, that which is used to feed with, head over the house; see Gen. 49:10; Exo. 4:17; Lev. 27:32; Num. 17:3, 24:17; 2 Sam. 7:14, 23:21; 1 Chr. 11:23; Job. 9:34, 37:13; Psa. 23:4, 45:6; 74:2, 89:32, 110:2; Pro. 10:13, 13:24, 22:15, 23:13-14, 26:3, 29:15; Isa. 10:24, 11:1,4, 14:5,29, 28:27, 30:31; Jer. 10:16, 51:19; Lam. 3:1; Eze. 19:11,14, 20:37, 21:10,13; Amo. 1:5,8; Mic. 5:1, 7:14; Zec. 10:11; and a ‘rod’ is also a ‘tribe’ or people group (H7626), such as ‘Israel’ (Natural or Spiritual), see Gen. 49:16; Deut. 29:8; Jos. 13:6-7, 23:4; Psa. 78:55; Pro. 27:17; Isa. 10:4-5,15, 49:6; Jer. 1:18; Eze. 37:19; and "iron" is that which breaks in pieces all others; symbol of strength, even of defense (walls of iron, etc), see Lev. 26:19; Job. 28:2, 40:18; Pro. 27:17; Jer. 15:12; Dan. 2:40, and thus a “rod of iron”, see Num. 35:16; Psa. 2:9; Isa. 11:4; Rev. 2:27, 12:5, 19:15.

•“and her child was caught up unto God” – Christ Jesus ascended to His Father in the 3rd Heaven (this the second time, according to typology (Num. 7:1; Heb. 9:18-21), the first (Jhn. 20:17) was right after His Resurrection (Mat. 28:9; Psa. 61:5, 116:14,18), the second time was 40 days later, 10 days before Pentecost, the 50th Day (Act. 1:3, etc), just before the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Head (Christ Jesus) in Heaven, that Holy Oil (symbol of the Holy Spirit) running down unto the Body (the church) on earth which was then in Unity of spirit and in truth; Lev. 8:12; Psa. 24:1-10, 68:18, 133:1-3; Joe. 2:28-29; Mar. 16:19; Luk. 24:51; Jhn. 14:3; Act. 1:3,9-11, 2:2-4,33; Eph. 4:8; Heb. 4:14,16, 6:19-20; Rev. 5:6) into Heaven from the Mount of Olives after His Death and Resurrection; see also Eze. 28:13, 31:8-9, 36:35; Joe. 2:3; Luk. 23:43; 2 Cor. 12:2,4; Eph. 4:9-10; 1 Thes. 4:17; Rev. 2:7.

•“and to his throne” – The Throne of the Father (Rev. 3:21), as moved from the Most Holy Place to the Holy Place in the Heavenly Sanctuary, which was being represented by the ‘Table of Shewbread’ (The Table in the Sanctuary is on the Right side, which is the North Side. Exo. 26:35, 40:22; Isa. 14:13; Psa. 75:6; and it had a “a crown of gold” – Exo. 25:24; 2 places (Father & Son) – Lev. 24:5-7; “bread” – Deut. 8:3; Mat. 4:4; Luk. 4:4; Jhn. 6:57, 14:24. “right hand”. God's Throne is movable, see Ezekiel, wheels, etc. God the Father and Throne began in the Most Holy Place, and moved to meet Jesus in the Holy Place in Revelation 4. In Revelation 3, they moved into the Most Holy Place. Notice the words, “set” and “sat”.); see Rev. 4:2-6, 5:1-14; 1 Ki. 22:19; 2 Chr. 18:18; Psa. 11:4; Mat. 5:34, 23:22; Act. 7:49; Rev. 16:17, 20:11.

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Verse 6:

Rev 12:6 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.





•“and the woman fled” – Run or flee for fear, from persecution, escape to save the life as Elijah did in the days of Jezebel (1 Ki. 19:3-8; Pro. 21:9,19, 25:24) or as Moses unto a wilderness with 7 sisters (Exo. 2:11-22), see 2 Sam. 15:14; 2 Ki. 9:3; Jer. 6:1, 48:6,9; Amo. 7:12-13; Mat. 2:13, 10:23, 24:26; Mar. 13:14; Luk. 21:21; Jhn. 10:5; Act. 7:29, 8:1,4-5,25,40, 9:2, 14:6, etc.; Heb. 11:34; Rev. 12:14.

•“into the wilderness” – A place of little waters, or population, a place of desolation, obscurity; see Gen. 1:9-10; Psa. 63:1, 107:33; Pro. 21:19; Isa. 14:17, 41:18; Jer. 50:12-13, 51:43; Eze. 19:13; Hos. 2:3,14, 13:5; Zep. 2:13; Mat. 15:33; Mar. 8:4; Luk. 5:16; Jhn. 11:54; 2 Cor. 11:26; Rev. 12:6,14,16; Rev. 12:6,14, 17:3; (see also Moses, Exo. 16:1-3,10,14; Psa. 68:7, 78:15,17,19,40,52, 95:8, 102:6, 106:14,26, 107:4, 136:16; Jhn. 3:14, 6:49; Act. 7:30,36,38,42,44, 13:18; 1 Cor. 10:5; Heb. 3:8,17 ); the opposite of which is waters, a place of dense population and many cities; see Gen. 1:10; Psa. 65:7, 107:35; Isa. 17:12-13; Jer. 51:42; Rev. 13:1, 17:15.

•“where she hath a place prepared of God” – The wilderness experience; see Psa. 68:10; Isa. 64:4; Jon. 4:6,8; 1 Cor. 2:9; Heb. 11:16; see also (Jesus) Mat. 4:1; Mar. 1:12-13; Luk. 4:1; Jhn. 14:1-18; (John the Baptist) Mat. 3:1,3, 11:7; Mar. 1:3-4 Luk. 3:2,4, 7:24; Jhn. 1:23.

•“that they should feed her there” – Fed of God, through His word, and by the people dwelling in the ‘wilderness’; see Exo. 16:32; Deut. 8:3; Psa. 81:16; Hos. 11:4; Joe. 2:26; Mat. 4:4, 6:26, 25:37; Luk. 4:4, 12:24; Jhn. 6:57; 1 Cor. 10:1-5,11; Rev. 12:14 (“nourished”, see also Act. 12:20; Jam. 5:5; “brought up”, Luk. 4:16).

•“a thousand two hundred and threescore days” – A section of 2,300 years (Dan. 8:13-14,26; Rev. 9:13-15), which is 1,260 years (a day for a year*; Num. 14:34; Eze. 4:6), from A.D. 538 unto A.D. 1798: “until a time and times and the dividing of time”, Dan. 7:25; “for a time, times, and an half”, Dan. 12:7; “forty and two months”, Rev. 11:2; “a thousand two hundred and threescore days”, Rev. 11:3; “a thousand two hundred and threescore days”, Rev. 12:6; “for a time, and times, and half a time”, Rev. 12:14; “forty and two months”, Rev. 13:5; see also, “many days”, Dan. 11:33; see also “Gentiles”, Rev. 11:2; “until the times of the Gentiles”, Luk. 21:24; see also, “Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness”, Son. 3:6, 8:5.

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Verse 7:

Rev 12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,



•“And there was war in heaven” – A Great Controversy; a War of ideas, mind/heart against mind/heart (spiritual; Jam. 4:1; Rev. 2:16), leading to war of strength/arm against strength/arm (physical) (G4171; πολεμος); see Mar. 13:7; Luk. 14:31, 21:9; 1 Cor. 14:8; Heb. 11:34; Rev. 9:7,9, 12:7, 13:7, 16:14, 19:19, 20:8; see also (G4170; πολεμέω) Jam. 4:2; Rev. 2:16, 12:7, 13:4, 17:14, 19:11; see also Isa. 34:5; Dan. 9:26; Eph. 6:12.

•See also the uses in so-called * LXX (Septuaginta) -

•πολεμέω (war; Exo. 17:8, etc.) - Kata Biblon Wiki Lexicon - πολεμέω - to wage war (v.)

•πόλεμος (war; Gen. 14:2, etc.) - Kata Biblon Wiki Lexicon - πόλεμος - war (n.)

•πολεμόω [LXX] (provoke to war; (Apocrypha) 4 Mac. 4:21) - Kata Biblon Wiki Lexicon - πολεμόω - to provoke to war against (v.)

•“Michael” – “Who is like unto God” (Jesus); Dan. 10:13,21, 21:1; 1 Thes. 4:16; Jud. 1:9; Rev. 12:7 (Character; Heb. 1:3, “the express image”; G5481; χαρακτηρ; see also Col. 1:15, “Who is the image of the invisible God”; Jhn. 17:6, “I have manifested thy name”; 2 Cor. 4:4, “Christ, who is the image of God”; see also “image” - Gen. 1:26-27, 5:1, 9:6; Rom. 1:23; 1 Cor. 11:7, 15:45-49.); see also Exo. 8:10, 15:11; 1 Ki. 8:23; Psa. 71:19; see also Deut. 33:26; 2 Chr. 6:14; Job. 36:22; Psa. 35:10, 86:8, 89:8, 113:5; Jer. 10:6-7; Mic. 7:18.

•“and his angels” – those sent Legions of Light; the Heavenly (and earthly) ministers of God, who obey His commandments; see Psa. 103:20-21, 104:4; Heb. 1:7,9,13-14 and see also the Ten thousands of angels, the hosts of Heaven, Deut. 33:2; Psa. 68:17; Son. 5:10; Dan. 7:10; Zec. 14:5; Mat. 13:41, 16:27, 24:30, 25:31, 26:53,64; Mar. 8:38, 14:62; Luk. 9:26, 14:31; Jhn. 1:51; 1 Thes. 4:16; 2 Thes. 1:7; Jud. 1:14; Rev. 1:7, 5:11; see also (true) 1 Cor. 4:15; (counterfeit) 2 Cor. 11:13-15. For more texts on “angels”, see ‘Michael the archangel [03] - The word “angel” as defined and used’ - Link

•“fought against” – To war (see notes on “And there was war in heaven”); see also Exo. 14:14, 15:3; Deut. 1:30, 3:22, 20:4; Jos. 10:29,31,34,36,38; Judg. 5:20; 2 Sam. 12:29; 2 Chr. 20:17,29; Psa. 93:1, 109:3; Isa. 42:13, 63:10; Zec. 14:12; 2 Tim. 2:5.

•“the dragon” – The one-time anointed cherub Lucifer (Isa. 14:12; Eze. 28:12-19), arch-angel of evil, now serpent, that Leviathan, satan, the devil, that lying spirit, the accuser of the brethren, the deceiver, the destroyer; King over the children of pride – Gen. 3:1; 1 Ki. 22:22-23; 2 Chr. 18:21-22; Job. 1:6-12, 2:1-7, 41:1-34; Isa. 27:1, 51:9; Eze. 29:3; Dan. 10:13,20; Luk. 10:18; 2 Cor. 11:3,14; Eph. 2:2; Jud. 1:6; Rev. 9:11, 12:9, 20:2.

•“and his angels” – The fallen hosts of heaven (and earth) who followed Lucifer in rebellion, known as the ‘devils’, or ‘children of disobedience’; see Mat. 8:29; Mar. 5:9,15; Luk. 8:30, 10:17; 2 Cor. 11:13-15; Eph. 2:2, 5:6, 6:12; Col. 3:6; 2 Pet. 2:4; Jud. 1:6.

•General texts on “Satan”: 1 Chr. 1:21; Psa. 109:6; Zec. 3:1,2; Mat. 4:10, 12:26, 16:23; Mar. 1:13,23,26, 4:15, 8:33; Luk. 4:8, 11:18, 13:16, 22:3,31; Jhn. 13:27; Act. 5:3, 26:18; Rom. 16:20; 1 Cor. 5:5, 7:5; 2 Cor. 2:11, 12:7; 1 Thes. 2:18; 2 Thes. 2:9; 1 Tim. 1:20, 5:15; Rev. 2:9,13,24, 3:9, 12:9, 20:2,7.

•The “devil”: Mat. 4:1,5,8,11, 13:39, 25:41; Luk. 4:2,3,5,6,13, 8:12; Jhn. 8:44, 13:2; Act. 10:38, 13:10; Eph. 4:27, 6:11; 1 Tim. 3:6,7; 2 Tim. 2:26; Heb. 2:14; Jam. 4:7; 1 Pet. 5:8; 1 Jhn. 3:8,10; Jud. 1:9; Rev. 2:10, 12:9,12, 20:2,10.

•That “lying spirit”: 1 Ki. 22:22-23; 2 Chr. 18:21-22.

•The “Serpent”: Gen. 3:1,2,4,13,14; Isa. 27:1; 2 Cor. 11:3; Rev. 12:9,14,15, 20:2.

•The “Dragon”: Isa. 27:1, 51:9; Eze. 29:3; Rev. 12:3,4,7,9,13,16,17, 13:2,4,11, 16:13, 20:2.

•The “Leviathan”: Job. 41:1; Psa. 74:14, 104:26; Isa. 27:1.

•The “Wicked”: Mat. 13:19,38; Eph. 6:6; 2 Thes. 2:8; 1 Jhn. 2:13,14, 3:12, 5:18.

•The “Baalzebub”, “Beelzebub”: 2 Ki. 1:2,3,6,16; Mat. 10:25, 12:24,27; Mar. 3:22; Luk. 11:15,18,19.

•The “roaring lion”: Prov. 28:15; 1 Pet. 5:8.

•The “angel of the bottomless pit”, “Abaddon”, “Apollyon” (‘destroyer’) – Rev. 9:11.

•The “throne of iniquity”, even “Satan's seat”, “god of this world” by which he rules over the children of disobedience, whether those angelic begins fallen from heaven, or those children of Adam of the earth: Psa. 1:1, 94:20; Isa. 14:13; Eze. 8:3; Hag. 2:22; 2 Cor. 4:4; Rev. 2:13, 13:2, 16:10.

•The Legions of ‘Lie-ght’:

•Jude 1:6 KJB - And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

•The “devils”, aka fallen evil angels and lesser evil arch-angels:

•Lev. 17:7; Deut. 32:17; 2 Chr. 11:15; Psa. 106:37; Mat. 4:24, 7:22, 8:16,28,31,33, 9:32,33,34, 10:8, 11:18, 12:22,24,27,28, 15:22, 17:18; Mar. 1:32,34,39, 3:15,22, 5:12,15,16,18, 6:13, 7:26,29,30, 9:38, 16:9,17; Luk. 4:35,41, 7:33, 8:2,27,30,33,35,36,38, 9:1,42,49, 10:17, 11:14,15,18,19,20, 13:32; Jhn. 6:70, 7:20, 8:48,49,52, 10:20,21; 1 Cor. 10:20,21; 1 Tim. 4:1; Jam. 2:19; Rev. 9:20, 16:14, 18:2.

•The order of the wicked, the “Legion”:

•Mar. 5:8-15; Luk. 8:27-33.​

•“and the dragon fought and his angels” – Lucifer (the ‘anointed cherub’ (Eze. 28:14) who wanted the place of the Son of God (Isa. 14:13-14; thus became anti-Christ)) and those who joined with him, rebelled against God, see also Job. 1:6-12, 2:1-7; Dan. 10:13,20-21; Zec. 3:1-2; Jud. 1:9 See notes on “And there was war in heaven”.

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Verse 8:

Rev 12:8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.





•“And prevailed not” – The Son of God won, the son of perdition lost, see also 1 Sam. 2:9, 17:50; 2 Sam. 32:12; 1 Chr. 29:11; 2 Chr. 14:11; Psa. 9:19, 12:4, 13:4-5, 98:1-3, 129:2; Ecc. 4:12; Son. 8:7; Isa. 42:13; Jer. 1:19, 5:22, 15:20, 20:11; Mat. 16:15-18; Act. 19:20; 1 Cor. 15:57; Col. 2:15; 1 Jhn. 4:4, 5:4; Rev. 3:21, 5:5.

•“neither was their place found any more in heaven” – All their ‘offices’ became vacant (Jud. 1:6), and ready to receive new ministers, the redeemed of God, the new light-bearers; see Psa. 24:3-4, 37:10; Eze. 28:19; Dan. 2:35, 12:1; Mat. 11:23, 23:12; Luk. 1:52, 10:15, 14:11, 18:14; Jhn. 14:1-3; Eph. 4:27; Rev. 20:11,15.

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Verse 9:

Rev 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.



What sound does the serpent make?​



“… iffffffffffffff …”

- Mat. 4:3,6, 27:40,43; Luk. 4:3,9. ​

•The devil implies …

•If we’re really a ‘son of God’, then surely we have the power to make something the word of God (bread) which was not the word of God (stone), right?

•If we’re really a ‘son of God’, then surely we can seek to place ourselves in the highest position in the Church without coming to injury, right?

•If we’re really a ‘son of God’, then surely we should claim all the things of this world without permission from the Father, and divert a little bit of worship from Him to someone or something else, right?

•Let us turn unto God, as one who repents of the ways of the serpent.​

•“And the great dragon was cast out” – The ‘scorner’ was ‘cast out’ of the Heavenly temple for being a ‘money changer’ (Eze. 28:5,16,18), see Gen. 21:10; Lev. 20:23; Deut. 6:19; Pro. 22:10; Jer. 7:15; Zep. 3:15; Zec. 1:21; Mat. 5:13, 8:12,16, 9:33, 10:8, 12:26-28, 21:12; Mar. 1:34,39, 3:15,23, 6:13, 9:38, 11:15, 16:17; Luk. 9:49, 11:14,18-20,32, 19:45; Jhn. 6:37; Gal. 4:30.

•“that old” – Ancient, and part of the ‘old creation’, and thus will pass away, not being part of the New Creation, not found in Christ Jesus; see Gen. 3:1; Psa. 102:26; Isa. 51:6; 2 Cor. 5:17; Heb. 1:11; 2 Pet. 2:5; Rev. 20:2.

•“serpent” – Venomous and subtil beast, the devil; Gen. 3:1-2,4,13,14; Psa. 58:4, 140:3; Pro. 23:32; Ecc. 10:11; Isa. 27:1; Mic. 7:17; Luk. 11:11,13; 2 Cor. 11:3; Rev. 12:14-15, 20:2.

•“called the Devil” – Named (character, “as his name is, so is he”; 1 Sam. 25:25) “Slanderer”, “false accuser” (devil); see 1 Jhn. 3:8,10; 1 Tim. 3:11; 2 Tim. 3:3; Tit. 2:3.

•“and Satan” – Named “adversary” (H7853,H7854; G4566,G4567), “accusing”; see 2 Sam. 19:22; 1 Ki. 5:4, 11:14,23,25; 1 Chr. 21:1; Job. 1:6-12, 2:1-7; Psa. 38:20, 71:13, 109:4,6,20,29; Dan. 10:13,20-21; Zec. 3:1-2; Jud. 1:9; see also Ezr. 4:6, and see also Rom. 16:20.

•“which deceiveth” – Seducing through error, going throughout with intent, wander or lead out of “the way” (Jhn. 14:6) by another “way” (my way, as at tower of Babel), leading away from the word of God, for first the serpent deceived the woman (a church), that he through her might lead astray all humanity (Adam), and only those who have a love of the truth (2 Thes. 2:10) as it is in Christ Jesus would not be deceived, see Gen. 31:7; Lev. 6:2; Deut. 11:16; 2 Ki. 21:9; Job. 15:31; Pro. 20:1; Isa. 19:13, 44:20; Jer. 49:6; Lam. 1:19; Eze. 13:10, 14:9; Oba. 1:3,7; Mat. 22:29, 24:24; Mar. 12:24,27; Luk. 21:8; Jhn. 7:47; Rom. 7:11; 1 Cor. 6:9,15:33; Gal. 6:7; 1 Tim. 2:14; 2 Tim. 3:13; Tit. 3:3; Heb. 3:10; Jam. 1:6, 5:19; 1 Pet. 2:25; 2 Pet. 2:15; 1 Jhn. 2:26; Rev. 2:20, 13:14, 18:23, 19:20, 20:10.

•“the whole world” – As in Adam all die (1 Cor. 15:22), through sin (Rom. 5:12), thus the whole world was deceived when Adam was led astray by the woman, being used by the serpent (beast), for before Adam had “dominion” (Gen. 1:26,28) over the beasts, but then through “lust” (2 Pet. 1:4), the serpent gained “dominion” over Adam (Gen. 4:7), and all born after the flesh; and though the serpent ‘gained the whole world’, he had already lost his soul, and though Adam sought to gain even the one thing he was not to have, the tree forbidden, he too came under the same condemnation; see also Mat. 16:26; Mar. 8:36; Luk. 9:25; 1 Jhn. 5:19; Rev. 16:14.

•“he was cast out into the earth” – Perfect Love (God) “cast out” the spirit of fear (1 Jhn. 4:18), Lucifer, once an exalted angel in Heaven, fell by transgression (Act. 1:25) of pride (I will), going from next to Christ Jesus in honour as the “anointed cherub that covereth” (Eze. 28:14), to becoming as low as the dust of the earth, and to eat thereof (Gen. 3:14; Isa. 65:25; Mic. 7:17), and yet God shows that He can take of the dust (humble, humility, submitted) of the earth (Adam), when filled by His Holy Spirit (thy Will), and exalt them to the highest place (Jhn. 14:1-3), next to Christ Jesus upon His throne (Rev. 3:21), see Luk. 10:18; 2 Pet. 2:4. See also notes on “And the great Dragon was cast out”.

•“and his angels were cast out with him” – As the ‘head’ (Lucifer) became infected with sin (white spot (Lev. 13:2) of flesh (carnal); Jud. 1:23) and darkness, his whole ‘body’ became full of darkness (Mat. 6:22-23; Luk. 11:33-36), and thus being leprous and contagious, had to be removed, even ‘cut off’ (Exo. 12:19; Lev. 7:21,25, 22:3; Deut. 23:1 (1 Cor. 15:46); Jos. 3:16; 1 Ki. 9:7; 2 Chr. 32:21; Zec. 11:16; Mal. 2:12; Mat. 5:29-30, 18:7-9; Mar. 9:43-48; Rom. 11:22, 12:4-5; 1 Cor. 6:15, 12:12,18,20; Gal. 5:12), from the ‘camp of the saints’ (New Jerusalem; Rev. 20:9; Lev. 13:46), and placed in the ‘wilderness’ (Lev. 13:1-59, 14:1-57; Num. 12:10-16), for “seven days”. Beware that the ‘light” in us is really “light” and not “darkness” pretending to be ‘light’, which is ‘lie-ght’.



2Ti_1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

1Jn_4:18 There is no fear in love [God]; but perfect love [God] casteth out fear [Satan's spirit]: because fear hath torment. He that feareth [as Satan does in his doubt] is not made perfect in love [God].

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Verse 10:

Rev 12:10 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: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.



•“And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven” – Lucifer, was then unmasked, as the murderer he was, see 2 Sam. 22:14; Psa. 18:13; Jhn. 12:29 (remember "Heaven" is symbolic name of earthly Canaan, pointing to Heavenly Canaan, see notes on Revelation 12:1):

–Mat. 27:50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
–Mar. 15:37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
–Luk 23:46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. ​

•“Now is come salvation” – Time statement as fulfillment of Dan. 9:26-27, “midst of the week” (70th week), which began to be counted from 457 B.C (Confirmed) (also here) (and here).; Ezr. 6:14, 7:1-28, unto the Cross of Calvary in A.D. 31; as promised (Psa. 61:5, 116:14,18; Jhn. 3:16, 19:28) from Gen. 3:15,21, confirming the “covenant” (Psa. 89:3,28,34, 105:8; Isa. 13:12, 42:6; Jer. 31:31-34; Eze. 36:25-29, 37:26-28; Mal. 2:5, 3:1; Mat. 26:28; Mar. 14:24; Luk. 22:20; Jhn. 17:24, 19:30; Rom. 11:27; 1 Cor. 11:25; Heb. 8:7-13, 10:16,29, 12:24, 13:20); Heb. 2:3; Rom. 15:8; to be delivered from our sins; see Gen. 49:18; Exo. 15:2; 1 Sam. 11:13; 2 Sam. 22:3,47; 1 Chr. 16:8-36; Psa. 18:46, 27:1, 35:9, 106:47-48; Isa. 56:1-8; Lam. 3:26; Jon. 2:9; Mic. 7:7; Hab. 3:13,18; Zec. 9:9; Mat. 1:21; Luk. 1:77, 3:6; Act. 4:12; Rom. 1:16; 2 Cor. 6:2; 1 Thes. 5:9; 2 Tim. 2:10, 3:15; Tit. 2:11; Heb. 2:3,10, 5:9,6:9, 9:28; 1 Pet. 1:9-11.

•“and strength” – A.D. 31; see Rom. 5:6; We were “dead in trespasses and sins” (Eph. 2:1; Ecc. 9:5-6,10; Rom. 7:6; Col. 2:13), but now we are made alive through the blood and sacrifice of Christ Jesus, quickened, strengthened with life from God’s Holy Spirit to live righteously (Psa. 18:32, 20:2, 28:8); see also Isa. 40:29; Dan. 2:37; Joe. 3:16; Zec. 10:12; Luk. 1:51; Jhn. 15:5; Act. 3:7; 2 Cor. 12:9; Eph. 3:16; Phi. 4:13; 1 Pet. 2:24, 5:10.

•“and the kingdom of our God” – Jesus was crowned “King” (Mat. 27:29; Mar. 15:17; Jhn. 19:2,5) and dominion was taken back from the devil; see Mat. 12:28, 28:18; Mar. 1:15, 12:28-34; Luk. 17:20-21; Jhn. 3:3,5; Rom. 14:17; 1 Cor. 4:20, 6:9-10, 15:50; Gal. 5:18-21; Heb. 4:16.

•“and the power” – Love of God demonstrated in Jesus at Calvary (Mar. 12:30,33; Luk. 10:27); see Rom. 1:16-17, 5:8; 1 Cor. 1:18,24, 2:5; 2 Cor. 6:7, 13:4; 2 Tim. 1:8; 1 Pet. 1:5.

•“of his Christ” – The “anointed” (Prophet, Priest & King), see 2 Sam. 22:51; Psa. 2:2, 18:50, 20:6, 28:8.

–Prophet; (Deut. 18:15,18-19; Hos. 12:13; Mat. 13:57, 21:11,46; Mar. 6:4; Luk. 4:24, 7:16, 13:33, 24:19; Jhn. 4:19,44, 6:14, 7:40, 9:17; Act. 3:22,23, 7:37, etc.)

–Priest; (type: Gen. 14:18; Heb. 7:1,11,15; type: Exo. 28:1; Heb. 9:7, 10:11,21, 23:11, etc.; Psa. 110:4; Zec. 6:13; Mal. 2:7; Heb. 2:17, 3:1, 4:14,15, 5:1,5,6,10, 6:20, 7:3,17,20,21,26, 8:1,3,4, 9:11,25; Rev. 1:10-20, etc.)

–King; (Isa. 9:7; Dan. 2:44, 7:14,27; Mic. 5:2; Mat. 2:2, 21:5, 25:34,40, 27:11,29,37; Mar. 15:2,9,12,18,26,32; Luk. 14:31, 19:38, 23:2,3,38; Jhn. 1:49, 12:13,15, 18:37,39, 19:3,12,14,15,19,21; Act. 17:7; 1 Tim. 1:17, 6:15; Heb. 7:2; Rev. 17:14, 19:16, etc.)
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•“for the accuser of our brethren” – Satan the accuser (see notes on “called the Devil”) and the “brethren” are the saints on earth are family (by adoption) to those in Heaven; Luk. 10:20; Rom. 8:15,23, 9:4; 2 Cor. 8:3; Gal. 4:5; Eph. 1:5, 3:15; Heb. 2:11-12,17, 3:1, 12:23; Rev. 19:10, 22:9.

•“is cast down” – De-throned, un-seated, over-thrown, from the position of authority of ‘dominion’ of this world and trapped here on earth, in the pit, and not yet destroyed (see also 2 Cor. 4:9); see 2 Chr. 25:8; Jer. 8:12; Psa. 36:12, 56:7; Jhn. 12:31, 16:11.

•“which accused them” – See notes on “for the accuser of our brethren”.

•“before our God” – Our Father, who has chosen us in Christ Jesus (Eph. 1:4), and we in Him, see Mat. 6:9; Luk. 11:2; 1 Jhn. 4:19.

•“day and night” – Continually (Psa. 42:3; Isa. 60:11), without reprieve, non-stop; see Pro. 30:10.

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Verse 11:

Rev 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.













•“And they” – The Saints in Christ Jesus, the “brethren”, see Rev. 12:10.

•“overcame” – Victory over satan, sin (1 Jhn. 3:4) and selfishness; see Gen. 49:19 (Rev. 7:5); Num. 13:30; Luk. 11:22; Jhn. 16:33; Rom. 12:21; 1 Jhn. 2:13-14, 4:4, 5:4-5; Rev. 2:7,11,17,26, 3:5,12,21, 21:7.

•“him” – The enemy of all souls, the Dragon, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, see Rev. 12:9-10.

•“by” – The means which it is accomplished, see Jhn. 1:29,36; 2 Cor. 3:18.

•“the blood of the Lamb” – For the “life of the flesh is in the blood”, see Lev. 17:11; Jhn. 6:53-57.

•“and by the word of their testimony” – God is true, faithful, love and so they “Amen” Jesus Christ’s witness by their repented lives, see Psa. 119:88; Mat. 10:18; Mar. 6:11, 13:9; Luk. 21:12-13; Jhn. 3:11, 21:24; Act. 10:42, 20:24; Heb. 11:5,32-40, 1 Jhn. 4:14; Rev. 6:9.

•“and they loved not their lives” – They loved God; see Luk. 11:46; Jhn. 15:19; 1 Jhn. 2:15.

•“unto the death” – Death to self, the Cross and even martyrdom (witness); see Mat. 16:24; Mar. 8:34, 10:21; Luk. 9:23, 11:46; Phi. 2:8; Heb. 12:4; Rev. 6:9-11, 20:4.

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Verse 12:

Rev 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.



•“Therefore” – For all that which went before, or because of the things previously described, the conclusion is reached.

•“Rejoice” – Jesus Christ was victorious at the cross; see Psa. 9:2,14, 24:1-10.

•“ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them” – Unfallen beings of the unfallen worlds (thy will be done in heaven; Mat. 6:10; Luk. 11:2), see; 1 Ki. 22:19; 2 Chr. 18:18; Job. 1:6, 2:1; 38:4-7; Isa. 13:5; Dan. 7:9-10; Mat. 18:11-13; Luk. 15:4-7; Jhn. 14;1-4; Rom. 9:29; Eph. 1:10; Heb. 1:2, 11:3, 12:1; Jam. 5:4; Rev. 5:3-4,13, 19:4-6,19.

•See also the "thrones" - Dan. 7:9; Mat. 19:28; Col. 1:16; Rev. 4:4, 11:16, 20:4; "dominions" - Job. 25:2; Psa. 103:22, 114:2, 145:13; Dan. 4:3,34, 6:26; Mic. 4:8 (Gen. 1:26,28; Psa. 8:6 72:8; Dan. 7:27; Zec. 9:10; 1 Pet. 4:11, 5:11; Jud. 1:25; Rev. 1:6); Eph. 1:20-21; Col. 1:16; Jud. 1:8; "principalities" - Rom. 8:38; Eph. 1:20-21, 3:10, 6:12; Col. 1:16, 2:15, Tit. 3:1; "powers" - Eph. 1:20-21, 3:10, 6:12; Col. 1:16; Tit. 3;1; 1 Pet. 3:22; "rulers of" - Eph. 6:12; "above" - Col. 3:1-2; "all that are in" - Eph. 1:10, 3:15; Rev. 5:3-4,13, 19:5-6; see also "Kingdom of God", "kingdom of heaven", "throne of God", "Lord of hosts", "sabaoth", “angels”, “seraphims”, “cherubims“, “elders/ancients”, “living creatures/beasts”, etc.​

–For more on the Heavenly beings, see “Michael the archangel [03] - The word “angel” as defined and used” - Link

•“Woe” – Terrible sadness and judgment (Pro. 23:29); see also Rev. 8:13, 9:12, 11:14, and “for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time” Rev. 12:12; Mat. 18:7; Mar. 13:17; Luk. 17:1, 21:23, and also Ecc. 4:10.

•“to the inhabiters” – Those who live or dwell in an area; see Rev. 8:13, 11:10, 17:2,8.

•“of the earth” – The people of the dry land (Gen. 1:9-10) see also Rev. 8:13, 11:10, 17:2,5,8, also see Rev. 3:10, 6:8, 7:1-3, 8:7, 9:1,3-4, 11:10, 13:8,11-14, 16:14.

•“and of the sea” – A gathering together of many waters (Gen. 1:10), also those of the islands, see Rev. 7:1-3, 8:8-9, 13:1.

•“for” – The reason, or the cause (be-cause) of the “woe” to “the inhabiters of the earth, and the sea”, Rev. 12:12.

•“the devil is come down unto you” – Fallen down (again; Luk. 10:18), being defeated at Calvary, see notes on Rev. 12:10.

•“having great wrath” – Anger, Fury (Jer. 21:5; Dan. 2:12), see Pro. 19:19, 21:19, 22:24, 29:22; Ecc. 7:9; Dan. 11:44; Act. 19:28; Mat. 5:22; Heb. 11:27.

•“because he knoweth that he hath but a short time” – Angels (unfallen or fallen) study God’s prophecies (Dan. 10:21; Mat. 4:6; Luk. 4:10) and Satan knew from Daniel’s prophecies, see Dan. 7:25, 8:13,14,26, 11:33, 12:7,11-13; Rev. 9:13-15.

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Verse 13:

Rev 12:13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.





•“And when” – Time statement, A.D. 31., see notes on “Now is come salvation”.

•“the dragon saw” – Understood, knowledge, experience; see Gen. 3:6-7.

•“that he was cast unto the earth” – Satan could no more access Heaven, for Jesus Christ wrested from him the “dominion”, see Mat. 28:18; Luk. 10:8; Jhn. 12:31.

•“he persecuted” – Beginning with the Sanhedrin, and Saul of Tarsis, Romans, Apostates, see Dan. 8:9-14, 11:33-35; Mat. 5:11,44, 10:23, 23:34, 24:21; Mar. 4:17; Luk. 21:12; Jhn. 15:20; Act. 4:29, 7:54-60, 8:1, 9:1, 11:19, 13:50; Rom. 8:35, 12:14; 2 Cor. 7:4, 11:24-28; Gal. 5:11, 6:12; 1 Tim. 1:13; 2 Tim. 3:12, 4:14; Rev. 2:10.

•“the woman which brought forth the man child” – God’s people ((OT) Israel or (NT) Christians), flock, church, a body, bone of the man’s (Adam; Gen. 2:23; 1 Cor. 15:44-46) bone and flesh of His flesh, and the city (Mat. 12:10-11) in which they reside (New Jerusalem); see Jer. 6:2; Isa. 54:5, 61:10, 62:5 ; Act. 7:38; 1 Cor. 6:17; 2 Cor. 11:2; Gal. 4:26; Eph. 5:23-32; Rev. 19:7, 21:2-3,9; see also Jesus as the “bridegroom” – Mat. 9:15, 25:1,5-6,10; Mar. 2:19-20; Luk. 5:34-35; Jhn. 2:9, 3:29; Rev. 18:23; Jer. 7:34, 16:9, 25:10, 33:11; Joe. 2:16 and Song of Solomon (entire); see also (unfaithful) Jer. 3:14,20; Hos. 1:2, 2:2, etc.

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Verse 14:

Rev 12:14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.











•“And to the woman were given” – Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning., see Jam. 1:17.

•“two wings” – New areas opened up to the “east” and “west” and the word of God spread (Isa. 40:31), and as the woman is like unto a body of water also, when persecution came, the many peoples spread out like wings (Deut. 32:11) from the central body but were protected by God, see Exo. 19:4; Psa. 17:8, 36:7, 61:4, 63:7, 91:4.

•“of a great eagle” – Exalted, flying above all, dwelling among the high cliffs, among the munitions of rocks (Jer. 49:16); see Deut. 32:11; Job. 39:27; Pro. 23:5

•“that she might fly” – Run or flee for fear, from persecution, escape to save the life as Elijah did in the days of Jezebel (1 Ki. 19:3-8; Pro. 21:9,19, 25:24) or as Moses unto a wilderness with 7 sisters (Exo. 2:11-22), see 2 Sam. 15:14; 2 Ki. 9:3; Jer. 6:1, 48:6,9; Amo. 7:12-13; Mat. 2:13, 10:23, 24:26; Mar. 13:14; Luk. 21:21; Jhn. 10:5; Act. 7:29, 8:1,4-5,25,40, 9:2, 14:6, etc.; Heb. 11:34; Rev. 12:14.

•“into the wilderness” – A place of little waters, or population, a place of desolation, obscurity; see Gen. 1:9-10; Psa. 63:1, 107:33; Pro. 21:19; Isa. 14:17, 41:18; Jer. 50:12-13, 51:43; Eze. 19:13; Hos. 2:3,14, 13:5; Zep. 2:13; Mat. 15:33; Mar. 8:4; Luk. 5:16; Jhn. 11:54; 2 Cor. 11:26; Rev. 12:6,14,16; Rev. 12:6,14, 17:3; (see also Moses, Exo. 16:1-3,10,14; Psa. 68:7, 78:15,17,19,40,52, 95:8, 102:6, 106:14,26, 107:4, 136:16; Jhn. 3:14, 6:49; Act. 7:30,36,38,42,44, 13:18; 1 Cor. 10:5; Heb. 3:8,17 ); the opposite of which is waters, a place of dense population and many cities; see Gen. 1:10; Psa. 65:7, 107:35; Isa. 17:12-13; Jer. 51:42; Rev. 13:1, 17:15.

•“into her place” – The wilderness experience; see Psa. 68:10; Isa. 64:4; Jon. 4:6,8; 1 Cor. 2:9; Heb. 11:16; see also (Jesus) Mat. 4:1; Mar. 1:12-13; Luk. 4:1; Jhn. 14:1-18; (John the Baptist) Mat. 3:1,3, 11:7; Mar. 1:3-4 Luk. 3:2,4, 7:24; Jhn. 1:23.

•“where she is nourished” – Fed of God, through His word, and by the people dwelling in the ‘wilderness’; see Exo. 16:32; Deut. 8:3; Psa. 81:16; Hos. 11:4; Joe. 2:26; Mat. 4:4, 6:26, 25:37; Luk. 4:4, 12:24; Jhn. 6:57; 1 Cor. 10:1-5,11; Rev. 12:14 (“nourished”, see also Act. 12:20; Jam. 5:5; “brought up”, Luk. 4:16).

•“for a time, and times, and half a time” – A section of 2,300 years (Dan. 8:13-14,26; Rev. 9:13-15), which is 1,260 years (a day for a year*; Num. 14:34; Eze. 4:6), from A.D. 538 unto A.D. 1798: “until a time and times and the dividing of time”, Dan. 7:25; “for a time, times, and an half”, Dan. 12:7; “forty and two months”, Rev. 11:2; “a thousand two hundred and threescore days”, Rev. 11:3; “a thousand two hundred and threescore days”, Rev. 12:6; “for a time, and times, and half a time”, Rev. 12:14; “forty and two months”, Rev. 13:5; see also, “many days”, Dan. 11:33; see also “Gentiles”, Rev. 11:2; “until the times of the Gentiles”, Luk. 21:24; see also, “Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness”, Son. 3:6, 8:5.

•* (day-year) - Link

•“from the face of” – The countenance, that which is exposed to the world, or that which expresses the hidden character of the heart (Gen. 4:5-6, 31:2,5; Neh. 2:3; Pro. 15:13; Isa. 3:9; Eze. 27:35; Dan. 1:13, 5:6,9-10, 7:28; Luk. 9:29), and thus the peoples or nations (serpent is a ‘beast’) who expressed the will/heart of satan towards God’s people; see Gen. 35:7; Exo. 2:15; Deut. 28:50; Psa. 10:4; Isa. 16:4; Dan. 7:21,25, 8:10-14,23, 11:33-35,44.

•“the serpent” – Venomous and subtil beast, the devil; Gen. 3:1-2,4,13,14; Psa. 58:4, 140:3; Pro. 23:32; Ecc. 10:11; Isa. 27:1; Mic. 7:17; Luk. 11:11,13; 2 Cor. 11:3; Rev. 12:14-15, 20:2.

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Verse 15:

Rev 12:15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.





•“And the serpent cast out of his mouth” – In the heart of satan is murder (Jhn. 8:44) and expresses this by his ‘mouth’, see Job. 5:15, 41:19-21; Psa. 10:7, 17:10, 50:19, 59:7, 69:15; Pro. 10:6,11, 15:28; Isa. 57:4; Jer. 9:8, 23:16; Mat. 12:34, 15:11,18-20; Luk. 6:45, 19:22; Eph. 4:29; Col. 3:8; Rev. 16:13.

•“water as a flood” – Peoples of the nations that served the devil, and issued forth at his command, see 2 Sam. 22:5; Psa. 18:3-4, 32:6, 89:9-10, 93:3-4, 98:7-9, 124:1-5; Son. 8:7; Isa. 8:7, 17:12-13, 28:2, 59:19; Jer. 46:8, 47:2, 51:13; Eze. 31:15; Dan. 9:26, 11:22; Amo. 8:8, 9:5; Mat. 7:25,27; Jud. 1:13; Rev. 17:1,15.

•“after the woman” – God’s people ((OT) Israel or (NT) Christians), flock, church, a body, bone of the man’s (Adam; Gen. 2:23; 1 Cor. 15:44-46) bone and flesh of His flesh, and the city (Mat. 12:10-11) in which they reside (New Jerusalem); see Jer. 6:2; Isa. 54:5, 61:10, 62:5 ; Act. 7:38; 1 Cor. 6:17; 2 Cor. 11:2; Gal. 4:26; Eph. 5:23-32; Rev. 19:7, 21:2-3,9; see also Jesus as the “bridegroom” – Mat. 9:15, 25:1,5-6,10; Mar. 2:19-20; Luk. 5:34-35; Jhn. 2:9, 3:29; Rev. 18:23; Jer. 7:34, 16:9, 25:10, 33:11; Joe. 2:16 and Song of Solomon (entire); see also (unfaithful) Jer. 3:14,20; Hos. 1:2, 2:2, etc.

•“that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood” – Overwhelm and drown (kill); but they could not, see Psa. 18:3-4, 32:6, 104:6-9; 124:1-5.

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Verse 16:

Rev 12:16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.













•“And the earth” – see notes on “into the wilderness”.

•“helped” – To succour, give relief or aide to, for Christ Jesus knows what it is like to be persecuted for righteousness; see Mat. 15:25; Mar. 9:22,24; Act. 16:9; 2 Cor. 6:2; Heb. 2:18.

•“the woman” – God’s people ((OT) Israel or (NT) Christians), flock, church, a body, bone of the man’s (Adam; Gen. 2:23; 1 Cor. 15:44-46) bone and flesh of His flesh, and the city (Mat. 12:10-11) in which they reside (New Jerusalem); see Jer. 6:2; Isa. 54:5, 61:10, 62:5 ; Act. 7:38; 1 Cor. 6:17; 2 Cor. 11:2; Gal. 4:26; Eph. 5:23-32; Rev. 19:7, 21:2-3,9; see also Jesus as the “bridegroom” – Mat. 9:15, 25:1,5-6,10; Mar. 2:19-20; Luk. 5:34-35; Jhn. 2:9, 3:29; Rev. 18:23; Jer. 7:34, 16:9, 25:10, 33:11; Joe. 2:16 and Song of Solomon (entire); see also (unfaithful) Jer. 3:14,20; Hos. 1:2, 2:2, etc.

•“and the earth opened her mouth” – see Gen. 4:11; Eze. 2:8.

•“and swallowed up the flood” – see Num. 13:32, 16:30,32, 26:10; Deut. 11:6; Job. 40:23; Psa. 55:15.

•“which the dragon cast out of his mouth” – see Mat. 12:34; Luk. 6:45.

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Verse 17:

Rev 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.















•“And the dragon was wroth with” – Satan is angry without a true cause, because the character of Christ Jesus reveals to himself that he is in the wrong, and so he persecutes; see Gen. 4:8,25; Mat. 5:22; 1 Jhn. 3:12.

•“the woman” – God’s people ((OT) Israel or (NT) Christians), flock, church, a body, bone of the man’s (Adam; Gen. 2:23; 1 Cor. 15:44-46) bone and flesh of His flesh, and the city (Mat. 12:10-11) in which they reside (New Jerusalem); see Jer. 6:2; Isa. 54:5, 61:10, 62:5 ; Act. 7:38; 1 Cor. 6:17; 2 Cor. 11:2; Gal. 4:26; Eph. 5:23-32; Rev. 19:7, 21:2-3,9; see also Jesus as the “bridegroom” – Mat. 9:15, 25:1,5-6,10; Mar. 2:19-20; Luk. 5:34-35; Jhn. 2:9, 3:29; Rev. 18:23; Jer. 7:34, 16:9, 25:10, 33:11; Joe. 2:16 and Song of Solomon (entire); see also (unfaithful) Jer. 3:14,20; Hos. 1:2, 2:2, etc.

•“and went to make war with” – The Great Controversy comes to a climax, see Dan. 9:26, 11:33-35,40-45; Luk. 14:31; Rev. 9:7,9, 13:7, 16:14,16, 19:18-19.

•“the remnant” – The final Faithful, that which remained true to God, whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of Life (Mar. 16:13; Rev. 3:2); see 2 Ki. 19:31; Ezr. 9:8; Isa. 1:9, 10:22, 37:32; Jer. 42:2; Eze. 14:22; Mic. 5:7-8, 7:18; Zep. 3:13; Rom. 9:8,27, 11:5; Phil. 4:3.

•“of her seed” – Jesus Christ, and all in Him; see Gen. 3:15; Rom. 9:8; Gal. 3:16.

•“which keep” – To have in the heart, to do them by love and faith; see Jhn. 14:15, 15:14; Exo. 15:26, 20:6; Deut. 7:9, 11:22, 13:18, 19:9, 27:10, 28:1,15, 30:8; Jos. 22:5; 1 Ki. 14:8; 1 Chr. 28:7; Neh. 10:29; Psa. 103:18, 111:10; 1 Jhn. 2:3,5, 3:22; Rev. 22:14.

•“the commandments of God” – Love; Love God and near-brother (Dan. 6:22); The Character of God in written transcript (stone (Exo. 33:12-23, 34:1-9, 20:5-6) and fleshy heart (Jer. 31:31-34; 2 Cor. 3:1-3)) see Exo. 20:1-17; Deut. 5:6-21, 6:1-5; Lev. 19:17-18; Ecc. 12:13-14; Mat. 5:1-7:27, 22:37; Mar. 12:30; Luk. 10:27, 11:42; Jhn. 8:42; 1 Jhn. 3:23.

•“and have” – Possess as one’s own, held onto; see 1 Tim. 1:19, 3:9; Rev. 6:9.

•“the testimony of Jesus Christ” – God is love; The Spirit of Prophecy, and also the ‘witness’ of the life of Jesus in our life, see Psa. 19:7, 78:5, 132:12; Isa. 8:16,20; Jhn. 3:33; Act. 22:18; 1 Cor. 1:6, 2:1, 2 Tim. 1:8; Rev. 1:2,9, 6:9, 19:10.

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We are at the end of the sixth seal already:



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"shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven ...", which is paralleled in several other verses, namely:

[1,290, AD 508 unto AD 1798]
Daniel 12:11 KJB - "... a thousand two hundred and ninety days."

[1,335, AD 508 unto AD 1843/44]
Daniel 12:12 KJB - "Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days."
Revelation 14:13 KJB - "... Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth ..."

[70 Weeks, 62 + 7 + 1 [1/2 + 1/2], 457 BC unto AD 27 [Baptism], unto AD 31 [Cross], unto AD 34 [Stephen], then the remaining 1810, unto AD 1843/44]
Daniel 9:24-27 KJB - Whole ...

[5 Anti-typical feast Months, AD 31-100, unto AD 1833/34, Day of Trumpets, from Pentecost; Leviticus 23; Woe 1, Woe 2 and Woe 3, encompassing the whole 'Exodus', 'Wilderness' unto 'Canaan']
Revelation 9:5 KJB - "... five months ..."
Revelation 9:6 KJB - "... those days ..."
Revelation 9:10 KJB - "... five months ..."

[1,260, 42 months, time, times and 1/2 time; AD 538 unto AD 1798]
Daniel 7:25 KJB - "... a time and times and the dividing of time." ["wear out the saints"]
Daniel 12:7 KJB - "... a time, times, and a half ..." ["scatter the power of the holy people"]
Matthew 24:29 KJB - "... the tribulation of those days ..." [reference to Daniel]
Mark 13:24 KJB - "...that tribulation ..." [reference to Daniel]
Luke 21:24 KJB - "... the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled."
Revelation 6:11 KJB - "... killed as they were ..." [two groups, past and future, see Rev. 20:4 KJB]
Revelation 11:2 KJB - "... given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months."
Revelation 11:3 KJB - "... a thousand two hundred and threescore days ..."
Revelation 12:6 KJB - "... a thousand two hundred and threescore days."
Revelation 12:14 KJB - "... a time, and times, and a half a time ..." ["persecuted", see vs 13]
Revelation 13:5 KJB - " ... forty and two months." ["power" was given to "him" [1st [sea] Beast, Rev. 13]]

[Great Lisbon Earthquake, AD 1755, November 1]
Revelation 6:12 KJB - "... a great earthquake ..."

[Great Dark Day, AD 1780, May 19 - Sun]
Joel 2:10 KJB - "... the sun ... shall be dark ..."
Joel 2:31 KJB - "The sun shall be turned into darkness ..."
Matthew 24:29 KJB - "... shall the sun be darkened ..."
Mark 13:24 KJB - "... the sun shall be darkened ..."
Luke 21:25 KJB - "And there shall be signs in the sun ..."
Acts 2:20 KJB - "The sun shall be turned into darkness ..."
Revelation 6:12 KJB - "... and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair ..."

[Great Dark Day, AD 1780, May 19 - Moon]
Joel 2:10 KJB - "... and the moon shall be dark ..."
Joel 2:31 KJB - "... and the moon into blood ..." [before the great and terrible day of the LORD come]
Matthew 24:29 KJB - "... and the moon shall not give her light ..."
Mark 13:24 KJB - "... and the moon shall not give her light,"
Luke 21:25 KJB - "... and in the moon ..."
Acts 2:20 KJB - "... and the moon into blood ..." [before that great and notable day of the Lord come]]
Revelation 6:12 KJB - "... and the moon became as blood;"

[Reign of Terror, French Revolution, AD 1793 unto AD 1797/8; 'spiritually Egypt and Sodom']
Revelation 11:9 KJB - "... three days and an half ..."
Revelation 11:11 KJB - "... after three days and a half ..."

[Great Leonid Meteor Shower, AD 1833, November 13]
Matthew 24:29 KJB - "... and the stars shall fall from heaven ..."
Mark 13:25 KJB - "And the stars of heaven shall fall ..."
Luke 21:25 KJB - "... and in the stars ..."
Revelation 6:13 KJB - "And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth ..."

[Day of Atonement, AD 1844, October 22; 2,300 which began in 457 BC, Ezra 7, Daniel 9, etc ending in AD 1843/44]
Daniel 8:14 KJB - "... Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed."
Revelation 9:15 KJB - "... prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year ..." [Rev. 14:6-7; Leviticus 23:26-32; 1 Kings 8:2; Daniel 8:13,14,26, etc]
Revelation 10:6 KJB - "... that there should be time no longer ..." [no more prophetic time as a test]

Luke 21:25 KJB - "... and upon earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;"

Isaiah 13:7 KJB - "Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:"
Isaiah 13:8 KJB - "And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrow shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth ..."
Luke 21:26 KJB - "Men's heart's failing them from fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth ..."

[The Close of probation for mankind in receiving and assimilating the Everlasting Gospel]
Daniel 12:1 KJB -"And at that time shall Michael stand up ... there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time ..."
Luke 13:25 KJB - "When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without ..."
Revelation 10:7 KJB - "In the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished ..."
Revelation 22:11 KJB - "He that is unjust, let him be unjest still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still."

[7 Last plagues, Wrath of God poured out]
Job 14:13 KJB - "... thy wrath ..."
Revelation 11:18 KJB - "... and thy wrath is come ..." [Revelation 16:2-17 KJB]

[Final Events]

Isaiah 13:10 KJB - "For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine."
Joel 2:10 KJB - "... and the stars shall withdraw their shining:"
Joel 3:15 KJB - "The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining."

Jeremiah 25:30 KJB - "... The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth."
Joel 2:11 KJB - "And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army ..."
Joel 3:16 KJB - "The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, utter his voice from Jerusalem ..." [New Jerusalem in Heaven]

Joel 3:16 KJB - "... and the heavens and the earth shall shake ..."
Mark 13:25 KJB - "... and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken."
Luke 21:26 KJB - "... for the powers of heaven shall be shaken."
Hebrews 12:26 KJB - "... I shake not the earth only, but also heaven:"

1 Kings 18:44 KJB - "... ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand ..."
Matthew 24:30 KJB - "And then shall the appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven ..."

Revelation 6:14 KJB - "And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together ..."

Revelation 16:18 KJB - "... a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great."

Revelation 6:14 KJB - "... and every mountain and island were moved out of their places."
Revelation 16:20 KJB - "And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found."

Matthew 24:30 KJB - "... and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory."
Mark 13:26 KJB - "And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory."
Luke 21:27 KJB - "And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and glory."
Revelation 6:15 KJB - "And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every freeman, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;"

[fountainsofwaters]

Notice the chiastic structure.

[A1] Revelation 12:1-5 = Woman, Child and Dragon

[B1] Revelation 12:6 = Woman in Wilderness for 1,260 days [years]

[C1] Revelation 12:7-9 = War between Michael and Satan in Heaven

[D1] Revelation 12:10 = Cross, Power of Christ, His Victory

[D2] Revelation 12:11 = Lamb, Blood of Christ, Their [overcoming saints] Victory in Him​

[C2] Revelation 12:12 = Dragon permanently cast down to Earth fights against Jesus' body​

[B2] Revelation 12:13-16 = Woman in Wilderness, for a time, and times, and half a time [aka, 3 1/2 times or 1,260 days [years]]​

[A2] Revelation 12:17 = Woman, her Seed and Dragon​

[fountainsofwaters]

Revelation is built upon the pattern, set in Revelation 1:

Rev 1:19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;

[1] 'hast seen' (past)
[2] 'things which are' (present)
[3] 'things which shall be hereafter' (future)

For Revelation is 'historic'.

Rev_4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

[1] 'which was' (past)
[2] 'and is' (present)
[3] 'and is to come' (future)

Again:

Rev_17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

[1] 'was' (past)
[2] 'is' (present)
[3] 'shall' (future)

Again:

Rev_17:11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

[1] 'was' (past)
[2] 'is' (present)
[3] 'goeth' (future)

Each in their proper contexts. There are numerous ways to show this, especially in connection with Daniel, see:
Revelation 13:1-10 is tied, by language and time, to Daniel 7:2-8,17,19-21,23-25.

Daniel, looking in time from his present:

saw (vision/dream) - Daniel 7:1,2,5,6,7,9,11,13,21

Sea - Daniel 7:2,3

1,260 - Daniel 7:25

war - Daniel 7:21

saints - Daniel 7:18,21,22,25,27

books - Daniel 7:10

angels - Daniel 7:10,13,16

God (Ancient of days; Father) - Daniel 7:9,13,18,22,25,27

Son of man (Jesus; Lamb) - Daniel 7:13,14

peoples, nations, languages - Daniel 7:14,23,27

worship (times and laws of God) - Daniel 7:25

Lion - Daniel 7:4

Bear - Daniel 7:5

Leopard - Daniel 7:6

a Dreadful terrible beast - Daniel 7:7-8

seven heads [1 Lion, 1 Bear, 4 Leopard, 1 Beast] - Daniel 7:4-8,11,12,17,19,23

ten horns - Daniel 7:7-8,20,24

kingdom (kings have kingdoms, dominions, thrones, and wear crowns) - Daniel 7:4,5,6,7,8,9,12,14,17,18,22,23,24,26,27

a mouth speaking great things, the great words, mouth that spake very great things, speak great words against the most High - Daniel 7:8,11,20,25

little horn (with the mouth (and eyes of man, thus head) speaking and warring) - Daniel 7:8,11,20,21,24,25

killed - Daniel 7:11,26

John, looking in time from his present (which also covers the past):

saw (vison/dream) - Revelation 13:1,2,3

Sea - Revelation 13:1

1,260 - Revelation 13:5

war - Revelation 13:4,7

saints - Revelation 13:6,7,10

book - Revelation 13:8

angels - Revelation 13:7

God - Revelation 13:6

Lamb (Jesus) - Revelation 13:8

peoples, nations, languages - Revelation 13:3,4,7,8

worship (times and laws of God) - Revelation 13:4,8

a beast - Revelation 13:1,2,3,4

body of a leopard - Revelation 13:2

feet of a bear - Revelation 13:2

mouth of a lion - Revelation 13:2

seven heads - Revelation 13:1

ten horns - Revelation 13:1

kingdom (kings have kingdoms, dominions, thrones, and wear crowns) - Revelation 13:1,2,7

mouth speaking great things and blasphemies - Revelation 13:1,5,6

one of its heads (with the mouth (being a head, has eyes) speaking and warring) - Revelation 13:3,5,6,7

killed - Revelation 13:10

The very language and structure of Revelation is built upon the foundation of the Sanctuary of God, Psalms 77:13, in the form of the 7 branch candlestick and is quite unbreakable in its order, see - Link

[LDS Physician]

This is fantastic. Thanks for posting!

[fountainsofwaters]

This is fantastic. Thanks for posting!

You are most welcome. Truth is for all, even as God's grace.

Rev 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Overcoming:

Rev 3:21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

The death:

Gal_2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Mat_16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Mar_8:34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Mar_10:21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
Luk_9:23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

Heb_9:16 For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.

Php_2:8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Psa_116:15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

[fountainsofwaters]

Is this “woman” in Rev. 12, ‘Mary’, ‘the ark’ ‘assumed’ into Heaven, as Roman Catholicism teaches (Rev. 11:19-12:2)?

No.

1. Is the woman still pregnant (with child) in Rev. 12:1-2,5?

2. Is the “great red Dragon” also “in heaven” ready to devour the ‘man child’ as soon as He is born in Rev. 12:3-5, and if so, is the devil in Heaven right now with this ‘Mary’ then?

3. Does the Bible (KJB) anywhere say that ‘Mary’, whether dead or alive, was ‘assumed’ bodily into Heaven?

4. Is the context or Rev. 12:1-2 in pre-AD (Anno Domini) times?

5. Is the context of Rev. 11:15-19 in post BC (Before Christ) times, even at the end of time, during the 7th trumpet (Rev. 11:15), wherein the 7 last plagues are mentioned (Rev. 11:18, ‘thy wrath is come’)?

Even according to Roman Catholic sources:

No, and even Rome fully admits this, for they base it on mere "tradition" and fallen human "reason".

“I answer that, Nothing is handed down in the canonical Scriptures concerning the sanctification of the Blessed Mary as to her being sanctified in the womb; indeed, they do not even mention her birth. But as Augustine, in his tractate on the Assumption of the Virgin, argues with reason, since her body was assumed into heaven, and yet Scripture does not relate this...” [Thomas Aquinas; Summa Theologica; Third Part; Question 27; Article I; “I answer that...”] [The Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas Second and Revised Edition, 1920 Literally translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Online Edition Copyright © 2008 by Kevin Knight Nihil Obstat. F. Innocentius Apap, O.P., S.T.M., Censor. Theol. Imprimatur. Edus. Canonicus Surmont, Vicarius Generalis. Westmonasterii. APPROBATIO ORDINIS Nihil Obstat. F. Raphael Moss, O.P., S.T.L. and F. Leo Moore, O.P., S.T.L. Imprimatur. F. Beda Jarrett, O.P., S.T.L., A.M., Prior Provincialis Angliæ MARIÆ IMMACULATÆ - SEDI SAPIENTIÆ ] - http://www.newadvent.org/summa/4027.htm

“... At the same time, it must be confessed that we do not possess any authentic documents bearing directly on Mary's post-Pentecostal life. ...” [Roman Catholic Online Encyclopedia; “V”; “The Most Blessed Virgin Mary”; subsection “The Post-pentesoctal Life Of Mary”] - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15464b.htm

“... Regarding the day, year, and manner of Our Lady's death, nothing certain is known. ...” [Roman Catholic Online Encyclopedia; “A”; “Assumption Of Mary”; subsection “The Fact Of The Assumption”] - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02006b.htm

"St. John Damascene St. John of Damascus (P.G., I, 96) thus formulates the tradition of the Church of Jerusalem: St. Juvenal, Bishop of Jerusalem, at the Council of Chalcedon (451), made known to the Emperor Marcian and Pulcheria, who wished to possess the body of the Mother of God, that Mary died in the presence of all the Apostles, but that her tomb, when opened, upon the request of St. Thomas, was found empty; wherefrom the Apostles concluded that the body was taken up to heaven." [Roman Catholic Online Encyclopedia; “A”; “Assumption Of Mary”; subsection “The Fact Of The Assumption”] - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02006b.htm

"The feast of the Assumption Regarding the origin of the feast we are also uncertain. It is more probably the anniversary of the dedication of some church than the actual anniversary of Our Lady's death. That it originated at the time of the Council of Ephesus, or that St. Damasus introduced it in Rome is only a hypothesis. ..." [Roman Catholic Online Encyclopedia; “A”; “Assumption Of Mary”; subsection “The Feast Of The Assumption”] - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02006b.htm

So what did we find in Rome’s own authenticated (Nihil Obstat, Imprimatur & Summa) writings?

An "assumption" based on no facts, but mere vain "tradition" of men, made up out of the vain aether (Eph. 2:2).

[fountainsofwaters]

Here are the so-called proofs that the Roman Catholic “Mary” is the “Ark” (as blasphemously taught):

[1]

OT - The Word was written by God on Tablets of Stone (Ex. 25:10) placed inside the Ark (Deut. 10:1)
NT - The Word of God became Flesh (John 1) conceived inside Mary (Luke 2:38) Mary carried the Word of God.

This theology of Roman Catholicism's confusion (which contains partial truth, being wrested and twisted to their own destruction) does at least three things:

[1] It would teach that the Word of God was only to dwell in 'Mary', and only for 9 months, after which the Word of God was no longer in the womb of Mary, having come through the veil/curtain of flesh of the woman (Galatians 4:4; see flesh/veil in Hebrews 10:20).  Thus the 'ark' (Mary as they say) was to no longer hold the 'Word of God', according to this bizarre theology, and the 'ark' was thus empty forever afterward.  Jesus said:

John 3:6 KJB - That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Hebrews 10:5 KJB - Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

Galatians 4:4 KJB - But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

John 6:63 KJB -  It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

This theology of Rome, confuses the “flesh” and the “spirit”.  Jesus is called the “Word of God” (John 1:1).

[2] It usurps the place of Jesus Christ as the True Temple (John 2:19; Exodus 25:8; Revelation 21:22), and His heart the True Ark, for in His heart is always the living eternal Law of his Father:

Psalms 40:7 KJB - Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

Psalms 40:8 KJB - I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

[3]  It denies that all mankind was to be a sanctuary for the indwelling of the living God, by the Holy Ghost, all were to be indwelt by the Word of God:

Exodus 25:8 KJB - And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

Exodus 25:9 KJB - According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.

The heart of mankind, was to be the holding place of God's Law, and of His character:

Colossians 1:27 KJB - To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

Psalms 40:8 KJB - I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

["... Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven." [Matthew 6:10 KJB] and "I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart." [Psalms 40:8 KJB]]

Thus the “ark” represents the Heart of God Himself, for out of the abundance of the Heart, the mouth of God speaketh (Matthew 12:34; Luke 6:45), and cometh forth the Word of God, Jesus - the Love of the Father's heart to us-ward.

Just as the written Law of God on stone tables and placed in the Ark, so too, that same written Law of God, is to be written upon every repentant Heart, by the Holy Ghost:

Jeremiah 31:31 KJB - Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:

Jeremiah 31:32 KJB - Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:

Jeremiah 31:33 KJB - But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Jeremiah 31:34 KJB - And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Ezekiel 36:25 KJB - Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

Ezekiel 36:26 KJB - A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Ezekiel 36:27 KJB - And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

Ezekiel 36:28 KJB - And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.

Ezekiel 36:29 KJB - I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you.

Ezekiel 37:26 KJB - Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.

Ezekiel 37:27 KJB - My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Ezekiel 37:28 KJB - And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.

Hebrews 8:8 KJB - For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:

Hebrews 8:9 KJB - Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.

Hebrews 8:10 KJB - For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

Hebrews 8:11 KJB - And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.

Hebrews 8:12 KJB - For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

Hebrews 8:13 KJB - In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.

Hebrews 10:15 KJB - Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,

Hebrews 10:16 KJB -This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;

2 Corinthians 3:2 KJB - Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:

2 Corinthians 3:3 KJB - Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.

Therefore, is Mary unique in this, in being indwelt by Jesus?  No, she was but one of many billions, from the beginning:

Genesis 3:15 KJB - And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Genesis 4:26 KJB - And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.

The same “seed” (Genesis 3:15; Galatians 3:16; Revelation 12:17) was to be planted in all receptive hearts, so that:

Ephesians 4:15 KJB - But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

Just as Jesus is the Head, yet He also has a "body" (Romans 11:16, 12:4-5; 1 Corinthians 10:17, 12:12-14,18,20,26-27; Ephesians 5:30; Colossians 1:18; Hebrews 10:5, etc) the True Temple. So too also, in the counterfeit, Satan (Root) and his body (branches) (Malachi 4:1), the counterfeit Temple.

Look:

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

The "temple of God"?

1 Corinthians 3:9 - "... ye are God's husbandry, [ye are] God's building."

1 Corinthians 3:16 - Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

1 Corinthians 3:17 - If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which [temple] ye are.

1 Corinthians 6:19 - What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

2 Corinthians 6:6 - And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in [them]; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Ephesians 2:21 - In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

1 Peter 2:5 - "Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house ..."

Revelation 3:12 - Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, [which is] new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and my new name.

Jesus own "Body" is the Temple:

John 2:21 - But he spake of the temple of his body.

Yet there is more to it:

Revelation 11:19 - "And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament..."

See also the True Heavenly Temple - Exodus 25:40, 26:30, 27:8; Hebrews 8:5, 9:23; Revelation 11:19 and so on.

Roman Catholicism's theology therefore seeks to rob all believers, and to claim it all for a single apparitional being, whom they call 'Mary'.

Christ Jesus is to be born again in each one who believes, and to give birth to His character, that it may grow, and fully represent Him:

1 Peter 1:23 KJB - Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

Philippians 1:6 KJB - Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Romans 8:9 KJB - But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

Romans 8:10 KJB - And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

Romans 8:11 KJB - But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

2 Corinthians 13:5 KJB - Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

Galatians 4:19 KJB - My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,

Philippians 2:5 KJB - Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

Colossians 1:27 KJB - To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

Hebrews 13:21 KJB - Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Christ in you, the body of the church, the bride, the candlesticks:

Revelation 1:10 KJB - I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

Revelation 1:11 KJB - Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

Revelation 1:12 KJB - And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;

Revelation 1:13 KJB - And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

Revelation 1:14 KJB - His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;

Revelation 1:15 KJB - And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.

Revelation 1:16 KJB - And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

Revelation 1:17 KJB - And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

Revelation 1:18 KJB -  I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

Revelation 1:19 KJB -  Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;

Revelation 1:20 KJB -  The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.

Was Mary a vessel for the Lord?  Yes, as we are all to be:

We are to be those holy vessels [Daniel 1:2,4 KJB], bearing the Glory of God before the Gentiles, filled with His righteousness, and not with corrupt wine [Revelation 17:4 KJB]:

Acts 9:15 KJB - But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

Romans 9:23 KJB - And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,

1 Thessalonains 4:4 KJB - That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

2 Timothy 2:19 KJB - Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

2 Timothy 2:20 KJB - But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.

2 Timothy 2:21 KJB - If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.

2 Timothy 2:22 KJB - Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Isaiah 66:19 KJB - And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.

Isaiah 66:20 KJB - And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD.

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OT - "Who am I that the Ark of my Lord should come to me?" (2 Sam. 6:9)
NT - "Who am I that the mother of my Lord should come to me?" (Luke 1:43)

This is a bit of deception, in that there is not a single translation of the scripture in English, Roman Catholic, Protestant or other, that reads “Who am I that the Ark of my Lord should come to me?” in 2 Samuel 6:9 – and one may see many translations into English, here - https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/2%20Samuel%206:9

Two Bibles say:

2 Samuel 6:9 KJB - And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?

The parallel text is in:

1 Chronicles 13:12 KJB - And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

2 Samuel 6:9 Douay Rheims - And David was afraid of the Lord that day, saying: How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?

The parallel text is in:

1 Chronicles 13:12 Douay Rheims - And he feared God at that time, saying: How can I bring in the ark of God to me?

While Luke 1:43 reads:

Luke 1:43 KJB - And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

Luke 1:43 Douay Rheims - And whence is this to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

In 2 Samuel 6:9, King David, the type of Christ, asks the question, “How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?” and in 1 Chronicles 13:12 says, “How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?”, as JEHOVAH was displeased with how the ark was travelling on a shaking cart led of oxen, and was touched by Uzzah (2 Samuel 6:3-8; 1 Chronicles 13:7-11), rather than being upon the poles carried by the priests as written in the Law of God (Numbers 4:15, 7:9).  David desired to know how to bring the Ark of God home.

In 2 Samuel 6:5-6 the ark is in Baalah (Baale of Judah; 2 Samuel 6:2), that is Kirjathjearim, in the house of Abinadab (1 Chronicles 13:7), in Gibeah (2 Samuel 6:3-4) and is carried as far unto the threshingfloor of Chidon (1 Chronicles 13:9), aka Nachon's threshingfloor (2 Samuel 6:6), afterward called Perezuzza (1 Chronicles 13:11); Perezuzzah (2 Samuel 6:8) and from there taken to the house of Obededom the Gittite (2 Samuel 6:10-13; 1 Chronicles 13:13-14), and after 3 months (2 Samuel 6:11; 1 Chronicles 13:14) it was gathered by the priests and David and taken to the City of David (2 Samuel 6:12-23; 1 Corinthians 15:1-29).

In Luke 1:43, Mary travels (from Nazareth in Galilee; Luke 1:26-27,39) to see her cousin, Elisabeth, who lived in a city of Juda (Luke 1:39); whereas in 2 Samuel 6 and 1 Chronicles 13, the ark travels from Kirjathjearim (Baalah (Baale of Judah; 2 Samuel 6:2), that is Kirjathjearim, in the house of Abinadab (1 Chronicles 13:7)) in Juda back to the City of David.

Christ Jesus is the True Temple (John 2:19; Exodus 25:8; Revelation 21:22)) and True Ark (Psalms 40:8-9), and the True David (Psalms 89:3; Jeremiah 30:9; Ezekiel 34:23-24, 37:24-25; Hosea 3:5).

If anything in such 'a type', Mary would then represent the lowly delivery vehicle, a new (virgin) cart drawn by oxen (a bumpy ride in travelling), as found in 2 Samuel 6:2-3,6; 1 Chronicles 13:7,9, but I doubt Roman Catholicism's theology would desire to acknowledge the truth of that or that the direction of travel is opposite (Baalah (Baale of Judah), Kirjathjearim unto the city of David) and (Nazareth in Galilee to a hill country, city of Juda).

Is Mary of the scripture, the only one to carry Christ within?  No, for all believers are to experience the New Birth, Christ Jesus being born in them, for the mind is the earth and receptive soil, which is to receive the Seed of Light, in the midst of waters, in darkness; Let there be Light ...:

Matthew12:48 KJB - But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

Matthew12:49 KJB - And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

Matthew12:50 KJB - For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Mark 3:33 KJB - And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?

Mark 3:34 KJB - And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

Mark 3:35 KJB - For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.