Luke chapter 12 verse 37 the new john gill exposition. The baptist standard bearer, 1 iron oaks dr, paris, ar, 72855. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. Book of revelation chronological order pursuing intimacy.
Verse 6 says these words are faithful and true referring to the prophecy of revelation. Again, christ declares the imminence of his return. A lot of people start reading the bible and skip to the end to find out what happens. Revelation chapter 12 contains a description of a woman, who is clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars atop her head. In verse 6, the woman who gave birth to christ, israel, flees to a place god.
Note the similarity between this description and the description that joseph gave of his father jacob israel and his mother and their children genesis 37. Truly i tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them. Revelation 12 is the twelfth chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. Revelation 12 niv bible a great sign appeared in heaven. Verse 1 is finishing up the vision of the seals, but then verse 2 begins the vision of the trumpets. The new john gills exposition of the entire bible modernised and adapted for the computer by larry pierce of online bible. The following phrases and verses show that the book of revelation has a chronological order.
In revelation chapter 12, john sees a vision of a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars revelation 12. Revelation 1, english standard version 2016 esv the. The book of revelation chapter part 1 the beast of. The sun refers to jacob also called israel, the name divinely bestowed on jacob at peniel gen 32. In order to understand this chapter, we now need to understand the symbols. In revelation chapters 12, and 14 the main figures of the great tribulation are.
Join us on this verse by verse study throught the book of revelation. This information is about israel and her messiah and satans attempt to stop the kingdom of god from being set up on the earth. Then seven blows of trumpets start two series of terrible plagues and judgments. In these messages, the churches receive both praise and rebuke for their practices. This chapter describes the seven bowls, vials or phials of gods wrath, poured out on the wicked and the followers of the. The fall of satan, the rise of the antichrist, the rejoicing of the church in heaven, the persecution of israel, and the escape of jewish christians. Revelation 16 is the sixteenth chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of revelation in the bible new international version. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child the moment he was born.
A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 12 the. Enduring word bible commentary revelation chapter 12. The dragon spoken of in revelation 12 is clearly satan, who desires to destroy israel and her child, jesus christ. The garland with 12 stars may be symbolic of the 12 tribes of israel genesis 37. All rightes reserved, larry pierce, winterbourne, ontario. Chapters 12 to 14 are explanatory prophecies that describe some of the major personages and movements of the latter half of the tribulation period. This is in red in the bible, so this is jesus speaking directly here. Revelation 12 new american bible revised edition nabre chapter 12. David guzik commentary on revelation 12 explains the woman, the child, and.
A loud voice in heaven31 celebrates the victory which has just occurred before the eye of the seer, over the adversary of christ and his kingdom revelation 12. It is talking about jesus being michael, there are only 15 references of michael in the kjv biblethey are all talking about human men except for these 4 texts. Revelation 12 niv the woman and the dragon a great. Its principal subject is to discover the purposes of god concerning the affairs of the church, and of the nations as connected therewith, to the end of the world. From 20012007 he lived in malaysia, where he taught english, learned the malay language, facilitated village homestay programs, and fell in love with the local people, food, and culture. Earlier in this chapter, it is said that the woman fled into the wilderness for a period of a thousand two hundred and threescore days 12. Revelation 12 bible commentary matthew henry concise. The book of revelation is a vision from jesus christ, given to him by god the father. It involves a new legal position that all christians have been given by god. I have watched all your dvds here, they have been of great help.
Jan 02, 2020 lets start with looking at the context, okay. Revelation 1 is the first chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. These kings give their power and authority to the antichrist in chapter 17. Welcome to our online version of the king james translation of the revelation of jesus christ. What the bible says about woman in revelation 12 bible tools. The book is traditionally attributed to john the apostle, but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 12 the woman. Revelation chapter 12 verse by verse high time to awake.
So now prepare to be amazed as we take a fascinating journey through the book of revelation. Check genesis 37 verses 9 and 10 to get a better understanding on who this woman is. Revelation, more than any other book, refers frequently to itself. Verse 10 is a command for john to not seal up the words of this book. The woman that john saw in revelation chapter 12 is undoubtedly the. At this time in chapter 12, the false messiah is coming to jerusalem and the jewish people know he is not the messiah. Revelation with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. What is meant in revelation chapter 12 verse four when john. From here you can read the book of revelation, listen to audio sermons on the revelation prepared and delivered by bobby stafford or read the study lessons on the revelation of jesus christ prepared and published here by david hersey. This chapter describes a woman appearing in heaven, and also a dragon. In the course of these visions, seven main figures are described. Rather, chapter 12 is a highly condensed history of the true church within israel, the. Bible study meet the james brother followers of jesus. Riverview baptist church the book of revelation, chapter 14.
He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2who bore witness to the word of god and to the testimony of jesus christ, even to all that he saw. Revelation 12 kjv and there appeared a great wonder in bible. Revelation 7 new king james version nkjv the sealed of israel 7 after these things i saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree. The first great sign is a vision of a woman who gave birth to a child verse 1. Two wings of the great eagle of revelation 12 the herald of hope. The book of revelation is the fulfilment of every biblical prophecy. Read and study revelation, including book summary, with the verse by verse bible commentary. Jun 22, 2017 have you ever tried to read the book of revelation. Who are the woman, child and dragon in revelation 12. I am wondering if you are considering writing a daniel and revelation verse by verse commentary, it would be very helpful to people like me who also run groups teaching these two books. The woman represents israel, and her child is christ, the messiah compare 12. In this web site we will explain indepth, verse by verse, the second of these two great prophetic books the book of revelation. An excellent example of a chapter beginning being in a very misleading place is revelation 8. Welcome to this series on the book of revelation where ill be breaking down each chapter, verse by verse, to help you understand gods.
Russia has been defeated on the previous yom kippur and this will deal with events from nisan 10, the exact half way point of the birthpains to yom kippur and the coming of yeshua on tishri 10, the seventh year. Revelation chapter 12 in the bible king james version revelation 12, the 12th chapter of the final apocalyptic book of the bible, begins with the woman and the dragon. This chapter covers the church in ephesus, smrna, pergamum, and thyatira. The things which you have seen refer to the vision of chapter 1. Revelation 22 epilogue and final warnings revelationlogic. We must look, not to the events about which it seems to us to speak, but to him who utters it. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Its tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. In revelation chapter 12 god throws satan out of heaven. Moreover, it never stands alone, and in its 16 occurrences in the new testament it is always associated with the word for. To start with we see god as creator and ruler, the lord jesus as the slain lamb and the believers gathered round the throne in heaven chapter 4 and 5. The third symbol of revelation 12a great, fiery red dragon verse 3is described as having drawn a third of the stars of heaven and standing before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her child as soon as it was born verse 4. Revelation 2 the 2nd chapter in this book in the holy bible king james version begins with the messages of to the seven churches. She was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth.
The events described occur over a wide variety of eras, including past, present, and future. Verse 7 says we are told that those who keep the words of this book are blessed. Chapters 411 are more or less a linear progression to the events of the 7 seals. Biblical scholars agree that the third of the stars he swept from the sky represents the angels that he tempted to follow him in his rebellion against god revelation 12. Throughout revelation 12 we note that the woman is repeatedly protected by god verses 6, 1416, especially as the time approaches for the kingdom of our god to be established on earth verse 10. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to everything he sawthat is, the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ. He married his beautiful wife, jasmine, in august 2012. Revelation 12 new international version niv the woman and the dragon. There are some parenthetical sections and chapters in the book of revelation that appear in the midst of the chronological order to present more details or to take a break from the chronological order for a moment. The majority believe that all christians are under what god calls the new covenant terms of salvation. The greek word for wonder teras, contrary to expectation, does not occur in revelation. In the following paragraph chapters 6 to 11 the seven seals of the book are opened by the lamb.
Sep 23, 2016 welcome to this series on the book of revelation where ill be breaking down each chapter, verse by verse, to help you understand gods word, and to prepare you for the times that are written. He 34 had two horns like a lamb, 35 but 36 was speaking like a dragon. These are all of the chapters of the book of revelation. Revelation chapter 12 coffmans commentary of the new. David guzik commentary on revelation 12 explains the woman, the child, and the. Beginning in chapter 12, the book of revelation goes in a different direction. Terry long book of revelation chapter 1 the glorified.
Study revelation 12 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Revelation explained verse by verse, chapter by chapter. The second half of the tribulation is specifically referred to as the great tribulation in matthew chapter. Starting in chapter 12, revelation takes a detour from the stepbystep narrative of the end times. Please also see our other web site which is a verse by verse study of the book of daniel. Now we come to the most glorious teaching ever given to mankind and most people are totally unaware of it today. Revelation 12, new international version niv the bible app. Apr, 2011 revelation chapter 12 war on earth rev 12. Revelation chapter 12 explained book of revelation each. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title.
The apocalypse of saint john king james version this is the 1769 king james version of the holy bible also known as the authorized version. The woman of the apocalypse is a figure described in chapter 12 of the book of revelation written c. Revelation 18, new international version niv the bible app. It cannot be understood without knowing the ot prophets ezekiel and daniel especially, nor without knowing the words of the lord jesus in matthew 24. The book of revelationchapter 12 white feather ministries.
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