The woman clothed with the sun, and in travail, revelation 12. The revelation of jesus christ, which god gave him to show to. Now his vision continues with a panorama of events starting in heaven but running their full course on earth. As was stated, this emphasizes the human nature of our lord jesus christ. Revelation 12 commentary two great signs and their.
As with the preterist view, this interpretation is inadequate in explaining the. The dragons persecution of the woman and her seed, revelation 12. While this book is certainly revelation fromjesus christ cf. Study the bible online using commentary on revelation 12 and more.
Jay sklar phd, university of gloucestershire is professor of old testament at covenant theological seminary. The dragon and his angels are overcome and cast down to the earth. The book ends with confirmations of authenticity by god, christ and john. Introduction some general comments about the book of revelation and its uniqueness. The revelation to john by stephen smalley is a magisterial interpretation of johns apocalypse as a grand drama, which can only be properly understood in light of johns gospel and letters and in the context of the johannine community. Revelation 422, reveals the future end time events that extend into the future unto eternity and establishes this as the end of gods revelation to man. Pdf mary as the woman in revelation 12 steve puluka. The eight handbooks were dedicated to people who, in different ways, had a.
The importance of understanding, interpreting, applying, and then communicating the contents of the book of revelation is becoming increasingly obvious. About the bible only revelation commentary the author is a firm believer in the wordforword inspiration and all sufficiency of the bible. It is most important to understand that the book of revelation does not list the scenes and events in the same order in which they will actually occur. Yet it has a clear message for all who would devote themselves to its pages. Commentary to revelation free online downloadable pdf. The angel commanded, but thou, o daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end. Revelation 12 revelation chapter 12 is a chapter to skips from time period to time period and if you are not reading it with spiritual understanding, it. A commentary of the book of revelation the revelation of jesus christ 20 by cooper p.
Ultimate victory comes through a single seed of the woman, who crushes. Revelation 12 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. Read revelation 12 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Revelation has a completely different structure than johns other writingsincluding the gospel of john, 1 john, 2 john, and 3 john. There is no baby in a manger, shepherds rejoicing or wise men bringing gifts and worshipping. A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.
So, in josephs dream, the sun betokened his father. This obvious nearfar break in time is typical of prophecy. Revelation 12 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Bob utley, retired professor of hermeneutics biblical interpretation. Robert henry charles, a critical and exegetical commentary on the revelation of st. The book of revelation bold type and underlining of scripture text have been added for emphasis your questions and comments are welcome note. Identifying jesus this letter is also from jesus, who is the faithful witness of gods will revelation 1. Revelation 12 bible commentary matthew henry concise. David guzik commentary on revelation 12 explains the woman, the child, and the dragon, and the conflict in heaven between michael and the dragon. As the trumpet series ended, john was looking into the very temple of god in heaven 11. God is showing the past, present, and the unfolding of future history. Enduring word bible commentary revelation chapter 12. I encourage you to bring your insights to class to share with others. Welcome to today we have taken a study in revelation 12 and this is a very edifying chapter as it would be in the bible.
The woman is delivered of a son, who is caught up unto god. It is the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave him. The devil will again go on the offensive against god with the same results. A commentary on the greek text of the apocalypse by stephen s.
The other new testament uses of the phrase apokalupsis i. Bible commentary seventhday adventistegw vol 18 pdf. Afterwards, you will agree with me that revelation is the easiest book in the bible to understand. Those eight books are now combined into the onevolume bridgeway bible commentary, which is a companion in size, style and format to the bridgeway bible dictionary, an a to z of biblical information. Then i saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous. A study guide to the prophecies of daniel and the revelation.
Revelation 12 csb the woman, the child, and the dragon. The great red dragon waiting to devour the child as soon as born, revelation 12. Study revelation 12 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Revelation depicts the reality of god, thereality of the existence of man, and the reality of the flow of history more precisely in its use of poetic illustrations than human realism could ever achieve. A free bible version and commentary on the new testament book of revelation in easy english. Before beginning to go through the content of revelation, we recommend that you read through the, and sections to familiarize yourself with the framework concerning this incredible book of god.
Several commentaries were consulted, in particular a. 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. In his anger over his defeat, he will savagely persecute gods people and gather the armies of man to fight against christ when he comes. If youre looking for a free download links of the moody bible commentary pdf, epub, docx and torrent then this site is not for you. The date of the book has been the object of considerable controversy. Quite possibly, especially in light of the comment quoted in great controversy above. Comment i have scanned several sections of this 272 page work and found it to be a lucid, literalistic interpretation. There is perhaps no more misunderstood book of the bible than revelation. This study guide commentary is designed to help the student do that by. Revelation bible commentary matthew henry concise. Chapter 12 gives us a brief but allimportant summary of the whole course of events, viewed, not in their instruments on earth or the judgment of these, but the divine view of all the principles at work, the state of things as revealed of god. Its tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth.
The acts of the apostles 585 this is talking about daniel 11. Some general comments about the book of revelation and its uniqueness. The dragon, full of wrath at his defeat, persecutes the woman, revelation 12. Chapters 17, the rise of the papacy of roman catholicism. The expulsion of satan and his angels from heaven, revelation 12. A commentary on the book of the revelation based on a study of twentythree psychic discourses by edgar cayce contents pages the lords prayer and the seven centers diagram 6 extracts from the readings 7 the book of the revelation with the edgar cayce readings. Sep 30, 2018 he is the author of gods glory in salvation through judgment and the revelation volume in the preaching the word commentary series. The importance of understanding, interpreting, applying, and then communicating the contents of the book of revelation. A few verses later, this dragon is clearly identified as satan. They are first introduced in eden where the dragon won an initial engagement with the woman. Nobody remembers who named the book, but for me it was the beginning of three decades of intensive bible study as i wrote additional commentaries, all of them falling under the new be series. It appears, therefore, that the woe of revelation 12. It is wellreasoned and not sensationalistic and therefore is recommended to supplement your study of the great revelation.
In one account it is the story of poor visitors in bethlehem who give birth to a child. A wild beast rises out of the sea, to whom the dragon gives his power. In one account it is the story of poor visitors in bethlehem who give birth to a child destined to cause the fall and rising of many in israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed, with a warning to the mother that. Revelation 12 commentary wesleys explanatory notes. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 12 the. Enduring word bible commentary revelation chapter 15. We will only recognize jesus christ in this book if we know him already. Personages of the great tribulation, revelation 12.
Commentary on revelation says that the phrase is a hebraism, in common use among the ancient jewish commentators to designate the whole of anything from the beginning to the end. Revelation 12 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this versebyverse commentary contain gems of information found nowhere outside the ancient jewish writings. The rough and inaccurate greek of revelation sharply contrasts with the polished and faultless greek of johns gospel and letters. Revelation 12 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. He and his human agents will be soundly defeated, and satan will be bound in the bottomless pit for a thousand years. The seventhday adventist commentary reference series is a set of volumes produced primarily by seventhday adventist scholars, and designed for both scholarly and church member use. The war in heaven between michael and the dragon, revelation 12. It includes the sevenvolume seventhday adventist bible commentary, the twovolume seventhday adventist encyclopedia, as well as the single volumes seventhday adventist bible dictionary, seventh. So, stop reading this commentary right now and go read revelation for yourself. A commentary of the book of revelation bible truth. Revelation 12 commentary commentary critical and explanatory.
More specifically the later part of daniel 11 and daniel 12. Bible a commentary on the book of revelation chapter 12 the woman in the wilderness pdf download. The commentary list below is intended to be a helpful guide, not necessarily the final word. Seventhday adventist bible commentary 1978 revised vols. The book of revelation is the only book in the new testament that begins by specifically stating its source, the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave to himand signified it by his angel to his servant john rev. Revelation 12 christian standard bible csb the woman, the child, and the dragon. Amillennial commentaries on revelation best bible commentaries. 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. The mystery of christmas is unfolded in various ways in the new testament. The versebyverse commentary on revelation introduction this commentary on revelation will prove, contrary to what most people think, that the revelation, the last book of the bible, is not difficult to understand if we will take a simple, facevalue, commonsense approach to interpreting it. Oct 19, 2017 while the fact of giving birth to christ would seem to qualify the woman of revelation 12 to be identified with mary, there is nothing else in the chapter that would correlate with her, and, as we have observed, there is a tendency in revelation to use women as figures for some corporate entities rather than for individual persons. Bitter conflict ensues between the serpent and the woman, between his seed, and her seed.
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