Revelation 12:1-13:1a

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

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   *IV. REVELATION 12:1-22:30*

“*CONTRAST BETWEEN WICKED AND GOOD AT JESUS' COMING”*


 *A. 12:1-13:1a EARTHLY AND HEAVENLY WARS RELATED*

*1. 12:1-6 HEAVENLY SIGN OF DRAGON AND WOMAN*

*a. 12:1-2 SIGN OF THE WOMAN WITH CHILD*

Kai s*e*MEIon [4592] MEga *O*PHth*e* [3700] en t*o** *ou-raN*O*:

*And a great sign was seen in the heaven:*

guN*E* pe-ri-be-bl*e*MEn*e* [4016] ton H*E*li-on [2246],

*a woman arrayed with the sun, *

kai h*e* seL*E*n*e* [4582] hu-poKAt*o* t*o*n poD*O*N [4228] auT*E*S,

*and the moon under her :feet,*

kai ePI t*e*s ke-phaL*E*S [2776] auT*E*S STEpha-nos [4735] aSTEr*o*n [792] D
*O*de-ka;

*and on her :head a crown of twelve stars;*

kai en gaSTRI [1064] Echou-sa; kai KRAzei [2896], *o*DInou-sa [5605],

*2 and she was with child; and she cries out, travailing,*

kai ba-sa-ni-zoMEn*e* [928] TEkein [5088].

*and in pain to be delivered. *


 *b. 12:3 SIGN OF THE DRAGON*

kai *O*PHth*e* ALlo s*e*MEIon en t*o* ou-raN*O*:

*And another sign was seen in the heaven:*

kai iDOU, DRAk*o*n [1404] purROS [4450] MEgas, Ech*o*n ke-phaLAS
[2776]hepTA kai KEra-ta
[2768] DEka,

*and lo, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns,*

kai ePI tas ke-phaLAS auTOU hepTA di-aD*E*ma-ta [1238].

*and upon his :heads seven diadems.*


 *c. 12:4 THE DRAGON'S FOLLOWERS AND PURPOSE*

kai h*e* ouRA auTOU SUrei [4951] to TRIton t*o*n aSTEr*o*n [792] tou
ou-raNOU,

*And his :tail draws the third of the stars of the heaven,*

kai Eba-len auTOUS eis t*e*n g*e*n: kai ho DRAk*o*n

*and he cast them to the earth: and the dragon*

ESt*e*-ken eN*O*pi-on t*e*s gu-naiKOS t*e*s melLOUs*e*s teKEIN [5088],

*stands before the woman :about to be delivered,*

HOtan TEk*e* to TEKnon [5043] auT*E*S ka-taPHAg*e* [2719]*.*

*that when she is delivered he may devour her :child.*


 *d. 12:5 THE WOMAN'S SON*

kai Ete-ken huiON, ARsen [730],

*And she was delivered of a son, a male,*

hos MELlei poiMAInein [4165] PANta ta ETHn*e* en 'RABd*o* [4464] si-d*e*RA
[4603]:

*who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron:*

kai h*e*rPASth*e* [726] to TEKnon auT*E*S pros ton TheON, kai pros ton
THROnon [2362] auTOU.

*and her :child was caught up unto :God, and unto his :throne.*


 *e. 12:6 THE WOMAN'S PLACE OF ESCAPE*

kai h*e* guN*E* Ephu-gen [5343] eis t*e*n Er*e*-mon [2048],

*And the woman fled into the wilderness,*

HOpou Echei eKEI TOpon [5117] h*e*-toi-masMEnon [2090] aPO tou TheOU, HIna
eKEI

*where she has there a place prepared of :God, that there*

TREph*o*-sin [5142] auT*E*N h*e*MEras chiLIas di-a-koSIas heX*E*kon-ta.

*they may nourish her a thousand two hundred threescore days.*

 *2. 12:7-13a MICHAEL DEFEATS DRAGON, WHO PERSECUTES WOMAN*

*a. 12-7-8 MICHAEL CASTS THE DRAGON OUT OF HEAVEN*

Kai eGEne-to POle-mos [4171] en t*o* ou-raN*O*:

*And war was in the heaven:*

ho Mi-cha*E*L kai hoi AGge-loi auTOU tou po-leM*E*sai [4170] meTA tou
DRAkon-tos;

*:Michael and his :angels going to war with the dragon;*

kai ho DRAk*o*n e-poLEm*e*-sen kai hoi AGge-loi auTOU;

*and the dragon warred and his :angels;*

kai ouk ISchu-sen [2480]*,*

*8 and he prevailed not, *

ouDE TOpos euREth*e* auT*O*N Eti en t*o* ou-raN*O*.

*neither was their :place found any more in the heaven.*


 *b 12:9 THE DRAGON AND ANGELS CAST DOWN TO EARTH*

kai eBL*E*th*e* [906] ho DRAk*o*n ho MEgas, ho Ophis [3789] ho arCHAIos,

*And the great :dragon was cast down, the old :serpent,*

ho kaLOUme-nos diAbo-los [1228] kai ho Sa-taNAS [4567]*;* ho plaN*O*N [4105]

*the one called Devil and :Satan; who deceives*

t*e*n oi-kouMEn*e*n [3625] HOl*e*n; eBL*E*th*e* eis t*e*n g*e*n,

*the whole inhabited earth; he was cast down to the earth,*

kai hoi AGge-loi auTOU met' auTOU eBL*E*th*e*-san.

*and his :angels were cast down with him.*


 *c. 12:10 GOD'S KINGDOM COMES INTO ITS OWN WHEN SATAN CAST DOWN*

kai *E*kou-sa ph*o*N*E*N [5456] meGAl*e*n en t*o* ou-raN*O*, LEgou-san,

*And I heard a great voice in the heaven, saying,*

ARti eGEne-to h*e* s*o*-t*e*RIa [4991], kai h*e* DUna-mis [1411], kai
h*e*ba-siLEIa
[932],

*Now is the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom,*

tou TheOU h*e*M*O*N, kai h*e* e-xouSIa [1849] tou ChrisTOU auTOU:

*become our God's, and the authority is become his Christ's:*

HOti eBL*E*th*e* ho kaT*E*g*o*r [2725] t*o*n a-delPH*O*N h*e*M*O*N,

*for the accuser of our :brethren is cast down,*

ho ka-t*e*-goR*O*N [2723] auTOUS eN*O*pi-on tou TheOU h*e*M*O*N h*e*MEras
kai nukTOS.

*who accuses them before our :God day and night.*


 *d. 12:11 HOW BRETHREN OVERCOME THE DRAGON*

kai auTOI eNIk*e*-san [3528] auTON diA to HAIma [129] tou arNIou [721],

*And THEY overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb,*

kai diA ton LOgon [3056] t*e*s mar-tuRIas [3141] auT*O*N;

*and because of the word of their :testimony;*

kai ouk *e*GAp*e*-san t*e*n psuCH*E*N [5590] auT*O*N Achri thaNAtou.

*and they loved not their :life even unto death.*


 *e. 12:12a A CAUSE OF REJOICING FOR THE HEAVENS*

diA TOUto euPHRAInes-the [2165], ou-raNOI, kai hoi en auTOIS sk*e*NOUNtes
[4637].

*Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you that tabernacle in them.*


 *f. 12;12b A CAUSE OF WOE UPON EARTH-DWELLERS!*

ouAI t*e*n g*e*n kai t*e*n THAlas-san,

*Woe for the earth and the sea, *

HOti kaTEb*e* ho diAbo-los pros huMAS, Ech*o*n thuMON [2372] MEgan,

*because the devil is gone down unto you, having great wrath,*

eiD*O*S HOti oLIgon kaiRON [2540] Echei.

*knowing that he has but a short season.*


 *g. 12:13 PERSECUTION OF THE WOMAN BY THE DRAGON*

Kai HOte EIden ho DRAk*o*n HOti eBL*E*th*e* eis t*e*n g*e*n,

*And when the dragon saw that he was cast down to the earth,*

eDI*o*-xen [1377] t*e*n guNAIka H*E*tis Ete-ken [5088] ton ARse-na [730].

*he persecuted the woman that brought forth the male.*


 *h. 12:14 GOD PROVISIONS FOR THE WOMAN DURING LAST HALF OF GREAT
TRIBULATION*

kai eDOth*e*-san t*e* gu-naiKI hai DUo PTEru-ges [4420] tou a-eTOU [105] tou
meGAlou

*And the two wings of the great :eagle were given to the woman*

HIna PEt*e*-tai [4072] eis t*e*n Er*e*-mon eis ton TOpon auT*E*S,

*that she fly to the wilderness to her :place,*

HOpou TREphe-tai [5142] eKEI kaiRON, kai kaiROUS,

*where she is nourished there for a season, and seasons,*

kai H*E*mi-su kaiROU, aPO proS*O*pou [4383] tou Ophe-*o*s [3789].

*and half a season, from the face of the serpent.*


 *i. 12:15 SATAN INCITES PERSECUTION AGAINST THE CHURCH*

kai Eba-len [906] ho Ophis [3789] ek tou STOma-tos [4750] auTOU oPIs*o* t*e*s
gu-naiKOS HUd*o*r [5204]

h*o*s po-taMON [4215],

*And the serpent cast out of his :mouth after the woman water as a river,*

HIna auT*E*N po-ta-moPHOr*e*-ton [4216] poi*E*s*e*.

*that he might cause her to be carried away by the river.*


 *j. 12:16 EARTH'S PEOPLE OFFSET SATAN'S PEOPLE*

kai e-bo*E*th*e*-sen [997] h*e* g*e* t*e* gu-naiKI,

*And the earth helped the woman,*

kai *E*noi-xen [455] h*e* g*e* to STOma [4750] auT*E*S kai kaTEpi-en
[2666]ton po-taMON

*And the earth opened her :mouth and swallowed up the river*

hon Eba-len ho DRAk*o*n ek tou STOma-tos auTOU.

*which the dragon cast out of his :mouth.*


 *k. 12:17-13:1a SATAN WARS AGAINST THE WOMAN'S SEED*

kai *o*rGIS-th*e* [3710] ho DRAk*o*n ePI t*e* gu-naiKI,

*And the dragon became wrathful with the woman,*

kai aP*E*Lthen poi*E*sai POle-mon [4171] meTA t*o*n loiP*O*N tou SPERma-tos
[4690] auT*E*S,

*and went away to make war with the rest of her :seed, *

t*o*n t*e*ROUNt*o*n [5083] tas en-toLAS [1785] tou TheOU, kai eCHONt*o*n t*e
*n mar-tuRIan [3141] 'I*e*SOU:

*that keep the commandments of :God, and hold the testimony of Jesus:*

kai eSTAth*e* ePI t*e*n AMmon [285] t*e*s thaLASs*e*s.

*13:1a and he stood upon the sand of the sea.*



 *NOTE**: *- 12:1-6 - Much symbolism in this passage. Books like Daniel and
Revelation are much like “dreams and visions”. They on the most part cannot
be taken literally, but we must see them also as parables - such as Jesus so
commonly used in His teaching. “The Metaphor Dictionary” that appears in
“Dreams - The Divinity Code: The Keys to Decoding Your Dreams and Visions”
by Adrian Beale and Adam F. Thompson from Australia - will serve as a
definite aid in these portions of Scripture that parallel Dreams, Visions
and Parables. *<www.thedivinitycode.org > *will open this door to you. The
original printing in 2008 has already been revised in 2009 with 1100
additions, the majority in “The Metaphor Dictionary.”


 In previous notes I have recommended this text for serious students of the
above subjects. I had been teaching on how to decode dreams since 1985, but
unfortunately could not find a sound text on this subject. Every one I
looked into was tainted with the occult and “new age” leanings of Carl Jung.


 This text by my Australian friends recognized this problem also, and spent
4 years in producing a text on “dreams” true to the Bible and Evangelical
teaching. They will be in this area January 22-24, 2010 at Village Chapel,
Renton, Washington for a “Dream Seminar” based on their text. Those in this
area who are interested can receive direct information by contacting Pastor
Russ Snyder, Village Chapel, *<rsnyder at villagechapelrenton.org>*. Their
Website *<www.wholehearteddevotion.com<http://www.whholehearteddevotion.com/>>
*has full details on this seminary. Village Chapel Telephone: *425-255-9920*
.


 Revelation 12:17-13a is a marvelous section recounting the soon-coming full
defeat of Satan. Notice 12:11 especially - *“And THEY overcame him because
of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their :testimony; and
they loved not their :life even unto death.” *This is a favorite verse for
many who have discovered the effectiveness of “Spiritual Warfare”.


 Revelation 12 is so rich, that it would take a book to fully expound it. -
J.A.W.



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