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NASB | Revelation 12:1 A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 12:1 And a great sign [warning of an ominous and frightening future event] appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon beneath her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. |
Bible Question: In Revalations chapter 12, Please explain the term "woman" and explain all the symbols mentioned in that chapter. |
Bible Answer: neal, I missed this question when you first posted it. The woman is seen by the Early Church Fathers as representing Israel from whom the Messiah would come, the Church whose children strive to overcome evil and bear witness to Christ (verse 17), and as Mary the actual woman who gave birth to Jesus, the Messiah. She is also seen as the Woman of Genesis 3:15. The twelve stars reresent the twelve patriarchs or tribes of Israel and the twelve apostles. The sun stands for the light of Truth and the moon for the transitorness of temporal things, thus the Church is clothed like the sun because she is protected by supernatural truth, and she has the moon under her feet because she is above all earthly things. The child destined to rule with an iron rod is Jesus. The Dragon is Satan and the third of the stars are the fallen angels that followed him. The river of water from the Dragon's mouth represents the destructive forces of evil unleashed by Satan. Just as those who rebelled against God in the Sinai were swallowed up by the earth (Numbers 16:30-34), so the forces unleashed by the devil will be frustrated in their attcak upon the Church (Matt 16:18). Emmaus |
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