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NASB | Revelation 12:4 And his tail *swept away a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 12:4 And his tail swept [across the sky] and dragged away a third of the stars of heaven and flung them to the earth. And the dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child. [Dan 8:10; Rev 12:9] |
Subject: The Fall of Satan |
Bible Note: Hi Ocelot, This 12th chapter of Revelation is a very interesting one to understand. I do not have the time at present to delve too deeply into it, but I will say these things. That it opens with the words "and a great sign appeared in heaven..." lets us know that this drops out of the narative, and begins a parenthetical section, which will contain symbolic imagery. Each of the symbols used come directly from the Old Testament. This chapter has references to Genesis, of who the woman is, Psalms and Isaiah, of Who the child is, and in vs 9 tells us who the dragon is. Verse 10 connects this chapter to the rest of the Revelation, allowing us to see how it fits. This verse begins, "then I heard a loud voice in heaven...", so this is no longer part of the sign, but re-enters the narrative. As the narrative reveals Satan had only just been thrown down, we know that happened just prior to the events the narrative is now describing. It's an extremely interesting chapter. But aren't they all? Love in Christ, Mark |