Revelation 12
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Revelation 1:13-2:1 on the verso side of Papyrus 98 from the second century.
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Book | Book of Revelation |
Bible part | New Testament |
Order in the Bible part | 27 |
Category | Apocalypse |
Revelation 12 is the twelfth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle.[3][4]
Contents
Text[edit]
- The original text is written in Koine Greek.
- Some of the oldest manuscripts containing this chapter are:
- Papyrus 115 (ca. AD 275; extant: verses 1-5, 8-10, 12-17)
- Papyrus 47 (3rd century)
- Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
- Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
- Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (ca. AD 450; complete)
- This chapter is divided into 17 verses.
Structure[edit]
![](http://web.archive.org./web/20161210154615im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Woman_of_the_Apocalypse_%28Hortus_deliciarum%29.jpg/300px-Woman_of_the_Apocalypse_%28Hortus_deliciarum%29.jpg)
Illustration of the woman of the Apocalypse in Hortus deliciarum (redrawing of an illustration dated c. 1180), depicting various events from the narrative in Revelations 12 in a single image.
This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):
- Revelation 12:1-6 = The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon
- Revelation 12:7-12 = Satan Thrown Out of Heaven
- Revelation 12:13-17 = The Woman Persecuted
Verse 1[edit]
Main article: Woman of the Apocalypse
- Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars.[5]
Verse 3[edit]
- And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.[6]
Verse 9[edit]
- And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.[7]
Verse 11[edit]
- And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.[8][9]
Verse 14[edit]
- And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.[10]
Verse 16[edit]
- And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.[11]
See also[edit]
- Jesus Christ
- John's vision of the Son of Man
- Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament
- Seven trumpets
- Woman of the Apocalypse
- Other related Bible parts: Revelation 5, Revelation 6, Revelation 7, Revelation 8, Revelation 9, Revelation 11, Revelation 13
References[edit]
- ^ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ^ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ^ Davids, Peter H (1982). I Howard Marshall and W Ward Gasque, ed. New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Epistle of James (Repr. ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans. ISBN 0802823882.
- ^ Evans, Craig A (2005). Craig A Evans, ed. Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: John, Hebrews-Revelation. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Victor. ISBN 0781442281.
- ^ Revelation 12:1
- ^ Revelation 12:3
- ^ Revelation 12:9
- ^ Revelation 12:11
- ^ John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible - Revelation 12:11
- ^ Revelation 12:14
- ^ Revelation 12:16
This article incorporates text from a work in the public domain: Gill, John. Exposition of the Entire Bible (1746-1763).