The crowns represent his presumptive claims of royal authority against the true King. Seven diadems on his heads : This dragon had great power ( seven heads and ten horns ) and claimed royal authority ( seven diadems ). His description “symbolically suggests his fierce power and murderous nature… a picture of the fullness of evil in all its hideous strength.” (Johnson)ī. The creature here was not literally a great, fiery red dragon, but the dragon represented his nature and character. Another sign appeared in heaven : Again, we are reminded that this is a sign. (3) A fearful, powerful dragon appears.Īnd another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.Ī. She cried out in labor and in pain to give birth : The pain described refers to the travail of Israel at the time of Jesus’ birth (under Roman occupation and oppression). Being with child : Later in the chapter, it is clear that this child born of Israel is Jesus ( She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron, Revelation 12:5).ī.
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Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.Ī. In other Old Testament passages, Israel (or Zion or Jerusalem) is often represented as a woman (Isaiah 54:1-6, Jeremiah 3:20, Ezekiel 16:8-14, and Hosea 2:19-20). In this sign with twelve stars, Joseph is now among the other tribes of Israel.
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In that dream, the sun represented Jacob, the moon represented Joseph’s mother Rachel, and the eleven stars were the sons of Israel which bowed down to Joseph. A woman clothed with the sun : Scripturally, this woman clothed with the sun should be identified with Israel, according to Joseph’s dream (Genesis 37:9-11). It is common in Roman Catholic art to represent Mary as standing on a crescent moon with twelve stars around her head.ĭ. Roman Catholics claim this woman is Mary, pictured as the “Queen of Heaven.” Mary Baker Eddy (the founder of Christian Science) said she was this woman. A woman clothed with the sun : This woman has been associated with many different religious ideas.
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The beast out of the sea, representing the antichrist.The offspring of the woman, representing Gentiles who come to faith in the Tribulation.The angel Michael, head of the angelic host.In Revelation chapters 12, 13, and 14 the main figures of the Great Tribulation are described, and this great sign introduces the first of the seven: Now a great sign appeared : This is the first of seven signs that John relates, and is described as a great sign ( mega semeion). 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.Ī. (1) The woman is described in celestial images.
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Revelation 12 – The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon A.