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Revelation 12:11
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.
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.
NOTES ON CHAP. XII., BY J. E. C. Verse Revelation 12:11. _AND THEY OVERCAME HIM BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB_] Here is given the reason why the followers of Christ prevailed at this time against all the...
AND THEY OVERCAME HIM - That is, he was foiled in his attempt thus to destroy the church. The reference here, undoubtedly, is primarily to the martyr age and to the martyr spirit; and the meaning is,...
REVELATION 12. THE VISION OF THE WOMAN, THE CHILD, AND THE DRAGON. This chapter has always presented difficulties to the student of Revelation. Two questions present themselves: (_a)_ What is the conn...
THE WOMAN AND THE BEAST (Revelation 12:1-17) It is necessary to read this chapter as a whole before we examine it in detail. A great sign appeared in the sky--a woman clothed with the sun, and with t...
WORD. App-121. TESTIMONY. See Revelation 1:2. LOVED. App-135. LIVES. life. THE. Omit....
_by the blood_ More literally BECAUSE OF THE BLOOD … AND BECAUSE OF THE WORD. _they loved not their lives_ St John 12:25, St Luke 14:26 are the closest parallels among the similar sayings of our Lord....
ΑΥ̓ΤΟΊ. א cop[420] read οὗτοι. [420] Coptic. 11. ΔΙᾺ ΤῸ ΑἾΜΑ … ΔΙᾺ ΤῸΝ ΛΌΓΟΝ. These conquerors are the martyrs and confessors of Christ: though He is gone up, Satan is not at once cast down. The accu...
THE WAR IN HEAVEN Here it is possible that a part of the vision of the Seven Trumpets has been transposed into the vision of the Woman and the Dragon, for it certainly seems as if the coming down of t...
Revelation 11:15-19; Revelation 12:7-12. THE SEVENTH TRUMPET...
_WAR IN HEAVEN REVELATION 12:7-12:_ Michael and his angels fought against the Devil and his angels. The Devil had once been in heaven in the presence of God. (Job 1:1-22; Job 2:1-13) Now there is joy...
ΈΝΊΚΗΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΝΙΚΆΩ (G353) побеждать, преодолевать, ΔΙΆ (G1223) с _acc._, из-за. Предлог здесь указывает на основание, а не средство победы (Mounce). ΑΊΜΑ (G129) кровь. Здесь кровь от...
DISCOURSE: 2513 HOW SATAN IS TO BE VANQUISHED Revelation 12:11. _And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb_. THE establishment of Christianity, whether in the world at large, or in the souls of...
AND THERE WAS WAR IN HEAVEN, &C.— It might reasonably be presumed, that all the powers of idolatry would be strenuously exerted against the establishment of Christianity, and especially against the es...
_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ PART III THE TWO SIGNS IN HEAVEN CHAPTER XII _Text (Revelation 11:19; Revelation 12:1-17)_ 19 And there was opened the temple of God that is in heaven; and there was seen in h...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 36 Text Revelation 12:7-12 7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going forth to war with the dragon; and the dragon warred and his angels; 8 and they prevai...
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. THEY - in particular; emphatic, 'they alone.' OVERCAME - (Romans...
__ Temple Section-The Male Son the same historical events from two sides, Kings from the human, Chronicles from the divine, so this section reviews the period which has already been presented in its r...
THE WOMAN AND THE MAN-CHILD. THE DRAGON The persecution which the Church had already suffered, and which was about to burst forth again, is the great fact which underlies the whole 'Revelation.' The s...
BY] RV 'because of' (twice). WORD OF, etc.] i.e. the word of Christ to which they testify. 13-17. The devil is not able to hurt a section of the Church, perhaps the Palestinian Church at Pella is mean...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 12 WAR IN HEAVEN AND ON THE EARTH - REVELATION 12:1-14 THE WOMAN AND THE *DRAGON - REVELATION 12:1-6...
AND THEY OVERCAME HIM... — Better, _And they conquered him_ (not “by,” but) _on account of the blood of the Lamb, and on account of the word of their testimony,_ &c. They overcame him — _i.e.,_ the ac...
CHAPTER IX. THE FIRST GREAT ENEMY OF THE CHURCH. Revelation 12:1. THE twelfth chapter of the Revelation of St John has been felt by every commentator to be one more than usually difficult to interpr...
This sentence, like Revelation 12:7, suggests that earth's history is the reflex and outcome of transactions in heaven, on the common principle of Jalkut Rub. (on Exodus 14:7): “there was war above in...
SATAN CAST DOWN FROM HEAVEN Revelation 12:7 The spirit of evil waits to destroy each birth of good in our world. As soon as Mary had given birth to our Lord, Herod sought to destroy Him, and this is...
In this and two subsequent Chapter s we have an interpolation in the account of the actual procedure. Two signs are described, a woman and a dragon, between whom is antagonism. Symbolically, it covers...
Michael and his angels won because Jesus had already won. How reassuring to know the same blood is available to us in our battle with Satan and he cannot defeat us as long as that blood is ours. Chris...
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they (b) loved not their lives unto the death. (b) He is said in the Hebrew tongue, to love his life, who value...
Now is come salvation....rejoice, O ye heavens. The blessed in heaven rejoice for the victories of the faithful on earth, and also for the reward and glory which would shortly be given them in heaven....
(7) And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, (8) And prevailed not; neither was their place found anymore in heaven. (9) And...
We begin now what may be called the second volume of the Revelation. The prophetic part of the book divides into two portions at this point. This is another land-mark that cannot be despised, if we wo...
_THE VICTORIOUS CHARACTER_ ‘And they loved not their lives unto the death.’ Revelation 12:11 If we Christians believe at all, we must believe in an ideal for humanity. Jesus Christ is the Son of Ma...
Revelation 11:19; Revelation 12:1-17 War A riot is a spontaneous outburst. A war is subject to advance planning. --Richard M. Nixon The grim fact is that we prepare for war like precocious giants,...
Chapter 12 gives us a brief but all-important summary of the whole course of events, viewed, not in their instruments on earth or the judgment of these, but the divine view of all the principles at wo...
AND THEY OVERCAME HIM BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB,.... The Lord Jesus Christ, by whose blood they were redeemed and ransomed out of the hands of Satan, that was stronger than they; and by which they were...
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. Ver. 11. _By the blood of the Lamb_] By his merit and spirit, Christ...
_And there was war in heaven_, &c. It might reasonably be presumed that all the powers of idolatry would be strenuously exerted against the establishment of Christianity, and especially against the es...
BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB-BY THE WORD OF THEIR TESTIMONY; not by carnal weapons, but by faith in the efficacy of Christ's atonement, and their faithful testimony to his truth. LOVED NOT THEIR LIVES UNT...
A WOMAN CLOTHED WITH THE SUN: ISRAEL A great sign now appears in heaven. We thus are looking at things from heaven's viewpoint, and the vision goes back in time to connect the past with the future so...
_ 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death._ A. These brethren have overcome Satan. How is this possible?...
7-11 The attempts of the dragon proved unsuccessful against the church, and fatal to his own interests. The seat of this war was in heaven; in the church of Christ, the kingdom of heaven on earth. Th...
OLBGrk; AND THEY OVERCAME HIM; Michael and his angels, mentioned REVELATION 12:7, overcame the dragon and his angels: the Christians overcame the pagans. BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB: some translate dia h...
Revelation 12:11 And G2532 they G846 overcame G3528 (G5656) him G846 by G1223 blood G129 Lamb G721 and...
‘And I heard a great voice in Heaven saying, “Now is come the salvation and the power and the kingship of our God, and the authority of his Christ, for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who ac...
Revelation 12:10-12. The victory thus gained is followed by a song of praise and thanksgiving, which proceeds from A GREAT VOICE IN HEAVEN. Whose voice this is we are not told, and it may be well to l...
The third Woe, or the seventh Trumpet, came to an end with chap. 11; and, as the seven Trumpets followed immediately after the seven Seals, we might now have expected that these, in their turn, would...
THEY OVERCAME HIM (αυτο ενικησαν). First aorist active indicative of νικαω, the verb used by Jesus of his own victory (John 16:33) and about him (Revelation 3:21; Revelation 5:5). "The victory of th...
Revelation 12:1. _And there appeared a great wonder in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:_ This is that woman of whom the pr...
CONTENTS: The woman clothed with the sun (Israel). Satan drawing the stars. The man-child (Christ) caught up to the throne. The arch-angel and his angels fighting Satan. Satan and Israel in the great...
Revelation 12:1. _There appeared a great wonder in heaven;_ that is, in the church or kingdom of heaven below; for the church has long been called a woman, and a fruitful mother, the bride, and the La...
OUR BROTHERS WON THE VICTORY! This is the second effect. The blood of the Lamb, and the Truth of the Good News, permit escape from the "law of sin and death" (Romans 8:1-4)....
_There was war in heaven._ WAR IN HEAVEN I. The character of the war of rebel angels in heaven. 1. Wilful. They brought it on themselves. 2. Irreconcilable. (1) On the part of God. (2) This war i...
_Now is come salvation._ THE HEAVENLY SONG OF VICTORY This is a song of heaven--of that heaven from which the dragon had been cast out. I. The salvation. It is “the salvation” that is here sung of--...
NEITHER COUNTED THEY THEIR LIVES DEAR They loved not their life even unto death. Revelation 12:11. Today I am going to give you a text and tell you three stories, and then I shall leave you to make...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 12:1 Two signs appear in heaven—a WOMAN who gives BIRTH, and a DRAGON intent on destroying her offspring. Twice John sees the dragon defeated. B
There was war in heaven and the Devil and his angels were cast out. And a voice said: "Now is come salvation and strength and the kingdom of our God and the power of his Christ for the accuser of our...
THE MISSION OF CHRIST’S CHURCH AND ITS GREAT HINDERER _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ “IN the set of visions now before us, the Apocalypse unveils the spiritual aspects of the conflict, that we may k...
EXPOSITION This chapter commences another series of revelations. Again St. John returns to the beginning, and traces the spiritual history of the Church and the Christian in their warfare with Satan....
_10 AND I HEARD A LOUD VOICE SAYING IN HEAVEN, NOW IS COME SALVATION, AND STRENGTH, AND THE KINGDOM OF OUR GOD, AND THE POWER OF HIS CHRIST: FOR THE ACCUSER OF OUR BRETHREN IS CAST DOWN, WHICH ACCUSE...
And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head [the sun and the moon under her feet, and on her head] a crown of twelve stars...
1 Corinthians 15:57; 1 John 2:13; 1 John 2:14; 1 John 4:4; 1 John 5:5;
Overcame [ε ν ι κ η σ α ν]. See on 1 John 2:13. By the blood of the Lamb [δ ι α τ ο α ι μ α τ ο υ α ρ ν ι ο υ]. The preposition dia with the accusative signifies on account of. Hence Rev., correctly,...
THE WAR IN HEAVEN Revelation 12:1 _and Revelation 13:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS It almost seems folly to try to speak on two Chapter s in Revelation, at one time. We realize we cannot do either one justi...
And they have overcome him — Carried the cause against him. By the blood of the Lamb — Which cleanses the soul from all sin, and so leaves no room for accusing. And by the word of their testimony — Th...