AND... HEAVEN. And. great sign was seen in heaven. APPEARED. was seen. App-133. WONDER. App-176. What follows is. _sign._ HEAVEN. See Revelation 3:12. WOMAN. i.e. Israel. See John 16:21. TWELVE STARS. Probably the zodiacal signs, representing the _Israel_ nation in embryo. See App-12.... [ Continue Reading ]
CRIED. crieth out. TRAVAILING, &C. Greek. _odino._ Only here and Galatians 1:4; Galatians 1:19, Gal 1:27. See Micah 5:3. PAINED. Literally tormented. See Revelation 9:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
ANOTHER. App-124. BEHOLD. App-133. DRAGON. Greek. _drakon._ First of thirteen occurances in Rev. only. (App-10 and App-197) See Revelation 12:9. SEVEN HEADS... HEADS. "Signs" of universality of earthly power. CROWNS. Greek. _diadema._ Only here, Revelation 13:1; Revelation 19:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND HIS, &C. Refers to Satan's first rebellion and to those who followed him. DREW. draggeth. See John 21:8. DID. Read "he". EARTH. App-129. STOOD. is standing. Perf. tense, indicating abiding action. WAS... DELIVERED. is about to bring forth. FOR. in order. Greek. _hina._ DEVOUR. Same word a... [ Continue Reading ]
MAN CHILD. a son (App-108.). male (as Luke 2:23). WAS. is about. NATIONS. the nations. Compare Psalms 2:9. ROD. See Revelation 2:27. UP. away. UNTO. App-104. GOD. App-98. TO. The texts add _pros,_ as above. An interval of years occurs after this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Anticipatory, the flight being consequent on the war in heaven (Revelation 12:14). INTO. App-104. WILDERNESS. Compare Ezekiel 20:33. THAT. Greek. _hina_, as Revelation 12:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
WAS. came to be. HEAVEN. the heaven. See Revelation 3:12. A particular sphere above earth which is dwelt in by, or accessible to, the dragon and his evil powers. Compare Job. and Job 2.Zechariah 3:6. See Luke 10:18. MICHAEL. See Daniel 10:13; Daniel 10:21; Daniel 12:1.Jude 1:9, and App-179. fough [ Continue Reading ]
PREVAILED. Greek. _ischuo,_ as Acts 19:16; Acts 19:20. Only here in Rev. Compare App-172. NEITHER. Greek. _oude._ MORE. First occurance: Matthew 5:13 (thenceforth).... [ Continue Reading ]
CAST OUT. cast down, as Revelation 12:10. THAT. the OLD. ancient. SERPENT. See Revelation 20:2.Genesis 3:1, and App-19. DEVIL. Literally slanderer. See Revelation 12:10 and Matthew 4:1. SATAN. Adversary. Compare Matthew 4:10. See App-19. WHICH DECEIVETH. Literally the one deceiving. App-128. Se... [ Continue Reading ]
The central verse in _Revelation._ LOUD. great. SALVATION. the salvation. STRENGTH. the power. App-172.1; Rev 176:1. KINGDOM. See App-114. POWER. App-172. CHRIST. App-98. ACCUSER. Greek. _kategoros._ Only here in Rev. IS. was. CAST DOWN. As "cast out", Revelation 12:9, with the texts. ACCU... [ Continue Reading ]
WORD. App-121. TESTIMONY. See Revelation 1:2. LOVED. App-135. LIVES. life. THE. Omit.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEREFORE. For this cause. HEAVENS. In Rev. only here in plural, while fifty-one occurences in singular. See Revelation 3:12 and Matthew 6:10. DWELL. Literally tabernacle. See Revelation 7:15 and Revelation 13:6. WOE. Third and most terrible of the three woes (Revelation 8:13). THE... OF. The te... [ Continue Reading ]
SAW. App-133. EAST. east down, Revelation 12:9. MAN CHILD. male. See Revelation 12:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
TWO. the two. A. the. GREAT EAGLE. Great is emph. Compare Deuteronomy 32:11; Deuteronomy 32:12. MIGHT. may. FLY. Greek. _petomai._ See Revelation 12:6. Compare Exodus 14:5.Psalms 35:1.Isaiah 11:16; Ezekiel 20:33; Hosea 2:14;... [ Continue Reading ]
OUT OF. App-104. FLOOD. river. CARRIED... FLOOD. Greek. _potamophoretos._ Only here.... [ Continue Reading ]
OPENED, &C. See Numbers 16:30. SWALLOWED UP. Greek. _katapino._ Occurs seven times in N.T. See 1 Corinthians 15:54. Compare Isaiah 59:19.... [ Continue Reading ]
WENT. went away, as in John 11:46. REMNANT. App-124. SEED. Believers, Jew and Gentile, who are seen Revelation 7:9. AND HAVE. holding. JESUS. App-98. CHRIST. The texts omit. They add here the first clause of Revelation 13:1, altering to "he stood".... [ Continue Reading ]