In Rev 12, the main participants are a pregnant woman, a red dragon, and the woman’s son. The dragon wanted to devour the woman’s child as soon as he was born, but her child was taken to God. The woman was divinely protected by God in the wilderness from the dragon for 1260 days. The… Continue reading →

In Revelations 12 John describes a woman” clothed with the sun with the moon under her feet and her head a crown of twelve stars.” In verse 1. The woman is pregnant and giving birth. A dragon appears with seven heads and seven diadems on his head. The dragon was going to devour her child… Continue reading →

Rev 12 begins in heaven, John then describes a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She is pregnant and in much agony as she is about to give birth (vv 1,2). Next we see a great red dragon (Satan) with seven… Continue reading →

The apocalyptic Revelation of John is filled with strange and vivid imagery depicting beasts, birth and battles. When considering the Christian perspective of the Roman empire during the time this book was written, it is interesting to note how the dualistic images seem to paint a picture of the ancient Roman-Christian experience, at least in… Continue reading →