The accuser of our brethren; Satan, who, so long as he retained his place of power, persecuted and destroyed Christ's servants by false accusations. In the name here given to Satan, there seems to be an allusion to the manifestation made of his character in the case of Job, chap Revelation 1:9-11; Revelation 2:4-5; and which was again made in the calumnies which he raised against Christians in the primitive ages.
REVELATION 12:10 kath,gwr Codex Alexandrinus reads kath,gwr, a hapax legomenon in the New Testament, whereas all other witnesses (including î47 a C P 046) read the more usual Greek word kath,goroj...
Verse Revelation 12:10. _THE ACCUSER OF OUR BRETHREN_] There is scarcely any thing more common in the rabbinical writings than _Satan as the_ _accuser of the Israelites_. And the very same word κατηγ...
AND I HEARD A LOUD VOICE SAYING IN HEAVEN - The great enemy was expelled; the cause of God and truth was triumphant; and the conquering hosts united in celebrating the victory. This representation of...
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...
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. _kateg...
_a loud voice_ See on Revelation 6:6: and cf. Revelation 11:12: the word "loud" here is literally "great" as there. Here, "our brethren" seems to imply, that it is a number of angels that speak. _sal...
Ὁ ΚΑΤΉΓΟΡΟΣ. All editors but Treg[414] read ὁ κατήγωρ which is only preserved by A. [414] Tregelles. ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ν. So Text. Rec[415] and Treg[416] with אB2C; Lach[417], Tisch[418], W. H[419], Weiss read...
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...
ΉΚΟΥΣΑ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G191) слышать, ΛΈΓΟΥΣΑΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004) говорить, ΈΓΈΝΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΓΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G1096) становиться, ΈΒΛΉΘΗ _aor. ind. pass. от_ Β...
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 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 accused th...
__ 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...
12:10 come (e-13) Has taken place, is set up, _ ginomai_ ....
ACCUSED] cp. 1 Timothy 3:6....
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...
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 I HEARD A LOUD VOICE... — Better, _And I heard a great voice in the heavens saying, Now is come the salvation, and the might, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ._ The definite...
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...
κατήγωρ (קטיגוִר) is the counterpart to the rabbinic (Lueken 22) title of συνήγορος given to Michael as a sort of Greatheart or advocate and protector of men (En. lx. 9). The Aramaic derivation of the...
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 I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, (16) 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...
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...
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 I HEARD A LOUD VOICE SAYING IN HEAVEN,.... Which was a song of praise on account of the victory obtained by Michael and his angels over the dragon and his, or for the overthrow and downfall of Pag...
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 accused the...
_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...
The dragon cast out of heaven:...
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 ACCUSED THEM B...
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...
_ 10 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them befo...
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...
AND I HEARD A LOUD VOICE SAYING IN HEAVEN: John undoubtedly heard this voice as in the third heaven, whither he was caught; but it is not only expressive of the joy and satisfaction which the glorious...
Tertullian A Treatise on the Soul Now the friendly understanding you will have to carry out must arise from your observance of the compact: you must never think of getting back any of the things whic...
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‘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...
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...
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...
A GREAT VOICE SAYING (φωνην μεγαλην λεγουσαν). Accusative after ηκουσα in this phrase as in Revelation 5:11; Revelation 10:4; Revelation 14:2;...
KINGDOM OF OUR GOD The Dispensation of the Kingdom (2 Samuel 7:16) refs.) begins with the return of Christ to the earth, runs through the "thousand years" of His earth-rule, and ends when He has deli...
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...
THEN I HEARD A LOUD VOICE IN HEAVEN SAYING. The picture John has seen in Revelation 12:7-9 is now explained by what he hears. Satan has been "thrown out of heaven" in the sense that he has lost his pl...
_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--...
_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...
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 Chronicles 29:11; 1 Corinthians 5:4; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Daniel 2:44;...
Saying in heaven [λ ε γ ο υ σ α ν ε ν τ ω ο υ ρ α ν ω]. The correct reading joins in heaven with great voice. So Rev. I heard a great voice in heaven. Now [α ρ τ ι]. See on John 13:33. Is come [ε γ ε...
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...
Now is come — Hence it is evident that all this chapter belongs to the trumpet of the seventh angel. In Revelation 11:15, are proposed the contents of this extensive trumpet; the execution of which is...
After MICHAEL and his angels', Christ and his followers' victory over the dragon and his angels, over Satan and his instruments, here follows. solemn thanksgiving for the devil's downfall: the saints...