The babylon of chapter 18 will be destroyed by the cataclysmic judgments of god. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14. Revelation chapter 12 coffmans commentary of the new. Throughout revelation 12 we note that the woman is repeatedly protected by god verses 6, 1416, especially as the time approaches for the kingdom of our god to be established on earth verse 10. Bible a commentary on the book of revelation chapter 18. Note the similarity between this description and the description that joseph gave of his father jacob israel and his. Revelation 18, new living translation nlt the bible app.
Revelation chapter 18 1 and after these things i saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power. After these things i saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. Jun 14, 2017 have you ever tried to read the book of revelation. Under these circumstances, a versebyverse teaching of. And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast. It clearly shows that there are two groups of people who have to go through the period known as the great tribulation or jacobs trouble jer. Revelation chapter 12 contains a description of a woman, who is clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars atop her head. But woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you. In revelation chapter 12, john sees a vision of a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars revelation 12. Enduring word bible commentary revelation chapter 18.
This parallels the old testament warning given to lot to evacuate sodom in advance of gods judgment genesis 19. Revelation 18, new king james version nkjv the bible app. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. The garland with 12 stars may be symbolic of the 12 tribes of israel genesis 37. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. Under these circumstances, a verse by verse teaching of revelation would be a challenging endeavor. John hears another voice warning my people to flee the city. It is talking about jesus being michael, there are only 15 references of michael in the kjv biblethey are all talking about human men except for these 4 texts. In the babylon of chapter 18, the kings and merchants lament and weep for her rev. The kings who destroy the babylon of chapter 17 rejoice. Geneva study bible 8 and i turned to k see the voice that spake with me. In chapter 18, the context seems to indicate that babylon here is viewed in its political and economic character rather than its religious aspect. John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things.
F38 both that second psalm and the book of revelation deal with the victory of christ over his adversaries. I have watched all your dvds here, they have been of great help. Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth the first book of samuel the second book of samuel the first book of kings the. John might have called the second resurrection, with regard to the godly, who have once before risen to.
Revelation 12 niv bible a great sign appeared in heaven. Revelation 12 is the twelfth chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. Revelation 12 bible commentary matthew henry concise. This is done primarily for emphasis, but as mentioned before, it may also represent the fall of babylon religiously chapter 17 and then commercially chapter 18. Revelation chapter 12 verse by verse high time to awake. The great tribulation comes in the second half of the last week of daniels seventy weeks prophecy recorded in the book of daniel chapter 9. There is the deep guilt of the thyatiran prophetess. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 18 by tom. The citynation of babylon, in the end times, is not only a hub of commerce and power, but of sin and sensuality, as well revelation 18. The woman represents israel, and her child is christ, the messiah compare 12.
What are the most commonly asked questions about the book of revelation. The door was opened in chapter 4 to receive the saved. Revelation 2, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Note the similarity between this description and the description that joseph gave of his father jacob israel and his mother and their children genesis 37. The prior chapter used babylon as a reference to a religious or spiritual corruption. Revelation chapter 18 explained book of revelation each. Jan 02, 2020 what is the bottomless pit revelation 9. In the next verse, israel is the woman about to give birth. This religious babylon was tolerated and manipulated by the leaders of the world, for a time, but then destroyed revelation 17.
An angel told john in revelation chapter 18 that the people in babylon had made it a hole for demons and evildoers and that god was not pleased with what was happening in that land. He is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short. He said that everything in babylon was unclean because people were adulterous and hedonistic. Chapters 12 to 14 restates or summarizes that same period, but describing events from satans vantage point. Earlier in this chapter, it is said that the woman fled into the wilderness for a period of a thousand two hundred and threescore days 12. In revelation chapter 12 god throws satan out of heaven. Revelation 1218 new international version niv the woman and the dragon. First, the dragon pursues the woman about to give birth, but her son is saved and caught up to god and his throne rev 12. Revelation chapter 12 explained book of revelation each. In the second part of verse 2 we are told that babylon is demonic to the core. Revelation 12 the woman, the child, and the dragon a.
Joe on revelation 18 i wonder if mystical babylon is meant to be all people who are not servants of god, but followers of satan pursuing worldly pleasures. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the lamb slain from the foundation of the world. John might have called the second resurrection, with regard to the godly, who have once before risen to a life with christ see on ver. Who are the woman, child and dragon in revelation 12. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of revelation in the bible new international version. Revelation explained verse by verse, chapter by chapter.
Her wickedness was very terrible, and our horror of it is increased by the appalling fact that it was practised under the plea of religious liberty. These are all of the chapters of the book of revelation. The nation of israel is symbolically referred to throughout the chapter. Have you ever tried to read the book of revelation. Revelation 1218 niv the woman and the dragon a great. Heavens door is opened but twice in the book of revelation once in chapter 4, verse 1, and now in chapter 19, verse 11. Study revelation 12 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Revelation, chapter 18 king james version christian. Let us take warning from the things which brought others to destruction and set our affections on heaven above and not the changeable nature of earthly things. Revelation is the thirteenth chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. I am wondering if you are considering writing a daniel and revelation verse by verse commentary, it would be very helpful to people like me who also run groups teaching these two books. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore. Verse 14 refers to this time in which the woman is nourished as a time, and times, and half a time 12. The fall of satan, the rise of the antichrist, the rejoicing of the church in heaven, the persecution of israel, and the escape of jewish christians.
Revelation 2020 verse by verse ministry international. These people though they were doing well but they love to create a god to suit them. The distinction between chapter 17 and 18 is that the last chapter revealed to us that the almighty will use the agency of the antichrist to accomplish his judgment of the religious system of babylon the great, i. Just look up the verse where jesus said many shall come to me but jesus said depart from me. In the same way that we must read a novel cover to cover before understanding it properly, so must bible students have an understanding of the bibles first 65 books before they can truly understand its final book. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And she was crying out in her pains and in her agony to give birth. Chapters 12 to 14 are explanatory prophecies that describe some of the major personages and movements of the latter half of the tribulation period. Enduring word bible commentary revelation chapter 12. In verse 1, israel is described as a woman clothed with the sun and moon and wearing a crown of stars. The beast i saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of.
A lot of people start reading the bible and skip to the end to find out what happens. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore of. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. She was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth. Of the many points in this epistle which we might make the subjectmatter of thought, let us take two on which to dwell. The phrase after these things shows that chapter 18 is a further revelation concerning babylon. The book is traditionally attributed to john the apostle, but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate. If chapters 17 and 18 take place during the last days of the great tribulation. Verse 12 therefore rejoice, o heavens, and ye that dwell in them. What is the verse about casting our crowns before the feet of jesus.