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The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon

1 Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars.
2 Then being with child, she cried out ain labor and in pain to give birth.  
3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, aa great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.  
4 aHis tail drew a third bof the stars of heaven cand threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood dbefore the woman who was ready to give birth, eto devour her Child as soon as it was born.  
5 She bore a male Child awho was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was bcaught up to God and His throne.  
6 Then athe woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there bone thousand two hundred and sixty days.  

Satan Thrown Out of Heaven

7 And war broke out in heaven: aMichael and his angels fought bwith the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,  
Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
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Revelation 12:2

And she was with child (kai en gastri exousa). Perhaps estin to be supplied or the participle used as a finite verb as in Revelation 10:2. This is the technical idiom for pregnancy as in Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, etc.

Travailing in birth (wdinousa). Present active participle of wdinw, old verb (from wdin birth-pangs I Thessalonians 5:3), in N.T. only here and Galatians 4:27.

And in pain (kai basanizomenh). "And tormented" (present passive participle of basanizw, for which see already Revelation 9:5; Revelation 11:10), only here in N.T. in sense of childbirth.

To be delivered (tekein). Second aorist active infinitive of tiktw, to give birth, epexegetical use. Also in verse Revelation 12:4.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Revelation 12:2:

Galatians 4:19
Revelation 9:5
Revelation 10:2

 

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