Study Notes- Revelation 12

Revelation 12
-Woman represents the Church
-This church is the Jewish church which refers to the birth of Jesus

Genesis 37:1-10
-Joseph's family was the Sun (father), Moon (Mother) and the Stars (Joseph's eleven brothers).

Revelation 12:1
-The sun represents God
-The moon is the Bible because the moon reflects the light of the sun
-The stars represent the twelve tribes of Israel (Joseph's brothers)

Revelation 12:3
-Satan is the great red dragon
-the seven heads are the lion, the bear then the leapord-like beast with four heads, then the fourth beast with one head
-the fourth beast had ten horns
-the seven crowns are the seven kingdoms (represented as horns on the beast).  there were ten kingdoms but three were plucked up

Revelation 12:4
-a third of the angels were cast out of heaven with satan
-Satan waited for Jesus to be born so he could get rid of him

Revelation 12:6
-talking about the 1260 days prophecy
-We know that there were 30 days in a Jewish month and 360 days in a jewish year... THIS WILL NEVER CHANGE!!!

Revelation 12:7-9
-Once again, talking about Michael and his Angels and the Great Controversy

Daniel 10: 1-12
-jesus is called Michael when it refers to the Great Controversy of Heaven

Revelation 12: 14
-The context tells us  that a time is a year.  Linguistic support doesn't help you here!!!

Revelation 12:13-17
-Satan can't kill Christ but he can persecute God's Church (the woman)
-Satan brought armies and people against God's Church
-The ending of persecution was when the US came around.  US was the first place that gave religious freedom, freedom from persecution


Chart of Representations
Woman= God's Church (Changed from Jewish to christian church)
Dragon=Satan
Moon= Bible
Sun= God
Stars= Tribes
Water= People
Floods= Armies
Earth=US