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Text -- Revelation 12:1-4 (NET)
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The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon
12:1 Then a great sign appeared in heaven : a woman clothed with the sun , and with the moon under her feet , and on her head was a crown of twelve stars .
12:2 She was pregnant and was screaming in labor pains , struggling to give birth .
12:3 Then another sign appeared in heaven : a huge red dragon that had seven heads and ten horns , and on its heads were seven diadem crowns .
12:4 Now the dragon’s tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them to the earth . Then the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth , so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born .
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NET Notes: Rev 12:1 Sun…moon…stars. This imagery is frequently identified with the nation Israel because of Joseph’s dream in Gen 37.
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NET Notes: Rev 12:2 Grk “and being tortured,” though βασανίζω (basanizw) in this context refers to birth pangs. BDAG 1...
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NET Notes: Rev 12:3 Diadem crowns were a type of crown used as a symbol of the highest ruling authority in a given area, and thus often associated with kingship.
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