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Revelation 8-15 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 17:56, October 20, 2009
, 17:56, October 20, 2009→Chapter 12
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|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:
|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:
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|Now a great sign appeared in the sky: a woman clothed with the [[sun]], with the [[moon]] under her feet, and on her head a crown with twelve stars in it.
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|The woman is ethnic [[Israel]]. The twelve stars are the twelve sons of Israel.
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|And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
|And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
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|She was pregnant and in labor. She cried out in pain, because parturition was about to occur.
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|And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
|And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
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|Then another sign appeared in the sky: a giant fire-red [[dragon]], having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.
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|The ''diadem'' is significantly different from the crown, or ''stephanos'', that the Sun-clad woman wears. The diadem indicates pride and even usurpation.
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|And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
|And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
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|Its tail dragged one-third of the stars out of the sky and threw them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the pregnant woman, waiting to eat up her Child as soon as it was born.
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|And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
|And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
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|She was delivered of a Man-Child, Who was destined to rule over all ethnic groups with a rod of [[iron]]. Her Child was snatched up to God, and to His throne.
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|That Child can only be [[Jesus Christ]].
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|And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
|And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
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|Then the woman fled into the desert, where she had a place prepared by God, so that they would feed her there for 1260 days.
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|And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
|And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
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|And war broke out in heaven. Michael and his Messengers fought against the dragon, and the dragon and ''his'' Messengers fought back.
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|And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
|And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
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|They lost, both the war and their place in heaven.
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|And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
|And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
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|The giant dragon, that old serpent, called the Devil and [[Satan]], who deceives the entire world, was thrown out intothe earth, and his Messengers were thrown out with him.
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|That is to say, Satan and all his [[demon]]s were expelled permanently from heaven.
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|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 before our God day and night.
|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 before our God day and night.
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|I heard a loud voice in the sky, saying, "Now salvation has come, and strength, and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ! The accuser of our brothers, who accused them in front of God day and night, has been thrown down!
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|And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
|And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
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|They beat him by reason of the blood of the Lamb and the Truth of their testimony. They did not love their lives more than death.
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|Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
|Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
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|For that reason, be glad, you skies, and you who live in them. But it will go badly for those who live on land and sea! The devil has come down to you, in towering out-of-control fury, because he knows that his time is limited!"
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|And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
|And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
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|And when the dragon realized that he had been thrown to earth, he persecuted the woman who had given birth to the Man-Child.
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|A direct reference to the persecution of the [[Judaism|Jews]], from the destruction of the Temple until today.
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|And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
|And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
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|The woman was given two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, to be nourished for three and one-half years, from the face of the Big Snake.
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|Literally, "time, times, and half a time," which is a repetition in Greek of a [[Hebrew]] idiom, first used in Daniel 7:25. "Times," as used in Hebrew, would have a dual number and therefore mean, specifically, "two years."
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|And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
|And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
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|The Snake belched water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, trying to wash her away.
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|The Snake and the Dragon are the same creature.
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|And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
|And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
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|And the land helped the woman. The land opened its mouth, and swallowed up the flood that the dragon belched out of his mouth.
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|And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
|And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
|The dragon was angry with the woman, and went to war against the remainder of her descendants, who keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
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|(Continued as Revelation 13:1)
|And he stood on the seashore.
|The dragon waits for the first of his human instruments to come to power.
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