{"collection":"Bible & Christianity","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bib/cmt/vws/rev012.htm","path":"bib/cmt/vws/rev012.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bib/cmt/vws/rev012.htm","text":"Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent, [1886]\nWonder (\u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bf\u03bd)\nBetter, as Rev., sign. See on Mat 24:24.\nClothed (\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b2\u03b5\u03b2\u03bb\u03b7\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7)\nRev., better, arrayed. See on Rev 3:5.\nThe moon under her feet\nSee Sol 6:10. The symbol is usually taken to represent the Church.\nTravailing in birth (\u1f60\u03b4\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1)\nSee on sorrows, Mar 13:9, and see on pains, Act 2:24.\nIn pain (\u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03b6\u03bf\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7)\nLit., being tormented. See on Rev 11:10, and references. For the imagery compare Isa 66:7, Isa 66:8; Joh 16:21.\nRed (\u03c0\u03c5\u1fe4\u1fe5\u1f78\u03c2)\nSee on Rev 6:4.\nDragon (\u03b4\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03c9\u03bd)\nSatan. See Rev 12:9. The word is found only in Revelation. In the Septuagint, of the serpent into which Moses' rod was changed. In Isa 27:1; Eze 29:3, of the crocodile or leviathan of Job 41:1. In Jer 51:34, of a dragon.\nCrowns (\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b4\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1)\nThe Kingly crown, not the chaplet (\u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2). See on Rev 2:10\nOf the stars of heaven\nSome expositors find an allusion to the fallen angels (Jde 1:6).\nDid cast them to the earth\nCompare Dan 8:10.\nTo devour her child as soon as it was born (\u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03ad\u03ba\u1fc3 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c4\u03ad\u03ba\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c6\u03ac\u03b3\u1fc3)\nRev., more literally, that when she was delivered he might devour her child. Professor Milligan says: \"In these words we have the dragon doing what Pharaoh did to Israel (Exo 1:15-22), and again and again, in the Psalms and the Prophets, Pharaoh is spoken of as the dragon (Psa 74:13; Isa 27:1; Isa 51:9; Eze 29:3). Nor is it without interest to remember that Pharaoh's crown was wreathed with a dragon (the asp or serpent of Egypt), and that just as the eagle was the ensign of Rome, so the dragon was that of Egypt. Hence the significance of Moses' rod being turned into a serpent.\"\nA man-child (\u03c5\u1f31\u1f78\u03bd \u1f04\u1fe4\u1fe5\u03b5\u03bd\u03b1)\nLit., a son, a male. The correct reading is \u1f04\u03c1\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd, the neuter, not agreeing with the masculine individual (\u03c5\u1f31\u1f78\u03bd son) but with the neuter of the genus. The object is to emphasize, not the sex, but the peculiar qualities of masculinity - power and vigor. Rev., a son, a man-child. Compare Joh 16:21; Jer 20:15.\nTo rule (\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd)\nLit., to shepherd or tend. See on Mat 2:6.\nA rod of iron\nCompare Psa 2:9, and see on Rev 2:27.\nWas caught up (\u1f21\u03c1\u03c0\u03ac\u03c3\u03b8\u03b7)\nSee on Mat 12:12. Compare Act 23:10; Jde 1:23.\nOf God (\u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u0398\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6)\nLit., from God, the preposition marking the source from which the preparation came. For a similar use, see Jam 1:13, \"tempted of God.\"\nThere was (\u1f10\u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf)\nLit., there arose.\nWar in heaven\nCompare 1 Kings 22; Job 1, Job 2:1-13; Zac 3:1-10; Luk 10:18.\nMichael\nSee Dan 10:13, Dan 10:21; Dan 12:1; and see on Jde 1:9.\nFought (\u1f10\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03ad\u03bc\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd)\nThe correct reading is \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u03bc\u1fc6\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 to fight. So Rev., \"going forth to war against the dragon (\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b4\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2). The correct reading is \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac with.\nPrevailed (\u1f34\u03c3\u03c7\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd)\nSee on Luk 14:30; see on Luk 16:3; see on Jam 5:16.\nThe great dragon (\u1f41 \u03b4\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03c9\u03bd \u1f41 \u03bc\u03ad\u03b3\u03b1\u03c2)\nLit., the dragon, the great (dragon).\nThat old serpent (\u1f41 \u1f44\u03c6\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f41 \u1f00\u03c1\u03c7\u03b1\u1fd6\u03bf\u03c2)\nLit., the serpent, the old (serpent). For this habitual construction in John, see on Jo1 4:9. For \u1f00\u03c1\u03c7\u03b1\u1fd6\u03bf\u03c2 old, see on Jo1 2:7, and compare \"he was a murderer \u1f00\u03c0' \u1f00\u03c1\u03c7\u1fc6\u03c2 from the beginning,\" Joh 8:44; \u1f00\u03c1\u03c7\u03ae beginning being etymologically akin to \u1f00\u03c1\u03c7\u03b1\u1fd6\u03bf\u03c2 old.\nThe Devil\nSee on Mat 4:1.\nSatan\nSee on Luk 10:18.\nThe deceiver (\u1f41 \u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u1ff6\u03bd)\nLit., he that deceiveth. See on Jo1 1:8.\nWorld (\u03bf\u1f30\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7\u03bd)\nSee on Luk 2:1 The world with all its inhabitants.\nDown to (\u03b5\u1f30\u03c2)\nLit., into.\nSaying in heaven (\u03bb\u03ad\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u1ff7)\nThe correct reading joins in heaven with great voice. So Rev. I heard a great voice in heaven.\nNow (\u1f04\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9)\nSee on Joh 13:33.\nIs come (\u1f10\u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf)\nLit., came to pass. Alford says: \"It is impossible in English to join to a particle of present time, such as \u1f04\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9 now, a verb in aoristic time. We are driven to the perfect in such cases.\"\nSalvation, power, the kingdom\nAll have the article: the salvation, etc. So Rev. The phrase, now is come the salvation, etc., means that these are realized and established. Some, less correctly, render, now is the salvation, etc., become our God's. Compare Luk 3:6.\nPower (\u1f10\u03be\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03af\u03b1)\nSee on Mar 2:10. Rev., authority.\nThe accuser of our brethren (\u1f41 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ae\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f00\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd)\nThe correct form of the Greek for accuser is a transcript of the Rabbinical Hebrew, \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ae\u03b3\u03c9\u03c1. The Rabbins had a corresponding term \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03ae\u03b3\u03c9\u03c1 for Michael, as the advocate of God's people. The phrase is applied to Satan nowhere else in the New Testament.\nIs cast down (\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03b2\u03bb\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7)\nThe aorist tense. Once and for all. Compare Joh 12:31; Joh 16:8, Joh 16:11.\nWhich accuseth (\u1f41 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b7\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u1ff6\u03bd)\nLit., the one. The article with the present participle expresses what is habitual.\nOvercame (\u1f10\u03bd\u03af\u03ba\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd)\nSee on Jo1 2:13.\nBy the blood of the Lamb (\u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b1\u1f37\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f00\u03c1\u03bd\u03af\u03bf\u03c5)\nThe preposition \u03b4\u03b9\u03ac with the accusative signifies on account of. Hence Rev., correctly, because of: in virtue of the shedding of that blood. Similarly in the succeeding clause, \"because of the word of their testimony.\" For lamb, see on Rev 5:6.\nTestimony (\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03c2)\nSee on Joh 1:7.\nThey loved not their life even unto death\nAlford, correctly, \"they carried their not-love of their life even unto death.\"\nDwell (\u03c3\u03ba\u03b7\u03bd\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2)\nSee on Joh 1:14. Compare Rev 7:15; Rev 13:6; Rev 21:3.\nTo the inhabiters (\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd)\nOmit. Read, as Rev., woe for the earth and for the sea.\nWrath (\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u1f78\u03bd)\nSee on Joh 3:36.\nTime (\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u1f78\u03bd)\nSee on Mat 12:1; see on Mar 1:15; see on Act 1:7.\nTwo wings\nThe definite article \u03b1\u1f31 the should be added: \"the two wings.\" Compare Exo 19:4; Deu 32:11; Psa 36:7.\nThe great eagle\nThe article does not point to the eagle of Rev 8:13, but is generic.\nA time and times and half a time\nThree years and a half. See on Rev 11:2.\nCause her to be carried away of the flood (\u03c0\u03b1\u03cd\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03bf\u03c6\u03cc\u03c1\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03ae\u03c3\u1fc3)\nLit., might make her one carried away by the stream: a river-born one. The word occurs only here in the New Testament.\nJesus Christ\nOmit Christ.\nThe best texts add to this chapter the opening words of ch. 13 (A.V.), \"And I stood upon the sand of the sea.\" Some, however, change \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd I stood, to \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac\u03b8\u03b7 he stood, referring to the dragon. So Rev.","title":"Vincent's Word Studies: Revelation: Revelation Chapter 12","type":"page"}