Revelation 12 - The Conflict of the Ages
The 12th Chapter of the Book of Revelation comes right in the middle of the final book of the Bible, and after the series of the 7 Churches (Rev. 1:1-5:14 KJB), 7 Seals (Rev. 6:1-8:1 KJB) and 7 Trumpets (Rev. 8:2-11:19 KJB). In this special place, it contains some of the most essential information in the whole of scripture (KJB). In just 17 short verses, is given a compact history of God’s peoples in relation to the Gospel of God (Gen. 3:15,21 KJB).
A glorious woman appears in the vision given to John clothed in the radiance of the sun, standing upon the reflecting moon, and crowned with a constellation of 12 stars. And more than these, she is pregnant and near to giving birth! Who is this woman? What is she doing up in Heaven? Who is this child within her womb? Yet before the thoughts run too far on those questions, another sign appears in opposition.
A great red dragon, fierce and imposing, having seven heads, and ten horns, with seven crowns upon those heads also appears to John just afterwards. A terrible and grim hydra, seeking after the woman and her innocent unborn child. It also has a draconian tail with which it casts down some of the stars to the earth.
The dragon immediately failing in its initial assault, with the child being preserved by God’s love and grace, the woman flees into a wilderness and a place prepared by Divine providence. The scene changes to a great battle in Heaven between the forces of Good and the forces of Evil. While the armies antagonistic to God are defeated in Heaven, the battle changes location to the earth, and spreads throughout.
This present written material is designed to consider these things from the primary source of information, namely, the holy scriptures (KJB; King James Bible, English, being translated from the HOT (Hebrew Old Testament) and the GNT TR (Greek New Testament Textus Receptus)) and not from any other source, though other materials will give additional confirmation afterwards. The reason for this is found in the texts of Isa. 8:20; 1 Pet. 4:11 KJB.
This labour of love (unto God & mankind) is also designed to appeal to the widest audience as possible, so that all may, “... sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:” (1 Pet. 3:15 KJB), placing a long-forgotten gem of glorious truth back into its place of honour.