A Great Wonder Woman Revelation 12:1

John the apostle shared how, “And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever, and the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats,

fell upon their faces, and worshiped God, Saying, We give you thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which are, and was, and are to come; because you have taken to you your great power, and have reigned. And the nations were angry, and your wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that you should give reward unto your servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear your name, small and great; and should destroy them which destroy the earth, and the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.”, and in chapter twelve and verse one of Revelation John shared “there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun” where we read:

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:

The verse reads, “ And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, ...” John began with the words, “and there appeared” which means “there was seen, beheld and shown” “a great wonder” or “a large and abundant sign, mark and token” “in heaven” which means “in the region above the sidereal heavens, the seat of order of things eternal and consummately perfect where God dwells and other heavenly beings”; “a woman” or “a female whether virgin, married or widowed” “clothed” or “arrayed and cast about” “with the sun” which means “with the rays of the sun or light of day”. John saw a “great sign” within “heaven” that consisted of “a women” who was “arrayed” with the “sun” in the sky.

The verse goes on to say, “... and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.” John continued with the words, “and the moon” which means “and the night light or moon in the sky” “under her feet” or “beneath and below the woman's feet”, “and upon her head” which means “and on the woman's supreme, chief and prominent part of her body” “a crown” or “a mark, wreath or garland of royal or exalted rank” “of twelve stars” which refers to “which consisted of the twelve stars as though strewn over the sky”. John also saw “the moon” beneath the woman's “feet” and a “twelve stars” “crown” upon her head.

When we meditate upon John's words in this verse, we admire this next vision given to him. This woman, which represents Israel, who was overseen by God through Abraham (the sun) and Sarah ( the moon) who bore the twelve tribes of Israel (the twelve stars). Israel is special to God because they were to be the nation through whom the entire world would know His Messiah Jesus, and as we consider this “woman”, let everyone be aware that God desires to have a relationship with them through His Son Jesus and wants to extend to them “everlasting life” with Him.

Next time John shares how the woman was, “with child cried, travailing in birth” so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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