Symbolism
Revelation 12:1-6
Revelation 12:1-6
John saw this appear in heaven.
What is a great sign?
This broke out in heaven.
What is war?
He was confined to the earth.
Who is the dragon?
This spewed from the dragon’s mouth
What is water?
The three important symbolic characters in these verses
Who are the woman, her son, and the enormous red dragon?
The two armies that fought in heaven.
Who were Michael and his angels against the dragon and his angels?
The way of escape given to the woman
What are the two wings of a great eagle?
How the serpent tried to destroy the woman
What is “sweep her away with the torrent” or drown her?
These represented the dragon’s might and authority.
What are the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns?
This praised God’s triumph yet warned of Satan’s fury.
What was the loud voice in heaven?
The woman was cared for here
What is a place prepared for her in the wilderness, out of the serpent’s reach?
This is how the woman was miraculously protected.
What is the earth swallowed the river?
The baby who would one day “rule the nations with an iron scepter” symbolizes this person.
Who is Jesus?
God’s people triumphed over their accuser, Satan, by these things.
What is “the blood of the Lamb” and “the word of their testimony”?
Satan was filled with fury because of this.
What is “his time is short”
The dragon reacted this way to God protecting the woman.
What is he “went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring”?
The Main truth illustrated by God snatching up the child to heaven and providing a safe place for the woman.
What is the Main Truth: God rescues His people from Satan’s power?
The one who was kicked out of heaven is known by these these names or labels.
What is the great dragon, the serpent, the devil, and Satan?
The exact words describing how long the woman would be cared for
What is “a time, times and half a time”?
The behavior of God’s people in the face of Satan’s attacks
What is they “keep God’s commands and hold fast their testimony about Jesus.”