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?
This is what the "one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy" and "those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it" are called in Revelation 1:3.
What is blessed?
The three significant symbolic characters in these verses
Who are the woman, her son, and the enormous red dragon?
The two armies that battled in heaven
Who were Michael and his angels warning against the dragon and his angels?
The means 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?
This is how many churches John wrote about in Revelation 2-3.
What is 7?
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?
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 person "who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll" in Revelation 5:5
Who is Jesus? ( or the Lion of the tribe of Judah, or the Root of David)
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 "number of those who were sealed from all the tribes of Israel" in Revelation 7:4.
What is 144,000?
The primary 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 lost his place in heaven is known by these four 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."
The number of angels and trumpets in Revelation 8:6-9:21 and 11:15-19.
What is 7?