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Rev 12:1 — 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:

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

there		Rev 12:3; Rev 11:19; Rev 15:1; 2Ch 32:31; Mar 13:25; Act 2:19
wonder		or, sign. Mat 12:38; Mat 24:30; Luk 21:11,25
a woman		Isa 49:14-23; Isa 54:5-7; Isa 60:1-4; Hsa 2:19,20; Jhn 3:29; 2Cr 11:2; Eph 5:25-27,32
clothed		Rev 21:23; Psa 84:11; Isa 60:19,20; Isa 61:10; Mal 4:2; Rom 3:22; Rom 13:14; Gal 3:27
and the		Gal 6:14; Tts 2:11,12
crown		Rev 1:20; Rev 21:14; Isa 62:3; Zec 9:16

Correlating Passages

there

	Rev 12:3	And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
	Rev 11:19	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.
	Rev 15:1	And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
	2Ch 32:31	Howbeit in [the business of] the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was [done] in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all [that was] in his heart.
	Mar 13:25	And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
	Act 2:19	And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

wonder

	Mat 12:38	Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
	Mat 24:30	And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
	Luk 21:11	And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
	Luk 21:25	And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

a woman

	Isa 49:14	But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
	Isa 49:15	Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
	Isa 49:16	Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands; thy walls [are] continually before me.
	Isa 49:17	Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.
	Isa 49:18	Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, [and] come to thee. [As] I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them [on thee], as a bride [doeth].
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	Isa 54:5	For thy Maker [is] thine husband; the LORD of hosts [is] his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
	Isa 54:6	For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.
	Isa 54:7	For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
	Isa 60:1	Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
	Isa 60:2	For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
	Isa 60:3	And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
	Isa 60:4	Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at [thy] side.
	Hsa 2:19	And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.
	Hsa 2:20	I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.
	Jhn 3:29	He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
	2Cr 11:2	For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present [you as] a chaste virgin to Christ.
	Eph 5:25	Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
	Eph 5:26	That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
	Eph 5:27	That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
	Eph 5:32	This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

clothed

	Rev 21:23	And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb [is] the light thereof.
	Psa 84:11	For the LORD God [is] a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good [thing] will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
	Isa 60:19	The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
	Isa 60:20	Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
	Isa 61:10	I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh [himself] with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth [herself] with her jewels.
	Mal 4:2	But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
	Rom 3:22	Even the righteousness of God [which is] by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
	Rom 13:14	But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof].
	Gal 3:27	For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

and the

	Gal 6:14	But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
	Tts 2:11	For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
	Tts 2:12	Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

crown

	Rev 1:20	The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
	Rev 21:14	And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
	Isa 62:3	Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
	Zec 9:16	And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they [shall be as] the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.

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Scott, Thomas. "Revelation 12:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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