Scofield Reference Bible Notes
Revelation 12

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:

wonder [See also Rev 12:3.]

sign.

a crown of twelve stars

Cf. Rev 7:4-8.

Rev 12:2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

travailing in birth

Cf. Isa 66:7-10; Mic 4:10.

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.

a great red dragon

See Rev 12:9.

crowns

diadems.

Rev 12:4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

the third part of the stars

Rev 8:12.

to devour her child

Mat 2:16.

Rev 12:5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.

who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron

Christ. Psa 2:9; Rev 2:27; 19:15.

caught up unto God

Luk 24:51; Act 1:9-11; 7:55-56; Rev 3:21.

Rev 12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

the woman fled into the wilderness

Rev 12:14.

a thousand two hundred and threescore days

Rev 11:2-3; 13:5; Dan 9:27; Scofield Dan 7:14, note.

Rev 12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

war in heaven

Contra, Luk 19:38

Michael

Cf. Jde 1:9; cf. Dan 10:21.

angels [See also Rev 12:9.]

Scofield Hebrews 1:4, note.

fought against

went to war with.

Rev 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

the great dragon

Satan. Rev 12:3-4, 7-17; Rev 20:2, 7, 10. (Gen 3:1; Rev 20:10.)

that old serpent

the ancient serpent. Gen 3:1; Isa 14:12-19.

the Devil

Cf. 1Pe 5:8.

Satan

Cf. 1Co 5:5.

deceiveth

Cf. 2Co 4:4.

world

oikoumene = inhabited earth. (Luk 2:1).

Rev 12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

salvation

the salvation. Scofield Romans 1:16, note.

strength

the power.

kingdom of our God

The Dispensation of the Kingdom (Scofield 2 Samuel 7:16, refs.) begins with the return of Christ to the earth, runs through the "thousand years" of His earth-rule, and ends when He has delivered up the kingdom to the Father (Scofield 1 Corinthians 15:24, note).

power

authority.

Rev 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

by…by

because of.

blood

Heb 2:14.

Rev 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

wrath

Rev 12:17; cf. 1Pe 5:8.

but a short time

Contra, Jhn 9:4; cf. Luk 9:42.

Rev 12:13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

persecuted

Cf. Mat 24:9.

Rev 12:14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

two wings of a great eagle

cf. Exo 19:4; cf. Isa 40:31.

her place

Rev 12:6; cf. Hos 2:14-15.

Rev 12:15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

out of his mouth water

Cf. Isa 8:7-8; cf. Jer 46:8; cf. Isa 17:12-13.

Rev 12:16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

swallowed up the flood

Cf. 2Ch 20:23-24.

Rev 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

remnant

Remnant. Rev 14:1-5. (Isa 1:9; Rom 11:5).

the commandments of God

Law (of Moses). Rev 14:12. (Exo 19:1; Gal 3:1-29).

Jesus Christ

Jesus.