Apocalipsis 12:10-18

10 Y oí una gran voz en el cielo, que decía: Ahora ha venido la salvación, el poder y el reino de nuestro Dios y la autoridad de su Cristo, porque el acusador de nuestros hermanos, el que los acusa delante de nuestro Dios día y noche, ha sido arrojado.

11 Ellos lo vencieron por medio de la sangre del Cordero y por la palabra del testimonio de ellos, y no amaron sus vidas, llegando hasta sufrir la muerte.

12 Por lo cual regocijaos, cielos y los que moráis en ellos. ¡Ay de la tierra y del mar!, porque el diablo ha descendido a vosotros con gran furor, sabiendo que tiene poco tiempo.

13 Cuando el dragón vio que había sido arrojado a la tierra, persiguió a la mujer que había dado a luz al hijo varón.

14 Y se le dieron a la mujer las dos alas de la gran águila a fin de que volara de la presencia de la serpiente al desierto, a su lugar, donde fue<***> sustentada por un tiempo, tiempos y medio tiempo.

15 Y la serpiente arrojó de su boca, tras la mujer, agua como un río, para hacer que fuera arrastrada por la corriente.

16 Pero la tierra ayudó a la mujer, y la tierra abrió su boca y tragó el río que el dragón había arrojado de su boca.

17 Entonces el dragón se enfureció contra la mujer, y salió para hacer guerra contra el resto de la descendencia de ella, los que guardan los mandamientos de Dios y tienen el testimonio de Jesús.

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Apocalipsis 12:10-18 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO REVALATION 12

This chapter contains a vision of two wonders or signs seen in heaven, a woman and a dragon, and an account of what followed thereon, war both in heaven and earth. The vision of the woman is in Re 12:1,2, who is described by her being clothed with the sun; by her having the moon under her feet; by a crown of twelve stars on her head; and by her pregnancy, travail, pains, and cry. The vision of the dragon is in Re 12:3,4, who is described by his size, a great one; by his colour, red; by the number of his heads and horns, and the crowns on the former; by the force and strength of his tail, drawing and casting: down to the earth the third part of the stars of heaven; and by his position, standing before the woman, in order to devour her child when born. Next follows an account of the birth of her child, and what became of that and her: the child is said to be a man child, is described as a monarch, and as advanced to great honour and dignity; but she flies into the wilderness, where a place is prepared for her of God, and where she is hid for the space of 1260 days, Re 12:5,6; upon this ensues a war in heaven; the combatants on one side were Michael and his angels, and on the other the dragon and his; the issue of which was, that the latter were conquered, and cast out into the earth, Re 12:7-9, on account of which victory a triumphant song is sung by the inhabitants of heaven, because of salvation and strength that were come to them; and because of the kingdom and power of Christ, which now took place; and because of the ejection of Satan, the accuser of their brethren; in which song also notice is taken of the manner in which Satan was overcome by those he accused, by the blood of the Lamb, by the word of their testimony, and by their death; and it is concluded with an apostrophe to those that dwell in heaven, calling on them to rejoice, and to the inhabitants of the earth denouncing woe to them, because the devil was among them, whose wrath was great, his time being short, Re 12:10-12. Next follow the dragon's persecution of the woman, and her flight into the wilderness, and the care took of her there, as before described, Re 12:13,14; then the method the serpent took to annoy her, the help she received from the earth, and the wrath of the dragon upon that; which put him upon making war with the remnant of her seed, who kept the commandments of God, and had the testimony of Jesus, Re 12:15-17.