Apocalipsis 12:1-7

1 La mujer y el dragón
Entonces fui testigo de un suceso de gran importancia en el cielo. Vi a una mujer vestida del sol, con la luna debajo de los pies y una corona de doce estrellas sobre la cabeza.

2 Estaba embarazada y gritaba a causa de los dolores de parto y de la agonía de dar a luz.

3 Luego fui testigo de otro suceso importante en el cielo. Vi a un gran dragón rojo con siete cabezas y diez cuernos, y una corona en cada cabeza.

4 Con la cola arrastró la tercera parte de las estrellas en el cielo y las arrojó a la tierra. Cuando la mujer estaba a punto de dar a luz, el dragón se paró delante de ella, listo para devorar al bebé en cuanto naciera.

5 Ella dio a luz a un hijo que gobernaría a todas las naciones con vara de hierro. Al dragón le arrebataron el hijo y lo llevaron hasta Dios y su trono.

6 Y la mujer huyó al desierto, donde Dios había preparado un lugar para que la cuidaran durante 1260 días.

7 Entonces hubo guerra en el cielo. Miguel y sus ángeles lucharon contra el dragón y sus ángeles.

Apocalipsis 12:1-7 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.