The metaphor prophecy in Revelation 12 (KJV) about what happened between the New Testament Church and the inferred Catholic Church
As noted, the Book of Revelation is mostly in highly figurative language, so take this into consideration when reading the following.
Revelation 12 (KJV)
- 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:
- 2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. dragon and serpent.
- 13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
- 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.
- 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.
- 16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragoncast out of his mouth.
- 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.
The meaning of, Revelation 12KJV)
- 3 “behold a great red dragon”, can be inferred to be the Catholic church.
- 4 “and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born”.
- 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. Christ.
- 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 New Testament Church.
The woman represents the true Church.
The man child is Christ; Christ rose to heaven, Acts 1:9 the Red Dragon is the inferredRoman Catholic Church.
The thousand two hundred and threescore days, in numbers, 1260 days must be interpreted as 1260 years, because so much took place in history for this number 1260 days to mean days.
Note, one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, 2 Peter 3:8 (KJV)
- 8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day.
The woman representing the true Church in Revelation 12:6
It is noted she would go into hiding for a thousand two hundred and threescore days, a metaphor meaning years to account for the centuries the true Church was hidden.
More on the metaphor.
- 13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, theDragon is the inferredRoman Catholic Church he persecuted the woman, the New Testament church which brought forth the man child, Christ
- 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, inferred 1260 years,
- 15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood, metaphor continues after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
- 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, more on the metaphor
- 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.
We can assume that the Adversary will continue to war with the righteous as long as we stand.