The woman in the sky (Revelation 12:1-2) Part 2

Core text:

Something important appeared in the sky. It was a woman whose clothes were the sun. The moon was under her feet, and a crown made of twelve stars was on her head. She was about to give birth, and she was crying because of the great pain… (Revelation 12:1-4 CEV)

In our previous post we talked about the symbols of the woman in the sky. Today we are going to talk about the future. Can the woman in the sky say something about the end of the world?

We know that there will be pain in the end and that the church of God will have a difficult time. The woman in the sky can refer to both the past and future.

You can be certain that in the last days there will be some very hard times. (2 Timothy 3:1 CEV)

Concerning the Past: The woman appeared out of heaven she was pregnant! This reminds us of, Mary, the mother of Jesus! But this whole revelation was seen by John an apostle of Jesus. This ment that Jesus was already born when John had this vision! It could have been Mary being pregnant with Jesus.

Concerning the future: We know that there will be lots of pain in the last days before the apocalypse. The woman had pain because she was pregnant. The symbol could be as follows: the end of the world is going to be so painful that it can be compared to a woman giving birth.

But what does the woman being “pregnant” have to do with it. It could mean that a new church will emerge. House churches or charismatic churches for example. It could also mean that the people of God will have tremendous pain in the last days, so much pain that, as mentioned, it could be compared to a woman giving birth.

Feel free to share your views on the Biblical prophecy!

Till next time

The woman in the sky (Revelation 12:1-2) Part 1

Core text:

Something important appeared in the sky. It was a woman whose clothes were the sun. The moon was under her feet, and a crown made of twelve stars was on her head. She was about to give birth, and she was crying because of the great pain… (Revelation 12:1-4 CEV)

What does the woman symbolize? Is it possible that she is connected to the end of the world?

We read in the core text that a woman appeared in the sky. She had three symbols to identify her. The sun, the moon and the stars. If you know the Bible well, you will instantly recognize these three symbols in the Old Testament. In Genesis 37:9 we find them together:

“Joseph later had another dream, and he told his brothers, "Listen to what else I dreamed. The sun, the moon, and eleven stars bowed down to me." (Genesis 37:9 CEV)

If you know the story about Joseph, you would remember that he became the second in command of Egypt without his family knowing. In command of the Egyptian forces, his family came to visit him but the family didn’t recognize him and they bowed before him. They bowed before him just like he had dreamed.

The catch is, however, that Josephs father was Jacob and his brothers were the fathers of the 12 tribes of Israel (Joseph included). Thus the sun, moon and stars would make the future Israel. Most modern scholars are certain that the sun, moon and stars represent the people of God.

The woman in our core text is thus from God, representing the people or the church of God. Tell us how you interpret the sun, moon and stars.

Till next time