“ And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. ”
And prevailed not - Satan and his angels failed in their purpose. Neither was their place found any more in heaven - They were cast out, and were seen there no more. The idea is, that they we...
(15) And prevailed not; neither was their (a) place found any more in heaven. (15) The description of the victory, by the denying of the thing in this verse, and by affirming the opposite in ( Revel...
Revelation 12. The Vision of the Woman, the Child, and the Dragon. This chapter has always presented difficulties to the student of Revelation. Two questions present themselves: ( a) What is the c...
prevailed. Greek. ischuo, as Acts 19:16 ; Acts 19:20 . Only here in Rev. Compare App-172. neither. Greek. oude. more. First occurance: Matthew 5:13 (thenceforth).
And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And prevailed not - Against the cause of Christianity. Neither was their place found any more in heaven - The advocates of the he...
And there was war in heaven, &c.— It might reasonably be presumed, that all the powers of idolatry would be strenuously exerted against the establishment of Christianity, and especially against...
And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. Prevailed not. So 'Aleph (') B C, Vulgate; but A, Coptic, read, 'He prevailed not.' Neither. 'Aleph (') A B C read, 'n...
The Woman and the Man-Child. The Dragon The persecution which the Church had already suffered, and which was about to burst forth again, is the great fact which underlies the whole 'Revelation.' T...
And prevailed not... — Better, And their power failed them, and not even was place for them found any more in the heaven. The result of the war was the dragon’s defeat. The whole power of the evi...
CHAPTER IX. THE FIRST GREAT ENEMY OF THE CHURCH. Revelation 12:1-17 . THE twelfth chapter of the Revelation of St John has been felt by every commentator to be one more than usually difficult t...
Satan Cast Down from Heaven Revelation 12:7-17 The spirit of evil waits to destroy each birth of good in our world. As soon as Mary had given birth to our Lord, Herod sought to destroy Him, and...
In this and two subsequent Chapter s we have an interpolation in the account of the actual procedure. Two signs are described, a woman and a dragon, between whom is antagonism. Symbolically, it cover...
(7) And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, (8) And prevailed not; neither was their place found anymore in heaven. (9) An...
MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS ‘Michael and his angels.’ Revelation 12:7 The belief in angelic creatures has been a favourite article in the universal creed, but the most unequivocal and direct evid...
And prevailed not ,.... That is, the dragon, or the devil, and his angels, prevailed not against Michael and his angels; but, on the other hand, were conquered by them, as the above tyrants were by...
And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. Ver. 8. And prevailed not ] They were so totally routed and ruined, that they could never rally or rage any more. Iucundum Ch...
And there was war in heaven , &c. It might reasonably be presumed that all the powers of idolatry would be strenuously exerted against the establishment of Christianity, and especially against t...
A Woman Clothed with the Sun: Israel A great sign now appears in heaven. We thus are looking at things from heaven's viewpoint, and the vision goes back in time to connect the past with the future...
The Woman and the Dragon. A. D. 95. 1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clo...
The pagans were at length routed in this battle; the Christians overcame them by the preaching of the gospel, and by their faith and patience; and paganism found no place within the same territories...
‘And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels going forth to war with the monster, and the monster warred, and his angels. And they did not prevail neither was their place found any more in he...
THE MISSION OF CHRIST’S CHURCH AND ITS GREAT HINDERER CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES “IN the set of visions now before us, the Apocalypse unveils the spiritual aspects of the conflict, that we m...
Revelation 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: This is that woman of whom the...
Revelation 12:1 . There appeared a great wonder in heaven; that is, in the church or kingdom of heaven below; for the church has long been called a woman, and a fruitful mother, the bride, and the...
There was war in heaven. War in heaven I. The character of the war of rebel angels in heaven. 1. Wilful. They brought it on themselves. 2. Irreconcilable. (1) On the part of God. (2)...
EXPOSITION This chapter commences another series of revelations. Again St. John returns to the beginning, and traces the spiritual history of the Church and the Christian in their warfare with S...
The dragon cast out of heaven:
Acts 1:25 ; Jeremiah 1:19 ; Jeremiah 5:22 ; Job 20:9 ; Job 27:21-23 ; Job 7:10 ; Job 8:18 ; Jude 1:6 ; Matthew 16:18 ; Psalms 118:10-13 ; Psalms 129:2 ; Psalms 13:4 ; Psalms 37:10 ; Rev...
The War in Heaven Revelation 12:1-17 and Revelation 13:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It almost seems folly to try to speak on two Chapter s in Revelation, at one time. We realize we cannot do...
And he prevailed not — The dragon himself is principally mentioned; but his angels, likewise, are to be understood. Neither was this place found any more in heaven — So till now he had a place in h...