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In Revelation chapters 12, 13, and 14 the main figures of the Great Tribulation are described, and this great sign introduces the first of the seven: The woman, representing Israel. The dragon, representing Satan. The man-child, referring to Jesus. The angel Michael, head of the angelic host.
12 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.
David Guzik commentary on Revelation 12 explains the woman, the child, and the dragon, and the conflict in heaven between Michael and the dragon.
9 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. 2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
1. (Revelation 5:1) The throne and the scroll. And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals. a. I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll: The focus of Revelation 4 was the throne.
Make use of the BLB Chronological Timelines in your Bible studies to establish dates, places, people and events in biblical history. Maps and charts are often included in the Chronology of Acts and the Epistles, making Bible search results even more informative.
