Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Revelation 12:5
And she brought forth a man child. If the reader will turn to
Revelation 12:17, he will learn that the remnant of the woman's seed is
those "who keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of
Jesus Christ". The offspring of the woman, the "woman's seed", then
refers to the saints. The man child is a symbol of the faithful members
of the Church. But how shall they
rule all nations with a rod of iron? The Greek says "rule as
shepherds with a rod of iron". This implies a firm and permanent, but
tender and loving rule, not a stern rule. In Revelation 2:27, it is promised
that whosoever overcometh shall rule the nations with a rod of iron. In
Revelation 19:15 the same thing is stated of the Word of God. This is
accomplished through the saints. They shall yet possess the earth.
Every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess. The kingdoms of the
earth shall become the kingdoms of the Lord and his Christ. The man
child, the woman's seed, the saints, shall have a complete, an
undisputed, a resistless dominion.
And her child was caught up unto God, and [to] his throne. This
figure always means a glorious exaltation. It signifies that God will
protect the saints and give them victory. This was probably fulfilled
when Christianity triumphed over Paganism in the fourth century.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Revelation 12:7-8
Revelation 12:15
Revelation 13:6
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