What is the meaning of Rev 12?

[kashu]

The book of revelation writen by St John i know is apocalypto one as a result, to understand it you need some clarificatio from biblical experts.
Can you help me plz?

 

[tobinatorstark]

Rev 12 from the Haydock Bible Commentary

haydock1859.tripod.com/id298.html

 

[centurionguard]

Rev 12 from the Haydock Bible Commentary

haydock1859.tripod.com/id298.html

Ver. 1. A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet. By this woman, interpreters commonly understand the Church of Christ, shining with the light of faith, under the protection of the sun of justice, Jesus Christ. The moon, the Church, hath all changeable things of this world under her feet, the affections of the faithful being raised above them all. — A woman: the Church of God. It may also, by allusion, be applied to our blessed Lady[the Virgin Mary]. The Church is clothed with the sun, that is, with Christ: she hath the moon, that is, the changeable things of the world, under her feet; and the twelve stars with which she is crowned, are the twelve apostles: she is in labour and pain, whilst she brings forth her children, and Christ in them, in the midst of afflictions and persecutions. (Challoner) — Under the figure of a woman and of a dragon, are represented the various attempts of Satan to undermine the Church. — On her head…twelve stars, her doctrine being delivered by the twelve apostles and their successors. (Witham)

According to the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen in his book (“The World’s First Love”) in reference to the Virgin Mary. He made reference as the Blessed Virgin Mary being

the woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet

She is also the one spoken about in the book Genesis who will crush the head of Satan the serpent.

 

[Joe_Kelley]

Note that the chapter divisions are a later addition and somewhat arbitrary. In the mass readings the last verse of chapter 11 is attached to the beginning of Chapter 12.

Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple; and there were flashes of lightning, voices, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail. Back to top
Chapter 12

1 And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; 2* she was with child and she cried out in her pangs of birth, in anguish for delivery. 3* And another portent appeared in heaven; behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems upon his heads. . . .

This brings to mind the OT arc leading the Israelites into battle. Mary, the arc of the NT leads us in battle against Satan. Not that this can be interpreted as implying Mary’s Assumption into Heaven.

 

[tobinatorstark]

According to the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen in his book (“The World’s First Love”) in reference to the Virgin Mary. He made reference as the Blessed Virgin Mary being

She is also the one spoken about in the book Genesis who will crush the head of Satan the serpent.

Indeed.

 

[COPLAND_3]

The best explanation I have seen is by an Early Church Father named Oecumenius, here it is litteralchristianlibrary.wetpaint.com/page/Aug.+15th
and here
litteralchristianlibrary.wetpaint.com/page/Oecumenius+Rev.+12#

Here is a link that has other explanations litteralchristianlibrary.wetpaint.com/page/15