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Senior Sunday School 4 : Book of Revelation : Lesson 34

Text: Revelation 12:1-6
11 May 2025

Revelation 12

1 Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars.

2 Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.

3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.

4 His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born.

5 She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne.

6 Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days.

Revelation 12:1-6

A GREAT SIGN IN HEAVEN

Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars.

Revelation 12:1

1. A glorious picture

2. Sun, moon and stars
Similar to Joseph’s dream Genesis 37

3. This is a symbolic description of Israel

THE BIRTH OF THE MESSIAH

Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.

Revelation 12:2

ANOTHER SIGN

3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.

4 His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born.

Revelation 12:3-4

1. A great fiery dragon

a) Seven heads
b) Ten horns
c) Seven diadems on his heads
d) A description of a powerful enemy (Satan)
e) Spiritual warfare Ephesians 6:10-18
i) The need to be strong
ii) To put on the whole armour of God

2. A third of the stars of heaven

a) Fallen angels

b) They opposed the Lord

3. Plan to kill the Messiah at birth

a) To devour the Child when He was born
b) Herod’s attempt to kill the Infant Lord Jesus Matthew 2

THE DESTINY OF THE MESSIAH

She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne.

Revelation 12:5

1. The Messiah is destined to rule all nations Psalm 2

2. He would rule firmly with a rod of iron

3. He was caught up to God and His throne
His ascension Acts 1

THE PLIGHT OF ISRAEL

Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days.

Revelation 12:6

1. She would be in the wilderness

2. But God will give His protection

3. God will provide for Israel
“One thousand two hundred and sixty days”

About 3.5 years