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Who is the woman of Revelation 12? Who is the dragon? What does the war in heaven (Rev 12:7-12) represent? How does the 1260-day/time-times-half period connect to Daniel's chronological framework? How does Rev 12 function within the Rev 12-14 chiastic center that follows the Rev 11:19 pivot?

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DRAGON

  • A poisonous serpent DEU 32:33
  • A serpent of the desert PSA 91:13; ISA 34:13; JER 9:11; 51:37; MAL 1:3
  • Of the sea PSA 74:13; ISA 27:1
  • A wolf MIC 1:8
  • Interpreted as whale in GEN 1:21; JOB 7:12
  • Serpent EXO 7:9
  • A term applied: To Pharaoh ISA 51:9; To Satan REV 20:2
  • Symbolical EZK 29:3; 32:2; REV 12; 13; 16:13

SATAN

  • Called: Abaddon REV 9:11; Accuser of our brethren REV 12:10; Adversary 1PE 5:8; Angel of the bottomless pit REV 9:11; Apollyon REV 9:11; Beelzebul MAT 12:24; Belial 2CO 6:15; Devil MAT 4:1; Great red dragon REV 12:3; Liar JHN 8:44; Murderer JHN 8:44; That old serpent REV 12:9; 20:2; Power of darkness COL 1:13; Prince of this world JHN 12:31; 14:30; 16:11; Prince of demons MAT 12:24; Prince of the power of the air EPH 2:2; God of this world 2CO 4:4; Tempter MAT 4:3; Wicked one MAT 13:19
  • Kingdom of, to be destroyed 2SA 23:6,7
  • Synagogue of REV 2:9; 3:9
  • UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES: GEN 3:1,4,5,14,15; 1CH 21:1; JOB 1:6,7,9-12; 2:3-7; PSA 109:6; ZEC 3:1,2; MAT 4:1-11; LUK 10:18; JHN 8:38,41,44; 12:31; ROM 16:20; 2CO 4:4; 11:3,14,15; EPH 2:2; 6:11-16; COL 1:13; 2:15; HEB 2:14; 1PE 5:8,9; 2PE 2:4; 1JN 3:8; Jude 1:6-9; REV 12:9-12; 20:1-3,7,8,10

SERPENT

  • Satan appears to Eve in the form of GEN 3:1-15; 2CO 11:3
  • Subtlety of GEN 3:1; ECC 10:8; MAT 10:16
  • Curse upon GEN 3:14,15; 49:17
  • Feeds upon the dust GEN 3:14; ISA 65:25; MIC 7:17
  • Venom of DEU 32:24,33; JOB 20:16; PSA 58:4; 140:3
  • Staff of Moses transformed into EXO 4:3; 7:15
  • Fiery serpents sent as plague NUM 21:6,7; DEU 8:15
  • Bronze serpent miracle NUM 21:8,9
  • Sea serpent AMO 9:3
  • FIGURATIVE ISA 14:29; 30:6; 65:25

MICHAEL (The Archangel)

  • His message to Daniel DAN 10:13,21; 12:1
  • Contention with the devil Jude 1:9
  • Fights with the dragon REV 12:7

ARCHANGEL

  • General scriptures 1TH 4:16; Jude 1:9

PERSECUTION

  • OF JESUS: GEN 3:15; PSA 2:1-5; ISA 53:2-5,7-10; MAT 2:13; JHN 15:18,20,21,24,25; ACT 2:23; HEB 12:2,3
  • OF THE RIGHTEOUS: GEN 49:23; PSA 44:15-18,22; 119:51,61,69,78,85-87; ISA 26:20; MAT 5:10-12,44; 10:16-18,21-23; 24:8-10; JHN 15:18-21; 16:1,2; ROM 8:17,35-37; 2CO 4:8-12; 2TI 3:12; HEB 11:33-38; REV 2:3,10,13; 6:9-11; 7:13-17; 12:11; 17:6; 20:4

LAMB OF GOD

  • A name of Jesus: JHN 1:29; REV 6:16; 7:9,10,14,17; 12:11; 13:8; 14:1,4; 15:3; 17:14; 19:17; 21:9,14,22,23,27; 22:1,3

TESTIMONY (Religious)

  • 1CH 16:8,9; PSA 9:11; 18:49; 119:27,172; ISA 12:4-6; 43:10; 44:8; ACT 1:8; ROM 10:9,10; 1TI 6:12,13; 2TI 1:8; REV 12:11

COMMANDMENTS

  • General scriptures: EXO 20:3-17; DEU 5:6-21; 6:4-9; JHN 14:15,23,24; 15:10-12; 1JN 2:15,28; 3:10-23; REV 3:11,18,19; 22:17
  • OF MEN: ISA 29:13; MAT 15:3-20

WILDERNESS

  • Wandering of the Israelites in
  • Typical of the sinner's state DEU 32:10
  • Jesus' temptation in MAT 4:1; MRK 1:12,13; LUK 4:1

ANTICHRIST

  • General scriptures: MAT 24:5,23,24,26; 2TH 2:3-12; 1JN 2:18,22; 4:3; 2JN 1:7
  • To be destroyed REV 19:20; 20:10,15

LUCIFER

  • Nebuchadnezzar called by this name ISA 14:12

Key Connections from Topic Analysis

  1. The DRAGON entry explicitly lists REV 12 as "Symbolical" alongside REV 13 and 16:13 — connecting the dragon symbol across the Apocalypse
  2. SATAN entry lists "Great red dragon REV 12:3" as one of Satan's titles, and "That old serpent REV 12:9; 20:2" — confirming the four-fold identification
  3. PERSECUTION entry lists REV 12:11 under "of the righteous" — the overcomers of 12:11 are the persecuted righteous
  4. LAMB OF GOD entry includes REV 12:11 — the "blood of the Lamb" by which they overcome
  5. MICHAEL is listed as "The Archangel" who "fights with the dragon REV 12:7" — connecting Dan 10,12 and Jude 1:9
  6. ARCHANGEL entry lists only 1TH 4:16 and Jude 1:9 — the archangel voice at the resurrection and Michael's dispute with the devil
  7. The TESTIMONY entry includes REV 12:11 — the "word of their testimony" as a means of overcoming