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And her child was snatched away from the dragon and was caught up to God and to his throne. <a href="/esv/revelation/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne, <a href="/bsb/revelation/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne. <a href="/blb/revelation/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And she brought forth a male son, who is about to shepherd all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God, and to His throne. <a href="/kjv/revelation/12.htm">King James Bible</a> And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. <a href="/nkjv/revelation/12.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/revelation/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And she gave birth to a Son, a male, who is going to rule all the nations with a rod of iron; and her Child was caught up to God and to His throne. <a href="/nasb/revelation/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God and to His throne. <a href="/nasb77/revelation/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God and to His throne. <a href="/lsb/revelation/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God and to His throne. <a href="/amp/revelation/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And she gave birth to a Son, a male Child, who is destined to rule (shepherd) all the nations with a rod of iron; and her Child was caught up to God and to His throne. <a href="/csb/revelation/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> She gave birth to a Son, a male who is going to rule all nations with an iron rod. Her child was caught up to God and to his throne. <a href="/hcsb/revelation/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But she gave birth to a Son—a male who is going to shepherd all nations with an iron scepter—and her child was caught up to God and to His throne. <a href="/asv/revelation/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> And she was delivered of a son, a man child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and unto his throne. <a href="/cev/revelation/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The woman gave birth to a son, who would rule all nations with an iron rod. The boy was snatched away. He was taken to God and placed on his throne. <a href="/erv/revelation/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> And she was delivered of a son, a man child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and unto his throne. <a href="/gwt/revelation/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> She gave birth to a son, a boy, who is to rule all the nations with an iron scepter. Her child was snatched away and taken to God and to his throne. <a href="/gnt/revelation/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then she gave birth to a son, who will rule over all nations with an iron rod. But the child was snatched away and taken to God and his throne. <a href="/isv/revelation/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> She gave birth to a son, a boy, who is to rule all the nations with an iron scepter. But her child was snatched away and taken to God and to his throne. <a href="/net/revelation/12.htm">NET Bible</a> So the woman gave birth to a son, a male child, who is going to rule over all the nations with an iron rod. Her child was suddenly caught up to God and to his throne, <a href="/nheb/revelation/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> She gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with an iron scepter. Her child was caught up to God, and to his throne. <a href="/wbt/revelation/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And she brought forth a male child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up to God, and to his throne. <a href="/wey/revelation/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> She gave birth to a son--a male child, destined before long to rule all nations with an iron scepter. But her child was caught up to God and His throne,<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/revelation/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne. <a href="/web/revelation/12.htm">World English Bible</a> She gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron. Her child was caught up to God and to his throne. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and she brought forth a male son, who is about to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, and her child was snatched up to God and to His throne, <a href="/blb/revelation/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And she brought forth a male son, who is about to shepherd all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God, and to His throne. <a href="/ylt/revelation/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and she brought forth a male child, who is about to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, and caught away was her child unto God and His throne, <a href="/slt/revelation/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And she brought forth a son, a male, who is about to rule all nations with an iron rod: and her child was snatched up to God, and his throne.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with an iron rod: and her son was taken up to God, and to his throne. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And she brought forth a male child, who was soon to rule all the nations with an iron rod. And her son was taken up to God and to his throne. <a href="/nabre/revelation/12.htm">New American Bible</a> She gave birth to a son, a male child, destined to rule all the nations with an iron rod. Her child was caught up to God and his throne. <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron. But her child was snatched away and taken to God and to his throne;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And she brought forth a male child, who was to shepherd all the nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up to God, and to his throne. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/12.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And she delivered the Son, the Male who was to Shepherd all the nations with a rod of iron. And her Son was caught up to God and to his throne. <div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/12.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And she brought forth a male child, that was to rule all nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught away to God, even to his throne. <a href="/godbey/revelation/12.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And she brought forth a male son, who is about to shepherdize all the nations with an iron rod: and her child was caught up to God, and to his throne. <a href="/haweis/revelation/12.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And she brought forth a male child, who should rule the nations with an iron sceptre: and her infant was caught up to God, and his throne. <a href="/mace/revelation/12.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and she brought forth a man-child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up to be with God, and about his throne. <a href="/wey/revelation/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> She gave birth to a son--a male child, destined before long to rule all nations with an iron scepter. But her child was caught up to God and His throne, <a href="/worrell/revelation/12.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And she brought forth a man-child, who is about to rule all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God and to His throne. <a href="/worsley/revelation/12.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And she brought forth a male child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. <a href="/parallel/revelation/12-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=2394" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/12.htm">The Woman and the Dragon</a> …4His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, tossing them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth. 5<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/5088.htm" title="5088: eteken (V-AIA-3S) -- A strengthened form of a primary teko tek'-o; to produce, literally or figuratively.">she gave birth</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: huion (N-AMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">to a son,</a> <a href="/greek/730.htm" title="730: arsen (N-ANS) -- Male. Arsen probably from airo; male.">a male child,</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hos (RelPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">who</a> <a href="/greek/3195.htm" title="3195: mellei (V-PIA-3S) -- A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something.">will</a> <a href="/greek/4165.htm" title="4165: poimainein (V-PNA) -- To shepherd, tend, herd; hence: I rule, govern. From poimen; to tend as a shepherd of.">rule</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-ANP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1484.htm" title="1484: ethnē (N-ANP) -- Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.">nations</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">with</a> <a href="/greek/4603.htm" title="4603: sidēra (Adj-DFS) -- Made of iron. From sideros; made of iron.">an iron</a> <a href="/greek/4464.htm" title="4464: rhabdō (N-DFS) -- A rod, staff, staff of authority, scepter. From the base of rhapizo; a stick or wand.">scepter.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēs (PPro-GF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">her</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5043.htm" title="5043: teknon (N-NNS) -- A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child.">child</a> <a href="/greek/726.htm" title="726: hērpasthē (V-AIP-3S) -- To seize, snatch, obtain by robbery. From a derivative of haireomai; to seize.">was caught up</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theon (N-AMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">to</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2362.htm" title="2362: thronon (N-AMS) -- From thrao; a stately seat; by implication, power or a potentate.">throne.</a> 6And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7-9</a> I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father. / Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession. / You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.” <a href="/isaiah/66-7.htm">Isaiah 66:7-8</a> “Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy. / Who has heard of such as this? Who has seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be delivered in an instant? Yet as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her children. <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a> In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. / And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. <a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2-3</a> But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity. / Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel. <a href="/matthew/2-6.htm">Matthew 2:6</a> ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’” <a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Matthew 28:18</a> Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. <a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a> He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” <a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a> The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. <a href="/john/12-31.htm">John 12:31-32</a> Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out. / And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.” <a href="/acts/1-9.htm">Acts 1:9-11</a> After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight. / They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. / “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.” <a href="/acts/2-33.htm">Acts 2:33-36</a> Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. / For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand / until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’ ... <a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3-4</a> regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, / and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-24.htm">1 Corinthians 15:24-25</a> Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power. / For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. <a href="/ephesians/1-20.htm">Ephesians 1:20-22</a> which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, / far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. / And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church, <a href="/philippians/2-9.htm">Philippians 2:9-11</a> Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names, / that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up to God, and to his throne.she.<a href="/revelation/12-2.htm">Revelation 12:2</a> And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.<a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a> Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.<a href="/jeremiah/31-22.htm">Jeremiah 31:22</a> How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.rule.<a href="/revelation/2-26.htm">Revelation 2:26,27</a> And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: … <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a> And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.<a href="/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9,10</a> Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel… caught.<a href="/revelation/11-12.htm">Revelation 11:12</a> And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.<a href="/mark/16-19.htm">Mark 16:19</a> So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/12-4.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-26.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/revelation/12-4.htm">Child</a> <a href="/revelation/12-4.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-8.htm">Destined</a> <a href="/revelation/12-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/revelation/11-16.htm">High</a> <a href="/revelation/9-9.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Male</a> <a href="/revelation/11-18.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/revelation/2-27.htm">Scepter</a> <a href="/revelation/7-17.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/revelation/7-17.htm">Shepherd</a> <a href="/acts/8-39.htm">Snatched</a> <a href="/revelation/11-16.htm">Throne</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/12-13.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/genesis/22-13.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/revelation/12-13.htm">Child</a> <a href="/revelation/20-13.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/revelation/13-10.htm">Destined</a> <a href="/revelation/12-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/revelation/14-3.htm">High</a> <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/revelation/12-13.htm">Male</a> <a href="/revelation/13-7.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/revelation/17-17.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Scepter</a> <a href="/revelation/13-2.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Shepherd</a> <a href="/judges/6-9.htm">Snatched</a> <a href="/revelation/13-2.htm">Throne</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 12</div>1. <a href="/revelation/12-1.htm">A woman clothed with the sun travails.</a> 4. <a href="/revelation/12-4.htm">The great red dragon stands before her, ready to devour her child;</a> 6. <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">when she is delivered she flees into the desert.</a> 7. <a href="/revelation/12-7.htm">Michael and his angels fight with the dragon, and prevail.</a> 13. <a href="/revelation/12-13.htm">The dragon, being cast down into the earth, persecutes the woman.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/revelation/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And she gave birth to a son, a male child This phrase refers to the woman in <a href="/revelation/12.htm">Revelation 12</a>, often interpreted as representing Israel or the faithful remnant of God's people. The "male child" is widely understood to symbolize Jesus Christ, fulfilling the prophecy of the Messiah's birth. This imagery echoes <a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a> and <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a>, where a child is prophesied to be born who will have a significant role in God's plan. The birth of this child signifies the coming of the Savior into the world, a pivotal event in Christian theology.who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter This phrase is a direct reference to <a href="/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9</a>, which speaks of the Messiah's authority and power to govern the nations. The "iron scepter" symbolizes unbreakable strength and the ability to execute judgment. This imagery is also found in <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a>, where Christ is depicted as the ultimate ruler who will establish His kingdom with justice and righteousness. The use of "iron" emphasizes the firmness and decisiveness of His rule, contrasting with the fragile and temporary nature of earthly powers.And her child was caught up to God and to His throne This part of the verse alludes to the ascension of Jesus Christ, as described in <a href="/acts/1-9.htm">Acts 1:9-11</a>. After His resurrection, Christ was taken up to heaven, signifying His exaltation and the completion of His earthly mission. Being "caught up to God and to His throne" indicates His divine authority and His role as the mediator between God and humanity. This event fulfills the prophecy of <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a>, where the Son of Man is given dominion and glory. It underscores the belief in Christ's ongoing reign and intercession for believers at the right hand of God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_woman.htm">The Woman</a> Symbolically represents Israel or the faithful remnant of God's people. In the broader context of <a href="/bsb/revelation/12.htm">Revelation 12</a>, she is depicted as a celestial figure, clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_male_child.htm">The Male Child</a> Represents Jesus Christ, the Messiah, who is destined to rule all nations. The imagery of ruling with an "iron scepter" is a direct reference to His authority and kingship. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_iron_scepter.htm">The Iron Scepter</a> Symbolizes the absolute authority and unbreakable rule of Christ over the nations. This imagery is rooted in Old Testament prophecy, particularly in the Psalms. 4. <a href="/topical/c/caught_up_to_god_and_his_throne.htm">Caught Up to God and His Throne</a> Refers to the ascension of Christ, emphasizing His divine authority and position at the right hand of God. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a> Represents all the peoples and kingdoms of the earth, over whom Christ will exercise His sovereign rule.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/christ's_sovereign_rule.htm">Christ's Sovereign Rule</a> Jesus is the ultimate authority over all nations. Believers can find comfort and assurance in His unshakeable rule, especially in times of global uncertainty. <a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> The birth and ascension of Christ fulfill Old Testament prophecies, affirming the reliability of Scripture and God's faithfulness to His promises. <a href="/topical/o/our_position_in_christ.htm">Our Position in Christ</a> As followers of Christ, we are spiritually united with Him, who is seated at the right hand of God. This should encourage us to live with a heavenly perspective. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a> The context of <a href="/bsb/revelation/12.htm">Revelation 12</a> highlights the ongoing spiritual battle. Believers are called to stand firm in faith, knowing that Christ has already secured the ultimate victory. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_christ's_return.htm">Hope in Christ's Return</a> The promise of Christ's rule over the nations points to His second coming. This hope should motivate us to live holy and godly lives as we await His return.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 12</a> <a href="/q/why_is_rev_12_5's_ascension_unique.htm">Why does Revelation 12:5 depict the child’s ascension so differently from other New Testament accounts of Jesus’ ascension?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_god's_scepter.htm">What is God's scepter?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_messianic_prophecies.htm">What are Messianic prophecies?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_psalm_2_9_mention_iron_rule.htm">Why does Psalm 2:9 describe smashing nations with a rod of iron when there’s no archaeological evidence of a global Davidic reign? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) And she brought forth . . .--Translate, And she brought forth a man child, who is to shepherd all the nations with (it is, literally, in) a rod of iron. There can be no doubt that this man child is Christ. The combination of features is too distinct to admit of doubt, it is the one who will feed His flock like a shepherd (<a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm" title="Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?">Isaiah 40:12</a>), who is to have, not His own people, but all nations as His inheritance (<a href="/context/psalms/2-7.htm" title="I will declare the decree: the LORD has said to me, You are my Son; this day have I begotten you.">Psalm 2:7-9</a>), and whose rule over them is to be supreme and irresistible. But the fact that this child is Christ must not cause us to limit the meaning of the vision to the efforts of the evil one to destroy the infant Jesus; for it is also the Christ in the Church which the wicked one hates: and wherever Christ dwells in any heart by faith, and wherever the preachers of the gospel in earnest travail for their Master, seek to lift up Christ, there will the foe be found, like the fowls of the air, ready to carry away the good seed. Though the basis of the vision is in the historical fact, the power of the vision reaches over a wider area, and forcibly reminds us that as there are irreconcilable principles at work in the world, so all these, when traced to their original forms, are the Spirit of Christ and the spirit of the devil.And her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.--The efforts of the evil one to destroy are thwarted; the child is snatched away and placed out of the range of the dragon's power. The prince of this world might instigate Israel to take Jesus Christ and with wicked hands crucify and kill Him, but the eternal divine life of Him who had power to lay down His life and take it again, and whose years were for ever and ever, was beyond the reach of every hostile power; and after death and resurrection, Christ ascended up where He was before. But the vision is designed to assure us that, precisely because of this, so all life in Christ is beyond the power of the evil one, and that the forces hostile to good are powerless against that life which is hid with Christ in God. The Church may be as a weak, oppressed, and persecuted woman, but her faith rises up as a song from the lips of its members. "God hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus." The contest is between the man child and the dragon; and those who in heart and mind ascend to where Christ is know that the contest is not one of mere ideas, but a conflict between the Christ, who is with them always, though He has ascended, and all the powers of evil, which will be smitten down by the rod of His power.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron; a son, a male - the Greek υἱόν, ἄρσεν, renders it emphatic - who is to rule, as in the Revised Version; to rule, or to govern as a shepherd (cf. the verb in <a href="/matthew/2-6.htm">Matthew 2:6</a>). This reference and <a href="/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9</a> leave no doubt as to the identification of the man child. It is Christ who is intended. The same expression is used of him in <a href="/revelation/19.htm">Revelation 19</a>, where he is definitely called the "Word of God." And her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. The sentence seems plainly to refer to the ascension of Christ and his subsequent abiding in heaven, from whence he rules all nations. The seer, perhaps, wishes to indicate at once the absolute immunity of Christ from any harm proceeding from the power of the devil, whose efforts are henceforth directly aimed only at the Church of Christ. Satan still hopes to injure Christ through his members. As remarked above (see on ver. 4), what is true of the personal history of Christ is often true of his Church and of his true members. And thus some have seen in this passage a picture of the woman, the Church, bringing forth members, to devour whom is Satan's constant purpose, but who in God's good time are taken to his throne to be near himself. <a href="/commentaries/revelation/12-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. she gave birth ἔτεκεν (eteken) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5088.htm">Strong's 5088: </a> A strengthened form of a primary teko tek'-o; to produce, literally or figuratively. to a son, υἱόν (huion) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. a male child, ἄρσεν (arsen) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_730.htm">Strong's 730: </a> Male. Arsen probably from airo; male. who ὃς (hos) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. will μέλλει (mellei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3195.htm">Strong's 3195: </a> A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something. rule ποιμαίνειν (poimainein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_4165.htm">Strong's 4165: </a> To shepherd, tend, herd; hence: I rule, govern. From poimen; to tend as a shepherd of. all πάντα (panta) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. the τὰ (ta) Article - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. nations ἔθνη (ethnē) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1484.htm">Strong's 1484: </a> Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one. with ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. an iron σιδηρᾷ (sidēra) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4603.htm">Strong's 4603: </a> Made of iron. From sideros; made of iron. scepter; ῥάβδῳ (rhabdō) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4464.htm">Strong's 4464: </a> A rod, staff, staff of authority, scepter. From the base of rhapizo; a stick or wand. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. her αὐτῆς (autēs) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. child τέκνον (teknon) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5043.htm">Strong's 5043: </a> A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child. was caught up ἡρπάσθη (hērpasthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_726.htm">Strong's 726: </a> To seize, snatch, obtain by robbery. From a derivative of haireomai; to seize. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. God Θεὸν (Theon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. throne. θρόνον (thronon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2362.htm">Strong's 2362: </a> From thrao; a stately seat; by implication, power or a potentate. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/revelation/12-5.htm">Revelation 12:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/revelation/12-5.htm">Revelation 12:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/revelation/12-5.htm">Revelation 12:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/revelation/12-5.htm">Revelation 12:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/revelation/12-5.htm">Revelation 12:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/revelation/12-5.htm">Revelation 12:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/revelation/12-5.htm">Revelation 12:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/revelation/12-5.htm">Revelation 12:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/revelation/12-5.htm">Revelation 12:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/revelation/12-5.htm">Revelation 12:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/revelation/12-5.htm">NT Prophecy: Revelation 12:5 She gave birth to a son (Rev. 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