Full Rev 12:1–5. The Bible opens with a promise (Gen 3:15) and closes with its cosmic fulfillment (Rev 12:5). The woman crowned with stars, the dragon (the serpent, Rev 12:9, "the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan", ASV), the male child who will rule with a rod of iron. Gen 3:15 and Rev 12:5 are scripture's most distant bookends.
Revelation 12, The Enmity Fulfilled
The woman, the dragon, the male child, Genesis 3:15's three characters resurface at the end of scripture.
Primary passage:Revelation 12:5 →
Commentary
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Key passage
"And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ."
Cross-references
- Rev 12:1-5The woman, the male child, the dragon.
- Rev 12:9The great dragon — that old serpent.
- Rev 12:17The dragon makes war with the remnant of her seed.
- Gen 3:15The OT origin — enmity between the seeds.
Typological connection
Revelation 12 plays out in apocalyptic register the enmity announced in Eden, same antagonists (woman, seed, serpent), same outcome (head bruised, dragon defeated).
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