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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