Revelation 12:12
Rev 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
•“Therefore” – For all that which went before, or because of the things previously described, the conclusion is reached.
•“Rejoice” – Jesus Christ was victorious at the cross; see Psa. 9:2,14, 24:1-10.
•“ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them” – Unfallen beings of the unfallen worlds (thy will be done in heaven; Mat. 6:10; Luk. 11:2), see; 1 Ki. 22:19; 2 Chr. 18:18; Job. 1:6, 2:1; 38:4-7; Isa. 13:5; Dan. 7:9-10; Mat. 18:11-13; Luk. 15:4-7; Jhn. 14;1-4; Rom. 9:29; Eph. 1:10; Heb. 1:2, 11:3, 12:1; Jam. 5:4; Rev. 5:3-4,13, 19:4-6,19.
•See also the "thrones" - Dan. 7:9; Mat. 19:28; Col. 1:16; Rev. 4:4, 11:16, 20:4; "dominions" - Job. 25:2; Psa. 103:22, 114:2, 145:13; Dan. 4:3,34, 6:26; Mic. 4:8 (Gen. 1:26,28; Psa. 8:6 72:8; Dan. 7:27; Zec. 9:10; 1 Pet. 4:11, 5:11; Jud. 1:25; Rev. 1:6); Eph. 1:20-21; Col. 1:16; Jud. 1:8; "principalities" - Rom. 8:38; Eph. 1:20-21, 3:10, 6:12; Col. 1:16, 2:15, Tit. 3:1; "powers" - Eph. 1:20-21, 3:10, 6:12; Col. 1:16; Tit. 3;1; 1 Pet. 3:22; "rulers of" - Eph. 6:12; "above" - Col. 3:1-2; "all that are in" - Eph. 1:10, 3:15; Rev. 5:3-4,13, 19:5-6; see also "Kingdom of God", "kingdom of heaven", "throne of God", "Lord of hosts", "sabaoth", “angels”, “seraphims”, “cherubims“, “elders/ancients”, “living creatures/beasts”, etc.
•“Woe” – Terrible sadness and judgment (Pro. 23:29); see also Rev. 8:13, 9:12, 11:14, and “for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time” Rev. 12:12; Mat. 18:7; Mar. 13:17; Luk. 17:1, 21:23, and also Ecc. 4:10.
•“to the inhabiters” – Those who live or dwell in an area; see Rev. 8:13, 11:10, 17:2,8.
•“of the earth” – The people of the dry land (Gen. 1:9-10) see also Rev. 8:13, 11:10, 17:2,5,8, also see Rev. 3:10, 6:8, 7:1-3, 8:7, 9:1,3-4, 11:10, 13:8,11-14, 16:14.
•“and of the sea” – A gathering together of many waters (Gen. 1:10), also those of the islands, see Rev. 7:1-3, 8:8-9, 13:1.
•“for” – The reason, or the cause (be-cause) of the “woe” to “the inhabiters of the earth, and the sea”, Rev. 12:12.
•“the devil is come down unto you” – Fallen down (again; Luk. 10:18), being defeated at Calvary, see notes on Rev. 12:10.
•“having great wrath” – Anger, Fury (Jer. 21:5; Dan. 2:12), see Pro. 19:19, 21:19, 22:24, 29:22; Ecc. 7:9; Dan. 11:44; Act. 19:28; Mat. 5:22; Heb. 11:27.
•“because he knoweth that he hath but a short time” – Angels (unfallen or fallen) study God’s prophecies (Dan. 10:21; Mat. 4:6; Luk. 4:10) and Satan knew from Daniel’s prophecies, see Dan. 7:25, 8:13,14,26, 11:33, 12:7,11-13; Rev. 9:13-15.
Rev 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
•“Therefore” – For all that which went before, or because of the things previously described, the conclusion is reached.
•“Rejoice” – Jesus Christ was victorious at the cross; see Psa. 9:2,14, 24:1-10.
•“ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them” – Unfallen beings of the unfallen worlds (thy will be done in heaven; Mat. 6:10; Luk. 11:2), see; 1 Ki. 22:19; 2 Chr. 18:18; Job. 1:6, 2:1; 38:4-7; Isa. 13:5; Dan. 7:9-10; Mat. 18:11-13; Luk. 15:4-7; Jhn. 14;1-4; Rom. 9:29; Eph. 1:10; Heb. 1:2, 11:3, 12:1; Jam. 5:4; Rev. 5:3-4,13, 19:4-6,19.
•See also the "thrones" - Dan. 7:9; Mat. 19:28; Col. 1:16; Rev. 4:4, 11:16, 20:4; "dominions" - Job. 25:2; Psa. 103:22, 114:2, 145:13; Dan. 4:3,34, 6:26; Mic. 4:8 (Gen. 1:26,28; Psa. 8:6 72:8; Dan. 7:27; Zec. 9:10; 1 Pet. 4:11, 5:11; Jud. 1:25; Rev. 1:6); Eph. 1:20-21; Col. 1:16; Jud. 1:8; "principalities" - Rom. 8:38; Eph. 1:20-21, 3:10, 6:12; Col. 1:16, 2:15, Tit. 3:1; "powers" - Eph. 1:20-21, 3:10, 6:12; Col. 1:16; Tit. 3;1; 1 Pet. 3:22; "rulers of" - Eph. 6:12; "above" - Col. 3:1-2; "all that are in" - Eph. 1:10, 3:15; Rev. 5:3-4,13, 19:5-6; see also "Kingdom of God", "kingdom of heaven", "throne of God", "Lord of hosts", "sabaoth", “angels”, “seraphims”, “cherubims“, “elders/ancients”, “living creatures/beasts”, etc.
For more on the Heavenly beings, see “Michael the archangel [03] - The word “angel” as defined and used” - http://sdamaranathachurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Michael-the-archangel-03-The-word-“angel”-as-defined-and-used.pdf
•“Woe” – Terrible sadness and judgment (Pro. 23:29); see also Rev. 8:13, 9:12, 11:14, and “for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time” Rev. 12:12; Mat. 18:7; Mar. 13:17; Luk. 17:1, 21:23, and also Ecc. 4:10.
•“to the inhabiters” – Those who live or dwell in an area; see Rev. 8:13, 11:10, 17:2,8.
•“of the earth” – The people of the dry land (Gen. 1:9-10) see also Rev. 8:13, 11:10, 17:2,5,8, also see Rev. 3:10, 6:8, 7:1-3, 8:7, 9:1,3-4, 11:10, 13:8,11-14, 16:14.
•“and of the sea” – A gathering together of many waters (Gen. 1:10), also those of the islands, see Rev. 7:1-3, 8:8-9, 13:1.
•“for” – The reason, or the cause (be-cause) of the “woe” to “the inhabiters of the earth, and the sea”, Rev. 12:12.
•“the devil is come down unto you” – Fallen down (again; Luk. 10:18), being defeated at Calvary, see notes on Rev. 12:10.
•“having great wrath” – Anger, Fury (Jer. 21:5; Dan. 2:12), see Pro. 19:19, 21:19, 22:24, 29:22; Ecc. 7:9; Dan. 11:44; Act. 19:28; Mat. 5:22; Heb. 11:27.
•“because he knoweth that he hath but a short time” – Angels (unfallen or fallen) study God’s prophecies (Dan. 10:21; Mat. 4:6; Luk. 4:10) and Satan knew from Daniel’s prophecies, see Dan. 7:25, 8:13,14,26, 11:33, 12:7,11-13; Rev. 9:13-15.
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