Revelation 12:5
Revelation · New Testament · Chapter 12
“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.”Revelation 12:5
What Does Revelation 12:5 Mean?
Revelation 12:5 is found in the book of Revelation, chapter 12, verse 5 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Revelation 12:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 2:9“Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”Revelation 2:27“And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.”Revelation 19:15“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.”Revelation 2:26“And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:”1 Thessalonians 4:17“Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”Revelation 4:2“And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.”Revelation 12:2“And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.”Isaiah 7:14“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”Micah 5:3“Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.”Matthew 1:25“And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.”2 Corinthians 12:2“I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.”Revelation 11:12“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.”Jeremiah 31:22“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.”Mark 16:19“So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.”
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