Revelation 12 - The Woman the Child & the Dragon - A Reading from the Remedy.
Dr Timothy R. Jennings "the Remedy" is an "expanded paraphrase" of the New Testament (and now also the Psalms and Genesis) https://www.comeandreason.com/index.php/en/the-remedy
This renders the text as the Author's commentary, putting forth a particular theological viewpoint.

Revelation chapter 12 is the extended Christmas story, giving us a broader picture of what Adventists often refer to as “The Great Controversy”.

In verses 2 and 5 we see Mary about to give birth.
In verses 3-4 the source of all evil suffering and death is presented.
In verse 6, the “woman” is no longer Mary, the mother of our Lord, but the Christian Church; suffering persecution for 1260 years (see also verse 14).
Then in verse 7 we are taken back in time to the origin of sin, and the war of rebellion in Heaven.
Verse 9 gives the Adversary 4 names – The Great Dragon, The Ancient Serpent, The Devil & Satan.
Then in verse 10 we are transported to the time following Christ’s victorious resurrection.
In verse 13 the Devil knows he is defeated, and executes his evil on Christ’s body of true believers.
Verse 17 closes Chapter 12 with Satan’s hate and rage against all who remain loyal to GOD.

Baby in a manger? In Revelation 12 the story of Christ’s first Advent is a damning indictment over the Angel who fell so low (Isaiah 14:12-15). In Luke 10:18 the Lord Jesus says, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven”. I have entitled this upload, “The Woman, The Child, The Dragon”.

We are familiar with
Isaiah 7:14 “… The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”
Isaiah 9:6 “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given,”
Isaiah 11:1 “A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;”
Micah 5:2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”
John 1:14 “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.”
Luke 2:11 “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.”
Matthew 1:21 “She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.””
Luke 2:7 “she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.”
Galatians 4:4-5 “But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.”
and others.
Now we can add Revelation chapter 12 to our Christmas Bible readings.

The Audio for this upload is from October 2018, “REVELATION 12 - The Woman & the Dragon, Satan a defeated enemy - the REMEDY” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1vmI3pcSwc

Here is the full playlist for the book of Revelation read from Tim Jennings' the Remedy, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaT5gtkkMNY&list=PLgl7ryoHplacRoePbJtuIryQ4EVtPoCXE&index=1

Revelation chapter 12 is the extended version of the Christmas story.

Question: "Should I use a paraphrase of the Bible?"
Answer: A paraphrase of the Bible is different from a translation. A translation attempts to communicate as “word-for-word” or as “thought-for-thought” as possible. A paraphrase takes the meaning of a verse or passage of Scripture and attempts to express the meaning in “plain language” – essentially the words the author of the paraphrase would use to say the same thing.
https://www.gotquestions.org/paraphrase-Bible.html

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1) Rev 12 v1: Young Black woman. Original photo by Etty-Fidele-nF8eo2nX374-unsplash oo1a
2) Rev 12 v2: Newborn and mother. raul-angel-mcKqoZh0DkI-unsplash
3) Rev 12 v3: Golden dragon. laith-abushaar-obcO4zhwDfU-unsplash
4) Rev 12 v4: Greyscale young man falling from sky. shane-rounce-DYpiND4Ic0k-unsplash
5) Rev 12 v5: Baby face in white gown. damir-spanic-PC37Wo9QXLQ-unsplash
6) Rev 12 v6: Woman in desert. lucas-newton-LavlJham18k-unsplash
7) Rev 12 v7: Red background warring men. hasan-almasi-OwqLxCvoVxI-unsplash
8) Rev 12 v8: Yellow snake. timothy-dykes-SGW7enB7bl0-unsplash
9) Rev 12 v9: Face silhouette on red background. agnes-elena-craciun-WSba15XTvVs-unsplash
10) Rev 12 v10: Hand. jorge-rojas-792DVvbiBBo-unsplash
11) Rev 12 v11: Above the clouds. Source unknown
12) Rev 12 v12: Starburst in black heavens. arturo-rey-3LbT3QHuMoo-unsplash
13) Rev 12 v13: coloured spikes. tim-mossholder-Pur8iZHqMG4-unsplash
14) Rev 12 v14: woman with white wings. sommi-h-yb5TjYJ-I-unsplash
15) Rev 12 v15: drowning woman. thanti-nguyen-kf4GQEmaIOs-unsplash
16) Rev 12 v16: sinkhole. eric-muhr-8HyrGTYPQ68-unsplash
17) Rev 12 v17: 1) Bride. alvin-mahmudov-F4TMicEzbYg-unsplash
2) teeth x2. meg-jerrard-unsplash
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