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The woman's "male child" is a reference to Jesus (Revelation 12:5), since he is destined to "rule all nations with a rod of iron" (Revelation 12:5). The dragon trying to devour the woman's child at the moment of his birth (Revelation 12:4) is a reference to Herod the Great's attempt to kill the infant Jesus (Matthew 2:16). Through his death and ...
The Julia Evelina Smith Parker Translation is considered the first complete translation of the Bible into English by a woman. [1] As of 2017 [update] , she is still the only woman to have translated the entire Bible unaided. [ 2 ]
Julia Evelina Smith (27 May 1792 – 6 March 1886) was an American women's suffrage activist who was the first woman to translate the Bible from its original languages into English. She was also the author of the book Abby Smith and Her Cows , which told the story of her and her sister Abby Hadassah Smith 's tax resistance struggle in the ...
Revelation 12 is the twelfth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle, [1] [2] but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate. [3]
Babalon / ˈ b æ b æ l ən / [citation needed] (also known as the Scarlet Woman, Great Mother or Mother of Abominations) is a goddess found in the occult system of Thelema, which was established in 1904 with the writing of The Book of the Law by English author and occultist Aleister Crowley.
The Olivet Discourse or Olivet prophecy is a biblical passage found in the Synoptic Gospels in Matthew 24 and 25, Mark 13, and Luke 21.It is also known as the Little Apocalypse because it includes the use of apocalyptic language, and it includes Jesus's warning to his followers that they will suffer tribulation and persecution before the ultimate triumph of the Kingdom of God. [1]
Carlo Dolci, Madonna in Glory, c. 1670, oil on canvas, Stanford Museum, California. A circle of stars often represents unity, solidarity and harmony in flags, [1] seals [2] and signs, and is also seen in iconographic motifs related to the Woman of the Apocalypse as well as in Baroque allegoric art that sometimes depicts the Crown of Immortality.
Apocalypse, add 18633, British Library ; Author: Unknown (Text of saint John) Language: Apocalypse in Latin with a verse translation and prose commentary in French [imperfect] (fol. 1r-50v); with a prose paraphrase in Middle English (fol. 10v-39r). Text in two columns. Genre: Apocalyptic: Published: 1250-1300: Publication place