Commentary

Revelation 12

Scofield Reference Notes (1917 edition) (1917)

The notes that made the Scofield Bible famous. They read Scripture through dispensationalism, a framework many Christians do not share: read with discernment.

Verse 6

a thousand

Revelation 11:2,3; 13:5; Daniel 9:27; 7:14 (See Scofield "Daniel 7:14").

Verses 7–8

angels

(See Scofield "Hebrews 1:4").

Verse 9

world "oikoumene" = inhabited earth. (See Scofield "Luke 2:1").

angels(See Scofield "Hebrews 1:4").

Verses 10–17

kingdom of our God

The Dispensation of the Kingdom (2 Samuel 7:16 refs.) begins with the return of Christ to the earth, runs through the "thousand years" of His earth-rule, and ends when He has delivered up the kingdom to the Father. (See Scofield "1 Corinthians 15:24").

salvation(See Scofield "Romans 1:16").

Scofield Reference Notes (1917 edition) (1917). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.