Revelation 12:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Revelation 12:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Revelation 12:12 is a verse from the book of Revelation in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the dev..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Revelation 12:12 — KJV
“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.”
— Revelation 12:12 (KJV)
Revelation 12:12 in Context — About the Book of Revelation
Revelation pulls back the curtain on history's finale: the risen Christ walking among His churches, the throne room of heaven, judgment on evil, and a new heaven and new earth where God wipes every tear away. Written to persecuted believers, its message is singular — the Lamb wins.
Cross-References for Revelation 12:12
“Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day. trouble: Heb. weariness that...: Heb. that hath found us”
Shares key themes with Revelation 12:12: therefore, come, great
“But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things. hath...: Heb. hath magnified to do”
Shares key themes with Revelation 12:12: sea, come, great
“He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.”
Shares key themes with Revelation 12:12: therefore, rejoice, great
“And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. destroy the earth: or, corrupt the earth”
Shares key themes with Revelation 12:12: earth, come, great
“And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.”
Shares key themes with Revelation 12:12: earth, come, down
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