The Dragon, Woman, and Moon
Object LessonAnalogy★★★★Hosea 12.10 says this, ‘I have spoken also by the prophets and have multiplied visions. I have given symbols through the witness of the prophets.’ And I think this is so important, my friends, to understand that when God gives a lot of these visions, he gives them in the form of symbols.
He gives them in the form of symbols. And the reason why I say that is because sometimes when you read some of these prophetic verses, some individuals tend to read them more literally, but the majority of the time, God is speaking in symbols.
I’ll give you an example. Revelation 12 talks about a dragon chasing a pregnant woman on the moon. Does that, I mean, let’s just think about that. Does that sound like God is describing a literal event or do you think he’s using symbolic language for us to study?
Yeah, it’s symbolic, it’s symbolic. If you’re questioning, it is symbolic. And This is important to understand. Then the question is, well, how do you then know what the symbols mean?
How do you understand the symbols? Let the Bible interpret itself. What is so special about women in prophecy? What is so special about the dragon in prophecy?
What is so special about the dragon using his tail in prophecy? You can answer all those questions with Bible verses, my friends, and it paints a perfect picture of what is actually occurring in Revelation 12. Line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little, there a little, letting the Bible explain itself.
Baca, Anthony, “Revelation’s Good News” (AudioVerse teaching 43333).
The point
The speaker uses the imagery of a 'dragon chasing a pregnant woman on the moon' from Revelation 12 as a clear example of symbolic language in prophecy. He emphasizes that many prophetic visions are given in symbols and should not be interpreted literally, advocating for letting the Bible interpret its own symbols by comparing scripture with scripture.