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Earliest Interpretations of Revelation 12 and the Woman of Revelation 12
The four earliest (that I could find so far) interpretations of Revelation 12 either state or imply that the woman of Revelation 12 is not Mary. Irenaeus, for example, treats the dragon’s attack as a still-future event, implying that the woman is not Mary. Hippolytus, Methodius, and Victorinus are more explicit in identifying the woman…
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Early Commentaries on Revelation (with a Focus on Revelation 1:4 and 16:5)
Alcuin of York (d. A.D. 804) Commentary on Revelation (the available text ends at Rev. 12:12)(source) At Revelation 1:4-5 Alcuin’s Commentary has (source) VERSES 4-5 John to the seven churches which are in Asia. By the number seven is represented the universal Church, because of the seven gifts of him who has filled the earth.…
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Victorinus of Pettau on the Ark of Revelation 11 and the Woman of Revelation 12
Victorinus of Pettau (d. 303), Commentary on the Apocalypse, at Revelation 11:19 and 12:1 (consecutive verses): 11:19. And the temple of God was opened which is in heaven. The temple opened is a manifestation of our Lord. For the temple of God is the Son, as He Himself says: Destroy this temple, and in three…