“And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:”
A woman clothed with the sun, the moon under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars - this figure embodies Israel and the messianic community, echoing Old Testament imagery of divine glory. The twelve stars represent the tribes of Israel and the completed people of God. Her cosmic adornment signals her role as the bearer of salvation history and the Messiah.
Church Fathers on Revelation 12:1
“And there was seen a great sign in heaven. A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. And being with child, she cried out travailing, and bearing torments that she might bring forth.” The woman clothed with the sun, and having the moon under her feet, and wearing a crown of twelve stars upon her head, and travailing in her pains, is the ancient Church of fathers, and prophets, and saints, and apostles, which had the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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