Revelation 12 bitesize

Why does John not associate her with a city? Surely in part, it is to emphasize the fluidity of the exact boundaries of her identity; highlighting to the audience that though they depend on this woman for their identity, they also shape her future by their actions. Are they daughters of this heavenly Jerusalem or not, and what will her final destiny in the story be?

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I saw you dancing on the Moon
Song based on Rev 12:1-12

VERSE 1

I saw you dancing on the moon
Wearing a crown of hand-picked stars
Your shadows swaying loose around
His love so powerfully displayed
The glittering fabric cost his blood
My dumbstruck eyes now understood
The twirling corners of your dress so bright
Can pass right through into my night

CHORUS

For the Kingdom of our God has come
Jesus reigns in me

For the Kingdom of our God has come
Jesus reigns in me

The Dragon’s lies rang through my head
Till angel’s wings replaced the screams
Christ’s blood’s now thick upon my lips
And Satan is hurled down

And Satan is hurled down

VERSE 2

The memory of the Serpent’s lie
Now distant far beyond your smile
Queen of Queens and helpless child
Your beauty fills my crazy mind
Purest virgin, mother mild
You screamed out in pain for me
The accuser of our brothers is thrown down
And the Church is glorified.

© Carol Unwin 2007