Revelation 12:12 Revelation 12:12 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. By heavens, we are to understand the churches of God. And ye that dwell in them; that is, the ministers and members of Christ, who are here called to rejoice, that Jesus Christ and his angels had conquered the great red dragon and his angels. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth, and of the sea; as before, Revelation 8:13. For the devil is come down to you. By the inhabiters of the earth,  we may understand the Roman political governors and people. And by [the inhabiters of the sea] we may understand the Roman ecclesiastical governors and people. And by both joined together, we may understand those two beasts, \ that is, if rightly interpreted, the Roman poli-ecclesiastic state; namely, mystery Babylon, the whole complex body of the Roman papal kingdom, called the beast, the whore, and the false prophet; with the kings of the earth, who give their power, that is, their civil authority; and their strength, that is, their armies of militia, and their kingdom to the beast, till the words of God be fulfilled, \ see the exposition thereof. See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:13[ff] See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:14 See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:15 See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:16 See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:17 Having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time; that is, a limited time; viz. One thousand two hundred and threescore days, or forty two months, \ see the exposition. See KNOLLYS: Revelation 13:5