<p>12:2 <em>She was with child, and was crying out with labour pains and the agony of giving birth</em>- This is another connection with the gospel of John, where the Lord speaks of His followers under tribulation as a woman in labour, whose release comes when they 'see' Him again (Jn. 16:21). This will ultimately be at His return, and so this language speaks of the tribulation of the church in the last days.</p>