11:19 And the temple of God was opened in (c) heaven: and the (d) ark of his testament as seen (e) in his temple, and there were lightnings, and voices, and an earthquake and great hail.
He here mentions the revelation of the mysteries which were in the second vision, and the enjoined duty of preaching which we had in the third one, so as to show that this fourth vision, which concerns the fight of the Church, depends on these last two.
In this fourth vision, his topic is a woman well adorned, i.e. the Church having good works, who is attacked by the Devil both openly and secretly. And he shows that she overcomes in all these things; by this he especially adorns, or arms, the faithful for them not to succumb in any tribulation.
It depends on the fight of the Church, on the revelation of the woman, and it depends on the third vision, which concerns the enjoined duty of preaching.
(c) i.e. the Church
(d) i.e. the ark, i.e. Christ, in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom (Colossians 2:3), who fulfilled the Old Testament and instituted the New.
(e) i.e. in the Church, which is in heaven thanks to good works.
12:1 AND a great sign appeared (c) in heaven: (d) a woman clothed (3) with the sun, and (f) the moon under her feet, and (i) on her head a crown of twelve stars:
(c) i.e. the Church
(d) i.e. the Church, because it has clothed itself with Christ, who illuminates it
(e) i.e. with Christ
(i) i.e. on Christ, or in the beginning of the Church
12:2 and (a) being with (b) child [lit. child in the womb], she cried also travailing, and is in anguish to be delivered.
(a) i.e. in the Virgin Mary.
(b) Sc. the word of God.
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TF note: The parenthetical points (a), (b), etc. are part of the Glossa in addition to the main text. I have excerpted those relevant, but there are others, as can be seen from the missing (a), (b), and so in 11:19. There are additional extensive critical notes in Sarah Van Der Pas' printed edition. There is not a separate main text for 12:1 and 12:2, they are grouped with 11:19.
