1. Revelation 12:1 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What does the reference to woman's having the moon under her feet recall?

Revelation 12:1 (ESV)

1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

The phrase under her feet recalls the formulation of Psalm 8:6, where the psalmist recalls the dominion God gave to the human race in Paradise (see further Genesis 1:26–28). If the moon is under her feet, how much more the creatures of earth. This designation connects her to Jesus Christ, enthroned in heaven with all creation under his feet.