Revelation 12
12
1Then an amazing sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars on her head. 2She was pregnant, and she cried out because of her labor pains, groaning as she was giving birth. 3Another sign appeared in heaven: a great red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, with seven small crowns#12:3. Or “diadems” (also 13:1). The Greek word used here is different from that used in 12:1. on his heads. 4His tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven and threw them down to the earth. The dragon stood right in front of the woman who was giving birth, so that he could eat her child as soon as it was born.
5She gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all nations with an iron rod.#12:5. See Psalms 2:9. Her son was snatched up to God and his throne. 6The woman ran away into the desert, where God had prepared a place for her, so that she could be looked after for 1,260 days.
7There was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought with the dragon. The dragon and his angels fought 8but he was not strong enough, and they could no longer remain in heaven. 9The great dragon, the ancient serpent called the devil and Satan who deceives the whole world, was thrown down to the earth, and his angels with him.
10Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “Now salvation has come, and power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. The Accuser of the believers#12:10. Literally, “brothers.” has been thrown down—the one who accuses them in God's presence day and night. 11They conquered him through the blood of the Lamb and through their personal testimony—they did not love their lives so much that they were willing to die if necessary.
12So celebrate, heaven, and everyone who lives there! Mourn, earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you and is very angry, knowing his time is short.”
13When the dragon realized he had been thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman that had given birth to the male child. 14The woman was given the wings of a large eagle so she could fly away to a deserted place where she could be looked after for a time, times, and half a time, protected from the serpent.
15The serpent spewed water like a river out of his mouth, trying to sweep her away in the flood. 16The earth came to the woman's aid by opening its mouth and swallowing up the river that the dragon spewed out of his mouth. 17The dragon was furious with the woman, and went off to attack the rest of her offspring, those who keep God's commandments and have the testimony of Jesus. 18#12:18. Some versions place the first line of verse 1 of the following chapter here as the last verse of chapter 12.
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Apocalypse 12
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1And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars:
2And being with child, she cried travailing in birth, and was in pain to be delivered.
3And there was seen another sign in heaven: and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads, and ten horns: and on his head seven diadems:
4And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to be delivered; that, when she should be delivered, he might devour her son.
5And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with an iron rod: and her son was taken up to God, and to his throne.
6And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by God, that there they should feed her a thousand two hundred sixty days.
7And there was a great battle in heaven, Michael and his angels fought with the dragon, and the dragon fought and his angels:
8And they prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9And that great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who seduceth the whole world; and he was cast unto the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
10And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying: Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: because the accuser of our brethren is cast forth, who accused them before our God day and night.
11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of the testimony, and they loved not their lives unto death.
12Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you that dwell therein. Woe to the earth, and to the sea, because the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time.
13And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman, who brought forth the man child:
14And there were given to the woman two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the desert unto her place, where she is nourished for a time and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
15And the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman, water as it were a river; that he might cause her to be carried away by the river.
16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the river, which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
17And the dragon was angry against the woman: and went to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
18And he stood upon the sand of the sea.
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