Chapter 12

12Andthereappearedagreatsigninheaven;awomanclothedwiththesun,andthemoonunderherfeet,anduponherheadacrownoftwelvestars:
2andshe,beingwithchild,criedⁿ,travailinginbirthandtormentedtogivebirth.
3Andthereappearedanothersigninheaven;andbehold,agreatfiery-reddragon,havingsevenheadsandtenhornsanduponhisheadssevendiadems.
4Andhistaildrewⁿthethirdpartofthestarsofheaven,anddidcastthemtotheearth.Andthedragonstoodbeforethewomanwhowasabouttogivebirth,sothatwhenshegavebirthtoherchildhemightdevourit.
5Andshegavebirthtoason,amale,whoisabouttoruleˢallthenationswitharodofiron.AndherchildwascaughtupuntoGodandtohisthrone.
6Andthewomanfledintothewilderness,whereshehasaplacepreparedofGod,thattheyshouldnourishherthereathousandtwohundredandsixtydays.
7Andtherewaswarinheaven:Michaelandhismessengerswagingwarwiththedragon.Andthedragonwagedwarandhismessengers,
8andhewasnotstrongenough;neitherwastheirplacefoundforthemanymoreinheaven.
9Andthegreatdragonwascastout,theoldserpent,calledtheDevilandSatan,whodeceivesthewholeinhabited-world:hewascastouttotheearth,andhismessengerswerecastoutwithhim.
10AndIheardagreatvoicesayinginheaven,“Nowhascomethesalvation,andthemight,andthekingdomofourGod,andthepowerofhisChrist:fortheaccuserofourbrethreniscastdown,whoaccusedthembeforeourGoddayandnight.
11AndtheyovercamehimbythebloodoftheLambandbythewordoftheirtestimony;andtheylovednottheirlifeᵖuntothedeath.
12Thereforebeglad,Oheavensandallyouwhotabernacleinthem.Woetotheearthandthesea,forthedevilhascomedownuntoyou,havinggreatfury,becauseheknowsthathehasbutalittletime.”
13Andwhenthedragonsawthathewascasttotheearth,hepersecutedthewomanwhogavebirthtothemale.
14Andtothewomanweregiventwowingsofthegreateagle,thatshemightflyintothewilderness,intoherplace,wheresheisnourishedforatime,andtimes,andhalfatime,fromthefaceoftheserpent.
15Andtheserpentcastoutofhismouthwaterasariverbehindᵒthewoman,thathemightcausehertobecarriedawaybytheflood.
16Andtheearthhelpedthewoman,andtheearthopenedhermouthandswalloweduptheriverwhichthedragoncastoutofhismouth.
17Andthedragonwasenragedwiththewomanandwenttomakewarwiththerestʳofherseed,whokeepthecommandmentsofGod,andhavethetestimonyofJesus.