Chapter 12

12Andagreatsignappearedinheaven;awomanclothedwiththesun,andthemoonunderherfeet,andonherheadacrownoftwelvestars:
2andshewaswithchild,andcriedⁿ,travailingandtormentedtogivebirth.
3Andthereappearedanothersigninheaven;andbehold,agreatfiery-reddragon,havingsevenheadsandtenhornsandonhisheadssevendiadems.
4Andhistaildrewⁿthethirdpartofthestarsofheaven,anddidcastthemtotheearth.Andthedragonstoodbeforethewomanwhowasabouttogivebirth,sothatwhenshegavebirthtoherchildhemaydevourhim.
5Andshegavebirthtoason,amale,whoisabouttoruleˢallthenationswitharodofiron.AndherchildwascaughtupuntoGodanduntohisthrone.
6Andthewomanfledintothewilderness,whereshehasaplacepreparedfromGod,thattheyshouldnourishherthereathousandtwohundredsixtydays.
7Andtherewaswarinheaven:Michaelandhismessengerstowarwiththedragon.Andthedragonwarredandhismessengers,
8andhewasnotstrongenough;neitherwasaplacefoundforthemanymoreinheaven.
9Andthegreatdragonwascast,theoldserpent,calledtheDevilandSatan,whodeceivesthewholeinhabited-world:hewascasttotheearth,andhismessengerswithhimwerecast.
10AndIheardagreatvoiceinheavensaying,Nowhascomethesalvation,andthemight,andthekingdomofourGod,andthepowerofhisChrist:fortheaccuserofourbrethrenhasbeencast,whoaccusesthembeforeourGoddayandnight.
11AndtheyovercamehimbecauseofthebloodoftheLambandbecauseofthewordoftheirtestimony;andtheylovednottheirlifeᵖuntodeath.
12Thereforebeglad,Oheavensandyouwhotabernacleinthem.Woetotheearthandthesea,forthedevilhascomedownuntoyou,havinggreatfury,knowingthathehasalittletime.
13Andwhenthedragonsawthathewascasttotheearth,hepersecutedthewomanwhogavebirthtothemale.
14Anduntothewomanweregiventhetwowingsofthegreateagle,thatshemayflyintothewilderness,intoherplace,wheresheisnourishedforatime,andtimes,andhalfatime,fromthefaceoftheserpent.
15Andtheserpentcastoutofhismouthwaterasariverbehindᵒthewoman,thathemaycausehertobecarriedawaybytheriver.
16Andtheearthhelpedthewoman,andtheearthopeneditsmouthandswallowedupthe[water/river]whichthedragoncastoutofhismouth.
17Andthedragonwasenragedwiththewomanandwenttomakewarwiththerestʳofherseed,whokeepthecommandmentsofGod,andhavethetestimonyofJesus.