Chapter 12
1 A great sign was seen in heaven : a woman clothed with the sun , and the moon under her feet , and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
2 She was with child . She cried out in pain, labouring to give birth .
3 Another sign was seen in heaven . Behold , a great red dragon , having seven heads and ten horns , and on his heads seven crowns .
4 His tail drew one third of the stars of the sky , and threw them to the earth . The dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth , so that when she gave birth he might devour her child .
5 She gave birth to a son , a male child , who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron . Her child was caught up to God and to his throne .
6 The woman fled into the wilderness , where she has a place prepared by God , that there they may nourish her one thousand and two hundred and sixty days .
7 There was war in the sky . Michael and his angels made war on the dragon . The dragon and his angels made war .
8 They didn’ t prevail. No place was found for them any more in heaven .
9 The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent , he who is called the devil and Satan , the deceiver of the whole world . He was thrown down to the earth , and his angels were thrown down with him .
10 I heard a loud voice in heaven , saying , " Now the salvation , the power , and the Kingdom of our God , and the authority of his Christ has come ; for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night .
11 They overcame him because of the Lamb’s blood, and because of the word of their testimony . They didn’ t love their life , even to death .
12 Therefore rejoice , heavens , and you who dwell in them . Woe to the earth and to the sea , because the devil has gone down to you , having great wrath , knowing that he has but a short time ."
13 When the dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth , he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child .
14 Two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman , that she might fly into the wilderness to her place , so that she might be nourished for a time , times , and half a time , from the face of the serpent .
15 The serpent spewed water out of his mouth after the woman like a river , that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.
16 The earth helped the woman , and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon spewed out of his mouth .
17 The dragon grew angry with the woman , and went away to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep God ’ s commandments and hold Jesus ’ testimony .