Chapter 12

12Andthereappearedagreatsigninheaven;awomanclothedwiththesun,andthemoonunderherfeet,anduponherheadacrownoftwelvestars:
2Andshe,beingwithchild,cried,travailinginbirth,andpainedtobedelivered.
3Andthereappearedanothersigninheaven;andbehold,agreatfiery-reddragon,havingsevenheadsandtenhorns,anduponhisheadssevendiadems.
4Andhistaildrewthethirdpartofthestarsofheaven,anddidcastthemtotheearth:andthedragonstoodbeforethewomanwhowasreadytobedelivered,sothatwhensheboreherchildhemightdevourit.
5Andshebroughtforthamanchild,whowastoruleallnationswitharodofiron:andherchildwascaughtupuntoGod,andtohisthrone.
6Andthewomanfledintothewilderness,whereshehasaplacepreparedofGod,thattheyshouldfeedherthereathousandtwohundredandsixtydays.
7Andtherewaswarinheaven:Michaelandhismessengerswagingwaragainstthedragon;andthedragonwagedwarandhismessengers,
8Andhewasnotstrongenough;neitherwastheirplacefoundforthemanymoreinheaven.
9Andthegreatdragonwascastout,thatoldserpent,calledtheDevil,andSatan,whodeceivesthewholeworld:hewascastoutintotheearth,andhismessengerswerecastoutwithhim.
10AndIheardagreatvoicesayinginheaven,Nowiscomesalvation,andmight,andthekingdomofourGod,andthepowerofhisChrist:fortheaccuserofourbrethreniscastdown,whoaccusedthembeforeourGoddayandnight.
11AndtheyovercamehimbythebloodoftheLamb,andbythewordoftheirtestimony;andtheylovednottheirlivesuntothedeath.
12Thereforerejoice,Oheavens,andallyouwhodwellinthem.Woetotheinhabitantsoftheearthandofthesea!Forthedeviliscomedownuntoyou,havinggreatwrath,becauseheknowsthathehasbutalittletime.
13Andwhenthedragonsawthathewascastuntotheearth,hepersecutedthewomanwhobroughtforththemanchild.
14Andtothewomanweregiventwowingsofagreateagle,thatshemightflyintothewilderness,intoherplace,wheresheisnourishedforatime,andtimes,andhalfatime,fromthefaceoftheserpent.
15Andtheserpentcastoutofhismouthwaterasariverafterthewoman,thathemightcausehertobecarriedawaybytheflood.
16Andtheearthhelpedthewoman,andtheearthopenedhermouth,andswalloweduptheriverwhichthedragoncastoutofhismouth.
17Andthedragonwaswrothwiththewoman,andwenttomakewarwiththeremnantofherseed,whokeepthecommandmentsofGod,andhavethetestimonyofJesus.