The Woman and the Dragon
AND there appeared a great sign in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head, a crown of twelve stars:
2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and giving birth in torment.
3 And there appeared another sign in heaven: and behold a great fiery red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, to devour her child as soon as it was born.
5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up to God, and to His throne.
6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there, a thousand two hundred and sixty days.
Satan Thrown Down to Earth
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found anymore in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan: which deceives the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven: “Now has come salvation, and power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ: for the accuser of our brothers is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their witness; and they loved not their lives unto death.
12 Therefore rejoice, you heavens, and you that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and of the sea! for the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has but a short time.”
The Woman Persecuted
13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man.
14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.
15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed: which keep the commandments of God, and have the witness of Jesus Christ.