Revelation 12 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

The Woman, Israel

Rev 12:1And a great sign was seen in heaven: a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars;

Rev 12:2

Rev 12:2and she was with child; and she crieth out, travailing in birth, and in pain to be delivered.

The Red Dragon, Satan

Rev 12:3

Rev 12:3And there was seen another sign in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his heads seven diadems.

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Rev 12:4And his tail draweth the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon standeth before the woman that is about to be delivered, that when she is delivered he may devour her child.

The Male Child, Christ

Rev 12:5

Rev 12:5And she was delivered of a son, a man child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and unto his throne.

Rev 12:6

Rev 12:6And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that there they may nourish her a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

The Angel, Michael

Rev 12:7

Rev 12:7And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going forth to war with the dragon; and the dragon warred and his angels;

Rev 12:8

Rev 12:8and they prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven.

Rev 12:9

Rev 12:9And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.

Rev 12:10

Rev 12:10And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accuseth them before our God day and night.

Rev 12:11

Rev 12:11And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death.

Rev 12:12

Rev 12:12Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe for the earth and for the sea: because the devil is gone down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time.

Rev 12:13

Rev 12:13And when the dragon saw that he was cast down to the earth, he persecuted the woman that brought forth the man child.

Rev 12:14

Rev 12:14And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness unto her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

Rev 12:15

Rev 12:15And the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.

Rev 12:16

Rev 12:16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

Rev 12:17

Rev 12:17And the dragon waxed wroth with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, that keep the commandments of God, and hold the testimony of Jesus:

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Rev 12:18 See Footnote