A woman clothed with the sun gives birth to a male child, and a great red dragon tries to devour him. War breaks out in heaven, and Michael and his angels defeat the dragon, who is thrown down and pursues the woman.
1 And there appeared a great wonder 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 pained to be delivered .
3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven ; and behold a great 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 , for 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 unto God , and to his throne .
6 And the woman fled into the wilderness , where she hath a place prepared of God , that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days .
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 any more in heaven .
9 And the great dragon was cast out , that old serpent , called the Devil , and Satan , which deceiveth 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 is come salvation , and strength , and the kingdom of our God , and the power of his Christ : for the accuser of our brethren 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 testimony ; and they loved not their lives unto the death .
12 Therefore rejoice , ye heavens , and ye that dwell in them . Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea ! for the devil is come down unto you , having great wrath , because he knoweth that he hath but a short time .
13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth , he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
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 face 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 testimony of Jesus Christ .