'And1a great3sign2appeared4in5heaven:7a woman8clothed with9the10sun,11with12the13moon14under15her18feet,17and19on20her23head22a crown24of25twelve26stars.25 She was pregnant234and5was crying out6in birth pains7and8the agony of9giving birth.10 And1another3sign4appeared2in5heaven:7behold,9a great11red12dragon,10with13seven15heads14and16ten18horns,17and19on20his23heads22seven24diadems.25 His4tail3swept down5a third67of the8stars9of heaven11and12cast13them14to15the16earth.17And18the19dragon20stood21before22the23woman24who was about26to give birth,27so that28when29she bore30her33child32he might devour34it. She gave birth to2a male4child,3one who5is6to rule7all8the9nations10with11a rod12of iron,13but14her18child17was caught up15to19God21and22to23his26throne,25 and1the2woman3fled4into5the6wilderness,7where8she has9a place11prepared12by13God,15in which17she19is to be nourished18for1,260212223days.20 Now1war3arose2in4heaven,6Michael8and9his12angels11fighting14against15the16dragon.17And18the19dragon20and22his25angels24fought back,21 but1he was defeated,23and4there was6no4longer any8place5for them7in9heaven.11 And1the3great6dragon4was thrown down,2that7ancient10serpent,8who is called12the devil13and14Satan,16the17deceiver18of the19whole21world20— he was thrown down22to23the24earth,25and26his29angels28were thrown down32with30him.31 And1I heard2a loud4voice3in5heaven,7saying,8“Now9the11salvation12and13the14power15and16the17kingdom18of20our21God20and22the23authority24of26his27Christ26have come,10for28the30accuser31of33our34brothers33has been thrown down,29who accuses36them37day42and43night44before38our41God.40 And1they2have conquered3him4by5the6blood7of the8Lamb9and10by11the12word13of15their16testimony,15[for]17they loved19not18their22lives21even unto23death.24 Therefore,12rejoice,3O4heavens5and6[you]7who dwell10in8them!9Butwoe11to you,O12earth13and14sea,16for17the19devil20has come down18to21you22[in]23great25wrath,24because27he knows26that27his30time29isshort!”28 And1when2the4dragon5saw3that6he had been thrown down7to8the9earth,10he pursued11the12woman13who14had given birth to15the16male [child].17 But1the3woman4was given2the5two6wings7of the8great11eagle9so that12she might fly13from30the32serpent33into14the15wilderness,16to17the18place19where21she is to be nourished22for a time,24and25times,26and27half28a time.29 The3serpent4poured2water12like13a river14out of5his8mouth7after9the10woman,11to sweep17her16away with a flood.17 But1the3earth4came to the help of2the5woman,6and7the9earth10opened8its13mouth12and14swallowed15the16river17that18the20dragon21had poured19from22his25mouth.24 Then1the3dragon4became furious2with5the6woman7and8went off9to make10war11on12the13rest14of16her17offspring,16on those18who keep19the20commandments21of God23and24hold25to the26testimony27of Jesus.28And he stood on the sand of the sea. And1he stood2on3the4sand5of the6sea.7