with the sun and had the moon under her feet, and had also
a wreath of stars round her head, was with child,
012:002 and she was crying out in the pains and agony of childbirth.
012:003 And another marvel was seen in Heaven--a great fiery-red Dragon,
with seven heads and ten horns; and on his heads were
seven kingly crowns.
012:004 His tail was drawing after it a third part of the stars of Heaven,
and it dashed them to the ground. And in front of the woman
who was about to become a mother, the Dragon was standing
in order to devour the child as soon as it was born.
012:005 She gave birth to a son--a male child, destined before long
to rule all nations with an iron scepter. But her child
was caught up to God and His throne,
012:006 and the woman fled into the Desert, there to be cared for,
for 1,260 days, in a place which God had prepared for her.
012:007 And war broke out in Heaven, Michael and his angels engaging
in battle with the Dragon.
012:008 The Dragon fought and so did his angels; but they were defeated,
and there was no longer any room found for them in Heaven.
012:009 The great Dragon, the ancient serpent, he who is called `the Devil'
and `the Adversary' and leads the whole earth astray,
was hurled down: he was hurled down to the earth, and his
angels were hurled down with him.
012:010 Then I heard a loud voice speaking in Heaven.
It said, "The salvation and the power and the Kingdom
of our God have now come, and the sovereignty of His Christ;
for the accuser of our brethren has been hurled down--he who,
day after day and night after night, was wont to accuse them
in the presence of God.
012:011 But they have gained the victory over him because of the blood