Chapter 12 (CV)
1 And a great sign was seen in heaven: a woman clothed
with the sun, and the moon underneath her feet, and on her head a wreath of twelve stars.
2 And being pregnant, she is crying, travailing and
tormented to be bringing forth.
3 And seen was another sign in heaven, and lo! a great
fiery-red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on its heads seven diadems.
4 And its tail is dragging a third of the stars of
heaven, and casts them into the earth. And the dragon stands before the woman who is about
to be bringing forth, that it may be devouring her child whenever she may be bringing
forth
5 And she brought forth a son, a male, who is about to be
shepherding all the nations with an iron club. And her child is snatched away to God and
to His throne.
6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, there where she
has a place made ready by God, that there they may be nourishing her a thousand two
hundred sixty days.
7 And a battle occurred in heaven. Michael and his
messengers battle with the dragon, and the dragon battles, and its messengers.
8 And they are not strong enough for him, neither was
their place still found in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent
called Adversary and Satan, who is deceiving the whole inhabited earth. It was cast into
the earth, and its messengers were cast with it.
10 And I hear a loud voice in heaven saying, "Just
now came the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His
Christ, for the accuser of our brethren was cast out, who was accusing them before our God
day and night.
11 And they conquer him through the blood of the Lambkin,
and through the word of their testimony, and they love not their soul, until death.
12 Therefore, make merry, ye heavens, and those
tabernacling in them! Woe to the land and the sea, for the Adversary descended to you
having great fury, being aware that brief is the season that he has."
13 And when the dragon perceived that it was cast into
the earth, it persecutes the woman who brought forth the male.
14 And given to the woman were the two wings of a large
vulture, that she may be flying into the wilderness into her place, there where she is
nourished a season, and seasons, and half a season, from the face of the serpent.
15 And the serpent casts water as a river out of its
mouth after the woman, that she should be carried away by its current.
16 And the earth helps the woman, and the earth opens its
mouth and swallowed the river which the dragon casts out of its mouth.
17 And the dragon is angry with the woman, and came away
to do battle with the rest of her seed, who are keeping the precepts of God and who have
the testimony of Jesus. |
Chapter 12 (KJV)
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. |