And another sign appeared in heaven, and behold, a great fiery red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven royal headbands.[a] And his tail swept away a third of the stars from heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, in order that whenever she gave birth to her child he could devour it. And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is going to shepherd all the nations with an iron rod,[b] and her child was snatched away to God and to his throne.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 12:3 Or “diadem crowns”
  2. Revelation 12:5 An allusion to Ps 2:9