Revelation 12:16-17

Satan Thrown Down to Earth

¹⁶ But the earth came to the help of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth. ¹⁷ Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off _k to make war on the rest of _l her offspring, _m on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to _n the testimony of Jesus. And he stood ₁ on the sand of the sea.

1. Cross References
   Revelation 11:7
   And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that rises from the bottomless pit will make war on them and conquer them and kill them.
   Revelation 13:7
   Also it was allowed to make war on the saints and to conquer them. And authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation.
   
2. Cross References
   Genesis 3:15
   I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
   
3. Cross References
   Revelation 14:12
   Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.
   1 John 2:3
   And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.
   
4. Cross References
   Revelation 1:2
   Who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.
   Revelation 6:9
   When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne.
   Revelation 19:10
   Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God." For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.