Revelation 12:4-6

The Woman and the Dragon

4 His tail swept down l a third of the stars of heaven and m cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child n he might devour it. 5 She gave birth to a male child, o one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was p caught up to God and to his throne, 6 and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for q 1,260 days.

  1. Cross References
    Revelation 8:7
    The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, and these were thrown upon the earth. And a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.
  2. Cross References
    Daniel 8:10
    It grew great, even to the host of heaven. And some of the host and some of the stars it threw down to the ground and trampled on them.
  3. Cross References
    Matthew 2:16
    Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.
  4. Cross References
    Matthew 2:6
    "'And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'"
    Revelation 2:27
    And he will rule them with a rod of iron, as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father.
  5. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 12:2
    I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven - whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows.
  6. Cross References
    Revelation 11:2
    But do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.
    Revelation 13:5
    And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months.
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