1 N ow a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars.

Something very special was seen in heaven. A woman was there dressed with the sun. The moon was under her feet. A crown with twelve stars in it was on her head.

2 T hen being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.

She was about to become a mother. She cried out with pain waiting for the child to be born.

3 A nd another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.

Something else special was seen in heaven. A large dragon was there. It was red and had seven heads and ten horns. There was a crown on each head.

4 H is tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born.

With his tail he pulled one-third part of the stars out of heaven. He threw them down to the earth. This dragon stood in front of the woman as she was about to give birth to her child. He was waiting to eat her child as soon as it was born.

5 S he bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne.

Then the woman gave birth to a son. He is to be the leader of the world using a piece of iron. But this child was taken away to God and His throne.

6 T hen the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days. Satan Thrown Out of Heaven

The woman ran away into the desert. God had made the place ready for her. He will care for her there 1, 260 days. War in Heaven

7 A nd war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,

Then there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against this dragon. This animal and his angels fought back.

8 b ut they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer.

But the dragon was not strong enough to win. There was no more room in heaven for them.

9 S o the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

The dragon was thrown down to earth from heaven. This animal is the old snake. He is also called the Devil or Satan. He is the one who has fooled the whole world. He was thrown down to earth and his angels were thrown down with him.

10 T hen I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “Now God has saved from the punishment of sin! God’s power as King has come! God’s holy nation has come! God’s Christ is here with power! The one who spoke against our Christian brothers has been thrown down to earth. He stood before God speaking against them day and night.

11 A nd they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.

They had power over him and won because of the blood of the Lamb and by telling what He had done for them. They did not love their lives but were willing to die.

12 T herefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.” The Woman Persecuted

For this reason, O heavens and you who are there, be full of joy. It is bad for you, O earth and sea. For the devil has come down to you. He is very angry because he knows he has only a short time.” War on Earth

13 N ow when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child.

When the dragon which is the devil saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he began to hunt for the woman who had given birth to the boy baby.

14 B ut the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.

The woman was given two wings like the wings of a very large bird so she could fly to her place in the desert. She was to be cared for there and kept safe from the snake, which is the devil, for three-and one-half years.

15 S o the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood.

Then the snake spit water from his mouth so the woman might be carried away with a flood.

16 B ut the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth.

The earth helped the woman by opening its mouth. It drank in the flood of water that this dragon spit from his mouth.

17 A nd the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

This dragon was very angry with the woman. He went off to fight with the rest of her children. They are the ones who obey the Laws of God and are faithful to the teachings of Jesus.