The Redemption of Israel

27 In that day the Lord with his hard and great and strong ^(A)sword will punish ^(B)Leviathan the fleeing serpent, ^(C)Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will slay ^(D)the dragon that is in the sea.

³ speak, and say, Thus says the Lord God:

³ And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great ^(A)red dragon, ^(B)with seven heads and ^(C)ten horns, and on his heads ^(D)seven diadems. ⁴ His tail swept down ^(E)a third of the stars of heaven and ^(F)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 ^(G)he might devour it. ⁵ She gave birth to a male child, ^(H)one who is to rule^[a] all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was ^(I)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 ^(J)1,260 days.

Satan Thrown Down to Earth

⁷ Now war arose in heaven, ^(K)Michael and ^(L)his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, ⁸ but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. ⁹ And ^(M)the great dragon was thrown down, ^(N)that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, ^(O)the deceiver of the whole world—^(P)he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. ¹⁰ And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now ^(Q)the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers^[b] has been thrown down, ^(R)who accuses them day and night before our God. ¹¹ And ^(S)they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for ^(T)they loved not their lives ^(U)even unto death. ¹² Therefore, ^(V)rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But ^(W)woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because ^(X)he knows that his time is short!”

¹³ And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued ^(Y)the woman who had given birth to the male child. ¹⁴ But the woman was given the two ^(Z)wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent ^(AA)into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished ^(AB)for a time, and times, and half a time. ¹⁵ The serpent poured water ^(AC)like a river out of his mouth after the woman, to sweep her away with a flood. 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 ^(AD)to make war on the rest of ^(AE)her offspring, ^(AF)on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to ^(AG)the testimony of Jesus. And he stood^[c] on the sand of the sea.

The First Beast

13 And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, ^(AH)with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and ^(AI)blasphemous names on its heads. ² And the beast that I saw was ^(AJ)like a leopard; its feet were like ^(AK)a bear's, and its mouth was like ^(AL)a lion's mouth. And to it ^(AM)the dragon gave his power and ^(AN)his throne and great authority.

² And he seized ^(A)the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and ^(B)bound him for a thousand years,