The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon

12 A great sign^[a] appeared in heaven:^(A) a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.^{(B) 2} She was pregnant and cried out in labour and agony as she was about to give birth.^{(C) 3} Then another sign^[b] appeared in heaven: There was a great fiery red dragon^(D) having seven heads and ten horns,^(E) and on its heads were seven crowns.^{[c] 4} Its tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them to the earth.^(F) And the dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she did give birth it might devour her child.^{(G) 5} She gave birth to a Son, a male who is going to rule^[d] all nations with an iron rod.^(H) Her child was caught up to God and to his throne.