She gave birth to a male child, (A)one who is to rule[a] all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was (B)caught up to God and to his throne, and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for (C)1,260 days.

Satan Thrown Down to Earth

Now war arose in heaven, (D)Michael and (E)his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back,

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  1. Revelation 12:5 Greek shepherd

The Male Child, Christ

And (A)she gave birth to a Son, a male, who is going to [a](B)rule all the [b]nations with a rod of iron; and her Child was (C)caught up to God and to His throne. Then the woman fled into the wilderness where she *had a place prepared by God, so that there [c]she would be nourished for (D)1,260 days.

The Angel, Michael

And there was war in heaven, (E)Michael and his angels waging war with the (F)dragon. The dragon and (G)his angels waged war,

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  1. Revelation 12:5 Or shepherd
  2. Revelation 12:5 Or Gentiles
  3. Revelation 12:6 Lit they would nourish her for

The woman gave birth to a son. He was a man who would rule all the nations of the world with strong authority. Then someone quickly took her child away. He went up to God and to his throne. The woman ran away into the wilderness. God had prepared a special place to keep her safe there for 1,260 days.

Then a war started in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. The dragon and his army of angels fought against Michael and his angels.[a]

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  1. 12:7 The Bible tells us that the angel Michael is a powerful angel. He is a leader of God's angels. See Jude 1:9 and Daniel 10:13,21; 12:1.