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Revelation 12

1 There appeareth in heaven a woman clothed with the sun. 7 Michael fighteth with the dragon, which persecuteth the woman. 11 The victory is gotten to the comfort of the faithful.
1.And there appeared a great wonder in heaven: A awoman clothed with the sun, and the bmoon was under her feet, & upon her head a ccrown of twelve stars.
2.And she was with child and dcried travailing in birth, and was pained ready to be delivered.
3.And there appeared another wonder in heaven: for behold, a great ered dragon having fseven heads, and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads:
4.And his tail drew the gthird part of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman, which was ready to be delivered, to devour her child when she had brought it forth.
5.hSo she brought forth a man child, which should rule all nations with a *rod of iron: and her son was taken up unto God and to this throne.
6.And the woman fled into iwilderness where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand, two hundreth and threescore days.
7.And there was a battle in heaven. KMichael and his Angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon fought and his Angels.
8.But they prevailed not, neither was their place found any more lin heaven.
9.And the great dragon, that old serpent, called the devil and Satan, was cast out, which deceiveth all the world: he was even cast into the earth, and his Angels were cast out with him.
10.Then I heard a loud voice, saying, Now is salvation in heaven, and strength and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11.But they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony, and they mloved not their lives unto the death.
12.Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Wo to the ninhabitants of the earth, and of the sea: for the devil is come down unto you which hath great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time.
13.And when the dragon saw that he was ocast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which had brought forth the man
14.But to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into pher place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.
15.And the serpent cast out of his mouth water after the woman like a flood, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
16.But the qearth holpe the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood, which the dragon had cast out of his mouth.
17.Then the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went and made war with the rremnant of her seed, which kept the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
18.And I stood on the sea sand.

Notes

1-a.
In this third vision is declared how the Church which is compassed about with Jesus Christ the Son of righteousness, is persecuted of Antichrist.
1-b.
The Church treads under foot whatsoever is mutable, and incon- stant, with all corrupt affections and such like.
1-c.
Which signify God and his word.
2-d.
The Church ever with a most fervent desire longed that Christ should be born, and that the faithful might be regenerate by his power.
3-e.
The devil, and all his power which burns with fury and is red with the blood of the faithful.
3-f.
For he is prince of this world and almost hath the universal govern- ment.
4-g.
By his flatteries and promises he gains many of the excellent ministers and honourable persons, and brings them to destruction.
5-*.
Psal. 2.9
5-h.
Which Jesus Christ the first born among many brethren, who was born of the virgin Marie as of a special member of the Church.
6-i.
The Church was removed from among the Jews to the Gentiles, which were as a barren wilderness, and so it is persecuted to and fro.
7-k.
Jesus Christ and his members, as Apostles Martyrs, and the rest of the faithful.
8-l.
For the dragon was deprived of all his dignity and had no more place in the Church.
11-m.
They put their lives in danger so often as need required.
12-n.
Meaning, them that are given to the world and fleshly lusts.
13-o.
And was overcome of Christ, then he fought against his members.
14-p.
Which the Lord had appointed for her.
16-q.
God gives means to his Church to escape the fury of Satan making his creatures to serve to the support thereof.
17-r.
Satan was not able to destroy the head nor the body, and therefore showed his rage against the members.