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Revelation 12:5

Jesus Christ

3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads.

4 His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, tossing them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.

And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.

6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.

7 Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.
KJV
And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
WEB
She gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron. Her child was caught up to God and to his throne.
ASV
And she was delivered of a son, a man child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and unto his throne.
DARBY
And she brought forth a male son, who shall shepherd all the nations with an iron rod; and her child was caught up to God and to his throne.
BLB
And she brought forth a son, a male, who is about to shepherd all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God and to His throne.
ÅB
Og hun fødte et guttebarn, som skal styre alle hedningene med jernstav; og hennes barn ble bortrykket til Gud og til hans trone.
OTB
Hun fødte et barn, en sønn, som skal styre alle nasjonene med en jernstav. Barnet hennes ble rykket opp til Gud og til hans trone.
B1930
Og hun fødte et guttebarn, som skal styre alle hedningene med jernstav; og hennes barn blev bortrykket til Gud og til hans trone.

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Cross references

  • Revelation 19:15

    And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

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  • Revelation 2:26–27

    And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.

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  • Revelation 12:2

    She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth.

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  • Psalms 2:9–10

    You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”

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  • Isaiah 7:14

    Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.

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  • Revelation 11:12

    And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.

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  • Micah 5:3

    Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel.

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  • Matthew 1:25

    But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.

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