Revelation 12:12–13:1

¹²Be glad for this reason, heavens and those who live in them. 

How horrible it is for the earth and the sea 

because the Devil has come down to them with fierce anger, 

knowing that he has little time left.” 

¹³When the serpent saw that it had been thrown down to earth, it persecuted the woman who had given birth to the boy. ¹⁴The woman was given the two wings of the large eagle in order to fly away from the snake to her place in the wilderness, where she could be taken care of for a time, times, and half a time. ¹⁵The snake’s mouth poured out a river of water behind the woman in order to sweep her away. ¹⁶The earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river which had poured out of the serpent’s mouth. ¹⁷The serpent became angry with the woman. So it went away to fight with her other children, the ones who keep God’s commands and hold on to the testimony of Jesus. 

¹⁸The serpent stood on the sandy shore of the sea.^a

13TH CHAPTER

The Beast from the Sea

¹I saw a beast coming out of the sea. It had ten horns, seven heads, and ten crowns on its horns. There were insulting names on its heads.