11. They conquered himby the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they did not love their livesin the face of death.
12. Therefore rejoice, you heavens,and you who dwell in them! Woe to the earth and the sea,for the Devil has come down to youwith great fury,because he knows he has a short time.
13. When the dragon saw that he had been thrown to earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child.
14. The woman was given two wings of a great eagle, so that she could fly from the serpent’s presence to her place in the wilderness, where she was fed for a time, times, and half a time.
15. From his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river flowing after the woman, to sweep her away in a torrent.