5. She gave birth to a son who was to rule all nations with an iron rod. And her child was snatched away from the dragon and was caught up to God and to his throne.
6. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place to care for her for 1,260 days.
7. Then there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels.
8. And the dragon lost the battle, and he and his angels were forced out of heaven.
9. This great dragon—the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world—was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.
10. Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens,“It has come at last—salvation and powerand the Kingdom of our God,and the authority of his Christ.For the accuser of our brothers and sistershas been thrown down to earth—the one who accuses thembefore our God day and night.
11. And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamband by their testimony.And they did not love their lives so muchthat they were afraid to die.