Revelation 12:7

War in Heaven

12:7 Then ¹  war broke out in heaven: Michael ²  and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.

Revelation 2:16

2:16 Therefore, ³  repent! If not, I will come against you quickly and make war against those people ⁴  with the sword of my mouth.

Revelation 13:4

13:4 they worshiped the dragon because he had given ruling authority ⁵  to the beast, and they worshiped the beast too, saying: “Who is like the beast?” and “Who is able to make war against him?” ⁶ 

Revelation 17:14

17:14 They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying ⁷  the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful.”

Revelation 19:11

The Son of God Goes to War

19:11 Then ⁸  I saw heaven opened and here came ⁹  a white horse! The ¹⁰  one riding it was called “Faithful” and “True,” and with justice ¹¹  he judges and goes to war.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

² sn The archangel Michael had a special role in protecting the nation of Israel in the OT (Dan 10:13, 21; 12:1; see also Jude 9).

³ tc The “therefore” (οὖν, oun) is not found in א 2053 2329 2351 Ï^A or the Latin mss. It is, however, included in impressive witnesses such as {A C 046 1006 1611 sy^p,h co}. Though the conjunction looks at first glance like a scribal clarification, its omission may be explained on the basis of its similarity to the last three letters of the verb “repent” (μετανόησον, metanohson; since οὖν is a postpositive conjunction in Greek, the final three letters of the verb [-σον, -son] would have been immediately followed by ουν). A scribe could have simply passed over the conjunction in his copy when he saw the last three letters of the imperative verb. A decision is difficult, however, because of the motivation to add to the text and the quality of witnesses that lack the conjunction.

⁴ tn Grk “with them”; the referent (those people who follow the teaching of Balaam and the Nicolaitans) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn For the translation “ruling authority” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.

⁶ tn On the use of the masculine pronoun to refer to the beast, see the note on the word “It” in 13:1.

⁷ tn See BDAG 636 s.v. μετά A.2.a.α.

⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

¹⁰ tn The phrase “and here came” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).

¹¹ tn A new sentence was started in the translation at this point and καί (kai) was not translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹² tn Or “in righteousness,” but since the context here involves the punishment of the wicked and the vindication of the saints, “justice” was preferred.