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 8:6

8:6 Now ³  the seven angels holding ⁴  the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.

Revelation 9:15

9:15 Then ⁵  the four angels who had been prepared for this ⁶  hour, day, ⁷  month, and year were set free to kill ⁸  a third of humanity.

Revelation 7:11

7:11 And all the angels stood ⁹  there in a circle around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground ¹⁰  before the throne and worshiped God,

Revelation 12:9

12:9 So ¹¹  that huge dragon – the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world – was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him.

Revelation 15:6

15:6 and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out of the temple, dressed in clean bright linen, wearing wide golden belts ¹²  around their chests.

Revelation 1:20

1:20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands is this: ¹³  The seven stars are the angels ¹⁴  of the seven churches and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

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 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

⁴ tn Grk “having.”

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

⁶ tn The Greek article τήν (thn) has been translated with demonstrative force here.

⁷ tn The Greek term καί (kai) has not been translated here and before the following term “month” since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

⁸ tn Grk “so that they might kill,” but the English infinitive is an equivalent construction to indicate purpose here.

⁷ tn The verb is pluperfect, but the force is simple past. See ExSyn 586.

⁸ tn Grk “they fell down on their faces.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”

⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of the war in heaven.

¹¹ tn Or “wide golden sashes,” but these would not be diagonal, as some modern sashes are, but horizontal. The Greek term can refer to a wide band of cloth or leather worn on the outside of one’s clothing (L&N 6.178).

¹³ tn The words “is this” are supplied to make a complete sentence in English.

¹⁴ tn Or perhaps “the messengers.”