Revelation 12:1

The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon

12:1 Then ¹  a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and with the moon under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars. ² 

Revelation 12:3

12:3 Then ³  another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon that had seven heads and ten horns, and on its heads were seven diadem crowns. ⁴ 

Revelation 15:1

The Final Plagues

15:1 Then ⁵  I saw another great and astounding sign in heaven: seven angels who have seven final plagues ⁶  (they are final because in them God’s anger is completed).

Revelation 16:14

16:14 For they are the spirits of the demons performing signs who go out to the kings of the earth ⁷  to bring them together for the battle that will take place on the great day of God, the All-Powerful. ⁸ 

[12:1]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[12:1]  ² sn Sun…moon…stars. This imagery is frequently identified with the nation Israel because of Joseph’s dream in Gen 37.

[12:3]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[12:3]  ⁴ tn For the translation of διάδημα (diadhma) as “diadem crown” see L&N 6.196.

[15:1]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[15:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “seven plagues – the last ones.”

[16:14]  ⁷ tn BDAG 699 s.v. οἰκουμένη 1 states, “the inhabited earth, the world…ὅλη ἡ οἰκ. the whole inhabited earth…Mt 24:14; Ac 11:28; Rv 3:10; 16:14.”

[16:14]  ⁸ tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…(ὁ) κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π. …Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”