Revelation 12:3

12:3 Then ¹  another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon that had seven heads and ten horns, and on its heads were seven diadem crowns. ² 

Revelation 15:1

The Final Plagues

15:1 Then ³  I saw another great and astounding sign in heaven: seven angels who have seven final plagues ⁴  (they are final because in them God’s anger is completed).

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 ⁵  around their chests.

[12:3]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[12:3]  ² tn For the translation of διάδημα (diadhma) as “diadem crown” see L&N 6.196.

[15:1]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[15:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “seven plagues – the last ones.”

[15:6]  ⁵ 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).