Revelation 12:4

His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth.  And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her
Child as soon as it was born.

·        It is thought that the third of the stars were the third of the angels who rebelled against God

·        Devour – very vigilant to crush the Christian religion (MH)

Exodus 1:16  and he said, “When you do the duties of a midwife for the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstools, if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.”

Daniel 8:10  And it grew up to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them.

 

Revelation 12:3

And another sign appeared in heaven:  behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.

·        A dragon for strength and terror – a red dragon for fierceness and cruelty (MH)

·        Seven diadems – seven crowns – later expounded to be seven kings (MH)

Isaiah 27:1  In that day the LORD with His severe sword, great and strong, will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan that twisted serpent; and He will slay the reptile that is in the sea.

Daniel 7:7  After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong.  It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet.  It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.

 

Revelation 12:2

Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.

·        As in travail and now in pain, to bring forth a holy progency  to Christ (MH)

·        To bring forth the martyrs (DP)

 Isaiah 26:17  As a woman with child is in pain and cries out in her pangs, when she draws near the time of her delivery, so have we been in Your sight, O LORD.

Micah 4:9  Now why do you cry aloud?  Is there no king in your midst?  Has your counselor perished?  For pangs have seized you like a woman in labor.