Revelation 12:12

Therefore, be joyful, O heaven, and ye that dwell there. Woe to the earth, and to the sea; for the Deceiver hath come down to you, being in great wrath since he knoweth that his time is short.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

In Context

11And they overcame him, because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony: and they loved not their life, even to death.

13And when the dragon saw that he was cast out upon the earth, he persecuted the woman who brought forth the male child.

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Cross References

Luke 15:10I say to you, That there will thus be joy, before the angels of God, over one sinner that repenteth.

2 Peter 3:8And of this one thing, my beloved, be not forgetful, That one day, to the Lord, is as a thousand years; and a thousand years, as one day.

Revelation 9:12One woe is past; lo, there come yet two woes after them.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 12:2-12

The Woman and the Dragon. ( a. d. 95.) 1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the… Read the whole commentary →

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