...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,...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...

...and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads, aud ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven,...be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it b was born. Aud she brought forth a manchild, who was to rule all nations with a rod iio» affitXf...

...appears to be the consequence of that attack. Let St. John however speak in his own words. words. " And the dragon stood before the woman " which was...for to devour " her child as soon as it was born. And she brought •' forth a man-child, who was to rule all nations " with a rod of iron: and her child...

...cup in her hand. ( 1 . 8. 25. ) This is the Scarlet Whore, and the red Dragon in the Revelations. " Behold a great red dragon, having seven heads, and...part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to earth *." Again, " I saw a woman sit upon a scarletcoloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having...

...crown of twelve stars. And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. And there appeared another wonder in heaven ; and...delivered,, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. And she brought forth a man-child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron : and her child was...

...unlock, not only the mysteries of the eleventh chapter, but of many others which follow. Chap. xii. 3. And there appeared another wonder in heaven, and behold...stars of heaven, > and did cast them to the earth, Kc. Most of the authors whom I have consulted, though they allow this chapter to contain a representation...

...child ; ready to be delivered of her happy burden ; longing to bring forth children unto God. XII. 3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold...and ten horns and seven crowns upon his heads, And there appeared another wonder in heaven ; for there was represented to me a fearful image of that opposition,...

...find, that she should deliver tip her trust to God, from whom she had receiv^ ed it. Ver. 3. — " And there appeared another " wonder in heaven; and,...seven heads and ten " horns, and seven crowns upon his head." Ver. 4. — " And his tail drew the third " part of the sta;-s of heaven, and did cast -""them...

...another VOL. xvn. 2 E wonder in heaven, and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns; and his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth; and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there...

...118, 202, 237, 250, 257, 273, aiid 303. This last was the severest, and contiuued about ten years. " There appeared another wonder in heaven^ and, behold,...heads, and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads." That the Dragon is the symbol of the Heathen Roman empire is the opinion of most commentators ; but...