The Woman and the Dragon
The Woman and the Dragon Past, present, and future… (are all the same to God, because) God and Heaven are outside of time. The things that have happened may be yet to come… and the things that are now …have always been known. So, John’s vision from God is not surprising… Then I witnessed in heaven an event of great significance. I saw a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon beneath her feet, and a crown of twelve stars on her head. She was pregnant, and she cried out because of her labor pains and the agony of giving birth. Then I witnessed in heaven another significant event. I saw a large red dragon with seven heads and ten horns… with seven crowns on his heads. His tail swept away one-third of the stars in the sky, and he threw them to the earth. He stood in front of the woman, as she was about to give birth… ready to devour her baby as soon as it was born. She gave birth to a Son who was to rule all nations with an iron rod. And he...