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Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars.
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Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.
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And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.
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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.
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She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne.
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Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days.
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And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,
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but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer.