Revelation 12:3 (DBY)

Passage

And another sign was seen in the heaven: and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems;

Nearby Context

Revelation 12:1 And a great sign was seen in the heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars;

Revelation 12:2 and being with child she cried, [being] in travail, and in pain to bring forth.

Revelation 12:3 And another sign was seen in the heaven: and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems;

Revelation 12:4 and his tail draws the third part of the stars of the heaven; and he cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bring forth, in order that when she brought forth he might devour her child.

Revelation 12:5 And she brought forth a male son, who shall shepherd all the nations with an iron rod; and her child was caught up to God and to his throne.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "another", "sign", "seen", "heaven", "behold", "great", "dragon", and "having". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "another" and "sign", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "and being with child she cried being..." into verse 4's "and his tail draws the third part...", so "another" and "sign" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "another" and "sign" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.