Revelation 12:7 (DBY)

Passage

And there was war in the heaven: Michael and his angels went to war with the dragon. And the dragon fought, and his angels;

Nearby Context

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.

Revelation 12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has there a place prepared of God, that they should nourish her there a thousand two hundred [and] sixty days.

Revelation 12:7 And there was war in the heaven: Michael and his angels went to war with the dragon. And the dragon fought, and his angels;

Revelation 12:8 and he prevailed not, nor was their place found any more in the heaven.

Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent, he who is called Devil and Satan, he who deceives the whole habitable world, he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heaven", "michael", "angels", "went", "dragon", and "fought". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heaven" and "michael", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "And the woman fled into the wilderness..." into verse 8's "and he prevailed not nor was their...", so "heaven" and "michael" 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 "heaven" and "michael" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.