Revelation 12:17 (DRB)

Passage

And the dragon was angry against the woman: and went to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Nearby Context

Revelation 12:15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth, after the woman, water, as it were a river: that he might cause her to be carried away by the river.

Revelation 12:16 And the earth helped the woman: and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

Revelation 12:17 And the dragon was angry against the woman: and went to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 12:18 And he stood upon the sand of the sea.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "dragon", "angry", "against", "woman", "went", "make", "rest", and "seed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "dragon" and "angry", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "And the earth helped the woman and..." into verse 18's "And he stood upon the sand of...", so "dragon" and "angry" 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 "dragon" and "angry" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.