Revelation 12:3 (DRB)

Passage

And there was seen another sign in 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 appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

Revelation 12:2 And being with child, she cried travailing in birth: and was in pain to be delivered.

Revelation 12:3 And there was seen another sign in 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 drew the third part of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to be delivered: that, when she should be delivered, he might devour her son.

Revelation 12:5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with an iron rod. And her son was taken up to God and to his throne.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seen", "another", "sign", "heaven", "behold", "great", "dragon", and "having". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seen" and "another", 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 travailing..." into verse 4's "And his tail drew the third part...", so "seen" and "another" 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 "seen" and "another" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.