Revelation 12:5 (DRB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Revelation 12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by God, that there they should feed her, a thousand two hundred sixty days.

Revelation 12:7 And there was a great battle in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon, and the dragon fought, and his angels.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "brought", "forth", "child", "rule", "nations", "iron", "taken", and "throne". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "brought" and "forth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And his tail drew the third part..." into verse 6's "And the woman fled into the wilderness...", so "brought" and "forth" 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 "brought" and "forth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.