Revelation 12:13 (LSB)

Passage

And when the dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child.

Nearby Context

Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their witness, and they did not love their life even to death.

Revelation 12:12 For this reason, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time.”

Revelation 12:13 And when the dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child.

Revelation 12:14 But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly into the wilderness to her place, where she was nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.

Revelation 12:15 And the serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, so that he might cause her to be swept away with the flood.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "dragon", "thrown", "down", "earth", "persecuted", "woman", "gave", and "birth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "dragon" and "thrown", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "For this reason rejoice O heavens and..." into verse 14's "But the two wings of the great...", so "dragon" and "thrown" 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 "thrown" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.