Revelation 12:17 (LSB)

Passage

So the dragon was enraged with the woman and went off to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep the commandments of God and have the witness of Jesus.

Nearby Context

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.

Revelation 12:16 But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and drank up the river which the dragon poured out of his mouth.

Revelation 12:17 So the dragon was enraged with the woman and went off to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep the commandments of God and have the witness of Jesus.

Study Lenses

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

The prior verse says "But the earth helped the woman and...", giving immediate footing for "dragon" and "enraged". 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 "enraged" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.