Revelation 12:13 (KJV)

Passage

And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

Nearby Context

Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Revelation 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

Revelation 12:13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

Revelation 12:14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

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

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Therefore rejoice ye heavens and ye that..." into verse 14's "And to the woman were given two...", so "dragon" and "cast" 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 "cast" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.