Revelation 12:15 (WEB)

Passage

The serpent spewed water out of his mouth after the woman like a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.

Nearby Context

Revelation 12:13 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 Two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, so that she might be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

Revelation 12:15 The serpent spewed water out of his mouth after the woman like a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.

Revelation 12:16 The earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon spewed out of his mouth.

Revelation 12:17 The dragon grew angry with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep God’s commandments and hold Jesus’ testimony.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "serpent", "spewed", "water", "mouth", "after", "woman", "like", and "river". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "serpent" and "spewed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Two wings of the great eagle were..." into verse 16's "The earth helped the woman and the...", so "serpent" and "spewed" 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 "serpent" and "spewed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.