Revelation 12:7 (WEB)

Passage

There was war in the sky. Michael and his angels made war on the dragon. The dragon and his angels made war.

Nearby Context

Revelation 12:5 She gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron. Her child was caught up to God, and to his throne.

Revelation 12:6 The woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that there they may nourish her one thousand two hundred sixty days.

Revelation 12:7 There was war in the sky. Michael and his angels made war on the dragon. The dragon and his angels made war.

Revelation 12:8 They didn’t prevail, neither was a place found for them any more in heaven.

Revelation 12:9 The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "michael", "angels", and "dragon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "michael" and "angels", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "The woman fled into the wilderness where..." into verse 8's "They didn t prevail neither was a...", so "michael" and "angels" 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 "michael" and "angels" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.