Revelation 12:5

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

Then she gave birth to a baby boy, a son who will rule all the nations with an iron staff. And her child was snatched away to God and His throne.

Cross References

Revelation 19:15

And a sharp sword came out of His mouth, with which He would strike down the nations. And He will rule them with an iron staff and will trample on [the grapes of] God Almighty’s winepress of anger.

Revelation 12:2

She was pregnant, and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth.

Revelation 11:12

Then the two witnesses/prophets heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” So, they went up to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them.

Matthew 1:25

[But] he did not have sexual relations with her until [after] she had a son, whom he named Jesus.

2 Corinthians 12:2

I know a man in [fellowship with] Christ who, fourteen years ago, was taken [literally, “snatched”] up to the third heaven. [Note: The first heaven would be where birds fly; the second where the stars are; and the third where God is]. (I do not know whether he was in his physical body or whether it was an “out­of-the-body” experience, but God knows). [Note: Paul is obviously telling about a personal experience. See verse 7].

Mark 16:19

So then, after the Lord Jesus had spoken to them He was taken up to heaven, where He sat down at the right side of God.

2 Corinthians 12:4

was [actually] taken up into Paradise. [Note: This is the same as the “third heaven” of the previous verse, and was a place in the presence of God. See Luke 23:43; Rev. 2:7]. There he heard inexpressible words which are not permitted for people to repeat.

Revelation 12:13

And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to earth, he persecuted the woman who had given birth to a son.