The dragon was very angry with the woman, so he went off to fight a war against the rest of her children. They’re all the people who obey God’s commands and speak the truth about Jesus to others.
Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, which the prostitute was sitting on, stand for the races, multitudes, nations, and languages of the world.
The nations were angry, and the time for your anger has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward your servants the prophets and the saints who honor you, both great and small, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
Jesus answered, “You wouldn’t have any power over me if it hadn’t been given to you from heaven. So the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.”
They sang a new song that said, “You are worthy to take the scroll and break open its seals, because you were put to death, and you bought people for God with your blood. They come from every tribe, language, race, and nation.