Revelation 12:4

The Passion Translation

The dragon’s massive tail swept across the sky and dragged away a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon crouched before the woman who was about to give birth—poised to devour the baby the moment it was born.

Cross References

Isaiah 27:1

In that day, the Lord Yahweh will mercilessly wield his massive, mighty sword and punish Leviathan, the swift, slithering serpent. He will slay the dragon of the sea — Leviathan, the twisting serpent.

John 8:44

“You are the offspring of your father, the devil, and you serve your father very well, passionately carrying out his desires. He’s been a murderer right from the start! He never stood with the truth, for he’s full of nothing but lies—lying is his native tongue. He is a master of deception and the father of lies!

1 Peter 5:8

Be well balanced and always alert, because your enemy, the devil, roams around incessantly, like a roaring lion looking for its prey to devour.

Revelation 12:7

Then a terrible war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the great dragon. The dragon and his angels fought back.

Revelation 12:9

So the great dragon was thrown down once and for all. He was the serpent, the ancient snake called the devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole earth. He was cast down into the earth and his angels along with him.

Revelation 13:2

It was like a leopard with feet like a bear’s, and its mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon shared his power, throne, and great authority with the wild beast.

Revelation 13:4

They worshiped the dragon because he had given the beast its ruling authority. They also worshiped the wild beast, saying, “Who is like the wild beast? And who is able to make war against him?”

Revelation 16:13

Then I saw three unclean spirits like frogs belched from the mouths of the dragon, the wild beast, and the false prophet.

Revelation 17:18

As for the woman you saw, she is the great city Babylon, which rules over the kings of the earth.”

Revelation 20:2

He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent known as the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

Revelation 8:10

The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a megastar, blazing like a torch, descended from heaven upon a third of the rivers and fountains.

Revelation 8:11

The name of the star is Bitterness. A third of the waters became so bitter that many people died.

Revelation 8:12

The fourth angel sounded his trumpet and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of their light was darkened, and there was no light for a third of the day and likewise the night.

Revelation 8:7

When the first angel sounded his trumpet, there came forth hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled to the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, destroying a third of the trees and all green grass.

Revelation 8:8

When the second angel sounded his trumpet, something like a huge mountain burning with flames of fire was thrown into the sea, destroying a third of the ships.

Revelation 8:9

A third of the sea turned into blood, destroying a third of all sea creatures.

Revelation 9:10

They had tails and stingers like scorpions, with power to injure people for five months.

Revelation 9:19

For the lethal power of the horses was in their mouths and their tails, and their tails had snakes’ heads that inflict injuries.