Revelation 12:15

“And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations

And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood, after the woman: that he might cause her to bee caried away of the flood.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

And the serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, so that he might cause her to be swept away with the flood.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And the snake sent out of his mouth after the woman a river of water, so that she might be taken away by the stream.
- Basic English Bible

And the serpent cast out of his mouth behind the woman water as a river, that he might make her be [as] one carried away by a river.
- Darby Bible

And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood.
- Webster's Bible

And the serpent poured water from his mouth--a very river it seemed--after the woman, in the hope that she would be carried away by its flood.
- Weymouth Bible

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.
- World English Bible

And the serpent sente out of his mouth aftir the womman watir as a flood, that he schulde make hir to be drawun of the flood.
- Wycliffe Bible

and the serpent did cast forth after the woman, out of his mouth, water as a river, that he may cause her to be carried away by the river,
- Youngs Literal Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Revelation 12:15


12:13 And when the dragon saw - That be could no longer accuse the saints in heaven, he turned his wrath to do all possible mischief on earth. He persecuted the woman - The ancient persecutions of the church were mentioned, #Rev 1:9|, 2:10, 7:14; but this persecution came after her flight, verse 6, #Rev 12:6 just at the beginning of the| third woe. Accordingly, in the tenth and eleventh centuries, the church was furiously persecuted by several heathen powers. In Prussia, king Adelbert was killed in the year 997, king Brunus in 1008; and when king Stephen encouraged Christianity in Hungary, he met with violent opposition. After his death, the heathens in Hungary set themselves to root it out, and prevailed for several years. About the same time, the army of the emperor, Henry the Third, was totally overthrown by the Vandals. These, and all the accounts of those times, show with what fury the dragon then persecuted the woman.

12:14 And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place - Eagles are the usual symbols of great potentates. So #Ezekiel 17:3|, by a great eagle', means the king of Babylon. Here the great eagle is the Roman empire; the two wings, the eastern and western branches of it. A place in the wilderness was mentioned in the sixth verse also; #Rev 12:6 but it is| not the same which is mentioned here. In the text there follow one after the other, The dragon's waiting to devour the child. The birth of the child, which is caught up to God. The fleeing of the woman into the wilderness. The war in heaven, and the casting out of the dragon. The beginning of the third woe. The persecution raised by the dragon against the woman. The woman's flying away upon the eagle's wings. In like manner there follow one after the other, The beginning of the twelve hundred and sixty days. The beginning of the little time. The beginning of the time, times, and half a time. This third period partly coincides both with the first and the second. After the beginning of the twelve hundred and sixty days, or rather of the third woe, Christianity was exceedingly propagated, in the midst of various persecutions. About the year 948 it was again settled in Denmark; in 965, in Poland and Silesia; in 980, through all Russia. In 997 it was brought into Hungary; into Sweden and Norway, both before and after. Transylvania received it about 1000; and, soon after, other parts of Dacia. Now, all the countries in which Christianity was settled between the beginning of the twelve hundred and sixty days, and the imprisonment of the dragon, may be understood by the wilderness, and by her place in particular. This place contained many countries; so that Christianity now reached, in an uninterrupted tract, from the eastern to the western empire; and both the emperors now lent their wings to the woman, and provided a safe abode for her. Where she is fed - By God rather than man; having little human help. For a time, and times, and half a time - The length of the several periods here mentioned seems to be nearly this: - Years 1 The non - chronos contains less than 1111 2 The little time 888 3 The time, times, and half a time 777 4 The time of the beast 666 1 The non - chronos extends from about 800 to 1836 2 The 1260 days of the woman from 847 - 1524 3 The little time 947 - 1836 4 The time, time, and half 1058 - 1836 5 The time of the beast between the beginning and end of the three times and a half


People's Bible Notes for Revelation 12:15


Re 12:15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood. He resorted to persecutions in order to drive the true Church off of the face of the earth.

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