Revelations 12

The first time that I glanced at this chapter, I thought that it spoke about the birth of Jesus Christ, but with a lot of symbols. However, after careful contemplation, writing a summary like that did not sit well with my soul. I felt a constant urge to revisit it. And so I did, I recognize the book of Revelation as John's vision of prophesy for the future, not the retelling of the past.

This vision tells of a war breaking out in heaven. It talks about the devil appearing as a 7-headed red dragon. It says that the Arch Angel Michael defeated the dragon, Satan so he lost his place in heaven.

This chapter tells about a pregnant woman experiencing labour pains, "a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head"(Revelation 12:1)

The dragon was trying to destroy the baby of a pregnant woman.  She had to flee to the wilderness to be cared for in accordance to God's will.  In the vision, "She gave birth to a son, a male child, who 'will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.'[a] And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne." (Revelation 12:5) Finally, it also talks about the devil having a limited reign on earth.