Wahyu 12:7-9

War in Heaven

12:7 Then ¹  war broke out in heaven: Michael ²  and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. 12:8 But ³  the dragon was not strong enough to prevail, ⁴  so there was no longer any place left ⁵  in heaven for him and his angels. ⁶  12:9 So ⁷  that huge dragon – the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world – was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him.

Wahyu 14:10

14:10 that person ⁸  will also drink of the wine of God’s anger ⁹  that has been mixed undiluted in the cup of his wrath, and he will be tortured with fire and sulfur ¹⁰  in front of the holy angels and in front of the Lamb.

[12:7]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[12:7]  ² sn The archangel Michael had a special role in protecting the nation of Israel in the OT (Dan 10:13, 21; 12:1; see also Jude 9).

[12:8]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the implied contrast.

[12:8]  ⁴ tn The words “to prevail” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

[12:8]  ⁵ tn Grk “found.”

[12:8]  ⁶ tn Grk “for them”; the referent (the dragon and his angels, v. 7) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:9]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of the war in heaven.

[14:10]  ⁸ tn Grk “he himself.”

[14:10]  ⁹ tn The Greek word for “anger” here is θυμός (qumos), a wordplay on the “passion” (θυμός) of the personified city of Babylon in 14:8.

[14:10]  ¹⁰ tn Traditionally, “brimstone.”