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Another sign was seen in heaven. Behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven crowns.
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The Dragon is Satan
All commentators agree that the 'great red dragon' is a symbolic representation of Satan, the devil. Revelation 12:9 and 20:2 explicitly make this connection. This is not just a mythical monster but a depiction of the ultimate spiritual adversary of God and the church, described by scholars as 'a murderer from the beginning' and the 'perpetual antagonist of good'.
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18th Century
Theologian
And there appeared another wonder in heaven (Revelation 12:3). This was represented as in heaven (see commentary on Revelation…
Another sign (αλλο σημειον). "A second tableau following close upon the first and inseparable from it" (Swete).
And…
19th Century
Bishop
And there appeared... — Better, And another sign was seen in heaven; and behold, a great red dragon. This, too, is a sign…
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Preacher
The spirit of evil in the heavenly realms, fighting against the power of light, goodness, and grace, is a mysterious being with great power, high i…
The second “sign” now appears. It likewise is a heavenly sign and introduces us to the second character, the ultimate antagonist of the woman. The …
17th Century
Pastor
And there appeared another wonder in heaven Or "sign"; which represents the woman, or the church's adversary, Satan.…
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Minister
The church, under the emblem of a woman (the mother of believers), was seen by the apostle in a vision, in heaven. She was clothed with the sun���j…