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His tail drew one third of the stars of the sky, and threw them to the earth. The dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.
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Satan's Corrupting Influence
Commentators explain that the dragon sweeping a "third part of the stars" from heaven symbolizes Satan's significant power to corrupt influential figures. While some see this as fallen angels, many scholars interpret the "stars" as church leaders, ministers, or prominent believers who were meant to be lights for God but were seduced or persecuted, falling into heresy or worldliness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven. The word rendered drew—surw—means to draw, drag, haul.…
His tail (η ουρα αυτου). See 9:10,19.
Draweth (συρε). Present active indicative of συρω, old verb, to drag…
19th Century
Anglican
And his tail . . .—Translate, And his tail drags (or, sweeps) away the third part of the stars of the heaven, and casts them t…
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Baptist
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…
So great is the dragon’s power that his tail can even sweep away a large number of the stars and cast them down to the ground (for “a third,” see c…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth So Solinus F5
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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—jus…
