Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

Bible References

His tail

Revelation 9:10
and they had tails with stingers like scorpions, so that with their tails they had the power to harm people for five months.
Daniel 8:9
From one of them a little horn emerged and grew extensively toward the south and the east and toward the beautiful land.

Of the

Revelation 17:18
And the woman you saw is the great city that has an empire over the kings of the earth.”

General references

Deuteronomy 32:11
He watches over His nest like an eagle
and hovers over His young;
He spreads His wings, catches him,
and lifts him up on His pinions.
Isaiah 66:7
Before Zion was in labor, she gave birth;
before she was in pain, she delivered a boy.
Daniel 7:21
As I was watching, this horn waged war against the holy ones and was prevailing over them
Matthew 2:7
Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men and asked them the exact time the star appeared.
Acts 7:19
He dealt deceitfully with our race and oppressed our ancestors by making them leave their infants outside, so they wouldn’t survive.
Revelation 12:13
When the dragon saw that he had been thrown to earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child.

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