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
They had tails and stingers like scorpions, and they had the power to hurt people with their tails for five months.
Daniel 8:9
"A somewhat insignificant horn emerged from one of them. It moved rapidly against the south, against the east, and against the Glory.

Of the

Revelation 17:18
The woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth."

General references

Deuteronomy 32:11
Like an eagle stirs its nest, hovering near its young, spreading out his wings to take him and carry him on his pinions,
Isaiah 66:7
"Before she goes into labor she gives birth; before her pains come upon her she has delivered a son.
Daniel 7:21
"As I continued to watch, that same horn waged war against the saints, and was prevailing against them
Matthew 2:7
Then Herod secretly called together the wise men, found out from them the time the star had appeared,
Acts 7:19
By shrewdly scheming against our people, he oppressed our ancestors and forced them to abandon their infants to the elements, so that they wouldn't live.
Revelation 12:13
When the dragon saw that it had been thrown down to the earth, it pursued the woman who had given birth to the boy.

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