For it befitted him, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the Pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

But Michael, the Archangel, when in contending with the devil, he was disputing about the body of Moses, did not dare to pronounce sentence for blasphemy, but said, "The Lord rebuke you."

And his

"The son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all hindrances, and whoever practices iniquity,

For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of his Father, and his angels with him, and then will he reward each one in accordance with his actions.

And he will send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather his elect together from the four winds, from utmost heaven to utmost earth.

"Do you not suppose that I am able to appeal to my Father to furnish me at this very moment with twelve legions of angels?

and give to you, who are now troubled, rest, along with me at the unveiling "apocalypse" of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with his mighty angels,

The dragon

And another sign was seen in heaven; and lo, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and upon his head seven diadems.

He gripped the dragon, that old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

His angels

Now the great dragon was thrown down??hat old Serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

"Then he will say to those also at his left hand. 'Depart from me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;

It was for this reason, lest I should be over-elated, that there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to buffet me, lest I should be over-elated.

General references

"Or how can any one enter the strong man's house and carry off his goods without first binding the strong man? Then he can rob his house.

"Indeed, no one can enter the strong man's house and carry off his property without first binding the strong man; then he can plunder his house.