But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was withstanding me for twenty-one days; then behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.

“Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued.

For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the

author of their salvation through sufferings.

But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a railing judgment, 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 stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,

For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and will then

repay every man according to his

deeds.

And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His

elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve

legions of angels?

and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well

when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire,

The dragon

Then another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven diadems.

And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;

His angels

And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

He sent upon them His burning anger,
Fury and indignation and trouble,

A band of destroying angels.

“Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;

Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me—to keep me from exalting myself!

General references

Or how can anyone enter the strong man’s house and carry off his property, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.

But no one can enter the strong man’s house and plunder his property unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.