The Cosmic Battle

A huge sign shows up in the sky. A woman stands wrapped in sunlight. The moon rests under her feet. Twelve stars sit on her head like a crown. Her belly is full. She is about to have a baby. A scream tears from her throat. Her body twists. She strains with all she has.

Another sign fills the sky. A huge red dragon. Seven heads. Ten horns. Seven crowns on its heads. Its tail sweeps a third of the stars right out of the sky. They crash down to earth. The dragon plants itself in front of the woman. Its jaws hang open. It waits to eat her child the moment the baby...

The woman gives birth to a son. This child will one day rule every nation with an iron rod. But before the dragon can strike, the child is snatched away. Taken up to God. Taken to his throne. The woman runs into the desert. God already made a safe place for her there. She will be cared for over a...

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