The Skeptics Annotated Bible (1006 page)

(11.13)
“The same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand.”

14
The second woe is past
; and, behold,
the third woe cometh quickly.

(11.14)
“The second woe is past … the third woe cometh quickly.”

(11.15-19) Seventh Trumpet: God’s wrath comes on those that destroy the earth (on himself?). The ark was on display in heaven’s temple, with lightnings, voices, thunder, earthquake, and hail.

15 And
the seventh angel sounded;
and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

16
And the four and twenty elders
, which sat before God on their seats,
fell upon their faces,
and worshipped God,

(11.15-16)
“The seventh angel sounded … and the four and twenty elders … fell upon their faces.”

17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.

18 And the nations were angry, and
thy wrath is come
, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that
thou
shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and
shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

(11.18)
“Thy wrath is come … thou … shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.”

19 And
the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen
in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were
lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

(11.19)
“The temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen … lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.”

(12.1-6) The woman versus the red, 7-headed, 10-horned, baby-eating dragon

Catholics say the “woman clothed with the sun” is Mary; Protestants say she is Israel, the church, or Eve. But whoever she is, she’s pregnant and the dragon wants to eat her newborn baby. He’s worked up an appetite by knocking down 1/3 of the stars with his tail. But when the woman delivered, God beamed her baby boy up to heaven. Then the woman went into the wilderness to feed for 1260 days. Whatever.

12
And
there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars
:

(12.1)
“There appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.”

2
And she being with child
cried, travailing in birth, and
pained to be delivered.

(12.2)
“And she being with child … pained to be delivered.”

3 And
there appeared another wonder in heaven;
and behold
a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

(12.3)
“There appeared another wonder in heaven … a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.”

4 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.

(12.4)
“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.”

5 And
she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.

(12.5)
“She brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.”

6
And the woman fled into the wilderness
, where she hath a place prepared of God,
that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

(12.6)
“And the woman fled into the wilderness … that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.”

(12.7-11) “There was war in heaven.” So even in heaven, you can’t be safe from war or dragons.
342 Is God’s will always done in heaven?

7 And
there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon
; and the dragon fought and his angels,

(12.7)
“There was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon.”

8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

9 And
the great dragon was cast out,
that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out
into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

(12.9)
“The great dragon was cast out … into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”

10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

11 And
they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb,
and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

(12.11)
“They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb.”

(12.12-17)
The Return of the Dragon
After losing the heavenly war, the dragon came back to earth to look for the woman. But she was given eagle wings to fly with, so she flew to the wilderness to be nourished for “a time, and times, and half a time.” Then the dragon spit out a flood, but the earth swallowed it up to help the woman. So the dragon went to war with her seed instead.

12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them.
Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you
, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

(12.12)
“Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you.”

13 And
when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

(12.13)
“When the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.”

14 And
to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness
, into her place,
where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time
, from the face of the serpent.

(12.14)
“To the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness … where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.”

15 And
the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.