 | 1809 - 658 pages
...horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bring forth, that, when she 5 brought forth, he might devour her child. And she brought... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 424 pages
...drawn into apostacy and errors by popery, he seems to allude to the fall of Satan, where he says, " And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth," Rev. xii. 4. A great many fallen angels there must be when we read of a legion in one man ; seven in... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 444 pages
...of the old serpent which deceived Eve; and so it follows, " And there appeared another VOL. xvn. 2 E wonder in heaven, and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns; and his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth; and the woman... | |
 | Thomas Wight - 1811 - 342 pages
...whofe tail drew the third part of the ftars of heaven and did cafl them to the earth ; and he flood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as foon as it was born ; but the child being brought forth, and caught up to God and his throne, (he fled... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 404 pages
...world stood ready to devour : strongly expressed by the great red dragon who stood before the woman ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. Whose purpose was defeated by the extraordinary Providence of Heaven, wakeful wakeful for its preservation... | |
 | Ethan Smith - 1811 - 398 pages
...represented by the woman travailing in child-birth, and pained to be delivered. The devil is symbolized by a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns on his heads; and his tail drawing a, third part of the stars, and casting them to the ground, And... | |
 | Joanna Southcott - 1813 - 626 pages
...JEWS see their folly: for though it is written, the dragon stood before the WOMAN, which was ready 33 to be delivered, for to devour her CHILD, as soon as it was born, and the CHILD was caught up unto GOD and to his throne; that hath a meaning which men do not understand:... | |
 | John Wesley - 1813 - 470 pages
...with child she crieth, travailing in birth and pained to be 3 delivered. And another sign was seen in heaven ; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten 4 horns, and seven diadems on his heads. And his tail draweth the third part of the stars of heaven,... | |
 | John Edward CLARKE - 1814 - 420 pages
...in the third verse a great red Dragon is mentioned, which has been shewn to be the Heathen power. " And the Dragon stood before the Woman which was ready...delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born." This, I think, cannot be better explained than in the following words of Dr. Mitchell : " Before the... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1848 - 494 pages
...the " male child born of the woman clothed with the sun," should be fulfilled, it is declared that the " dragon stood before the woman which was ready...delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born." Here the same persecution is manifest. The man child has here a similar signification to that of the... | |
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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 w as born. 
