Revelation 12:16 meaning and explanation

But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth.

Revelation 12:16, Berean Standard Bible

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Revelation 12 is a symbolic vision John receives, and here the dragon, identified in verse 9 as the devil, pursues the woman who bore the male child. The river from his mouth pictures a flood of opposition meant to sweep her away.

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