1. Revelation 12:1–6 (ESV)
  2. Structure and outline

The structure of Revelation 12:1–6

Revelation 12:1–6 (ESV)

1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

The paragraph describes two signs John saw in heaven:

  1. a woman (Revelation 12:1–2)

  2. a great red dragon (Revelation 12:3, Revelation 12:4a).

Revelation 12:4b and Revelation 12:5–6 detail the confrontation between these two entities.