Discovery BoxRevelation 12:1 
ContextThe Woman, the Child, and the Dragon
12:1 Then 1 a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and with the moon under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars. 2
Revelation 15:1
ContextThe Final Plagues
15:1 Then 3 I saw another great and astounding sign in heaven: seven angels who have seven final plagues 4 (they are final because in them God’s anger is completed).
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
2 sn Sun…moon…stars. This imagery is frequently identified with the nation Israel because of Joseph’s dream in Gen 37.
3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
4 tn Grk “seven plagues – the last ones.”
