“And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.”
When the dragon realized he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child - Satan's enmity against the woman (the church) becomes personal and urgent. His defeat in heaven redirects his malice toward God's earthly people.
Church Fathers on Revelation 12:13
“There was a battle in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon warred, and his angels, and they prevailed not; nor was their place found any more in heaven. And that great dragon was cast forth, that old serpent: he was cast forth into the earth.” This is the beginning of Antichrist; yet previously Elias must prophesy, and there must be times of peace. And afterwards, when the three years and six months are completed in the preaching of Elias, he…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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