“And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.”
Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the torrent - Satan employs deception and violence (the Nile-like flood) to destroy God's people. The flood imagery suggests overwhelming force, yet it cannot ultimately overcome those whom God protects.
Church Fathers on Revelation 12:15
“And the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a flood, that he might carry her away with the flood.” He signifies by the water which the serpent cast out of his mouth, the people who at his command would persecute her.
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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