Reference

Revelation 12:4

And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
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And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

3

And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

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And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

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And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.

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And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

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Symbolic / Figurative Language
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Destruction / Perishing Language

The verse describes the dragon's intent to "devour" a child, which is an act of destruction, but it does not explicitly state that this act is directed at "the wicked" as specified in the theme definition.

Symbolic / Figurative Language

There is no credible argument against the classification of this verse as symbolic/figurative language. The imagery of a dragon's tail drawing a third of the stars and casting them to earth, and a dragon standing before a woman to devour her child, is clearly not meant to be interpreted literally.

Restoration of Creation

This verse describes a destructive act by a dragon against celestial bodies and a woman's child, which is antithetical to the concept of creation being renewed or restored. It depicts a state of conflict and threat, not peace or reversal of a curse.