Reference

Revelation 12:7

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
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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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And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

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And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

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And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

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While the broader book of Revelation is highly symbolic, this specific verse describes a literal war between spiritual beings, which could be interpreted as a historical event within a spiritual realm rather than purely figurative language.