Revelation 12:3 Revelation 12:3 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. By the great red dragon here, we may understand that old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, (Revelation 16:13-14 and Revelation 20:2) and metaphorically, the Roman pagan emperors, who bare the dragon in their standards or colors: The fourth beast, or fourth kingdom, \ that is, the fourth kingdom or monarchy. A great dragon for the greatness of the Roman Caesars dominion; and a red dragon for the bloody persecutions of the Christians, who are the woman’ s seed, the church her children. This Roman pagan dragon is further described by his seven heads, that is several kinds of government under the Roman Caesars. \ See the exposition. See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:9 See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:10 And his ten horns; that is, ten kings. See the exposition of Chapter 17, verse 12,14 See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:12 See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:14 They were ten provincial rulers or governors, until the Roman papal beast arose out of the sea of troubles, and then they got a kingly power one hour with the beast, and became ten kingdoms. \ And seven crowns upon his heads, (not upon his ten horns.) The Roman pagan senate were the crown; that is, exercised rule and dominion, they were the dragons heads during the Roman pagan Caesars; Socrat. Hist. Lib. 1. Cap. 2. and Eusebius Eccles. Hist. Lib. 8 Cap. 2 See Prideaux Introduct. period 4th. page 207 and our exposition, chapter 17 verse 9-14. See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:9 See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:10 See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:11 See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:12 See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:13 See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:14