Revelation 12:1-13:18
I was struck by verse 12:11b: …for they loved not their lives even unto death. I sense that “loving not their lives” means that their earthly lives were nothing compared to their hope of eternal life with Jesus – that martyrdom was preferred to whatever else the world or their accuser offered. Again, this short partial verse, together with 12:11a (…they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb…) seems to be a summary (of sorts) of all that is in Rev. 12:10-12.
My Study Bible mentions the trinity of evil – the dragon, the beast that came out of sea, and the beast (lamb) that came out of the earth. They suggest that these three reflect Satan, secular power, and religious compromise; or Satan, the antichrist, and the false prophet — all doing battle with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Interesting. Note in particular the lamb-beast (“religious compromise, the false prophet”); Rev. 13:12-16 describe the deceptive powers of this lamb-beast and one summary statement: …it deceives those who dwell on earth… (v. 13:14b).