In Revelation 12:2, the woman cries out in labor — here that labor produces the male child who will rule the nations.

Revelation 12:13 follows immediately: the dragon, unable to attack the child, turns to persecute the woman who gave birth.

Revelation 2:27 echoes the same 'rule with a rod of iron' from Psalm 2; here the male child is the one who exercises that rule.

Revelation 19:15 shows Christ returning to rule with a rod of iron; here the male child is destined for that rule after being caught up.

Revelation 4:2 shows the throne in heaven where the child is snatched up, providing the heavenly setting for His enthronement.

Revelation 11:12 also describes an ascension to heaven in a cloud, echoing the 'snatching up' of the male child here, though the subjects differ.

Psalm 2:9 prophesies the Messiah ruling with a rod of iron; here the male child is that Messiah who will rule the nations.

Mark 16:19 recounts the same ascension of Jesus, adding that He sat at the right hand of God, fulfilling the ascent to the throne.