Revelation Chapter 12 Verse 7 to 12
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 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.
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
The meaning of the name Michael is “Who is like God”
This brings our minds back to the Garden of Eden, where he used cunning and deception to get Eve to listen to him. It reflects his cunning and deception (Genesis 3:1).
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When you read the Bible in totality it appears like Satan was cast out twice.
Luke 10:18 - "And he (Jesus) said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven."
Luke 10:18 suggests that the expulsion of Satan occurred in the past. Initially, God cast Satan out of heaven due to his sin and desire for God's throne (1 John 3:8, Isaiah 14:12–17, Ezekiel 28:13–19).
Job 1:6-7 and 2:1-2 show clearly that Satan had a certain amount of access to heaven as a representative of the earth. However, he acted as an accuser of the brethren.
When cast out, he could still accuse the brethren.
The casting out in Revelation 12:9 implies that Satan was cast out the second time, according to verse 10.
At the moment that Christ gave his life on the cross, salvation was firmly established or guaranteed for all eternity, and triumph was achieved. By means of death, Christ would destroy him who possessed the power of death, which is the devil. This ensured that Christ would destroy Satan (Hebrews 2:14). According to the words of Jesus Christ, "Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out." In addition, "If I were to be hoisted up from the ground, I would attract everyone to come to me." He made these statements, indicating the manner in which he ought to die. It was against the backdrop of the cross that Jesus made the statement about the casting out.
The heavens were able to fully celebrate because the devil, in his role as the accuser of the brothers, no longer had access to it. Woe be to those of us who reside on earth, for this is the only place that the devil and his angels may call home.
The saints overcame because of the victory of Calvary. For the significance of the “blood”
We can overcome Satan through the blood of Christ, because of His shed blood on Calvary.
- It washes or cleanses us from sin (Revelation 1:5; 1 John 1:7).
- It justifies the believer and makes our spiritual garments white (Romans 3:25; Revelation 7:14).
- It draws us closer to God and buys or redeems us from sin (Ephesians 2:13; 1:7; Colossians 1:14).
- It makes us perfect to do His will (Hebrews 13:20–21).
Our second source of overcoming power is to share our personal testimony of God's love and salvation. Expression deepens impressions. The more we share our faith in Christ with others, the more secure and strong we will become in that faith.
And by our own personal witness for Christ and the gospel, we can overcome him (Romans 10:9–10).