Message #53302

[Mark]

What about the Revelation passage? Satan is in heaven and it takes an angelic war to kick him out. Everything in Revelation past the letters to the churches is future from the time it was written.

Rev 12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
Rev 12:8And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
Rev 12:9 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.
Rev 12:10 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.
Rev 12:11 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.
Rev 12:12 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.

As we see from this passage, the War in Heaven happened and then Satan and his angels were cast out. AND then, Salvation through Jesus comes. VERSE 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: This is when Jesus came to Earth and offered the Kingdom of Heaven, then established it at the cross. Now notice the second portion of that verse. for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. Here we are shown that Satan is cast down during the time when the Lord was here.

And in the very next verse, And they overcame him him being Satan, by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. By the BLOOD of the Lamb and THEIR TESTIMONY. This is the church age. As this has been going on for 2000 years, not a future event.

So we see that Satan was cast out some time after Job but before the Gospels. I think this portion can be taken historically.