The Concern of Those in the Heavens vs. 10-12
"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." "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." "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."
This is an announcement that the first phase of the conflict has been victorious. Satan is cast out into the earth, and the kingdom of God is supreme in the heavens, aerial, stellar, and God's abode. No more can Satan have access to accuse.
The Proclamation
of the Great Voice vs. 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."
This is an announcement that the first phase of the conflict has been victorious. Satan is cast out into the earth, and the kingdom of God is supreme in the heavens, aerial, stellar, and God's abode. No more can Satan have access to accuse.
The Prevailing
of the Brethren vs. 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."
The Penalty of Sin was Cared for by the Blood and
Therefore That was the Cause for Victory Over Satan
"By the blood of the Lamb."
The Pollution of Sin was Cared for by the Word of
Their Testimony, and That was the Cause for Victory over Satan
"By
the word of their testimony."
The Power of Sin was Cared for by the Indwelling
Spirit, and That was Cause for Victory Over Attractions of the World
"Loved not their lives unto the death."
The Prophecy for the Future vs. 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 Facts That are True
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Satan's personal presence in the earth.
- Satan's emotional state is that of wrath.
- Satan's mental persuasion is the shortness of time.
The Force of the Facts
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The heavens should rejoice at the departure of Satan.
- The earth should sorrow at the presence of Satan.
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