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New American Standard Version of the BibleAnd there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. And the dragon and his angels waged war, 8and they were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven. 9And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. 10And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night. 11And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even to death. Revelation 12:7-11 (NAS) 

Even though the angels of God had thrown down Satan from heaven to the earth, Satan was not yet defeated.  Those who are followers of God and Christ would still need to defend themselves from Satan.  They would overcome Satan by three things:

  • The blood of the Lamb (verse 11),

  • because of the word of their testimony (verse 11), and

  • they did not love their life even to death (verse 11).

How important would it be for Christians under great persecution to know that Satan can be overcome by the blood of the Lamb, by the word of their testimony, and by not shrinking back from that testimony even if it means death?

Salvation, power, kingdom and authority have come:

Let's look closer at verse 10:

New American Standard Version of the BibleAnd I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night. Revelation 12:10 (NAS)

Revelation 12:10

Revelation 12:10 says:

Comparison to the Story of Jesus

"The salvation" has come. When Jesus died on the cross, He paid the price for our sins.  It is only through the blood of Christ that our sins can be forgiven.  See Lesson 1 for a more complete look at the gospel of Christ.
"The power" has come. After Jesus rose from the dead and just prior to His ascension into heaven, He told them to wait in Jerusalem a short while until they were clothed with power from God (the Holy Spirit). 

New American Standard Version of the Bible"And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high." Luke 24:49 (NAS)

He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority; 8but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." 9And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. Acts 1:7-9 (NAS)

"The kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ" have come. In Acts 2, the promised Holy Spirit was poured out, the gospel message was preached by Peter.  The three thousand people who believed the message repented and were baptized for the forgiveness of their sins.  The Lord gave these 3,000 people the gift of the Holy Spirit and added them to His church (the kingdom of God and Christ).  For more information, see Acts chapter 2 and Lessons 1 and 2.

Jesus Christ had been given all authority following His death on the cross...and hd authorized His disciples to preach the gospel and to baptize:

New American Standard Version of the BibleAnd Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Matthew 28:18-20 (NAS)

Do you believe that you can overcome Satan through the blood of the Lamb (Jesus), your obedience to the word of testimony...and your faithfulness until death?

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