Revelation 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.
Study Note
Study Note
The expulsion of 'that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world' from heaven to earth is the cosmological climax of Revelation 12 and the interpretive key to the book's narrative of cosmic conflict. Connecting 'the old serpent' to Genesis 3's tempter, the verse traces the arc of evil from the Garden to the final reckoning. Jesus's statement in Luke 10:18 ('I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven') and John 12:31 ('now the prince of this world be cast out') point to the cross as the decisive defeat, of which Revelation 12 gives the apocalyptic dramatization.
Other Translations
And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.
and the great dragon was cast forth--the old serpent, who is called `Devil,' and `the Adversary,' who is leading astray the whole world--he was cast forth to the earth, and his messengers were cast forth with him.
And the great dragon was forced down, the old snake, who is named the Evil One and Satan, by whom all the earth is turned from the right way; he was forced down to the earth, and his angels were forced down with him.
Cross References
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