Connect Luke 10:18 with Revelation 12:9 on Satan's defeat.

Satan’s Fall Foretold: Luke 10:18

“So He told them, ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.’”

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The Vision Realized: Revelation 12:9

“And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.”

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One Story, Two Angles

- Luke records Jesus’ firsthand, timeless vision: He “saw” the rebel already defeated.

- Revelation unveils the historical moment when that vision plays out in time.

- Both passages affirm the same certainty: Satan’s place in heaven’s courts is terminated, his power progressively dismantled, and his destiny sealed.

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Stages of Satan’s Defeat

1. Rebellion and initial casting out

• Isaiah 14:12; Ezekiel 28:16—pride drives Lucifer from his exalted position.

2. Judicial defeat at the cross

• Colossians 2:15—Christ “disarmed the powers and authorities.”

• John 12:31—“Now the prince of this world will be cast out.”

3. Mid-Tribulation expulsion from heaven’s access (Revelation 12:7-9)

• Michael’s victory removes any remaining foothold.

4. Final confinement and eternal judgment

• Revelation 20:10—thrown into the lake of fire “forever and ever.”

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What Jesus Gave the Seventy—and Us

- Luke 10:19—authority “to trample snakes and scorpions” points to real triumph over demonic forces.

- Hebrews 2:14—through death, Jesus destroys “him who holds the power of death.”

- Our commission rests on a finished victory, not a future hope alone.

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Living in the Light of the Lightning Fall

- Confidence: the enemy’s fate is sealed; his current rage is a sign of pending doom.

- Vigilance: 1 Peter 5:8 calls believers to sober alertness, resisting from a position of victory.

- Worship: every triumph over sin and darkness echoes Christ’s sovereign declaration in Luke 10:18.