S – Then war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. The dragon and his angels also fought, ⁸ but he could not prevail, and there was no place for them in heaven any longer. ⁹ So the great dragon was thrown out—the ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the one who deceives the whole world. He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him.

Revelation 12:7–9 CSB

O – Commentary:

The outcome of the war was that Satan was hurled to the earth, and his character was clearly revealed in the various titles ascribed to him: the great dragon … that ancient serpent … the devil or Satan. With him went the fallen angels of the demon world.

While the concept of Satan in heaven is difficult to comprehend, it is clear that he is now the accuser of saints (cf. Job 1:6; Rev. 12:10). Though Satan was defeated at the first coming of Christ (John 16:11), his execution was delayed and is in stages. Here (Rev. 12:8–9) he will be cast out of heaven in the middle of the Tribulation. Later he will be bound for the duration of the millennial kingdom (20:1–3). The devil will finally be thrown into the lake of burning sulfur (20:10) where the world ruler (Antichrist) and the false prophet will have been cast a thousand years earlier.

 John F. Walvoord, “Revelation,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 2 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 959.

A – We have an enemy today and his name is Satan.  He is an accuser, liar and he deals in deception.  The way we do our own battles with him in our daily walk is know the truth – God’s word.  The Truth allows us to speak victory over everything in our lives because God is intimate to all of those thoughts, words and actions.  We live from a place of victory because Jesus already won it when he went to the cross.

R – Heavenly Father, you are the Truth.  Thank you God for being the absolute truth.  You do not change.  Your character and power are timeless and we can uphold your Truth as way to defeat the enemy in our own lives.  Give us courage and strength to fight the enemy and walk in your truth today.