3783 - War in Heaven, Rev. 12:7-9

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Jun 18, 1912

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 39, No. 24.

3783 — War in Heaven, Rev. 12:7-9

Can Rev. 12:7-9 be applied to Satan's first fall?

We think not. The first fall is set before us in verses 3 and 4. When Satan fell, our Lord Himself stepped down from His high estate of reigning with the Father, and took upon Himself the form of a creature, in order to save, and the first step in that downward career of sacrifice was to become an angel — Michael the Archangel. There began the spiritual warfare between our Lord as angel, and Satan, and which continued until the time that Christ took the second step downward and died upon the cross, a man. This is perfectly harmonious with all that is taught elsewhere.