Satan Thrown Down from Heaven to Earth

7 And there was war in heaven; Michael and his angels ⌊fought against⌋[fn] the dragon, and the dragon and his angels ⌊fought back⌋[fn]. 8 And they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them any longer in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the ancient serpent, 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.

10 And 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,
• because the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down,
  • the one who accuses them before our God day and night.
• 11 And they conquered him by the blood of the Lamb
  • and by the word of their testimony,
• and they did not love their lives until death.
• 12 Because of this, rejoice, you heavens,
  • and those who live in them!
• Woe to the earth and to the sea,
  • because the devil has come down to you,
• having great anger,
  • because he[fn] knows that he has little time!”

13 And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. 14 And the two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman, in order that she could fly into the wilderness, to her place where she is fed there for a time, and times, and half a time, from the presence of the serpent. 15 And from his mouth the serpent spouted water like a river after the woman, in order that he could make her swept away by a river. 16 And the earth came to the aid of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river that the dragon had spouted out of his mouth. 17 And the dragon was angry at the woman, and went away to ⌊fight against⌋[fn] the rest of her children, those who keep the commandments of God and who hold to the testimony about Jesus. 18 And he stood on the sand of the sea.