2007-07-01 13:55:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads. His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child the moment it was born. She gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne. The woman fled into the desert to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days.
And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him."
Revelation 12:3-9
This is yet a future event, as it is immediately followed by the rise of Antichrist, the world ruler who will issue in the close of this present Age.
So how can Satan still be in heaven?
The answer is his throne is situated in the lower heaven (the Bible speaks of 3 heavens), which is apparently roughly consistent with the atmosphere of the earth. He is called the Prince of the Authority of the Air (Greek aer = lower atmosphere) in Ephesians 2:2
2007-07-01 14:05:11 · answer #1 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! (Isaiah 14:12a)
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 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. (Rev 12:7-9)
2007-07-01 14:00:23 · answer #2 · answered by Red neck 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Rev.chapter 12 The bible dose not specifically say lucifer. Also Satan being cast down is future, it has not happened yet Rev 12:10.
2007-07-01 14:02:04 · answer #3 · answered by missy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Isaiah 14:11-13
Ezekiel 28:14-16
Revelation 12:3-9 - Note: In Revelation, this is a summary vision of what took place as recorded in Isaiah and Ezekiel.
2007-07-01 14:03:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. He grew to alter into into grasping and jealous. i think of of mankind shows information of that incredibly ideal. the reason a million/3 of the angels have been good out with him is via using the reality greed and jealousy are like a ailment that would unfold easily interior the warmth temperature of the 2d, yet remember--in accordance to the story, that a million/3 of angels did now no longer leave of their very own accord, they have been good out and had no decision. Lucifer grew to alter into into particularly the only guy or lady who endured to come to a decision directly to take God's place and harbor jealousy over the reality that individuals have been given souls like the angels had.
2016-11-07 21:49:06 · answer #5 · answered by kennebeck 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Revelation12:3 And another sign was seen in heaven, and, look! a great fiery-colored dragon, with seven heads and ten horns and upon its heads seven diadems; 4 and its tail drags a third of the stars of heaven, and it hurled them down to the earth. And the dragon kept standing before the woman who was about to give birth, that, when she did give birth, it might devour her child
2007-07-01 13:57:39 · answer #6 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Revelation
2007-07-01 13:57:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a mistranlation. It was actually Morgoth and 1/3 of the Valar.
2007-07-01 13:57:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋