Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was cast out. It must be remembered that
Michael, the woman, the man child, the dragon, the conflict, and the
casting down of the dragon are all symbols. This symbolism indicates
the defeat of the dragon in his attempt. He is not only vanquished, but
humiliated, "cast out". The first mighty attempt of Satan to "abolish
the Christian name from the earth", signally fails. We have already
written enough to show the reader that this represents the facts of
history. Pagan Rome, the dragon, struck at the heart of the Church.
Blood flowed in rivers, the blood of the saints, but the grandeur of
their lives and the heroism of their deaths struck fear and conviction
to the hearts of their enemies. Each martyr called forth an army who
were ready to die for Christ. God exalted the man child, caught it to
his bosom, protected it, and Pagan Rome went down. The dragon prevailed
not. Baffled, he is cast to the earth.
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