◄ Revelation 12:10 ►
And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: "Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down--he who accuses them day and night before our God.
Study Bible
And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying
The phrase begins with John, the author of Revelation, hearing a "loud voice in heaven." The Greek word for "loud" is "megas," which implies not just volume but also significance and authority. This voice is not merely a background noise but a proclamation of utmost importance. The setting in "heaven" indicates a divine origin, suggesting that the message is from God or His angels, emphasizing the heavenly perspective and authority behind the forthcoming declaration.

Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God
The word "Now" signifies a pivotal moment in the cosmic narrative. It marks the transition from anticipation to fulfillment. "Salvation" (Greek: "soteria") refers to deliverance, not just in a personal sense but in a cosmic, eschatological sense. "Power" (Greek: "dynamis") indicates the active, dynamic force of God at work, overcoming evil. The "kingdom of our God" speaks to the reign and rule of God being established, a theme that resonates throughout Scripture, pointing to the ultimate realization of God's sovereign plan.

and the authority of His Christ
"Authority" (Greek: "exousia") denotes the legitimate power and right to rule. This authority is vested in "His Christ," referring to Jesus as the Messiah, the Anointed One. This phrase underscores the fulfillment of messianic prophecies and the establishment of Christ's dominion, as foretold in the Old Testament. It highlights the divine endorsement and empowerment of Jesus to execute God's will and establish His kingdom.

For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down
The "accuser" (Greek: "kategoros") is identified as Satan, whose role has been to accuse and slander believers before God. The term "brothers" indicates the familial bond among believers, emphasizing unity and shared identity in Christ. The phrase "has been thrown down" signifies a decisive defeat, echoing the imagery of a courtroom where the accuser is dismissed and discredited. This event marks a turning point in the spiritual battle, showcasing God's justice and the vindication of His people.

he who accuses them day and night before our God
The continuous nature of the accusation "day and night" highlights the relentless nature of Satan's opposition. However, the phrase "before our God" serves as a reminder of God's omnipresence and sovereignty. Despite the constant accusations, God remains the ultimate judge, and His verdict is final. This assurance provides comfort and hope to believers, affirming that their standing before God is secure through Christ's redemptive work.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Loud Voice in Heaven
Represents a divine proclamation, possibly from an angel or a collective heavenly host, announcing a significant spiritual victory.

2. Salvation, Power, and Kingdom of God
These terms signify the ultimate triumph of God's plan and the establishment of His reign, reflecting the fulfillment of His promises.

3. Authority of His Christ
Refers to the dominion and rule of Jesus Christ, affirming His role as the Messiah and King.

4. Accuser of Our Brothers
This is Satan, who is depicted as the one who constantly brings charges against believers, seeking to undermine their faith and standing before God.

5. Heaven
The spiritual realm where this proclamation occurs, symbolizing the divine perspective and the ultimate reality of God's sovereignty.
Teaching Points
Victory in Christ
Believers can live with confidence knowing that Christ's authority ensures victory over Satan's accusations.

The Power of Salvation
Salvation is not just a future hope but a present reality that empowers believers to overcome spiritual challenges.

The Role of the Accuser
Recognize the tactics of Satan as the accuser and stand firm in the truth of God's Word and the intercession of Christ.

Living in the Kingdom
As citizens of God's kingdom, believers are called to live under Christ's authority, reflecting His reign in their daily lives.

Heavenly Perspective
Adopt a heavenly perspective that sees beyond earthly struggles to the ultimate victory secured in Christ.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does understanding the role of Satan as the accuser change the way you view spiritual warfare in your life?

2. In what ways can you actively live out the reality of God's kingdom and Christ's authority in your daily decisions and interactions?

3. How does the assurance of salvation and Christ's intercession impact your response to feelings of guilt or condemnation?

4. What practical steps can you take to remind yourself of the victory and power available to you through Christ?

5. How can the examples of Job and Joshua in the Old Testament encourage you when facing accusations or spiritual attacks?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Job 1:6-12
Illustrates Satan's role as the accuser, presenting a courtroom-like scenario where he challenges the faithfulness of God's people.

Zechariah 3:1-2
Depicts Satan standing to accuse Joshua the high priest, showing the adversarial role he plays against God's chosen ones.

Luke 10:18
Jesus speaks of seeing Satan fall like lightning from heaven, indicating the defeat of Satan's power and influence.

Romans 8:33-34
Emphasizes that no one can bring a charge against God's elect, as Christ intercedes for them, countering the accusations of Satan.

1 John 2:1
Highlights Jesus as our advocate, who defends us against accusations, ensuring our standing before God.
Sermons
Hope of the Final Triumph of GoodJohn Congreve, M. A.Revelation 12:7-11
St. Michael and All AngelsH. Melvill, B. D.Revelation 12:7-11
The Great CampaignD. Thomas Revelation 12:7-11
The Heavenly and the Earthly ConflictEdwin Hatch, D. D.Revelation 12:7-11
War in HeavenD. Baker, D. D.Revelation 12:7-11
Who is MichaelW. Milligan, D. D.Revelation 12:7-11
War and TriumphR. Green Revelation 12:7-12
How They Conquered the DragonC. H. Spurgeon.Revelation 12:10-17
Love TriumphantRevelation 12:10-17
Missionary Conflict and VictoryR. H. Roberts, B. A.Revelation 12:10-17
Overcoming the AccuserD. Fraser, D. D.Revelation 12:10-17
The Accuser of the BrethrenD. Roberts, D. D.Revelation 12:10-17
The Blood of the Lamb, the Conquering WeaponC. H. Spurgeon.Revelation 12:10-17
The Church's VictoryJohn Aldis.Revelation 12:10-17
The Encouragement to Increased Missionary Effort to be Derived from the Assurance of Final VictoryBp. Daniel Wilson.Revelation 12:10-17
The Evidence of Christianity from the Persecution of ChristiansJ. Priestley, LL. D.Revelation 12:10-17
The Heavenly Song of VictoryH. Bonar, D. D.Revelation 12:10-17
VictoryWm. Guild, D. D.Revelation 12:10-17
Victory Over the FoeDean Vaughan.Revelation 12:10-17
People
John, Michael
Places
Patmos
Topics
Accuser, Accuses, Authority, Brothers, Christ, Heaven, Hurled, Kingdom, Loud, Power, Salvation, Saying, Thrown, Voice
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Revelation 12:10

     1105   God, power of
     2345   Christ, kingdom of
     2376   kingdom of God, coming
     5202   accusation, false
     5334   health
     5454   power, God's saving
     6610   adoption, descriptions
     8485   spiritual warfare, conflict
     9145   Messianic age

Revelation 12:7-10

     1130   God, sovereignty

Revelation 12:9-10

     4121   Satan, enemy of God
     5201   accusation
     8484   spiritual warfare, enemies

Revelation 12:10-11

     5598   victory, over spiritual forces
     7317   blood, of Christ

Revelation 12:10-12

     4113   angels, agents of judgment

Library
Prevailing Prayer.
Text.--The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.--James v. 16. THE last lecture referred principally to the confession of sin. To-night my remarks will be chiefly confined to the subject of intercession, or prayer. There are two kinds of means requisite to promote a revival; one to influence men, the other to influence God. The truth is employed to influence men, and prayer to move God. When I speak of moving God, I do not mean that God's mind is changed by prayer, or that his …
Charles Grandison Finney—Lectures on Revivals of Religion

The Third
refers to Exodus. The promise is, "I will give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth, saving he that receiveth it" (ii. 17). It is in this third Epistle, which refers to the wilderness period and Balaam's counsel, that we have a special reference to the manna, the wilderness sustenance, of which Exodus contains the record. "Bread from Heaven" and "Angels' food" (Ps. lxxviii. 24,25) are set over against the lusts of the …
E.W. Bullinger—Commentary on Revelation

The Glory of Jesus and Mary.
Before entering upon the contemplation of the excellent glory which surrounds the blessed in heaven, we must endeavor to form a correct idea of God's grace, which enabled them to perform the great and noble actions we are now to consider. They were all, except Jesus and Mary, conceived in sin, and, therefore, subject to the same temptations that daily assail us. They never could have triumphed and reached the supernatural glory which now surrounds them, had they been left to their own natural strength, …
F. J. Boudreaux—The Happiness of Heaven

The Work of Christ.
The great work which the Lord Jesus Christ, God's well beloved Son, came to do was to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. This finished work of the cross is the basis of His present work and His future work. What mind can estimate the value and preciousness of that work in which the Holy One offered Himself through the eternal Spirit without spot unto God! He procured redemption by His death on the cross. In His present work and much more in the future work, He works out this great redemption …
A. C. Gaebelein—The Work Of Christ

A Discourse of the House and Forest of Lebanon
OF THE HOUSE OF THE FOREST OF LEBANON. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. That part of Palestine in which the celebrated mountains of Lebanon are situated, is the border country adjoining Syria, having Sidon for its seaport, and Land, nearly adjoining the city of Damascus, on the north. This metropolitan city of Syria, and capital of the kingdom of Damascus, was strongly fortified; and during the border conflicts it served as a cover to the Assyrian army. Bunyan, with great reason, supposes that, to keep …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3

Voluntary Suffering
I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting. T hat which often passes amongst men for resolution, and the proof of a noble, courageous spirit, is, in reality, the effect of a weak and little mind. At least, it is chiefly owing to the presence of certain circumstances, which have a greater influence upon the conduct, than any inherent principle. Thus may persons who appear to set death and danger at defiance in the hour …
John Newton—Messiah Vol. 1

The Fourth vision "In Heaven"
H^4, chap. xii. 1-12. A Great Sign. We now come, not only to the great central subject of the whole Book, but to the central pair of the seven Visions, and to the actual literary centre of the Book. All this shows us that we are on the threshold of an important part of Scripture which relates to the actual Revelation or Unveiling of the glorious Person of the Lord Jesus Christ. The whole section (chaps. xii.--) is not only Episodal in subject and Parenthetical in form, but is a good example of historical, …
E.W. Bullinger—Commentary on Revelation

Apostles To-Day?
"Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are ye not my work in the Lord?"--1 Cor. ix. 1. We may not take leave of the apostolate without a last look at the circle of its members. It is a closed circle; and every effort to reopen it tends to efface a characteristic of the New Covenant. And yet the effort is being made again and again. We see it in Rome's apostolic succession; in the Ethical view gradually effacing the boundary-line between the apostles and believers; …
Abraham Kuyper—The Work of the Holy Spirit

The Poor in Spirit are Enriched with a Kingdom
Theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 Here is high preferment for the saints. They shall be advanced to a kingdom. There are some who, aspiring after earthly greatness, talk of a temporal reign here, but then God's church on earth would not be militant but triumphant. But sure it is the saints shall reign in a glorious manner: Theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.' A kingdom is held the acme and top of all worldly felicity, and this honour have all the saints'; so says our Saviour, Theirs is the …
Thomas Watson—The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12

The Work of Jesus Christ as an Advocate,
CLEARLY EXPLAINED, AND LARGELY IMPROVED, FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL BELIEVERS. 1 John 2:1--"And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." By JOHN BUNYAN, Author of "The Pilgrim's Progress." London: Printed for Dorman Newman, at the King's Arms, in the Poultry, 1689. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. This is one of the most interesting of Bunyan's treatises, to edit which required the Bible at my right hand, and a law dictionary on my left. It was very frequently republished; …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3

The Protevangelium.
As the mission of Christ was rendered necessary by the fall of man, so the first dark intimation of Him was given immediately after the fall. It is found in the sentence of punishment which was passed upon the tempter. Gen. iii. 14, 15. A correct understanding of it, however, can be obtained only after we have ascertained who the tempter was. It is, in the first place, unquestionable that a real serpent was engaged in the temptation; so that the opinion of those who maintain that the serpent is only …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament

A Discourse of Mercifulness
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Matthew 5:7 These verses, like the stairs of Solomon's temple, cause our ascent to the holy of holies. We are now mounting up a step higher. Blessed are the merciful . . '. There was never more need to preach of mercifulness than in these unmerciful times wherein we live. It is reported in the life of Chrysostom that he preached much on this subject of mercifulness, and for his much pressing Christians to mercy, he was called of many, the alms-preacher, …
Thomas Watson—The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12

Love
The rule of obedience being the moral law, comprehended in the Ten Commandments, the next question is: What is the sum of the Ten Commandments? The sum of the Ten Commandments is, to love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind, and our neighbour as ourselves. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.' Deut 6: 5. The duty called for is love, yea, the strength of love, with all …
Thomas Watson—The Ten Commandments

Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness.
^A Matt. IV. 1-11; ^B Mark I. 12, 13; ^C Luke IV. 1-13. ^c 1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, ^b 12 And straightway the Spirit driveth him forth ^c and ^a 1 Then [Just after his baptism, with the glow of the descended Spirit still upon him, and the commending voice of the Father still ringing in his ears, Jesus is rushed into the suffering of temptation. Thus abrupt and violent are the changes of life. The spiritually exalted may expect these sharp contrasts. After being …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

A Preliminary Discourse to Catechising
'If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled.' - Col 1:23. Intending next Lord's day to enter upon the work of catechising, it will not be amiss to give you a preliminary discourse, to show you how needful it is for Christians to be well instructed in the grounds of religion. If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled.' I. It is the duty of Christians to be settled in the doctrine of faith. II. The best way for Christians to be settled is to be well grounded. I. It is the duty of Christians …
Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity

Its Meaning
Deliverance from the condemning sentence of the Divine Law is the fundamental blessing in Divine salvation: so long as we continue under the curse, we can neither be holy nor happy. But as to the precise nature of that deliverance, as to exactly what it consists of, as to the ground on which it is obtained, and as to the means whereby it is secured, much confusion now obtains. Most of the errors which have been prevalent on this subject arose from the lack of a clear view of the thing itself, and …
Arthur W. Pink—The Doctrine of Justification

An Appendix to the Beatitudes
His commandments are not grievous 1 John 5:3 You have seen what Christ calls for poverty of spirit, pureness of heart, meekness, mercifulness, cheerfulness in suffering persecution, etc. Now that none may hesitate or be troubled at these commands of Christ, I thought good (as a closure to the former discourse) to take off the surmises and prejudices in men's spirits by this sweet, mollifying Scripture, His commandments are not grievous.' The censuring world objects against religion that it is difficult …
Thomas Watson—The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12

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