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And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Was cast down (εβληθη). Effective first aorist passive indicative of βαλλω, cast down for good and all, a glorious consummation. T…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And the great dragon was cast out. (See Barnes on Revelation 12:3).

That there may be an allusion in the language here to what actu…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And the great dragon . . .—Better, And he was thrown down, the great dragon, the ancient serpent, he who is called the Devil a…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

This was done in former times as a matter of fact. It is done continually, spiritually, as Christ is lifted up, and his gospel gets the victory.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the great dragon was cast out
From heaven, or from power and authority in the Roman empire, namely, the devil, w…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The attempts of the dragon proved unsuccessful against the church, and fatal to his own interests. The seat of this war was in heaven; in the churc…

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