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Was cast down (εβληθη). Effective first aorist passive indicative of βαλλω, cast down for good and all, a glorious consummation. T…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
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
CharlesEllicott
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
CharlesSpurgeon
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
JohnGill
And the great dragon was cast out
From heaven, or from power and authority in the Roman empire, namely, the devil, w…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson