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Revelation 12:12

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It says "come down" to preserve the allegory. As all are in "heaven," that is, in the church, which is rightly called heaven, when the devil is thrown out of the saints, he "comes down" to his followers who are the "earth" because of their earthly affection. He is said to be thrown out of heaven, not so that he might…
Caesarius of Arles, 6th c. — EXPOSITION ON THE APOCALYPSE 12:12, HOMILY 9
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12Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

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10And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Revelation 12:12

13And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

14And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

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