Revelation 12:7

7 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,

A. War in heaven - As Satan tried to invade heaven and destroy Christ; Michael and his angels meet him. Michael is the fighting archangel.

B. This is not a historical account of the origin of Satan. There are several theories about where Satan came from. This text does not deal with the origin.

C. The war described here is the time that Satan lost power over people. He could no longer posses people as he did during the ministry of Christ. Until Jesus’ death on the cross there was no forgiveness of sins. Now that Jesus died for all men, Satan lost his control over us.

D. Does Satan still have power? Yes. He still is active. He still seeks to tempt, lead into sin, and cause us to lose faith. But, we have the power to resist. We can resist Satan and he will flee from us. (James 4:7) Satan seeks to devour us but we can resist. (1 Peter 5:8-9)