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Revelation 12:10   Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.

FATHER is omniscient.   This word means “all-knowing, all-wise, all-seeing”.  HE is omnipotent or “having unlimited power; able to do anything”.  Finally, HE is omnipresent or “present everywhere at the same time”.  These three attributes are difficult for the human mind to comprehend yet Christians assign these same attributes to the devil who is not omniscient, omnipotent, or omnipresent.  So if the devil cannot be everywhere at once, where is he relative to us on an individual level?  He is the voice of the carnal nature coming from the depths of our flesh.  He is called that great deceiver and what a job he has done.  He has deceived many of the five-fold Pentecostal ministry and they assigned him great power and authority, the ultimate lie.  If the devil would have had sufficient power and authority, he would have killed Jesus at any point in His ministry.

Do you think Our Heavenly Father is unaware of our deepest thoughts?

Hebrews 4:12  For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

HIS Word penetrates every aspect of our being.  After all, HE created every GOD particle that makes us into what we are and HE breathed the life that keeps every aspect of our being functioning.  Yet just as Adam attempted to hide, our carnal man wants to hide from the reality that Our Heavenly Father is not in some distant galaxy unreachable and uninterested in our individual situations.   Preachers tried to convince us that GOD was mad at us and HE would wipe out most of us in the final judgment.  Those that would make it to Heaven would do so… barely.  They never knew HIM as FATHER who Loves us.  Thus when they were preaching and teaching on the book of Revelation, they inserted their bias into the message.  They have done the same with the teaching on the devil.

How can the devil affect so many people?  Man’s carnal nature is deceptive and redirects our focus outward to a hideous, ugly, powerful demonic man-like creature who is lurking in every shadow.  The carnal nature wants to externalize the enemy rather than expose the enemy within.  Paul speaks of this enemy in his two “I’s” writing in Romans 7.  However, after the Sons are processed through the seven trumpets, a casting down occurs.  The accuser no longer has any power to deceive the brethren.  He is not accusing us to GOD, he is accusing us before  or in the presence of GOD.  Do you think he could deceive Our Heavenly Father Who is omniscient?  FATHER sees through every lie and deception no matter what the source.

Romans 8:1   There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.

The elect who have been Spiritually matured and perfected walk according to the SPIRIT and all accusations have ceased.  What a blessing!  This reality comes with salvation, strength, the Kingdom, and power.  Paul encourages us in 2 Corinthians 5 to cast down all lies and deception:

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.

4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,

5 casting down arguments (imaginations) and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.

This Fifth Gospel is fully consistent with the rest of the New Testament and does not diverge from what the other Gospels and Epistles have been urging us to consider.  This is why I am fully convince that until you read this final book with the perspective of a Loving FATHER, you will miss the point of every topic contained therein.  Instead, you will focus on the bloodthirsty interpretations that promote fear and failure of all mankind.  To reaffirm this, let us consider what Paul wrote in Romans 8:

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?

Shall  tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36 As it is written:

​​​“For Your sake we are killed all day long;

​​We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”

​37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,

39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Paul understood that the accuser of the brethren had no power or authority to keep us from FATHER’S Love.  Nothing in Heaven or earth will prevent HIM from restoring every person who ever lived.  This Fifth Gospel provides the plan.  We must let go of half-truths and look at every verse with a view of restoration.  Jesus saw through the half-truths when He was tempted.  We must do the same.  As we walk in the SPIRIT and according to the Living Word, we will be able to easily detect any attempt to accuse us or dissuade us from ascending to full Spiritual perfection.  When we finally have that revelation, we will cast down the accuser out of our “heaven”.  As Jesus said, “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

Revelation 12:10   Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.

11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.

Over the years I have heard many sermons about the three archangels (Michael, Gabriel, and Lucifer) and assumed those mature speakers had done their homework.  Wrong!  There is only one archangel.  This word means “chief of the angels” or “ruler over angels”.  With this in mind, let us read from Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians chapter 4:

16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.

Jesus Christ is the head over all the messengers of Heaven.  There is only one archangel and He is the Chief Messenger of the Divine Intent of FATHER.  All others are of His army.  After Joshua had crossed the Jordan river, entered the Promised Land, and had his warriors circumcised,  he encounter a mighty Captain of the Lord’s host.  This captain or commander is the “commander-in-chief” and there is only One thus described in the book of Revelation- The King of Kings and Lord of Lords.  The name Joshua means "Jehovah is salvation" and is a type and shadow of the man Jesus leading the army into battle.  The Captain of the Host represents Jesus leading the Spiritual battle.  The revelation of Jesus Christ brings forth victory over all realms in our lives- spirit, soul, and body.  Jesus is represented throughout Scripture in many facets and manifestations.  He is known as the fourth Man in the furnace in the book of Daniel.  In Ezekiel He is the Four-Faced Man.  We must not restrict Jesus by our own limited view for He manifested Himself to the disciples after His resurrection:

Luke 24:36  Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, “Peace to you.”

John 20:19  Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.”

John 21:7  Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!”

Do you think Jesus Who was with FATHER “in the beginning” had any restriction from appearing prior to 2 B.C.?  This message of salvation is found throughout Scripture.  Jesus is the Chief Messenger of FATHER’S Divine Intent thus when we read that Michael and his angels fought with the dragon, we must dig deeper into this Archangel’s underlying meaning.  Michael = "who is like God".  Who else is described in such a manner?

Revelation 19:11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.

12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself.

13 He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.

Jesus Christ will descend from Heaven with an archangel’s voice, a shout, and a trumpet, then the dead in Christ will rise first.  Let’s compare this portion of John’s vision to Daniel’s vision in Daniel 12:

1 “At that time Michael shall stand up,

​​The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people;

​​And there shall be a time of trouble,

​​Such as never was since there was a nation,

​​Even to that time.

​​And at that time your people shall be delivered,

​​Every one who is found written in the book.

2 ​​And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake,

​​Some to everlasting life,

​​Some to shame and everlasting contempt.

3 ​​Those who are wise shall shine

​​Like the brightness of the firmament,

​​And those who turn many to righteousness

​​Like the stars forever and ever.

This passage speaks of the end time, the same as John’s vision in the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ.  Both speak of a “time of trouble” which in turn reveals that Our Heavenly Father in not unprepared but will once again deliver all of creation from the effects of the prince of the world.  This will be a time unparalleled in human history so we should refrain from placing FATHER in some box of limited expectation.  Be ready to cast down all of your preconceived ideas, doctrines, past assumptions, and anything else that will be subject to a higher level of understanding.  Likewise, the accuser of the brethren has been cast down from the high place (our thinking) and the Blood of the Lamb, the word of our testimony, and the death of our flesh provided this victory.  The past is dead and behold all things are new.

In other words, expect the unexpected!  Salvation, Strength, Kingdom, and Power are now at hand.

Satan is not lurking around every corner and has no inherent power.  His only power is that which we give him.  Our true issue is the carnal nature inside us and that is where the battle rages.  The contemporary Christian singer Carman had a hit song called “The Champion”.  This song represents the current religious view that the devil has nearly the same power and authority as Jesus Christ and only after a fight to the end does Jesus prevail… barely.  This view has been supported by countless sermons describing the book of Revelation as an external drama played out as various location of earth.  Could those locusts be fast attack helicopters?  The carnal man wants to externalize any major revelation that could result in his demise.  The external is a result of the internal.  When Love permeates men’s hearts, peace will break out.  We do not need another thousand laws to bring forth peace on earth for those laws only deal with the symptoms of the problems found within the hearts of men.

Revelation 12:7   And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,

8 but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer.

9 So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

The devil and his messengers were cast out of Heaven.  Jesus did not have to put on boxing gloves and enter the ring to duke it out with the devil.  The devil’s only power is that of deception and he has done a great job of deceiving men concerning the intent of the last book of the Bible for centuries.  We only have to look as far as the first verse of this book to know its intent- “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants”.  Its simplicity has been a mystery to the highly intelligent.  Just as the Pharisees did not recognize Jesus as He stood before them, the mysteries contained in this last book have been kept from the masses who walk according to the flesh.  These mysteries have been reserved for His servants who are represented by the manchild.  It was critical for this message to be hidden until now so that this group called “the remnant”, “the elect”, and “the overcomers” would be able to grow into maturity just as Jesus was allowed to grow in anonymity until such a time as this.

When you exalt the devil and his perceived power, you are actually worshipping him, you are a devil worshipper.  Ugggh!  Nobody wants to hear that but in the strictest sense, it is the truth.  Jesus overcame the deception of the devil at the end of the forty days in the wilderness.  At the weakest point of the flesh, He overcame the devil and his attempts to use the Word of GOD as a basis of the deceit.  This is given for our instruction in order that we are not deceived by the subtleness of the devil in whatever form he may take.  If the devil had all the power assigned to him, none of us would be sharing FATHER’S Love but instead we all would be roasting in hell forever.  This battle was in the spirit realm, not the physical realm with a red suited figure wielding a pitchfork.  This battle occurred in His mind just as it has been occurring in yours and mine.  The devil isn’t omnipresent as many would have you believe.  He is your carnal nature warring in your members.  This allows you to appreciate what Paul said in Romans chapter 7:

23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

24 O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?

25 I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!  So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.

The name Michael means “Who is like GOD”.  When you take on FATHER’S attributes and HIS message, you are able to cast satan out of your midst.  He is no longer welcome in the spirit of your mind.  He is no longer exalted or accepted in determining your course of action and is cast out of your “heaven” and his deceptive thoughts and intents are no longer entertained.  When this finally takes place and this carnal man no longer prevails in your life, then and only then- “but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer.”  The carnal nature and his messengers (aka messages: counterfeit revelations) are removed from your midst and you can no longer be deceived by your own flesh or the doctrines, philosophies, creeds, interpretations, and religious views of others.  You will now be led only by HIS SPIRIT.

With this understanding we can see that only after the manchild is caught up to the third Heaven and in THE SPIRIT does this war brake out.  As long as you are “in the sea” of humanity” or “in the earth”, you are right where your carnal man wants you and he will be fed at this lower level by the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life.  This is exactly why the devil started out as a serpent and ended up as a monstrous dragon.  This occurs as we feed him and allow him to devour us through lusts and pride.  It is by this worldly path is he exalted in our lives. The outward man simply reflects the inward spiritual state.  This carnal man deceives the whole world but one man at a time.  He then uses men to further his agenda by creating scarcity and competition by way of war and greed.  When the devil and his message are cast out of Heaven, you will walk in complete peace just as Jesus was describing in His own life in John 14:

27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

28 You have heard Me say to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, ‘I am going to the Father,’ for My Father is greater than I.

29 “And now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe.

30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.

31 But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.

The devil showed up when Jesus had reached full maturity as a Son.  This process had been sealed by FATHER when HE spoke these words:

Matthew 3:17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

There is no record of this during the 30 year maturing process which was broken up into two distinct periods: 12 years + 18 years with those two periods being marked by Jesus proclaiming that He had to be about HIS FATHER’S business.  Don’t you think that if the devil conjured up by men really had all the power attributed to him that he would have killed Jesus when He was in His youth?  Only after Jesus was exalted to Sonship by FATHER was the battle waged by the devil and it was within the Heavenly place of Sonship.  Jesus was fully led by the SPIRIT.  The devil had no power over Jesus in this highest Spiritual realm though he tempted Jesus in all facets.  Jesus was not deceived by the prince of the world and the result was:

Matthew 4:11 Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

After the devil was cast down, the power and authority from Heaven began operating in full measure.  This is true for the Sons as well.  This war in Heaven is described by Paul in Ephesians chapter 6:

12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

We must cast down every high thing that exalts itself contrary to Christ in us and this opposition is the adversary called the devil.  This adversary must not take its place on the throne reserved for Christ but must be cast out of our own highest Spiritual place.  Paul spoke of this in 2 Corinthians chapter 5:

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.

4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,

5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

As the devil is cast out, we then have the Mind of Christ and are led by THE SPIRIT and the devil has no place in us.  “As HE is, so are we!”

2015 appears to be a year of change.

If there is one thing I have learned in the last nine years, the carnal man will resist the message of agape Love and Truth.  You can speak on any other topic without much resistance but when you focus on Love, plan on resistance.  Jesus spoke on Love, John spoke on Love, and Paul spoke on Love, but most people do not want to hear and embrace that aspect of the Gospel.  Why?  It is the carnal man who knows that when the whole Truth of Love is embraced, his days have ended.

Revelation 12:4   His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born.

The dragon stands ready to devour the manchild.  What better way to prevent the Gospel of full and complete restoration from coming forth than to attack as early as possible when it is fully birthed.  The devil is the agent of resistance and can be found in every move of the HOLY SPIRIT.  His job is to infiltrate the Truth with lies and we have seen this play out in past moves of the SPIRIT.  In reading about the latter rain movement, those who led the movement let pride enter into their walk.  We see over and over that a major revelation comes forth and finally is converted to a tradition by men.  This has been true of many if not all of the church denominations that exist today.  However in the above Scripture, the devil failed.  What was the difference in this situation?

Revelation 12:11   And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.

The overcomers have a true revelation of Love and understood the need to die to the flesh thus starving the carnal man by removing themselves from his dominion and influence.

Revelation 12:5   She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne.

We see that this manchild is immediately caught to the third Heaven, before FATHER.  This is where we find those around the throne proclaiming “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!”.  This is a far cry from those on earth hearing “Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth”.  This provides and excellent contrast of blessing versus cursing, life versus death.

This agent of resistance is found throughout the Bible.  Pharaoh feared the male children, King Herod demanded all the male children be slain, and here we have the devil awaiting the arrival of the manchild in anticipation of once again attempting to thwart FATHER’S plan of restoration.  Just as Moses was protected from Pharaoh and Jesus was protected from Herod, the manchild is protected from the devil’s final attempt to prevent the Body of Christ from coming forth.  What a glorious deliverance!  Those who are called as Sons are not dissuaded from the calling by the peer pressure of the religious leaders and those around them who want to maintain status quo.  This remnant is willing to “go it alone” and give up relationships of the past.  Those relationships were not based on agape Love but instead were found to have conditions attached.  The carnal nature will raise up its head when there is a challenge to its doctrine and it will use any means necessary to prevent anyone from challenging its exalted position.  Guilt, arrogance, separation, condescending attitudes, and insincerity are all used to keep the relationship in control.  Those who succumb to the lies receive the woes of those who choose to dwell at the earthly level and they are unknowingly submit to this evil spirit.

As we are subjected to those who challenge what FATHER has shown us, we must never forget that we are to continue to Love them.  We are not to promote division but minister life and Truth in Love as we get the opportunity.  In the end, we all will come into the fullness of understanding.  We simply must not be moved by any challenges to the revelation FATHER has given us in order that we will be able to walk in the fullness of our calling.  I know that this message of Love isn’t popular among many readers of blogs.  Many want to hear the bad news of the current system and focus on those who are in temporary control of the financial system.  We need to overcome this bondage to the current system and focus our attention on those higher Truths found in Heaven.  These higher Spiritual Truths will prevail over the current, lower fleshly realm where all the death and destruction resides.  Life will swallow up death!

Notice that the dragon is in heaven standing before the woman clad with the sun.  This denotes the fact that we are challenged at the spiritual level.  Lies are believable when they contain some Spiritual Truth but are off just enough to move the recipient away from the purity of the Gospel.  This is how a false prophet can take an obscure verse and build a doctrine around it.  Jesus was tempted by the devil who used the Word of GOD in an trying to manipulate Jesus into sin.  Do you think it will be any different this time?  Without the motivation of Love behind a teaching, the message will move off center at some point.  We must rely on FATHER to keep us properly focused so that we are not led astray.

Those of us who believe this call to Sonship know that Our Heavenly Father will bring forth victory through HIS power, not ours.  We are to overcome our flesh and respond to HIS Word.  But by HIS power and authority will the fullness of each person’s calling come forth.  We provide food to promote strength in our spirit at the demise of the carnal man or, we provide strength to the carnal man by lusts and pride.  Which nature are we going to sustain?  It is our choice.  When we resist Love and Truth, we feed the carnal nature but when we embrace Love and Truth, our spirit grows and matures.  Knowledge by itself won’t fulfill the need or else everyone with a PhD would be moving in HIS power and authority.  There is a simplicity in Christ that does not demand complexity as a prerequisite to move in the Spiritual realm. 

Those who hear and respond to the Divine Intent of FATHER are those who will receive HIS power and authority.  When you are able to clearly hear and respond to HIS Voice, you cannot be deceived, discouraged, troubled, influenced, used, manipulated, corrupted, or defiled in any way.  HIS Truth has set you free and you are able to ascend to Heaven in HIS Presence.  The devil can be standing there waiting to devour you but he has no power or influence over you for have willingly died to the flesh.  You are now able to see through his lies and deception.  You have become a mature Son and with a pure heart you are able to be caught up to FATHER and HIS throne.

Revelation 12:5   She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne.

6   Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days.

The dragon awaited the birth of the manchild who is to bring forth Truth in order that this Truth would once again be perverted into another religious movement infiltrated with lies and selfish motivations.  It worked in the past centuries and the dragon is expecting it to work again thus making it a greater power in the world.  This time it is different for the woman’s Child is caught up to GOD and His throne.  This is the Life-giving Truth that will not be devoured by the the father of lies.

We are told the tail of the dragon is used to cast down a third part of the stars to earth and Isaiah 9:15 divulges that this tail represents lies from a false prophet:

“The prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.”

This is exactly why I urge each one of us to pursue and hear Our Heavenly Father’s Voice individually and not count on others as the primary source of Truth.  The father of lies would have you believe you are not qualified and unable to directly communicate with FATHER. What a lie!  Jesus made it very plain in John chapter 10 that we can and do hear His Voice:

22 Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter.

23 And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch.

24 Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him, “How long do You keep us in doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”

25 Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me.

26 But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you.

27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.

29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.

30 I and My Father are one.”

Jesus made these statements in the midst of Hanukkah.  This year the Feast of Dedication concluded its eight day celebration on the night of Christmas Eve, corresponding to the conception of Jesus in 2 B.C.  Could this be the time of the manifestation of the Sons?  We will surely know it as it occurs.

Stars signify Divine Truths well as those messengers who walk in the light of those truths who proclaim them.  They emanate light rather than reflecting it as a moon yet they are dragged down to a lower level and perverted by self-motivation.  They have been perverted by mixing them with lies brought on by “self” exaltation.   The carnal man is able to receive these half-truths and follow them as a religion.  This is extremely dangerous to those who are called and can cause them to be separated from those who are then chosen.  With all diligence, we must hear FATHER’S Voice for ourselves if we are to be included in the initial squadron to be “caught up” to FATHER and HIS Throne and be a part of those who are called to deliver mankind from the bondage of corruption.  Surely by now, each of us can detect that little “check” in our spirit when we read or hear someone speak or prophesy in HIS Name.  That is the HOLY SPIRIT indicating that there is some form of corruption in what is being said.  These messengers who are cast down progressively focus on the earthly realm rather than the highest realm of the Gospel, or good news.  The earth isn’t on its last leg but instead is being readied for the greatest impact ever seen and experienced by mankind.  The perversion will give way to the rod of iron and revealed for what it is.  The Love of FATHER will be shed abroad for all men to see the standard by which they will be judged.  This will be the time of great restoration, not the final destruction as taught by those who have been cast down to earth.

Carnal Christians follow and support carnal teaching, that is the reality.  They will support what their souls crave.  Those who hunger and thirst after righteousness ascend toward the Heavenlies.  Their time, resources, and actions support their focus as well.  One group is caught up to Heaven and the other group is cast down to the earth.  In Revelation chapter 12, we can see the distinction between the two groups:

10 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven,

“Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.

11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.

12   Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them!

Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.”

Many are called but few are chosen.  Those who are chosen know verse 12 all too well.