Revelation 12:10 Meaning and Explanation
“And 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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →A loud voice in heaven proclaims that salvation and the kingdom have come, for the accuser of God's people has been cast down.
What Does Revelation 12:10 Mean?
A great voice rings out across heaven in answer to the dragon's fall. It announces that now salvation and strength, the kingdom of God and the authority of His Christ, have come. The reason given is the casting down of the accuser, who once charged God's people before Him day and night.
The enemy's chief weapon was accusation, the relentless naming of our failures before God. That voice is now silenced. In its place sounds the proclamation that the kingdom belongs to God and to His Christ. For every believer who has felt the weight of condemnation, this is the gospel made audible: the One who accused you is cast down, and the verdict over you now rests with your King.
Revelation 12:10 in the Original Language
katēgōr (κατήγωρ), 'accuser' -- a prosecutor who brings charges; the role the dragon played and has now lost.
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What does Revelation 12:10 mean?
A loud voice in heaven proclaims that salvation and the kingdom have come, for the accuser of God's people has been cast down.