I know people talk about "a third of the angels fell", and that comes from this verse, I think -
Rev 12:4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
But couldn't that verse be along the lines of this one? -
Dan 8:10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
In Rev. 12:4 it says the tail drew the third part of the stars and cast them to the earth - Why would the dragon cast his own angels to the earth?
It's written later in the chapter -
Rev 12:7-9 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, (8) And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. (9) And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
In those verses there was a war, and the dragon and his angels were cast out.
But in verse 4, the dragon's tail had cast out one third of the stars.
So, I have two questions - does the term "stars" actually mean "angels" in that chapter or are they two different things?
If the two terms are interchangeable, then why would the dragon cast out his own angels/stars?
Rev 12:4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
But couldn't that verse be along the lines of this one? -
Dan 8:10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
In Rev. 12:4 it says the tail drew the third part of the stars and cast them to the earth - Why would the dragon cast his own angels to the earth?
It's written later in the chapter -
Rev 12:7-9 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, (8) And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. (9) And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
In those verses there was a war, and the dragon and his angels were cast out.
But in verse 4, the dragon's tail had cast out one third of the stars.
So, I have two questions - does the term "stars" actually mean "angels" in that chapter or are they two different things?
If the two terms are interchangeable, then why would the dragon cast out his own angels/stars?