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You are not spiritually seeing that Satan and his angels were kicked out of heaven long ago when Christ ascended to heaven.Then you are not spiritually seeing what event actually starts the time of "great tribulation" which Lord Jesus pointed to in those verses.
Rev 12:7-12
7 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.
10 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.
11 And 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.
12 Therefore 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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Revelation 12:5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. 6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. 7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 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. 10 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.
It makes complete sense that Satan and his angels would have been cast out of heaven when Jesus ascended there because Jesus defeated Satan at the cross (Heb 2:14-15, 1 John 3:8) and is now our Mediator in heaven between us and the Father (1 Timothy 2:5, Heb 8:6,9:15,12:24). Notice that it says in verse 10: "the accuser of our brethren is cast down". How can Satan accuse us any longer now that Christ's blood has covered our sins? He can't.
Romans 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? 32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? 33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
Notice also that it says "Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ". How can anyone think that did not happen already long ago? Did not Jesus bring salvation and the kingdom of God to the world long ago? Of course He did.
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