But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan,

What does Revelation 12:8 mean? This verse reports the outcome of the war in heaven between Michael and his angels and the Devil and his angels.

But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. And the dragon lost the battle, and he and his angels were forced out of heaven.

New International Version. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven.

And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the ...

This central section of Revelation portrays the power of evil, represented by a dragon, in opposition to God and his people.

Revelation 12:8 — New Century Version (NCV). 8 But the dragon was not strong enough, and he and his angels lost their place in heaven.

The result of the war was the dragon's defeat. The whole power of the evil hosts failed them. There is an inherent weakness in evil: a spot which may be touched ...

1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.

The great dragon was thrown down, the ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world.