Satan are likened to "the stars of heaven" (Rev. 12: 4, 7, 9). Here, Satan is said to be

"cast out", the Greek word being kataballo, the long deferred "overthrow" first

introduced in Gen. 1: 2.  The critic ("X") referred to in the preceding article, does not

seem to know how to avoid the evidence of this verse, all he can offer his reader is the

comment: "The word used is the passive of ballo, at Rev. 12: 10 and it is erroneous to

render this as `the accuser of our brethren was cast down'. This has been changed in the

latest C.5: to cast (out)." But the "ignorant" reader is left still asking what really does

happen to Satan according to chapter twelve of Revelation. It is one comfort to notice

that even "X" the critic has not the temerity to suggest that Michael and his angels were

endeavouring to put Satan upon a more solid foundation. If Satan is not said to be "cast

down", John needs to be corrected in his further testimony for he says "the devil IS

COME DOWN" and that he was "cast UNTO the earth" (Rev. 12: 12, 13). If he does

come down, then to all intents and purposes kataballo is correctly translated in the

Authorized Version. If "X" desires to leave Satan "suspended", Michael and his angels

will act otherwise.  Thank God, the accuser of the brethren will be cast down.

Cunnington, whose accuracy is often acknowledged by "X" translates Rev. 12: 9 "he

was cast down unto the earth", and verse ten "was cast down". In the former passage the

simple verb ballo is used, in the later the intensive form kataballo. If ballo can be

translated "cast out" or "cast down" kataballo when referring to the same event can mean

nothing else than "cast down". No wonder "X" treats chapter twelve "elliptically".

Just before the overthrow of Jericho under his leadership, Joshua is reminded of the

heavenly army that was led by "The Captain of the Lord's host". One so holy, that

Joshua was told to take off his shoes (Josh. 5: 15). All that Israel did was to compass the

city, led by the priests, an invisible host destroyed the defences of the city. The emphasis

upon the seven times seven, the blowing of the Jubilee "trumpet" and the "shout", help us

to see that here once again is a type of the overthrow of the Satanic system at the time of

the end. If Michael was this Captain, or Prince (see margin Dan. 10: 13, 20, 21), then at

the second coming of Christ, we have the fulfillment of this type, the last trumpet, the

shout, and the voice of the Archangel (I Cor. 15: 52; I Thess. 4: 16).

When Adam was placed in the garden he was told not only to "dress" it, but to "keep"

it, and what this "keeping" involved can be gathered from the next occurrence of the

word, "Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way TO KEEP the way of

the tree of life" (Gen. 3: 24). Adam failed as a good soldier, he let down his guard, he

was deceived by the enemy, and the war took another serious turn. This feature of course

has been repeated again and again, and is a matter of present history. The employment of

the "fifth column" is as old as Eden. Elisha the prophet, knowing of this heavenly host or

army, reassured his fearful servant saying:

All this and more is implied in the first use of kosmos by the Septuagint translators.

This earth is the battle ground upon which the conflict of the ages is being fought. The

collapse of Adam gave Satan a grip upon the world and mankind, and he became "the