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Luke 10:18

King James Version (KJV)

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Luke 10:18

Verse 18 of 42

Scripture focus

And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

Luke 10:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Luke 10:18

Theological / Devotional

Beheld. Gr. theoreo, “to gaze at,” “to contemplate,” “to behold,” frequently implying calm, intent, continued contemplation of an object (cf. John 2:23 ; 4:19).

Satan. Gr. Satanas, from the Heb. satan, “an adversary.”

As lightning. Like a dazzling light flashing, then suddenly extinguished.

Fall from heaven. Compare Isa. 14:12-15; John 12:31, 32; Rev. 12:7-9, 12. Satan was a conquered foe. In this statement Jesus looked forward to the crucifixion, when the power of Satan would be broken (see DA 679, 758; cf. 687). He saw also the time when sin and sinners would be no more. The Seventy had witnessed the expulsion of Satan from the lives of individual men; Jesus “beheld” his complete downfall.

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