Revelation 12:8 (DBY)

Passage

and he prevailed not, nor was their place found any more in the heaven.

Nearby Context

Revelation 12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has there a place prepared of God, that they should nourish her there a thousand two hundred [and] sixty days.

Revelation 12:7 And there was war in the heaven: Michael and his angels went to war with the dragon. And the dragon fought, and his angels;

Revelation 12:8 and he prevailed not, nor was their place found any more in the heaven.

Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent, he who is called Devil and Satan, he who deceives the whole habitable world, he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Revelation 12:10 And I heard a great voice in the heaven saying, Now is come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ; for the accuser of our brethren has been cast out, who accused them before our God day and night:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "prevailed", "place", "found", and "heaven". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "prevailed" and "place", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And there was war in the heaven..." into verse 9's "And the great dragon was cast out...", so "prevailed" and "place" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "prevailed" and "place" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.