Revelation 12:9 (WEB)

Passage

The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

Nearby Context

Revelation 12:7 There was war in the sky. Michael and his angels made war on the dragon. The dragon and his angels made war.

Revelation 12:8 They didn’t prevail, neither was a place found for them any more in heaven.

Revelation 12:9 The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

Revelation 12:10 I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, the power, and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ has come; for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night.

Revelation 12:11 They overcame him because of the Lamb’s blood, and because of the word of their testimony. They didn’t love their life, even to death.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "world", "great", "dragon", "thrown", "down", "serpent", and "devil". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "world", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "They didn t prevail neither was a..." into verse 10's "I heard a loud voice in heaven...", so "called" and "world" 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 "called" and "world" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.