The Revelation 12:7-17 verses are actually about the time of great tribulation for the end of this world, not when Satan first fell from Heaven back when he first rebelled against God in coveting His throne.
Rev 12:7-8
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
KJV
That event is still future to us. It was not the time of Satan's original rebellion in coveting God's Throne in the time of old. The Rev.12:7-17 verses are about the time of the end of this world.
That phrase above in red means Satan and his angels are to be cast out... of the Heavenly dimension, and into our earthly dimension. There's only 2 dimensions of existence written of in God's Holy Writ, this earthly one we live in, and the heavenly one where God's Abode and the angels are, and also where the abode of the wicked dead called hell are. That phrase in red shows Satan and his are cast into OUR earthly dimension, and the next verses shows the working he will do, which reveals the timing of this.
Rev 12:10-11
0 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
KJV
That Salvation could not come until our Lord Jesus had come to die on the cross and was raised by The Father. This shows this casting out time is for after... Christ's 1st coming and resurrection.
Those that overcome the devil by their Testimony, is about the brethren of the 5th Seal that the souls under altar in Heaven are told they must wait for that will be killed as they were for their Testimony. That's about the end during the time of "great tribulation" our Lord Jesus warned us about (Mark 13; Matthew 24).
Rev 6:9-11
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?"
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
KJV
The rest is about the endtime persecution of God's Church on earth by that old serpent, the devil.
The major revealing of those Scriptures is that Satan is coming to earth in OUR dimension, in person; not by possessing another person, but as himself, disguised as an angel of light like Apostle Paul said in 2 Cor.11. We shall see Satan as he actually appears, with the image of man which God created him with. And that image of man has nothing to do with horns, a goatee, red flannel underwear, and a pitchfork.
Thank you Davy,most don't understand that.....They looking for evil,which satan is don't get me wrong,however he will appear as an angel of light,thus starting the deception
II Corinthians 11:13 "For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ."
"Apostles" means "
Ones sent forth", and God did not send false apostles to do any of his work for they are not of God, but of their father the devil. Though many of them claim that God talks to them, the spirits that they are in tune with, is not the Holy Spirit, but the spirits of devils or what we refer to a demons. They tell you that God told me to tell you this or that, and then they give you something that goes against what the Word of God teaches.
These deceitful workers or teachers claim to be of Christ, when in actuality they teach something that goes against what Christ taught. When you teach Christ's Word, it is to be taught chapter by chapter and verse by verse with understanding. Is that the way your pastor teaches? Do you check out what your pastor teaches with the Word of God, or do you really care what the Word states? Today many Christians are more satisfied with having their ears and minds entertained than knowing what God is telling them. When ministries keep coming around to the money part of their ministry, it should become clear that money must be the focus of their ministry. Your main concern should be keeping your mind focused on God's Word, and being protected from the deception that Satan and his angels are going to give.
II Corinthians 11:14 "And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light."
Paul is saying that we should not let these false preachers be a marvel to us, "
for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light". How can Satan be
"transformed into an angel of light", when the Word of God says many times over and over that if you are of Satan, you are a child of the darkness? Something is terrible wrong here. Many people say that we are not to worry because Satan himself is going to be transformed into an angel of light, and they show their complete ignorance of God's Word. Lets read for ourselves what the Strong's Greek dictionary has to say about this word
"transformed". The number in the Strong's Greek dictionary is # 3345.
"
Metaschematizo, met-ask-ay-met-id-zo; from the Greek #3326, and a derivative of #4976; to transfigure or disguise; fig. to apply (by accommodation): -transfer, or transform (self)." So lets put this in the way that Paul actually said it in the manuscripts of his letter to the Corinthians. "
Satan himself is coming disguised into an angel of light." That is how he will appear to those that are going to see him at his coming at the sixth trumpet. They will see him as they expect to see Jesus coming at the seventh trumpet, but they will be deceived by him, because he will appear to be what they expect to see Jesus to be. To "disguise" anything is to change and hide what it truly is, and make it appear to be that it is not.
Satan is coming disguised as an "
angel of light", and
the true "Angel of Light" is Jesus Christ. He is coming disguised as the Savior, and that is what this warning of Paul's is all about. Paul doesn't want you seduced by Satan spiritually, like many of the virgins of Christ will be. This is from the very parable that Christ put forth. Are you starting to understand a little more of our Heavenly Father's Word?
II Corinthians 11:15 "Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works."
Paul is telling us that these ministers of deceit have disguised themselves also as the ministers of righteousness, when in fact they are setting you up to be taken by Satan, and not Jesus Christ. They present themselves as the apostles of Christ, only they never get around to teaching the entire Word of God. But they teach in the context that would prepare you for the first christ that comes, who is Satan. Paul is saying don't marvel at these false preachers that are deceiving you, because Satan himself will be cast out of heaven by Michael, and then he will be coming disguised as Jesus.
As is pointed out in
Mark 13:5, 6, this Antichrist, which in the Greek reads "instead of Christ" is coming. And when they tell you that he is here or there don't you believe them.
Mark 13:5 "And Jesus answering them began to say, "Take heed lest any man deceive you:"
Mark 13:6 "For many shall come in My name, saying, 'I am Christ;' and shall deceive many. "
Paul has told us in
I Corinthians 15:50-54 what we should never believe anyone that claims to be Christ while we are in our flesh body. The reason for that again is that we will not see Jesus Christ coming while we are in our flesh bodies, however we will see the false Christ, the "instead of Christ" who is Satan. Satan is coming with all his lies and supernatural powers and wonders. If you are expecting a supernatural show of the messiah, then Satan will give you everything you hoped for. When the true Christ returns at the second advent, all flesh, good and bad alike will be turned from their flesh bodies to their spiritual body, faster than you can wink your eye.