Revelation 12:7
Revelation 12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
By heaven here, we may understand the Roman Empire, the dragon’ s kingdom, where John saw the great red dragon. \ By war here, is meant those mystical battles mentioned, Verse 7, 13th, and 17th of this chapter. \ Whereof, this first combat was between
Michael and his angels, and the dragon and his angels.
The Roman pagan empire was the seat of this war; Michael and his angels, that is, Christ the captain general of our salvation. \ The Christian emperors (especially Constantine the Great) were his Lieutenant-generals; the Christian kings and governors were his angels; that is, his commissioned officers; the laws and decrees of the Christian emperors, against idols, and idolatrous worship was their commission.
The dragon and his angels;
that is, the devil. The heathen emperors by their laws and decrees against the Christians, gave commission to their commanders and officers, the anti-Christian kings, governors, and armies, to kill and destroy the Christians. \
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