10. Now--Now that Satan has been cast out of heaven.
Primarily fulfilled in part at Jesus' resurrection and ascension, when
He said
(Mt 28:18),
"All power [Greek, 'exousia,' 'authority,' as here; see
below] is given unto Me in heaven and in earth"; connected with
Re 12:5,
"Her child was caught up unto God and to His throne." In the
ulterior sense, it refers to the eve of Christ's second coming, when
Israel is about to be restored as mother-church of Christendom, Satan,
who had resisted her restoration on the ground of her unworthiness,
having been cast out by the instrumentality of Michael, Israel's
angelic prince (see on
Re 12:7).
Thus this is parallel, and the necessary preliminary to the glorious
event similarly expressed,
Re 11:15,
"The kingdom of this world is become (the very word here, Greek,
'egeneto,' 'is come,' 'hath come to pass') our Lord's and His
Christ's," the result of Israel's resuming her place.
salvation, &c.--Greek, "the salvation (namely,
fully, finally, and victoriously accomplished,
Heb 9:28;
compare
Lu 3:6,
yet future; hence, not till now do the blessed raise the fullest
hallelujah for salvation to the Lamb,
Re 7:10; 19:1)
the power (Greek, 'dunamis'), and the authority
(Greek, 'exousia'; 'legitimate power'; see
above) of His Christ."
accused them before our God day and night--Hence the need that
the oppressed Church, God's own elect (like the widow,
continually coming, so as even to weary the unjust
judge), should cry day and night unto Him.
JFB.
Picture Study Bible