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Luke 10:18
So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
from The Joyful Return, Luke 10:17-20
What it says

Jesus says he saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning.

What it is doing

The verse places their success within a larger defeat.

In context

17The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.” 18So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you. 20Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”