Satan

Whether we are talking about angels or demons one thing must be understood. Though the Bible makes some statements about these it does not describe a detailed theology of them. The main reason for this is that both angels and demons are under God’s rule and are His business, not ours.

Our task is to look to Jesus and give no place to the devil (Heb 12:2, Eph 4:27). Notice that God did not warn Adam of the serpent, but only told Adam to obey His word. Obedience is all that is required by us.

The scripture does not speak of the origin of Satan, or directly of his fall. It is also not stated in scripture what demons are. They could be the angels that fell, but the scripture says fallen angels are kept in chains, unless these chains just depict their defeat and torment (Jude 6). Demons are not disembodied spirits from a so-called pre-Adamic race. The Bible does not once mention a pre-Adamic race of men, but calls Adam the first man (1 Cor 15:45).

When Jesus said, “I saw Satan as lightning fall from heaven” He was not speaking of the original fall of Satan but of His own victory (Luke 10:17-19). He was referring to the coming of the kingdom to set men free, to the victory of grace over the law and the casting out of the accuser because of the cross of Christ. When He went to the cross He said, “Now is the judgement. Now is the prince of this world cast out.” (John 12:31).

Similarly, Rev 12:7-10 (“there was war in heaven”) does not speak of the original fall and apostasy of Satan, but it depicts the victory of Christ on the cross and the New Covenant. It means “the accuser of the brethren has been cast out.” (Rev 12:10).

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels and prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, which deceives the whole world: he was cast out into the earth and his angels were cast out with him.

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. (Rev 12:7-10).
This passage is about the New Covenant: “Now is come salvation and strength and the kingdom of our God and the power of his Christ.”