Luke Chapter 10, Verse 18
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18: ειπεν δε αυτοις εθεωρουν τον σαταναν ως αστραπην εκ του ουρανου πεσοντα
18: And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from
heaven.
18: And he said to them: I saw Satan like lightning falling from
heaven.
I beheld Satan, &c. Satan here denotes evidently the prince
of the devils who had been cast out by the seventy disciples, for the
discourse was respecting their power over evil spirits. Lightening
is an image of rapidity or quickness. I saw Satan fall quickly
or rapidly -- as quick as lightning. The phrase "from heaven" is to be
referred to the lightning, and does not mean that he saw Satan fall
from heaven, but that he fell as quick as lightning from heaven or
from the clouds. The whole expression then may mean,
"I saw at your command devils immediately depart, as quick as the flash of lightning. I gave you this power -- I saw it put forth -- and I give also now, in addition to this, the power to tread on serpents," &c.
