Christ has been born in us so that through Christ we may be able to overcome Satan, putting down all rebellion against the Father. The rebellion will continue until the saints are mature enough to conquer the adversary. Christ must wait at the right hand of the Father until the victorious saints come to maturity. Michael and his angels cannot cast down Satan and his angels until the woman (the Church) gives birth to the male Child, that is, until Christ has been formed in the members of the Body of Christ.

The Gospel of the Kingdom of God is that Christ and His saints are coming to the earth to put down all rebellion against the Father, to enforce with a rod of iron God's will in the earth as it is done in Heaven. This is the meaning of Christianity. When we cast out devils by the finger of God, the Kingdom has come.

Devils were not cast out under the old covenant. But the casting out of devils is the first sign to follow the believers in Christ (Mark 16:17). Jesus, the Warrior, went about casting out devils. This is the coming of the Kingdom of God. This is the putting down of the rebellion against the Father by releasing people from the bondage and effects of the rebellion.

The first stage of victory is the Lord Jesus Christ. The second stage of victory consists of the victorious saints. The third stage of victory is the casting down of Satan from the heavens into the earth, and also the releasing of people from the demons.

Notice carefully the results of the removal of Satan and his angels from the heavens to the earth:

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. (Revelation 12:10)

Casting down Satan from the heavens is the coming of:

The salvation of our God.

The power of our God.

The Kingdom of our God.

The authority of God's Christ.

The salvation God has given to us through the Lord Jesus Christ will come to us when Satan and his angels are cast down from the heavens.

The power of God is directed toward casting down Satan. The believers of today are seeking the power of God, but often they desire power in order that they may accomplish their own rebellious ends.

The coming of the Kingdom of our God results in Satan being cast down. Earth's problems originate in the heavenlies where Satan dwells. When the heavens are cleansed the solution to earth's problems will begin.

The authority of God's Christ, His Messiah, is based on the blood shed on Calvary. Satan has no answer for the atonement made by the blood of Jesus. But the vindication, the effect, of the authority that has come to us through the blood of the Lamb will be realized as Satan is cast down from the heavens.

God's purposes in Christ are not accomplished when men are brought to Heaven but when Christ-filled men conquer Satan so Michael and his angels can remove Satan from the heavens. This is Mahanaim —two armies, the army of saints and the army of angels. It is "the dance of a double camp" (Genesis 32:2; Song of Solomon 6:13—Rotherham).

To be continued.