And he said unto them, I beheld satan as lightning fall from heaven … Luke 10:18
Jesus tells His disciples that He saw Satan fall, as lightning, from heaven. But the word ‘heaven’ in the New Testament Greek is “ouranos,” which means heaven or eternity. So He’s saying He saw Satan falling from eternity. There is a real key here; the key of the enemy’s power. When the enemy fell away from eternity, he fell away from eternal things. This means that the power of the enemy is not eternal, but temporal, temporary. Things we experience in this life are temporal; things like panic, fear, emotions, temptations or temporary thrills. When you live according to what’s temporary, you subject yourself to the enemy’s power, not the power of God. So the key to overcoming the enemy is in the word “ouranos.” To live the heavenly life is to live according to what is eternal. Look to God and His eternal Word. Learn to look through the hardship to the eternal promises. Look through the fear to the faithful God.
Remember … The enemy fell from the eternal, but you will rise when you look to it … Wow!!!!