Lucas 10:18

18 Y les dijo: Yo veía a Satanás, como un rayo que caía del cielo

Lucas 10:18 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 10:18

And he said unto them
In order to abate their surprise, and reduce their transport of mind:

I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven;
meaning, that this was no news to him, nor any surprising event, that devils should be cast out of men, and be in a state of subjection; for as he existed as the eternal Son of God before his incarnation, he was present, and saw him and his angels fall from heaven, from their first estate, their habitation of bliss and glory, down to hell, upon their sin and rebellion, as violently, swiftly, and suddenly, as the lightning falls from heaven to earth; and when he sent out these his disciples, as soon as they began their work, and all along in it, he, by his divine omniscience, saw the powers of darkness falling before their ministry and miracles; and he also foresaw how Satan hereafter, in a more conspicuous manner, would fall before the preaching of his Gospel by his apostles, not only in Judea, but especially among the Gentiles, where he, the prince of this world, would be cast down from his throne, and out of his kingdom; so that what they related, as it was what he knew before, it was but little in comparison of what he himself had seen long ago, and of what he foresaw would be; and even he would give them power to do other miraculous works besides these.

Lucas 10:18 In-Context

16 El que a vosotros oye, a mí me oye; y el que a vosotros desecha, a mí me desecha; y el que a mí me desecha, desecha al que me envió

17 Y volvieron los setenta con gozo, diciendo: Señor, aun los demonios se nos sujetan en tu nombre

18 Y les dijo: Yo veía a Satanás, como un rayo que caía del cielo

19 He aquí os doy potestad de hollar sobre serpientes y sobre escorpiones, y sobre toda fuerza del enemigo, y nada os dañará

20 Mas no os gocéis de esto, que los espíritus se os sujetan; antes gozaos de que vuestros nombres están escritos en los cielos