Revelation 12:11 is a very powerful verse and receiving this truth will help us to be victorious in life. Let's check what it says in different translations, for a deeper meaning.
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony - NKJV
They triumphed over him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony - NIV
They won the victory over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the truth which they proclaimed - GNT
And they overcame and conquered him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony - AMP
What this verse is saying is that we have already overcome Satan by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. It's not saying that we will one day overcome Satan but that we have already overcome him because the death and resurrection of Jesus is already fulfilled.
Who are the people that have defeated Satan?
- The people that have received the gift of salvation
- The people that love the Lord with all their heart, soul , mind and strength.
- The people that obey Him.
- The people that walk in total forgiveness.
- The people that live by faith.
We cannot defeat Satan if we have not done any of this. The WORD of God is the truth and God stands by His WORD, He said heaven and earth will pass away but His WORD shall not pass away. God's WORD will last forever.
The blood of the Lamb was shed for us all, but unfortunately Satan who is the god of this world as blinded a lot of people's mind from receiving the gospel truth of Jesus Christ and in line of these they cannot be overcomers or be able to defeat Satan.
The meaning of the word overcomer.
- It's a person who overcomers something.
- One who succeeds in dealing with or gaining control of some problem.
- A victor
- A conqueror
The blood of Jesus that was shed caused us to be overcomers in Him and through Him. To be overcomers we are to be partakers of his death and resurrection, the blood was shed for us and not for the angels, it was because of mankind that Jesus went on the cross.
When Jesus cried out - "It is finished"! before He gave up His last breath and rose up after three days we immediately became overcomers and we already defeated Satan. Jesus fought the battle for us all and gave us the victory.
There are two major things that as occurred in this powerful verse.
The first promise:
Is that we overcome him - Satan by the blood of the Lamb
How?
1 John 5: 4 - 5
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
Luke 22:20
Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.
Revelation 1:5
And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth.
To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood.
Revelation 7:14
And I said to him, “Sir, you know.”
So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Romans 5:9
Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.
1 Peter 1: 18 -19
knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
John 6: 55 -59
For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. This is the bread which came down from heaven—not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever. These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum.
The blood of Jesus is a covenant blood because it's not an ordinary blood, we are in a covenant relationship with Him because of the blood that was shed. This covenant cannot be broken by Him because He is a covenant keeping God, and a faithful God. God will keep His promise but we are the ones that fails to keep to his will for our lives by not walking in obedience to His WORD.
the bible also records in Romans 8:37 that we are more than conquerors through His victory that He won for us on the cross. Jesus gave His body victory and since we are victorious in Him we should live by faith in what He said in Revelation 12:11 - we have already defeated Satan by His blood.
The next promise
Is the word of our testimony.
The WORD of God is the voice and the will of God for our lives. Our words must conform to His WORD for us to be overcomers. We are to live by His WORD everyday, and agree to what His WORD says concerning us. An example is Our Lord Jesus Christ, when He was tempted by the Devil He said to him - "It is written", what are we saying when he comes to tempt us.?
Matthew 4:4
But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
The amplified version puts it this way
For the word of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating as far as the division of the soul and spirit [the completeness of a person], and of both joints and marrow [the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and judging the very thoughts and intentions of the heart.
We are to live in this realm by trusting in the WORD of God. John 1:1 says in the beginning was the WORD and the WORD was with God, and the WORD was God. He was with God in the beginning and Jesus who is the WORD became flesh and dwelt among us. The WORD is living! and powerful.
John 8:32 records this about the WORD of God.
And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Knowing the truth in Jesus Christ, will set us free in every area of our lives. God's truth will always produce freedom, wholeness and positive growth. truth of His living WORD will cause us to be fruitful in life.
It is crucial for us to abide in His WORD, there are three things that Satan fears:
1, The Name of Jesus
2, The Blood of Jesus
3, The Word of God.
Abiding in the WORD of God and obeying the WORD we help us to defeat Satan and be overcomers. If we let the WORD of God live in us we can follow the example of Jesus and can boldly say "It is written."
John 15:7
If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.
James 1:21
Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
1 Peter 1:23
Having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,
1 Thessalonians 2:13
For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.
2 Timothy 2:15
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
With the WORD of God we are overcomers and when we meditate on His WORD we prosper in our ways. Jesus said in John 14:23 that by loving Him we keep His WORD and His Father will love us and they will come and make their home with us, it's so glorious to have the father and Son making their home with us, then they will be in charge of all that concerns us because of the love they have for us.
The blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony as already caused us to be overcomers and this should be our final authority in life. Our confession of what the blood does causes us to be overcomers.
what does the blood do.?
- Saves
- Heals
- Delivers
- Protects
- Preserves
We overcome Satan by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony to His glory. Amen
