启十二7~9 天上起了争战，米迦勒和他的使者与龙争战，龙和它的使者也争战，并没有得胜，天上再没有他们的地方。大龙就被摔下去，它是那古蛇，名叫魔鬼，又叫撒但，是迷惑普天下的，它被摔在地上……。

　　男孩子被提到天上以后，米迦勒和他的使者就开始与撒但争战〔启十二7〕。这指明男孩子，就是神子民中较刚强的部分，总是从事与神仇敌撒但的争战。得胜者在地上不断与撒但争战，甚至争战至死，并且把撒但打败。如今天上正等待他们到达那里，好进行争战，把撒但从天上摔下去（启示录生命读经，五二三页）。

　　Rev. 12:7-9 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels went to war with the dragon. And the dragon warred and his angels. And they did not prevail, neither was their place found any longer in heaven. And the great dragon was cast down, the ancient serpent, he who is called the Devil and Satan, he who deceives the whole inhabited earth; he was cast to the earth…

　　Immediately after the man-child is raptured to heaven, a war commences with Michael and his angels against Satan [Rev. 12:7]. This indicates that the man-child, the stronger part of God's people, is always engaged in fighting God's enemy, Satan. The overcomers have been fighting Satan continually, even unto death, and have defeated him on earth. But heaven is still waiting for them to arrive there so that a war may be waged to cast Satan out of heaven. (Life-study of Revelation, p. 430)

　　主已把击败仇敌最有效的方法指示了我们。我们所要作的，就是取用神的约，就是神的话，将主为我们所作成的，向撒但传讲。……每当我们的脾气又要发作时，先不要管脾气，要向撒但传讲。我们要到问题的源头，就是撒但面前，向他传讲说，“撒但，你已经被钉在十字架上了。”你越向撒但传讲，你就越得释放。

　　当男孩子生出来，被提到宝座那里，他要说，“撒但，你在地上已被我打败，你还要躲在天上么？”……然后，男孩子会说，“撒但，你不应该再在这里，出去！”男孩子一宣布这话，天使长米迦勒就率领他的使者与龙争战。……神在诸天之上正等待着这个执行者。谁是执行者？就是我们这班男孩子！盼望我们都到那里去向撒但传讲。但要在那里作这事，我们必须先在地上打败撒但。在地上打败撒但后，我们要争战到天上，

　　至终还要从天上争战到地上。现在当我们面对撒但时，就要向他讲许多信息；以后到了天上遇见他时，还要再向他传讲。等到撒但被摔到地上破坏地的时候，我们还要下来对他说，“撒但，你还在这里么？我再向你讲一篇道，现在就是你下无底坑的时候了。”然后，千年国以后，要再向撒但讲第四篇道。那时，撒但要煽动人起来背叛神，而我们就要说，“撒但，听我们说！这是我们的最后一篇道，现在你要到你命定的地方—火湖—去。”

　　你若想够格有分于这事，现在就必须争战。不要无所谓。我盼望你……能强有力地向仇敌说，“撒但，你欺骗我多年，现在我……眼睛已被开启，不能再无所谓了。撒但，你不仅是神的仇敌，也是我的仇敌。从今以后，我要绝对地为着主，再也不听你的话了。”……你若这样对撒但传讲，就会变成另一个人，并且很可能不久就包括在那妇人较刚强的部分里。从现在开始，我们都要够资格，装备好，被成全，在那些被提到天上，对撒但执行审判的人中间。我们必须告诉仇敌说，“撒但，今天我在地上向你传讲，不久也要在天上向你传讲；随后我会在地上见你，再次向你传讲；至终我要再向你讲一篇信息，然后你就要被扔到火湖里去。”

　　被提并非为着我们的快乐，乃是为着神的定旨。我们的神正等待着一班得胜者，就是男孩子，到天上去执行祂对仇敌的审判。能有分于此，是何等的权利！天使没有地位享受这权利，我们却有。现在我们都有立场说，“赞美主！我有地位可以作得胜者。”（启示录生命读经，五二四至五二六页）

　　参读：启示录生命读经，第三十八篇。

　　The Lord has shown us the most effective way to defeat the enemy. What we need to do is to take the covenant, the word of God, and preach to Satan regarding what the Lord has accomplished for us…When our temper is aroused, we should forget it and preach to Satan. Go to the source of the problem—Satan—and preach to him, saying, “Satan, you have been crucified on the cross.” The more you preach to Satan, the more you will be released.

　　When the man-child is delivered and is raptured to the throne, he will say, “Satan, you were defeated by me on earth. Are you still here hiding in the heavens?”…Then the man-child will say, “Satan, you should no longer be here! Get out!” As soon as this word is uttered by the man-child, Michael the archangel will lead all his angels to war against the dragon…God is waiting in the heavens for this executor. Who will be the executor? We, the man-child, will be the executor. Let us go there to preach to Satan. Before we can do this, however, we must first defeat him on earth. After defeating Satan on earth, we will fight upward to heaven, and eventually, we will fight downward to earth. Now as we confront Satan, we must give him many messages. Later, we will go to the heavens, meet him there, and preach to him again. Then after he has been cast down to earth to damage it, we will descend and say to him, “Satan, are you still here? Let me give you another sermon. Now is the time for you to go to the abyss.” Then after the millennium there will be the fourth sermon given to Satan. At that time Satan will instigate mankind to rebel against God. But we will say, “Satan, listen to us. This is our last sermon. Now you must go to your destination—the lake of fire.” If you would be qualified to participate in this, you must fight now. Do not be indifferent. I hope…you will give a strong word to the enemy, saying, “Satan, you have deceived me for years…My eyes have been opened, and I see that I must no longer be indifferent. Satan, you are not only God's enemy— you are also my enemy. From now on, I will be absolute for my Lord, and I will never listen to you.”…If you preach to Satan like this, you will become another person and will probably soon be included in the stronger part of the woman. Begin now to be qualified, equipped, and perfected to be among those who will be raptured to heaven to execute judgment upon Satan. We must tell the enemy, “Satan, I will preach to you on earth today. Later, I will also give you a message in the heavens. After that, I will see you on earth and preach to you once more. Finally, I will give you one more message, and then you will be cast into the lake of fire.”

　　The rapture is not for our happiness; it is for God's purpose. Our God is waiting for the overcomers, the man-child, to go to heaven to execute His judgment upon the enemy. What a privilege it is to share in this! The angels are not positioned to share this privilege, but we are. Now we have the ground to say, “Praise the Lord that I am in the position to be an overcomer!” (Life-study of Revelation, pp. 430-431)

　　Further Reading: Life-study of Revelation, msg. 38