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Luke 10:1

After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.

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ASV

Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself was about to come.

KJV

After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.

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Mark 6:7–13Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.Luke 9:52He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.Luke 10:17The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”Matthew 10:1–4And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.Numbers 11:24–26So Moses went out and relayed to the people the words of the LORD, and he gathered seventy of the elders of the people and had them stand around the tent.Luke 3:4–6as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.Romans 10:15And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”Numbers 11:16Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.Exodus 31:6Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant. I have also given skill to all the craftsmen, that they may fashion all that I have commanded you:Mark 6:7Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.Luke 9:1–2Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.Luke 9:2And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.Luke 1:76And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,Luke 1:17And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”Revelation 11:3–10And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”Acts 13:2–4While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”Acts 13:2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”Luke 7:19So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”

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Bruegel's Fall of the Rebel Angels — the older Christian reading of the demonic's origin.

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Demonology

What Scripture actually says about the unseen adversary — named, bounded, and already defeated.

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La Chute des anges rebelles (The Fall of the Rebel Angels) — Gustave Doré

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I Saw Satan Fall

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Christ in the House of Martha and Mary — Johannes Vermeer

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Mary and Martha: Luke 10:38–42

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Fall of the Rebel Angels (1562) — the tradition that read Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 as the adversary's own fall.

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The Origin of Evil

Two taunt-songs, two named kings, and the fall the church has heard behind them — Isaiah 14 facing Ezekiel 28.

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Guido Reni, The Archangel Michael defeating Satan: the war of Revelation 12 in a single frame.

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Satan

The adversary of Scripture — serpent in a garden, dragon in a lake of fire, and a real fallen being whose defeat was sealed at the cross.

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Guido Reni, St. Michael Trampling the Devil (c. 1635): the enemy of Revelation 12 named and defeated.

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The Names of Satan

Scripture rarely gives the adversary a plain name — it gives him titles, and each one is a claim about what he does.

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Mary and Martha — Gustave Doré (engraving), public domain
Mary and Martha — Gustave Doré (engraving), public domain
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