As a result of linking this motif with the cited passage of the Book of Revelation, the casting of Satan down from heaven, which other versions of the motif present as an action of God himself, has become attributed to the archangel Michael at the conclusion of a war between two groups of angels, of whom (because of the mention of the dragon's tail casting a third of the stars of heaven to the earth) one third are supposed to have been on the side of Satan, in spite of the fact that the casting down of the stars ( Revelation 12:4) is recounted as occurring before the start of the "war in heaven" ( Revelation 12:7).Ĭommentators have attributed Lucifer's rebellion to a number of motives, all of which stem from his great pride. The Christian tradition has stories about angelic beings cast down from heaven by God, often presenting the punishment as inflicted in particular on Satan. Revelation 12:7–10 (NIV) Interpretations
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