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fallen angels, which are kept there for the Great Day of Judgment as stated in Jude. They will be released from
the abyss during the Fifth Trumpet Judgment. Prior to this Satan needs to be cast down on the earth so he
cannot accuse the brethren in Heaven. This will allow Satan to give his authority to the Antichrist on the earth.

Jude 6 “And angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode, He has kept
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in eternal bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day,”
Peter calls Tartarus the “pits of darkness” in 2 Peter 2::4. What does J. Walvoord have to say about Satan’s angels?

Michael the archangel (cf. Jude 9) and his angels fought Satan and his angels, that is, demons. The time of this war in
heaven was not indicated but the context refers to the end time. Also Satan is most obviously active throughout the period of the
Church Age (cf. Acts 5:3; 1 Cor. 5:5; 7:5; 2 Cor. 2:11; 11:14; 12:7; 1 Tim. 1:20; 1 Peter 5:8). This concept that Satan is
inactive in the present Age is a false conclusion based on an attempt to place the binding of Satan at the first coming of Christ (Rev.
20:1-3). However, the binding of Satan is still a future event that relates to the millennial kingdom.
12:8-9. The outcome of the war was that Satan was hurled to the earth, and his character was clearly revealed in the various
titles ascribed to him: the great dragon … that ancient serpent … the devil or Satan. With him went the fallen
angels of the demon world. 174

The Lion - Christ the Lord
We can see the Constellation of Leo which was called the “Great Lion” in Babylonian times. It represents who
has authority to cast Satan down to the earth from Heaven. Leo is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its
name is Latin for lion. Its symbol is . Leo lies between the Constellations of Cancer to the west and Virgo to
the East. What is the significance of the Constellation of Leo in this event?

Constellation of Leo:

In Babylonian astronomy the constellation was
called - the 'Great Lion' the bright star, Regulus,
known as the king star. It stands at the Lion's
breast also had distinctly regal associations as it
was known as the King.

In Greek mythology, Leo was identified as the
Nemean Lion which was killed by Hercules.
The stars eta Leonis and alpha Leonis mark
the lion's heart, with alpha Leonis, also
known as Regulus, being the bright star of
magnitude one. The stars eta Leonis and
omicron Leonis form the right front foot of

the Lion.
Leo depicted as Lion (Alexander Jamieson, 1822)
Leo is commonly represented as the sickle-shaped asterism of stars is the back of the Lion's head. The stars mu Leonis, kappa
Leonis, lambda Leonis, and epsilon Leonis form the head of the lion. Delta Leonis and beta Leonis form the lion's tail: beta
Leonis, also known as Denebola, is the bright tip of the tail with a magnitude of two.

173 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Jud 6). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

174 Walvoord, J. F., Zuck, R. B., & Dallas Theological Seminary. (1983-). The Bible knowledge commentary : An exposition of the scriptures
(Re 12:7–9). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.