[§209] Rev 12:12: Rejoicing in Heaven at War’s End

This podcast explains the statement in Revelation 12:12, which states that the heavens rejoiced when Lucifer (Satan) was cast down from Kolob to this earth at the end of the war in heaven. There was great reason to rejoice because salvation had come to Kolob with the strength and kingdom of God and the power of his Christ. Revelation 12:12 refers specifically to heavens‒plural that rejoiced at the end of the war in heaven. There were at least three distinct heavens that rejoiced when Satan was cast down to this earth. The first heaven was Kolob itself and the premortal spirits who kept their first estate. These spirits rejoiced when they were appointed to live on this earth during their second estate. They rejoiced because this earth had been created and they were about to embark on their mortal journey. Revelation 12:12 alludes to another heaven, which consists of countless other worlds created by Christ in this generation. The inhabitants of these other worlds rejoiced because Christ's infinite atonement could and would occur on this earth after its creation. The atonement on this earth has the effect of redeeming people on these prior worlds. Thus, when Christ was resurrected on this earth, his infinite atonement had the power to bring about their resurrection. For this reason, the people appointed to live on these other worlds had great reason to rejoice when this physical earth was created. The third heaven alluded to in Revelation 12:12 is the endless line of worlds and their inhabitants from prior generations. Creation is multi-generational. The worlds of prior generations and their inhabitants had already been redeemed. These higher kingdoms rejoiced in the progress of this earth as the greatest world in the universe of this generation.