In the Book of Revelation 12:7-9 we read:
"And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."
While remaining in position that the account of the above Scripture is/was a quite literal event at the Spirit Plane, I see much useful symbolism in these verses.
Michael the Archangel, though invested with the power of God, has to fight against the Devil. Regarding our human life, God provides us with the instruments of battle, but neverthless leaves the job to us. We all have to battle against our fleshly desires, our past, our present, demons that lurk inside our mind and outside it. Scripture shows us that we have to wage the inner battle:
"For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish."
(Galatians 5:17)
Also there are external powers we have to deal with, like Michael the Archangel:
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
(Ephesians 6:12)
With the power of God, trough His Holy Spirit, we can prevail.
Bible quotations in this post are taken from:
New King James Version (NKJV)
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