"For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death." Some people try to turn the source of evil in the world, Satan, the devil, into a fairy tale. However, the Bible makes it clear that he exists and that he hates those who have been saved by the blood sacrifice of Jesus dying on the cross. He hates Christians so much that he accuses them before God 24/7. The book of Revelation assures us that he will ultimately be silenced, defeated, and expelled from God's new creation. Meanwhile, Satan is at work where you live, but you can conquer the evil influences Satan attempts to exert over your life and verse 11 tells you how. The first and most obvious way you conquer the devil is by the
blood of Jesus Christ. The fact that you claimed the power of the blood of Jesus, the Lamb of God, to cleanse and purify you from all sin when you believed and were saved is your main weapon against Satan's evil influence. Next, if you are cleansed and purified from sin by the blood of Jesus, then
your testimony--your life and the way you live it, the way of the cross--enables you to disprove the accusations of the devil. Finally,
faithfulness to Christ and the way of the cross no matter what problems confront you indicates a blood-soaked life in Christ against which the devil is powerless. Yes, there is power, wonder-working, devil-conquering power in the Blood of the Lamb and your life should be a demonstration of the power of the Blood to conquer evil.
