Who is the accuser of the brethren in Revelation 12:10?
Revelation 12:10 identifies the accuser of the brethren as Satan, who accuses believers before God day and night. The passage states he is cast down, and the context explains that because believers can still sin, Satan has accusations to bring until they are in the Lord’s presence.
Les teaches that Revelation 12:10 calls Satan the accuser of the brethren, meaning the believers. He points out that this accuser is cast down and that he accused them before God day and night. Les uses this to show that believers are not immune to sin; if sin were impossible for a believer, Satan would have nothing to accuse them of, but he does, and he will until believers are in the Lord’s presence. Because we remain in this body of flesh, we are prone to fall and must constantly be on guard.
And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.