Luke 10: 1-20

(Luke 10: 1-20)

After these things the LORD appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house. And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again. And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.  And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:  And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.  But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.  But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city. Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.  But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.  And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.  He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.  And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.  And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.  Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.  Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

Jesus gave his disciples the ability to heal and cast out demons, and sent 70 people to go and preach the Gospel by two or two people. Preach the Gospel, heal the sick, cast out demons, and work with power.” When they boasted of each other, Jesus looked at it and said, "It is not that you will rejoice very much, but you will rejoice. Your name is written in heaven, and your name is written in heaven. Rejoice over it." Jesus is saying that nothing else would be very happy.

 

When the Seventy's disciples returned from their outreach trip, they were all full of joy. It was because they had experienced firsthand that demons were unable to move and "surrender" before "the name of the Lord." It is natural that the ghosts who seemed to be able to touch nobody were so excited that they would run away immediately if they ordered in Jesus name.

When Jesus heard their happy report, he said, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven." It means that Jesus was seeing Satan's defeat everywhere by the evangelism of the Seventy.

At first glance, the evangelism activities of the Seventy may have been seen as only the extent that people, who at first glance seem not so great, wander around rural towns, speak a few words, and heal a few people. In reality, however, their evangelism was a tremendous victory to repulse Satan from all over the place, which is a word that Jesus greatly praised. It tells us that it was an overwhelming and obvious victory, as if "lightning fell to the ground," the rapid fall of Satan.

While so sympathizing with the joy of those disciples, Jesus also reminded them not to forget more important facts. “I have given you authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and to control all the power of your enemies, and there will never be anyone to harm you.”
Here, the word “step on a snake and a scorpion” is metaphorically linked to the word “we gain authority to control all the powers of the enemy”. In other words, it is to give the power to overwhelm the power of all enemies, just as they cast out demons. He confirmed that the power to overcome the power of Satan never came from the disciples themselves, but that Jesus poured out upon them.

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