Luke 10:18, Satan And His Stars Fall From Heaven

And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. –Revelation 12:3-4

These stars are, of course, heavenly beings; the scripture often refers to the stars as living beings. Revelation, whether literally or symbolically, is very clear on the subject, such as when a star falls from heaven with a particular task of opening the bottomless pit. Likewise, the stars swept from heaven in this verse, by the tail of the dragon (Satan), are surely angels under the command of Satan. Satan, in Jewish tradition, was one of three angel bigwigs, called archangels, along with Micheal and Gabriel. Each commanded a third of the host of heaven, the lower-ranking angels. Satan’s third followed him down to earth.

Yet, many Christians continue to read verses like this one in Revelation as if they are cataclysmic end-time events, literally destroying the earth and heavens.