Satan saw that his disguise was torn away. His administration was laid open before the unfallen angels and before the heavenly universe. He had revealed himself as a murderer. By shedding the blood of the Son of God, he had uprooted himself from the sympathies of the heavenly beings. Henceforth his work was restricted. Whatever attitude he might assume, he could no longer await the angels as they came from the heavenly courts, and before them accuse Christ's brethren of being clothed with the garments of blackness and the defilement of sin. The last link of sympathy between Satan and the heavenly world was broken.

Satan så, at hans bedrag var afsløret. Hans herskermetoder var nu blevet åbenbaret for de syndfri engle og hele det himmelske univers. Han havde afsløret sig som en morder. Ved at udgyde Guds Søns blod havde han overskåret ethvert bånd af medfølelse fra de himmelske magters side. Fra nu af var hans virkefelt begrænset. Hvilken stilling han end måtte indtage, kunne han ikke længere vente på englene, når de kom fra de himmelske boliger, og over for dem beskylde Kristi brødre for at være iført mørkets klæder og for at være besudlet af synd. Det sidste led af medfølelse mellem Satan og den himmelske verden var nu brudt.