Luke 10:19: Authority Over the Enemy
Jesus gives his returning messengers real authority over the enemy, but he will not let them stop there. The authority is granted, it flows from his own victory, and it points past power to names written in heaven.
Luke 10:18: Jesus Saw Satan Fall Like Lightning
In Luke 10:18 Jesus answers the returning seventy by pointing to a defeat he himself witnessed: Satan falling like lightning. Their authority over demons rests on his victory, not the other way around.
Plural eldership and models of church governance: A Biblical Leadership Guide
In Acts 14:23, Paul and Barnabas appoint elders for each assembly after preaching the Good News.