The Work of the Enemy
John 10:10
“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
RECAP:
The actual beginning
of sin in the universe—preceding
the fall of the human Adam by an indeterminate time. Sin originated in the free
will of Lucifer in which—with full understanding of the issues involved—he chose
to rebel against the Creator. This
mighty angelic being was rightfully judged by God: “I threw you to the earth”
(Ezekiel 28:18).
Understand: This, by-no-means, imply that
Satan had no further access to heaven, for there are other Scripture verses
that clearly indicate that Satan maintained this access even after his fall (Job 1:6-12; Zechariah 3:1,2). Nevertheless, Ezekiel
28:18 indicates that Satan was
absolutely and completely cast out of God’s heavenly government and his place
of authority (Luke
10:18).
RESUME:
Satan's Ultimate Fate
- The
armies of the leaders of the world will be destroyed at the battle of Armageddon
and the beast and false prophet will be thrown into the Lake of Fire.
Then, at this point, Satan will be locked up for 1,000 years, while
Jesus Christ rules the earth with His saints. At the end of
that period, Satan is released for a short period of time, deceives the
leaders of the world again, and convinces them to attack Jesus and
His rule on the earth. The battle is short as fire from heaven
consumes the rebels. Satan is then thrown into the Lake of Fire (hell)
to "be tormented day and night for ever and ever."
Following Satan's demise, the saints of Jesus Christ will judge the angels who joined him in rebellion.
Does our behavior and walk speak "rebellion"?
Perhaps,
we ought to pray, "O Lord, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine
anger, lest thou bring me to nothing". Jeremiah 10:24.
We must be about the business of
getting wisdom, and getting it more abundantly. And getting understanding with it. Once we understand
that the works of Satan are very subtle.
He is the very essence of one of his
many names…deceiver. We should familiarize ourselves with those
names. Download the names of Satan from the Bible here. Meanwhile, we
are to take into account that the deceiver, will_
Very soon be released from
the spirit world,
coming as the Beast.
The Beast is Satan claiming to be God.The Beast will be masquerading as God. He is not God. He is Satan that becomes the dragon with seven heads and ten horns.
For thousands of years, Satan has not been visible to the human eyesight,
and will be given 3 ½ years as the visible god of this world. During
this time, he will try to convince every person on earth to worship him.
Do not be deceived. He is not God and you should not worship him,
because after that 3½ period he will be put in the bottomless pit for 1,000
years.
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“1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven,
having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 He laid
hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound
him for a thousand years; 3 and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut
him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more
till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be
released for a little while.” Revelation 20:1-3
Conclusion At the end of the 1,000 years Satan will be released from the
bottomless pit for a short time. He will gather the wicked together and they
will fight against God and His people. God will bring fire down from heaven to
destroy the wicked. Satan will be cast into the lake of fire. He will never
again tempt any person.
“7 Now when the thousand years have expired,
Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the nations
which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them
together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. 9 They went up on
the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved
city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them. 10 The
devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where
the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night
forever and ever.” Revelation 20:7-10
It's time to arm ourselves with divine knowledge on how to not be fooled/deceived by the beast. For the Bible clearly states that:
“All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” Revelation 13:8
“If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand, he, too, will drink of the wine of God's fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath.” Revelation 14:9,10
So, how can we know the beast is NOT God?
Playwright Janet Irene Thomas
Founder/CEO
Bible Stories Theatre of
Fine & Performing Arts
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