Friday, January 17, 2025
“Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?” (Psalm 10:1 KJV).
In light of the recent New Orleans terrorist attack just a few hours away from my home, we are delighted to dispel the associated Bible ignorance….
Obviously, Satan is quite active in Heaven and Earth, working his will by carrying out his policy of evil as per his plan of evil. Angels and humans are willingly participating in this uprising against God (Job 15:15; Job 25:5; Matthew 4:8-10; Luke 4:5-8; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 6:12). Therefore, if Heaven and Earth are to be reconciled to God, brought in line with His purpose and plan for creation, Satan must be thrown out of Heaven as well as removed from Earth. This will occur in the ages to come.
“And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him” (Revelation 12:7-9). “And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season…. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever” (Revelation 20:1-3,10).
With the offices of government of Heaven and Earth vacated of evil beings, God can now fill them with His own people—people who will glorify His Son Jesus Christ (people filled with Christ’s own life). Until Satan is bound in the Bottomless Pit for 1,000 years—and ultimately cast into the Lake of Fire—conditions in Heaven and on Earth will not improve….
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