1,. The devil is not in Hell. He is not chained. He is in fact the ruler of this world. He is able to accuse us night and day, has spiritual entities controlling every kingdom of the world,and seeks to destroy every individual. Usually you can tell a satanic argument from a purely human one by the cry of "but that's not fair!"He is a liar and a murderer,and wants to ruin God's plan for us, apparently by showing how fallible and sinful we are. And making us think God is unfair...he who sent his only Son to pay the price and save us. Who is He to decide that we are not good enough?
He's God. the Creator. Holy.Just let that sink in. You would shake your fist at the one who created everything and say he can;t tell you what to do? So who was Satan? The angel who stood by God's throne. And he decided he was worthy of worship too. to be like God. Ezekiel 28:14-1614 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth, and I have set thee so; thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. 16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned; therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God; and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. Job 1 10-12 6. One day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. 7. The LORD said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the LORD, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.” 8. Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.” 9. “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied. 10. “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. 11. But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.” 12. The LORD said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD. (Job 1: 6-12). Matthew 4:7-11 8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’” 11 Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him. (Luke 10:17-20). 17. The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.” 18. He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19. I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20. However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” (Luke 10:17-20). Daniel 10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. Ephesians 6:12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Rev 12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. Satan, even after his fall, had access to the throne of God, He had access to the Garden of Eden and was able to corrupt man.Thus, man lost his dominion and handed the world to Satan.He was able to converse with God in the time of Job. But Jesus reports he saw him "fall like lightening." He apparently has lost his direct audience with God. (though he still accuses us.) Demonic entities called.principalities and powers watch over every kingdom (And Israel is watched over by Michael, the archangel)...He will be thrown out of the heavens and have "but a little time" when he comes to earth. This will be 3 1/2 years of the worst times ever experienced by man, though they will worship him and reject God. Only then is he chained for 1000 years. and only after being loosed to lead one more rebellion and expose the true motives of men will he be cast into Hell. Hell Hell is under the authority and control of Jesus, who holds the keys. When he descended into hell after his death it was to preach to the humans trapped there ( Sheol) and apparently the demons chained at the time of their rebellion in the days of Noah.He brought the believers (Paradise. the thief was with him in Paradise the same day, just as he promised) with him and the went to Heaven with him .Or as listed in one parable, Torments and Abraham's bosom. Torments or Gehenna is supposed to be something like a steaming garbage pit. Acts 2:24 that “God hath raised up Christ, having loosed the sorrows of hell, as it was impossible that He should be holden by it. IRevelation 1:18 am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. But ..what about Hellfire and all of that? The Lake of Fire, a place of everlasting fire, everlasting agony, was created only for Satan.Because Satan was able to corrupt man, man had to be redeemed, That was done by Christ taking on our sin on the cross. It is now destined to hold not just Satan, but the Antichrist and the False Prophet. After mankind is judged, and those who rejected Christ are thrown into Gehenna, called at this time hell,,hell and death itself will be thrown into the lake of fire. This is actually at the end of the millennial reign. Revelation 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.. So despite all the fables spun and tv shows produced, there is no salvation after death, You have to choose to follow God, to accept that Christ died for your sins, or go to the waiting place until the end. where eternal fire awaits. And Satan is not your friend. |
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