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Will Satan be Defeated

Got questions answers this question, "Will Satan be Defeated?" And for the record, absolutely ... because victory belongs to the Christian!





Satan, the devil, Beelzebub, lucifer. He goes by many names, but the most powerful force of evil in the universe has already been defeated. The timer on the end of his evil activities was set when the Son of God walked out of the tomb (Matthew 28:7). Jesus defeated sin and death, and Satan was put on notice. Therefore, his time is short (see Revelation 12:12).


Satan’s downfall began the moment he, as the angel Lucifer, challenged God and tried to redirect heaven’s worship to himself (Isaiah 14:13–14). From the moment of his rebellion, Satan’s doom was sure. God cast him from heaven to earth (Luke 10:18) where he gained dominion when Adam followed his example and rebelled against God (Genesis 3:6-7, 17–19; Romans 5:12). Satan is “the ruler of this world - the commander of the powers in the unseen world” (John 12:31; Ephesians 2:2), “the god of this world” (2 Corinthians 4:4), “the accuser” of Christians (Revelation 12:10), and “the deceiver of the whole world” (Revelation 12:9). God prepared hell as a place of punishment for Satan (Matthew 25:41).


One common misconception is that Satan and God are equal foes, battling for prominence. This is completely false. God has no equal. He created all things, including the angel Lucifer, who became the being we call “Satan.” As a created being, Satan only has the power and authority God gives him. We see this truth in the book of Job, where Satan has to ask permission to torment one of God’s servants (Job 2:6). Jesus also alluded to Satan’s short leash when He told Peter that Satan had asked to test Peter (Luke 22:31–32). Satan’s minions, the demons, must also ask the Lord’s permission before they act (Mark 5:9–13). For reasons known only to God, Satan is allowed to wreak havoc on the earth until the time God will forever banish him.


1 Corinthians 15:24–26 says, “24 After that the end will come, when he will turn the Kingdom over to God the Father, having destroyed every ruler and authority and power. 25 For Christ must reign until he humbles all his enemies beneath his feet. 26 And the last enemy to be destroyed is death." He ‘humbles all his enemies beneath his feet.’ Satan’s time of freedom is nearing the end. When Jesus returns, He will be victorious in a battle we call “Armageddon” (Revelation 16:6). It won’t be much of a fight because Jesus annihilates Satan’s forces with the word of his mouth (2 Thessalonians 2:8; Revelation 19:21).


After his defeat at Armageddon, Satan will be bound for a thousand years “to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a little while” (Revelation 20:3). At the end of that time, Satan is released; true to form, he leads one more rebellion against Christ and His kingdom, however, Satan’s forces are defeated, and Satan himself is thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur to be tormented day and night for ever and ever” (verses 7–10).


There is then one final judgment of all those who have rejected Christ (Revelation 20:11–15). The last act before eternal paradise begins for the children of God, is the eternal banishment of sin and of Satan.


In one sense, Satan is already defeated. Jesus won the victory over him through the cross and the resurrection (Colossians 2:15). It is now possible to defeat Satan every day in our own lives. The Holy Spirit empowers God’s children to say “no” to Satan’s agenda and walk in the Spirit, living a life pleasing to God (Ephesians 5:18; Galatians 5:16, 25). The ultimate defeat of Satan is yet to come, when he will be condemned to the lake of fire forever, unable to propagate his evil ever again. Though Satan still reigns as the god of this world (2 Corinthians 4:4), Christians can live in light of the truth that he is a defeated foe - (End).


In closing ...

... adding further support of the claim that VICTORY BELONGS TO THE CHRISTIAN ...


... we can discover for ourselves how the living word of God (The Holy Bible), comes to life, showing us that Jesus is our friend, brother, and joint heir in the Kingdom of Heaven.


*** Heavenly Father, thank you for all things in Jesus name because your living word teaches us in EPHESIANS 5:20 to “give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.“


*** Thank you for this day that I can rejoice and be glad in it (Psalm 118:24)


*** Thank you that you rescued me from being your enemy, to being your ally & your friend - John 15:15- the moment I accepted your free gift of salvation (born-again) - Romans 10:9+ Matthew 12:30


*** Thank you that I became a child of the Almighty God – son/daughter and brother/sister – to your first Son, my Lord & Savior Jesus Christ (Romans 8:29)


*** Thank you that I became a joint heir, with Jesus, in the Kingdom of heaven (Romans 8:17)


*** Thank You for predestining my salvation (Ephesians 1:5+ Romans 8:29)


*** Thank you for dying for me while I was still a sinner (Romans 5:8)


*** Thank you that I am the righteousness of God (Romans 3:22)


*** Thank you for leading your servant to become worthy of fulfilling your will for my life (Romans 12:2)


*** Thank you for your wisdom, knowledge (Colossians 2:3)


*** Thank you for your understanding and power (Jeremiah 51:15)


*** Thank you that I can accomplish all good things that my faith is prompting me to do (James 1:17)


*** Thank you that the name, Jesus be honored, bringing glory to You through the way I live and present myself to a hurting world (John 14:13)


*** Thank you that I have reason to live, to celebrate, and be joyful in daily living because I am healed by your wounds (1 Peter 2:24)


*** Thank you for taking all sickness and disease with you to the cross, leaving them in the grave that you defeated by rising from the dead as prophesied (Matthew 8:17)


*** Thank you that I can know beyond the shadow of a doubt that I am invincible because of who I am in YOU, that no plague, virus, or any demonic attack can defeat me (Psalm 91)


*** Thank you that you and you alone control life & death (John 19:11)


*** Thank you that I can do all things in your strength (Philippians 4:13)


*** Thank you that because of you living in me – I am greater, stronger, and more powerful than anything or anyone that comes against me (1 John 4:4)


Case closed, thank you, Jesus!

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