The arch enemy of mankind is an unseen foe. He is generally called "Satan" or "Devil". He is a spiritual being. He is an instigator. He is a handiwork of God, willfully wanted to overthow God underestimating the power of God. He is not "omnopresent" "omniscient" and "omnipotent" like God. This means he can't be every-where, not all-knowing neither all-powerful. Hence, we neither should over estimate not underestimate. Because he is a SCHEMER. He schemes to destroy. If he willed to destroy God "the Author" of everything; won't he scheme to destroy God's true children.
Now let us see in brief of what he did, in the light of the SCRIPTURE (Behold I Bring Life Eternal) which is bringing us "Life Eternal".
No.:01 -> He destroyed and marred the relationship between the one holy God and His entire creation in particular mankind (we suppose to be promoters of fellowship, relationships, unity unlike Satan). Satan failed and will fail to the end that we may reign with our Lord Jesus Christ before His Father and ours.
No.:02 -> He
destroyed the
harmony between Adam (first man) and Eve (first woman). That means he will go about to
destroy families. These days some people under the pretext that they correct the doctrine, they destroy the families to achieve their own ulterior motives and end. "The end determines the beginning". He will
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flage himself as "Angel of light". But he is not the angel of light himself. Later in the New Testament we understand, these two (Adam and Eve) give a picture of Christ Jesus and His Body (the very Church).
Devil's intention is to destroy the entire "Body of Christ". He thought he could destroy Christ Jesus. Our Lord fooled him. Jesus Christ did not require to fight against, rather by His death and resurrection He defeated him and judged him once for all
John 12:30-32. By the same finished work (His virgin birth/death and
resurrection) He set free the entire mankind by which we are saved.
Now Satan's only (utmost) intention is to destroy the souls by his great lie that Jesus TOTAL work for Salvation is insufficient to save a soul to the utmost.
He is ALIVE to see that we are saved to the end. His presence at the right hand of God as one's personal "ADVOCATE" is the assurance of one's salvation (forgiveness of sin, sins etc.). The Bible invariably tells in most of the places we are saved by His resurrection
1Cor 15:17;
1Pet 1:3-4;
1Pet 3:21 (it is not the baptism but the right understanding and faith in the RESURRECTION of Jesus Christ saves us). Apostles and disciples were appointed to proclaim to the world and the hell bound souls that "Jesus died but
LIVES FOR EVER MORE". Read carefully Acts of Apostles
Acts 2:31;
Acts 4:2;
Acts 4:33;
Acts 17:32 with the right spirit.
No.:3 ->
Destroyed the
relationship between brothers. He
instigated Cain (elder). The reason is "because God accepted the sacrifice of his brother Abel (younger)". He (Cain) was looking for a season how he may slay his brother (Devil's attitude). Satan is a "
MURDERER". In the New Testament we see very clearly that anyone who hate his brother is a murdered. That is why Jesus said in
John 10:10-11 He came to destroy, but I came to give LIFE (more abundantly). And
such MURDERER has NO ETERNAL LIFE 1John 3:14-16. These days many have infiltrated into the body of Christ by the side route. Such will destroy and mar the relationships, destroy those who want to proclaim Christ Jesus to others. Such will love to be in the LIME LIGHT, want to project themselves POPULAR in the midst of congregations, ultimately for their own PRE-EMINENCE, destroy others even those who sincerly serve Christ Jesus. The spirit of Pre-eminence is self destructive (till the end one will not know) and it destorys others too. BEWARE!! this is what is working in the Churches today.
3John 9-10;
2Cor 10:18;
2Peter 2:2-3;. Jesus puts a question about such people's FAITH
John 5:44.
Have no such qualities as you see above. If you have, repent, renounce and ask the LORD to forgive you. He is merciful and gracious to do that. And if you happened to find anyone with these qualities shun them and have nothing to do with them. That is how men of God and the true children of God are exhorted to escape the corruption and to stay holy in His presence at the present age.
MARANATHA
Armegaddon is the final on-slought of Satan, then, he will call all his associates to join him to destroy Lord's people. Satan has already started his work against us. But our END RESULT will be glorious and AWESOME because of our LORD but his and those who belong to him will be AWEFUL.
...... may grow for the benefit of all
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