The Lord said in Revelation 2:10 “Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.”
Many may think the Devils prison is a literal brick and iron prison somewhere. As I’ve heard some say the seat of Satan and synagogue of Satan is a single literal seat in a single brick and mortar synagogue in a certain physical city somewhere in the Middle East. But that would be judging the spiritual symbolisms found in the Revelation based on outward appearances only. And it would also be thinking like a carnally minded man who only knows what he knows naturally, or in the physical sense.
I won’t get into what I believe the ten days of tribulation represent, as I believe they are also symbolic of time. But what I want to show in this thread is what I believe the Devils prison represents. We are told in prophecy that many of the saints would be overcome by the spirit of this world during a spiritual flood period, as there is also a spiritual war taking place at the present between the forces of darkness and the forces of Light.
Pay attention to what Jesus says here about being cast into prison…
Matthew 5:21-26 “Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:[SUP]22 [/SUP]But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
[SUP]23 [/SUP]Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;[SUP]24 [/SUP]Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.[SUP]25 [/SUP]Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
[SUP]26 [/SUP]Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.”
By not forgiving one another, or being angry with our brother without a cause, or by not trying to reconcile our differences with our adversaries can end up landing us in this spiritual prison of darkness. Remember Jesus came to set us free from captivity and the bondage of sin, but the Devil wants us to be in captivity and in the bondage to sin. And when we are imprisoned by the Devil, we are also in darkness.
But if we abide in the Light of the Truth, the Truth shall set us free. Isaiah 42:7; "To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house."
Isaiah 61:1;"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;"
So if you have apologies to be given, give them. And if you have forgiveness to be given, forgive them. And if you need to be reconciled with a brother, then reconcile your differences while it is called today. And I guarantee if you abide in these things you will feel your heart being set free from the power of darkness. Peace and God bless
Many may think the Devils prison is a literal brick and iron prison somewhere. As I’ve heard some say the seat of Satan and synagogue of Satan is a single literal seat in a single brick and mortar synagogue in a certain physical city somewhere in the Middle East. But that would be judging the spiritual symbolisms found in the Revelation based on outward appearances only. And it would also be thinking like a carnally minded man who only knows what he knows naturally, or in the physical sense.
I won’t get into what I believe the ten days of tribulation represent, as I believe they are also symbolic of time. But what I want to show in this thread is what I believe the Devils prison represents. We are told in prophecy that many of the saints would be overcome by the spirit of this world during a spiritual flood period, as there is also a spiritual war taking place at the present between the forces of darkness and the forces of Light.
Pay attention to what Jesus says here about being cast into prison…
Matthew 5:21-26 “Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:[SUP]22 [/SUP]But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
[SUP]23 [/SUP]Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;[SUP]24 [/SUP]Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.[SUP]25 [/SUP]Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
[SUP]26 [/SUP]Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.”
By not forgiving one another, or being angry with our brother without a cause, or by not trying to reconcile our differences with our adversaries can end up landing us in this spiritual prison of darkness. Remember Jesus came to set us free from captivity and the bondage of sin, but the Devil wants us to be in captivity and in the bondage to sin. And when we are imprisoned by the Devil, we are also in darkness.
But if we abide in the Light of the Truth, the Truth shall set us free. Isaiah 42:7; "To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house."
Isaiah 61:1;"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;"
So if you have apologies to be given, give them. And if you have forgiveness to be given, forgive them. And if you need to be reconciled with a brother, then reconcile your differences while it is called today. And I guarantee if you abide in these things you will feel your heart being set free from the power of darkness. Peace and God bless