I am not here to change you or others, you remain as you are. If a man is wise in his own eyes of conceit, then he will probably remain that way and if foolish then he will remain foolish to his own liking. Only the meek and wise in heart can God teach and they will gain truth while the foolish reject it. The scriptures are of no private interpretation, but many have succumbed to the temptations of rationalization and have perverted the truth to what seems right to them. They have convinced themselves in matters of doctrine that God did not intend or inspire and have given due diligence in their studies to convince others of these private notions. They have fallen asleep in the dead letter and need to wake up unto the light and arise from the dead. Some need a little eye salve and ointment applied to their stiffneck to loosen them up to see the light.
Satan was bound since the first advent
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Amen brother. Good verses. The Luke 10:18 verse quoted above is the same event represented symbolically in Rev. 12: 7-9.
7 And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. 8 But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. 9 The great dragon was hurled down--that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
Many people are confused as to how the devil can be bound, and yet cause so much mischief in the world. They misunderstand the concept of binding. To begin with, the devil is a spirit, as God is a spirit. To think of Satan being thrown into a pit, with a lid on it, clearly shows a misunderstanding of the symbolic nature of the binding.
Satan's binding was in his being thrown out of heaven, and being bound in our world, as we are. As such, Satan no longer has access to the powers of heaven, or the throne of God, as he did in the book of Job. In this respect, we are greater than Satan, for we DO have access to the throne of God, through our high priest Jesus Christ.
Does this mean that when Satan is loosed for a time that he will once again inhabit heaven? I don't think so. I believe he will be able at that time to call on powers not of this world in which to deceive believers and inhibit the spread of the gospel. I believe this is presently occurring.
In my opinion, those at greatest risk of being deceived are those who seek spiritual experiences, rather than to live a life which expresses love and service to one another in the type of Christ's loving atoning experience on the cross. It is our relationship with Jesus Christ, as sons and daughters of God, which finds its expression in our love, fellowship, and service to one another, which will separate us from those who will belong to, and be in bondage to the devil.
7 And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. 8 But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. 9 The great dragon was hurled down--that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
Many people are confused as to how the devil can be bound, and yet cause so much mischief in the world. They misunderstand the concept of binding. To begin with, the devil is a spirit, as God is a spirit. To think of Satan being thrown into a pit, with a lid on it, clearly shows a misunderstanding of the symbolic nature of the binding.
Satan's binding was in his being thrown out of heaven, and being bound in our world, as we are. As such, Satan no longer has access to the powers of heaven, or the throne of God, as he did in the book of Job. In this respect, we are greater than Satan, for we DO have access to the throne of God, through our high priest Jesus Christ.
Does this mean that when Satan is loosed for a time that he will once again inhabit heaven? I don't think so. I believe he will be able at that time to call on powers not of this world in which to deceive believers and inhibit the spread of the gospel. I believe this is presently occurring.
In my opinion, those at greatest risk of being deceived are those who seek spiritual experiences, rather than to live a life which expresses love and service to one another in the type of Christ's loving atoning experience on the cross. It is our relationship with Jesus Christ, as sons and daughters of God, which finds its expression in our love, fellowship, and service to one another, which will separate us from those who will belong to, and be in bondage to the devil.
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Red your entire post here is private interpretation and full of spite and namecalling. To engage in dialogue
over eschatology can be a beautiful thing. Until someone starts calling people names...like foolish or like
stiffnecked. I could write a book on premil, postmil, and soon amil. And till i find a position im comfortable
with...i will humbly dialogue...in the meantime i spose ill put up with your bitterness and namecalling which is probably due to what? Too much eyesalve? Liveletter? You didnt answer any of my questions by the way.
But then your not here to discuss the bible are you?
over eschatology can be a beautiful thing. Until someone starts calling people names...like foolish or like
stiffnecked. I could write a book on premil, postmil, and soon amil. And till i find a position im comfortable
with...i will humbly dialogue...in the meantime i spose ill put up with your bitterness and namecalling which is probably due to what? Too much eyesalve? Liveletter? You didnt answer any of my questions by the way.
But then your not here to discuss the bible are you?
Satan is not bound.
1 John 5:19) And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
(NIV) We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.
(ESV) We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
1 Pet 5:8) Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Eph 6:
11) Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12) For 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.
If satan was currently bound, we would not be wrestling against him.
1 John 5:19) And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
(NIV) We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.
(ESV) We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
1 Pet 5:8) Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Eph 6:
11) Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12) For 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.
If satan was currently bound, we would not be wrestling against him.
You're welcome Ananda. We should all be looking for chances to express God's love for us by expressing that same love to others.
Here's a video you would probably like.
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Here's a video you would probably like.
Faith Hill - A Baby Changes Everything - Live - YouTube
According to your beliefs, when those scripture were written satan was already bound, right? Yet Peter, John, and Paul said what they said, which contradicts your belief that satan was bound. He still is not bound. He will be bound at the start of the millennial kingdom (Rev 20:2) and then released at the end of it (Rev 20:7).
It's there.
Very much. He brought me from death to life.
Of course not. God is my father, Jesus Christ is my brother, and I have the gift of holy spirit in me.
Not according to the bible. Read Eph 6,among the other verses I've posted.
Right.
That too is correct. We are in it, "fighting the good fight".
2 Tim 3:12) Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
Very much. He brought me from death to life.
Of course not. God is my father, Jesus Christ is my brother, and I have the gift of holy spirit in me.
Not according to the bible. Read Eph 6,among the other verses I've posted.
Right.
That too is correct. We are in it, "fighting the good fight".
2 Tim 3:12) Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.