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Question
When the devil was cast out to the earth?
Answer
We find very little information in Bible concerning the “origins”
of Satan.
Satan became corrupt was obviously before the events in
Genesis 3. Concerning Satan Jesus said, "You are of
your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a
murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is
no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he
is a liar and the father of it" (John 8:44). Therefore,
Satan's downfall into sin started shortly after the creation.
However, Satan's fall from power, had occurred at Jesus'
first coming. "And He said to them, 'I saw Satan fall like lightning from
heaven'" (Luke 10:18). Jesus Christ meant that Satan's grip on the world was
slipping as fast as a lightning bolt. Satan’s primary source of power was
destroyed by Jesus' death on the cross. "Inasmuch then as the children
have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that
through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the
devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime
subject to bondage" (Hebrews 2:14-15).
We also see in The book of Revelation about the overthrow
of Satan's power.
"And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels
fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not
prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. So the great
dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who
deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast
out with him. Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, 'Now salvation, and
strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come,
for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night,
has been cast down. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the
word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants
of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great
wrath, because he knows that he has a short time'" (Revelation 12:7-12).
The context of this passage is in a figurative
description of the founding of the church. Notice that Christians were able to
overcome by the blood of the Lamb.
With the overthrow of Satan, the kingdom of God with
Christ as its ruler has come. This is similar to what Jesus said concerning his
church. "And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will
build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it"
(Matthew 16:18).
Satan was unable to keep Jesus and his followers out of
his kingdom. Though the end is certain, Satan hasn't given up yet.
Eddy Joel
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