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From
going to and fro in the earth
,
and
from walking up and down in it
.”
And
again, we read in Job 2:1-2:
“[1] Again
there was a day when the sons of God
came to present themselves before the
LORD, and Satan came also among them
to present himself before the LORD. [2]
And the LORD said unto Satan, From
whence comest thou? And Satan
answered the LORD, and said, From
going to and fro in the earth, and
from
walking up and down in it
.”
Walking
denotes ownership; Satan admits to God
that he is active on planet Earth,
“going
to and fro in the earth… walking up and
down in it… going to and fro in the
earth… walking up and down in
it”
(notice we read that expression
twice
,
indicating a prolonged action, not just a
one-time motion). This is significant,
since we read in 1 Peter 5:8,
“Be sober,
be vigilant; because your adversary the
devil, as a roaring lion,
walketh about
,
seeking whom he may devour….”
Satan
is active on planet Earth, and he will
especially be doing this in the future—
when he is banned from outer space and
confined to Earth (Revelation 12:7-10)!
Colossians 1:16-20 tells us the good
news:
“[16] For by him [the Lord Jesus
Christ] were all things created, that are
in heaven, and that are in earth, visible
and invisible, whether they be thrones, or
dominions, or principalities, or powers:
all things were created by him, and for
him: [17] And he is before all things, and
by him all things consist. [18] And he is
the head of the body, the church:
who is the beginning, the
firstborn from the dead; that in
all things he might have the
preeminence. [19] For it
pleased the Father that in
him should all fulness
dwell; [20] And,
having made peace
through
the
blood of his
cross, by him to
reconcile
all
things
unto
himself; by him,
I say, whether
they be things in earth, or
things in heaven.”
(God will give the
heavens to us, the Church—the Body of
Christ [2 Corinthians 5:1; Ephesians
1:3,20-23; Ephesians 2:6-7; Colossians
3:1-2; 2 Timothy 4:18]—currently, Satan
has polluted the heavens [Job 15:15;
Ephesians 2:2; Ephesians 6:12]. He will
give the earth over to redeemed Israel
[Psalm 37:11; Matthew 5:5; Revelation
5:10]—remember, currently, Satan has
polluted Earth).
Thankfully, one day, God will remove
Satan from the Earth. The Bible says that
when Jesus Christ will return at His
Second Coming, He will bind all evil
spirits (Zechariah 13:1-2). He will then
usher in His 1000-year reign on the
planet, Israel’s earthly kingdom,
the kingdom He originally
wanted to establish with Adam
(when God Himself, Jesus
Christ, dwells with man on
the Earth). According to
Revelation
20:1-10,
Satan will be bound
in the bottomless
pit during that
millennium,
and
then released to
tempt
the
new
generations of people
born. Once that is
accomplished, God will
rain fire down from heaven
to consume Satan and his
minions, confining them forever in the
lake of fire and brimstone!
“And the seventh angel sounded; and
there were great voices in heaven,
saying, The kingdoms of this world are
become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of
his Christ; and he shall reign for ever
and ever”
(Revelation 11:15). The best is
yet to come, and in the end, Jesus Christ
will
not
have to worship Satan to get
Earth’s kingdoms!
—Shawn Brasseaux,
For What
Saith the Scriptures Ministry
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