The War is Building Up Between Jesus and Satan
By: David Becker
Satan, also known as Lucifer, was a very beautiful, very powerful, and very loved angel of the LORD GOD’s. His beauty was so great, and his influence among other angels so moving, that he became enamored of his own greatness. This self love manifested itself into a challenge to the Ways and Will of the LORD GOD.
Satan has the power, and the looks, and the following of rebel angels, to move others toward him.
“How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! [how] art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.” (Isaiah 14:12-15 AV)
Satan believes men should not be forced to serve the LORD GOD, when He has the power to make them gods themselves. His attempts at proving His points to God are recorded throughout the Bible, and his efforts are very visible today.
His complete focus is making man rebel against the LORD GOD, and join forces with him. Satan is convinced that enough men will desire to be gods themselves, enough men will be convinced that “self love” and “self actualization” are preferred over serving a God.
“Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth [will let], until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: [Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” (2Thessalonians 2:3-12 AV)
To introduce this self love belief system, Satan establishes many dark doctrines to entrap or sway men to his side. In every case, Satan uses the lust of man to bring people closer to him.
Satan has been allowed to do the damage he is able to do, by the LORD GOD. In the LORD GOD’s way, this freedom given to Satan allows for the easy separation of the weeds (wicked) from the wheat (righteous).
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was sent to the earth to establish the Kingdom of God. Satan tried to bring Jesus into his belief system, by offering him the greatest positions in his kingdom. Jesus, in human form and humble position, rejected these temptations, and declared His loyalty to God.
Today, Christians dedicate and align themselves to the LORD GOD against Satan. One day, there will be a great battle, where Satan and his people will fight against Jesus Christ and His people. There will be a victor, and a loser. Satan believes that his army of minnie gods will win. Faithful Christians know with a surety, that the Kingdom of God, led by Jesus Christ, will be victorious.
Someone is wrong, and those who are wrong face eternal punishment from the other side.
When that Day of battle comes, and that Day of Judgment passes, I am confident that the Kingdom of God will be restored and renewed from the presence of the ways of Satan and his minions, and they will be cast into hell and destroyed.
Until that great Day, the righteous must strive to gather the faithful believers in the LORD GOD and His Way together, and begin the training process of our soldiers, through the study of His Word.
© 2006 David “Bucker” Becker - All Rights Reserved Worldwide.
David “Bucker” Becker is an author and teacher of the popular Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians series published by Becker Bible Studies.