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...Rev. 12:9. The moment Jesus Christ was resurrected, Satan and his entourage were cast out of Heaven to the earth, never to return. How do I know this happened the day Jesus Christ was resurrected?
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"...Rev. 12:10.
The day Jesus Christ was resurrected from the dead, the thousand year reign of Christ on the earth began, as this text explains. That same day, Satan and his angels were cast to the earth. Salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ was now offered to mankind.
Jesus explained to His disciples that the day He returns, He will send forth the Endtime Reapers to gather together Satan's kids, those who rejected His salvation, and bind them in bundles to be burned. Then the Reapers will gather together His kids and take them to a safe place...Matt. 13:30. Once His kids are safe in the camp of the saints...the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up...II Peter 3:10. The earthly battles are finally over, but one battle is yet to be fought before God provides...new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells...II Peter 3:13.
Armageddon is the final battle to be fought--a spiritual battle between Satan and God. Armageddon means: rendezvous with God. When Satan is released from prison he...will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea...Rev. 20:8
In this context the word nations means: of the same habit. Those who are of the same habit as Satan, are the angels who were cast to the earth with him. The Bible calls them demons. There must be a gazillion demons since their...number is as the sand of the sea. But who are Gog and Magog?
Since Armageddon is future we will understand at the time of fulfillment, but we can look to the past for some understanding of the symbolism. In documented biblical history, Gog and Magog are actually names for people or nations. Gog and Magog are the Aramaic names for China and Mongolia. Most Russian people are of Mongolian origin. In the 12th century, these two nations plundered many defenseless lands, carrying away captives from Arabia, Syria, and Mesopotamia.
The large armies of Gog (China) and Magog (Mongolia/Russia) invaded the land of Israel in the 13th century, destroying everything in their wake. At the end of this great battle, thousands of dead bodies were left in the battlefield for many months until the wild beasts and vultures could eat all of the dead bodies...Ez. 30:17-20.
We can speculate that Gog & Magog could be kingpins of Satan, whom he uses to lead the hordes of demon spirits to the battle of Armageddon. Gog & Magog could be a metaphor for the twin demonic principalities of immorality (Sodom) and idolatry (Egypt)...Rev. 11:8. We will understand clearly when this prophecy is fulfilled.
They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city...Rev. 20:9. This portion of the prophecy is clear. Satan, his demonic hordes and Gog & Magog head to Heaven, and launch a vicious attack on the camp of the saints, in one last attempt to take human beings from the hands of God. Quite brazen, don't you think? How long is this battle? We don't know. What do we know?
Fire came down from God out of Heaven and devoured them. It is finally over! The devil who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever...Rev. 20:10.
Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, "It is Done!"...Rev. 16:17. In Revelation 16 seven angels are commanded to pour bowls of the Wrath of God onto the earth, which eventually brings us to the end of the world and Armageddon. Why did the 7th angel pour his bowl into the air? There is no earth left for him to pour anything on.
The number 6 (bowls) is man's number meaning: the sum total of human achievement--incomplete without God. The number 7 (bowl) is God's divine number meaning: perfect and complete - victory. The word air symbolizes the invisible spiritual realm. It is done means: the old worldly system on the old earth, death and the devil, have been judged and punished. There is no more sin, sickness, disease, or death -- all burned up with the earth -- gone forever! Define the symbolism and the message is revealed.
Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away...I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of Heaven from God, prepared as bride adorned for her husband...Rev. 21:1-2.
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God's sheep question the doctrines of men...sheeple follow without question~~~
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