The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Revelation 20:3,
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"He [an angel coming down from heaven] threw him [Satan] into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended."
Satan is called the "accuser of our brothers and sisters" in Revelation 12:10. He accuses people before God. Why? Because Satan has been in rebellion against God and resisting him at every turn (an incredibly futile effort). Since God's great agenda for mankind is his program of redemption, Satan seeks to thwart that and one of his tactics is to challenge God's sense of justice by accusing before God those who God seeks for his kingdom. Satan: the great Accuser.
This is the purpose for Satan's efforts at deceiving the nations. He influences them in a direction to hopefully inspire God's judgment. He finds those who are "willing idiots" to do his bidding.
Take America as an example. A nation founded by Christians, a nation whose motto is "In God we trust." A nation founded as such cannot be tolerated by Satan or even be seen to prosper by receiving God's blessings. This is why we see the senseless striving at all that is ungodly by those Satan influences. Why homosexuality? Why abortion? Why the distortions of our society by the "social justice warriors" that seek all things ungodly? In short, animated by the spiritual dark side, they provide grist for Satan's mill of accusation.
This is why Satan is called the "Accuser" and this is why he seeks to deceive nations.
Satan is called the "accuser of our brothers and sisters" in Revelation 12:10. He accuses people before God. Why? Because Satan has been in rebellion against God and resisting him at every turn (an incredibly futile effort). Since God's great agenda for mankind is his program of redemption, Satan seeks to thwart that and one of his tactics is to challenge God's sense of justice by accusing before God those who God seeks for his kingdom. Satan: the great Accuser.
This is the purpose for Satan's efforts at deceiving the nations. He influences them in a direction to hopefully inspire God's judgment. He finds those who are "willing idiots" to do his bidding.
Take America as an example. A nation founded by Christians, a nation whose motto is "In God we trust." A nation founded as such cannot be tolerated by Satan or even be seen to prosper by receiving God's blessings. This is why we see the senseless striving at all that is ungodly by those Satan influences. Why homosexuality? Why abortion? Why the distortions of our society by the "social justice warriors" that seek all things ungodly? In short, animated by the spiritual dark side, they provide grist for Satan's mill of accusation.
This is why Satan is called the "Accuser" and this is why he seeks to deceive nations.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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