Satan Is Against The Ropes, It's Almost Over For Him

(SONG: “I’M GOING HOME WITH JESUS” McGruders) THE DEVIL WILL SOON TAKE HIS LAST FALL INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE. THE END OF SATAN IS AT HAND. The eternal place of punishment for sin was not planned for mankind but for the devil and his fallen angels. Every man, woman, or young person that goes to this horrible place, will go there because they rejected the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Just because you believe He is the Son of God and Savior does not save you. He said it plainly,“Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. In Mark, Jesus said, “Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.(Matthew 18:3) That’s very plain but sadly rejected by much of the church world. It will soon be to late.

Satan is unquestionably at the end of his rampage. Isaiah prophesied of his demise. “Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us? Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.” (Isaiah 14:9-11) We are living in the greatest hour of fulfilled prophecy in church histor.

The Biblical history and prophecy of Lucifer includes four steps or falls to His final judgment in the Lake of Fire. First he was cast, put out from his lofty position in the Father’s Heavenly City. It appears he was the master of music and filled all heaven with praises to God. One can imagine the pure music and eloquent singing that stirred worship on the highest level. With many instruments of perfect harmony, the hearts of the angels and principalities of a heavenly order gave deserving glory to the Creator and His Son. It is beyond our minds to consider such glory that we will soon join.

Jesus Christ told us that He beheld Satan when he was banished from his position. Christ’s words were simple, “I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.” (Luke 10:18) We are warned in Scripture to make no place for the devil because He has no place. Since he has no place, he must seek out a place to do his dirty work. “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:…” (I Peter 5:8)

The last three falls o the devil are portrayed in the Book of Revelation. No wonder the devil hates this book so intently. In Revelation Twelve, immediately after the Rapture, a war occurs in the second heavens. “And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.” (Revelation 12:7-10) This renders Satan earth-bound and limited to the very world he has tried so intently to destroy. Now he will have to fight on a human level instead of a spiritual level. Now he will get bloodied himself.

After a short few years (seven at most,) he will be bound and cast into a bottomless pit. The demons will taunt and attach him and pay him back for his lies and deception. Satan is in for hell himself. “And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.” (Revelation 20:1-3)

Last of all he will be cast into the Lake of Fire. “And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.” (Revelation 20:10) The Lake of Fire will be an eternity of bitterness, hatred, and vile attacks and war between the fallen angels. Satan, and his chosen principalities and powers will all scheme and fight with each other. The unsaved multitude of men and women will spend eternity in the midst of this pain and hatred. Jesus Christ died to save you from such a horrible existence.