“And I remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of authority God gave them but left the place where they belonged. God has kept them securely chained in prisons of darkness, waiting for the great day of judgment.” Jude 1:6
This blog is a life-changing truth about the Believers authority in Christ that must be taken a hold of and put into practice. The thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. Jesus came that we may have life to the fullest. If you are seeing more of the enemy’s hand in your life than God’s, it is time to take back your authority. We see in Jude certain angels from before the Flood did not keep their own designated place of power, but abandoned their proper dwelling place, and because of that God has kept them in eternal chains under darkness for the judgment of the final day. These angels who stepped out of their boundary lines drawn by God tell a greater story that all Believers must understand.
The devil has permission to roam the Earth, in fact, he is called the ‘god of this world’ because Adam and Eve handed him the keys to man’s dominion over the Earth. This shows us he has not crossed a boundary like the other angels spoken about in Jude. Therefore, God is allowing him to roam the Earth until his time is completed.
Luke 4:6~
And the devil said to Him, “I will give You all this realm and its glory [its power, its renown]; because it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.”
2 Corinthians 4:4~
In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the Light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Thankfully, the Father has not left mankind orphans to fend for themselves. He sent Jesus to redeem us and take back the keys to the Kingdom. God’s plan for humanity’s redemption includes satan being allowed to influence souls but He gave us weapons for this ongoing warfare.
Colossians 1:13~
He has delivered us from the domain of Darkness and transferred us to the Kingdom of His beloved Son.
2 Corinthians 10:4~
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds.
We have the power of the Holy Spirit in us who is greater than satan. We have been given authority to trample on the demons of Hell and all their attacks that come against us.
Luke 10:17–19~
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.
Jesus gave us authority and we can use that to bind and loose on Earth what is trying to come against us. We are called to push back the gates of Hell, and we can thwart the devil’s plans!
Matthew 16:17-19 ~
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock, I will build My Church, and the gates of Hell will not overcome it.
John 14:12~
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.
James 4:7~
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
The devil wants to bring on discouragement and distraction, so we forget who we are in Christ! Now that you understand why satan is allowed to roam the Earth and be the god of this world, know that God’s plan for you is NOT satan’s plan for you. He is allowed to roam until his time is fulfilled, but that doesn’t mean he has to cut short your time and God’s plan for you. He is the one who wants you sick, broke, busted, and disgusted — not God.
Hebrews 2:14~
Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil.
John 10:10~
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
So how come God did not destroy satan after he rebelled? I believe it is because He wants to use the Church to work alongside Jesus to take him down at the end the age. Jesus wants His Church to restrain evil until His appointed time comes to return and take over. I personally believe it was God’s way of vindication for the torment Jesus suffered on the Cross because of satan’s rebellion. He hates Jesus and he hates the Church along with all of humanity. God has allowed satan to roam the Earth until the last person to accept Christ has come into the Kingdom. Until that time, we are to restrain satan and all the evil he creates while winning back the souls he has stolen from Jesus. For we are co-workers in God’s service and our labor in Him will not be in vain.
Jesus said, “I will build My Church, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on Earth shall be bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on Earth shall be loosed in Heaven. And these signs will accompany those who believe in My Name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him. We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. And if we are His children, then we are His heirs also: heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ sharing His spiritual blessing and inheritance, if indeed we share in His suffering so that we may also share in His glory. And He raised us up together with Him and made us sit down together giving us joint seating with Him in the heavenly sphere by virtue of our being in Christ Jesus the Messiah, the Anointed One. (Matthew 16:18, Mark 16:17-18, John 5:18-21, Romans 8:17, Ephesians 2:6)
Spoiler Alert. We win!
Revelation 12:11~
And they have conquered him by the Blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.
1 John 4:4~
Little children (believers, dear ones), you are of God, and you belong to Him and have [already] overcome them [the agents of the antichrist]; because He who is in you is greater than he (satan) who is in the world [of sinful mankind].
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