The Legal Case Against Satan and Humanities Undeserved Victory Over Satan
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JESUS IS THE ARK OF SALVATION
Jesus is the Ark of Salvation. He is the only one who can get you through what is about to happen on this earth. Do not be a mocker or an unbeliever before the wrath to come. Put your complete trust in Jesus now and you will escape the wrath to come and have eternal life. That means you must heed the warnings and get inside Jesus before the door closes by 1. admitting you are spiritually and eternally dead in your sins without him 2. confessing your sins to him and by stopping your sinful behavior (repent), and 3. Believing in him by putting your complete trust in Him as the only one who can save you because of his perfect life, his shed blood for you on the cross, and his resurrection from the dead. Jesus did all the work for you to be saved and become Spiritually and eternally alive. That’s what it means to get into the Ark of Salvation before the flood of judgement comes.
“And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.”
Luke 17:26-27, 30, 33-36
Slow to Anger
By Michael Youssef, Ph.D.
Through thousands of years of human history, human sin, and human rebellion, God has been patient. He has withheld His judgment and wrath, in spite of being blasphemed and rejected by the wicked human race. For now, God patiently entreats people to repent and to receive His Son, Jesus.
When I consider God’s patience toward the human race, I think of the people I am witnessing to now who are not responding. I think of the people I have pleaded with over the years. Many of them have locked the doors of their hearts. They always have their reasons. “Someday, maybe, I’ll surrender to Christ -- but I’m not ready now.” “I live a good life. I don’t need a Savior.” “If I become a Christian, my friends will reject me.” “I want to control my own life. I don’t want God to tell me what to do.” So many excuses -- but when these people pass into eternity, what good will their excuses do for them?
When the day of wrath comes, there will be no escape, no second chances. Today, the window of salvation is still open -- but for how long? The apostle Peter wrote, “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9). It is not God’s will that you perish for all eternity, but God’s will is not the only factor in this equation. Your will is also a factor. It is God’s loving and gracious will that you receive the gift of eternal life -- that’s why He sent His Son to die for you. But God will not overrule your free will.
God Himself does not gloat over the fate of the wicked (Ezekiel 33:11). He is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). Yet He will not overrule our free will. If we choose judgment, then judgment it shall be. No one has to suffer eternal separation from God. The victory over sin and death has already been won. Jesus has paid the price of our redemption -- and He will triumph over Satan.
Prayer: Lord, thank You for Your precious gift of grace. Thank You for Your long-suffering compassion. Help me to daily submit my will to Yours. I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.
“And [the Lord] passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, ‘The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished’” (Exodus 34:6-7).
“So the angel swung his sickle across the earth and gathered the grape harvest of the earth and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.”
Revelation 14:19 ESV
“Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.””
Revelation 16:1 ESV
“From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.”
Revelation 19:15 ESV
“For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.”
Romans 5:6-11 ESV
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