- Revelation 12:7-10. "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."
For the correct answer, we all will need to wait, until we get to the "Other side", however let's think about this, "What is the foundational bases for God's Government"?
Is it not LOVE?
How then, if God had destroyed, Satan on the spot, how would that not instill fear, among the Heavenly Host? Plus,let's look at our own children, when our 2nd child began to walk, she had a fascination, about pots and pans, while on our gas range. She would try to touch either the pan or the flame, no matter how many times we told her no! Or tapped her hand, nothing broke her desire to touch, until one day, with the burners OFF, she touched the still hot pan, and let out a holler, it raised a small blister on her finger!
Yes we both felt real bad, and we did our best, to remove the heat, by emerging her finger in iced water, and yes it hurt her for a couple of day. She how ever had learned the lesson, sadly the hard way, but she NEVER tried to touch any pot on the stove again! Are God's creations His Angels, all that different? You be the judge!
Genesis 1:26-27 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27.So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Psalms 119:108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
This shows, to me God's most heart wrenching decision, yet also His among His greatest of gifts, a free-will to choose by and within ourselves! What that means, we all know, that many will reject His love, because they are willing to risk life eternal, to fulfill their selfish desires to life live their way, to do all what they insist upon doing, no matter the hurt to self nor others! I guess that's why so many recording artists have recorded this song, "I Did It My Way!"
Does anyone remember the Huxley family members in England? They all were philosophers and professors, plus successful authors, and I think it was Aldous, who passed in the 1940's, said this about religion, "I'll not accept a God, who wants to control my sex life!"
Matthew 6:16. "Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward."
In other words, those who follow their own self-will, have already been given their rewards, by virtue of the chosen lifestyles, here on earth. Now I ask you, does this add up? Does a short-life in the flesh, justify the eternal life reward to those who obey God because they love Him?
Please note this simple equation:
DIE TWICE MEANS ETERNAL LIFE [die first unto self into Christ Jesus, then die sleep/rest in Christ]
DIE ONCE MEANS ETERNAL DEATH {live only for self means "Blotted Out" as in never even existed!}
So for me and many others, this is simple choice to make, I and many want to see our Savior, face to face, to worship and to give our Thanks, and to be with Him and the Father, and our loved ones, through out time immemorial!
Who among us would not want to ask, Adam & Eve, what the Garden was like, and what was it like to walk up and pet a T-Rex? YES until sin entered the earth, all that moved ate plants, seeds and nuts! Because until THEN, there was NO DEATH!
Just as it shall be so, again!
Revelation 21:7-8 He that overcomes shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
None shall be able to overcome sin, nor Satan, without heaven's help, and protection, and as for the word whoremongers, please know this means chasing man made gods and ideas, as in being unfaithful religiously speaking.Think of those who changed the Sabbath day from the 7th to the 1st day of the week!
[Danierl7:25]
Thank you,
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