.
many people assume all they have to do to get to heaven is believe, but
Satan and his demons "believe" and they will spend eternity in hell.
That
's because Christ didn
't give his life for evil spirits
; but rather
, Christ
died for his fellow men
.
†. Isa 53
:5-6
. . He was wounded for our transgressions
, he was bruised for
our iniquities
; the chastisement for our peace was upon him
, and by his
stripes we are healed
. All we like sheep have gone astray
; we have turned
,
every one
, to his own way
; and The Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us
all
.
The pronouns "
our" and "
we" and "
us" refer to human beings
; and not at all
to spirit beings
.
†. John 3
:14-17
. . As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness
, even so
must the Son of Man be lifted up
, that whoever believes in him should not
perish but have eternal life
. For God so loved the world that He gave His
only begotten son
, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have
everlasting life
. For God didn
't send His son into the world to condemn the
world
, but that the world through him might be spared
.
The "world" in that promise refers to the sphere off humanity
, and not at all
to the sphere of spirit beings
.
†. Jas 2
:19
. .You believe that there is one God
. You do well
. Even the
demons believe-- and tremble!
Of course they tremble because demonic belief is limited to the
acknowledgement of a supreme being
's existence
. Their belief is in no way
related to trust in Christ
's crucifixion as a means of protection from the wrath
of God-- and that's because their doom is sealed
; and there is no unsealing it
at this point
.
†. Mtt 8
:28-29
. .When He had come to the other side
, to the country of the
Gergesenes
, there met him two demon-possessed men
, coming out of the
tombs
, exceedingly fierce
, so that no one could pass that way
. And suddenly
they cried out
, saying
: What have we to do with you
, Jesus
, you son of God?
Have you come here to torment us before the time?
The two men
's voices spoke those words
; but a legion of demons controlled
their tongues
.
†. Mtt 8
:30-31
. . Now a good way off from them there was a herd of many
swine feeding
. So the demons begged him
, saying
: If You cast us out
,
permit us to go away into the herd of swine
. (cf
. Mrk 5
:1-13)
The "torment" to which the demons referred is the reservoir of liquefied
flame depicted at Rev 20
:10-15
.
†. Mtt 25
:41-42
. .Then he will also say to those on the left hand
: Depart
from me
, you cursed
, into the everlasting fire prepared for the Devil and his
angels
.
Bu
en Camino
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