Spiritual Israelite
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Why does it have to include Satan? There are parallel passages in the book of Revelation that speak of the same events and they don't all give the same details regarding those events. Premils like you miss that.What bible verse(s) in Revelation states that the false prophet and the beast are....
1. imprisoned in the bottomless pit.
2. rise up out of the bottomless pit.
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Why does Revelation 19:20 not include Satan ?
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Do you believe the following passages are referring to the same battle?
Revelation 16:12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East. 13 Then I saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14 They are demonic spirits that perform signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty. 15 “Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.” 16 Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
Revelation 19:19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse and his army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed the signs on its behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. 21 The rest were killed with the sword coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.
If you believe these are referring to the same battle, then notice how the dragon, which we know is Satan, is mentioned in the Revelation 16 passage, but not in the Revelation 19 passage. The Revelation 16 passage clearly shows that he is involved in the battle, so does him not being specifically mentioned in the Revelation 19 passage mean he's not involved in the battle described there? No, because it's the same battle. There is nothing to demand that Satan be specifically referenced in the Revelation 19 passage in order for him to be involved in what is described there at that time.