Zao is life
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I think the problem, GB, is that ~ and not that anyone means to do this, but ~ some folks have some preconceived idea about what it means to be bound and/or sealed and just won't see it for what it is in Scripture. I think it could be somewhat helpful ~ somewhat at least ~ to imagine a prison inmate, who can still be influential to folks on the outside even while imprisoned, even in very manipulative and/or malevolent ways... but is completely unable to extort, or rape, or murder, or whatever crime he or she committed. It's an earthly example, but still applicable.
Grace and peace to you.
I think more likely the problem is that some folks have a preconceived idea about what it means for Satan to be bound, and though they can provide no verse or passage that plainly states that Satan was 'bound' at the time of the death and resurrection of Christ, they just won't see it for what it is in scripture - the fact that Satan is no more restricted in his ability to deceive and and attempt to prevent the advance of the Kingdom of God since Calvary, than he was before Calvary.
I think more likely the problem is that some folks have conflated the binding of Satan with the destruction of Satan's works and power over death (which does not last only for a thousand symbolic years only to get reversed for a brief period called "Satan's little season").
Hence they conflate the binding of Satan with the defeat of Satan, despite all the following biblical facts:-
1. In Genesis chapter 3, we read of how Satan appeared in the Garden of Eden and deceived mankind.
2. Revelation 12:9 calls Satan "the great dragon" and "the old serpent called Devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world."
3. The only reason given for Satan being bound in Revelation 20:1-3 is that he should deceive the nations no more until the thousand years have expired.
If we look for statements in the New Testament implying that Satan was bound when Jesus died and rose again, all we will ever find is passages stating the opposite:
Jesus called Satan "the ruler of this world" and the New Testament calls him "the prince of the power of the air who works in the sons of disobedience", who we are told will give the beast and false prophet his seat, power and great authority (Revelation Chapter 13).
The saints are warned to be weary of his wiles and to resist him, and to put on the full armor of God because "we do not wrestle against flesh and blood" ( John 12:31; 1 Peter 5:8-9; Ephesians 6:11-12; Revelation 2:9-10 & Revelation 2:13; 1 Thessalonians 2:18; James 4:7 ).
Ephesians 2:2 tells us about Satan's influence over the societies of this world, this Age.
Revelation Chapters 12-13 portray this current status quo as spanning the entire present Age and culminating in the beast's war against the saints in Revelation Chapter 13 (see Revelation 13:7).
So I think more likely the problem is that some folks just won't see it for what it is in scripture, even though they can provide no verse or passage that plainly states that Satan was 'bound' at the time of the death and resurrection of Christ, and so they falsely equate Satan's defeat at the cross of Christ with his binding (even though, for some reason, they do not also equate Satan's defeat with his destruction in the lake of fire - which they believe still lies in some future time).
I think more likely the problem is that some folks have conflated the binding of Satan with the destruction of Satan's works and power over death (which does not last only for a thousand symbolic years only to get reversed for a brief period called "Satan's little season").
Hence they conflate the binding of Satan with the defeat of Satan, despite all the following biblical facts:-
1. In Genesis chapter 3, we read of how Satan appeared in the Garden of Eden and deceived mankind.
2. Revelation 12:9 calls Satan "the great dragon" and "the old serpent called Devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world."
3. The only reason given for Satan being bound in Revelation 20:1-3 is that he should deceive the nations no more until the thousand years have expired.
If we look for statements in the New Testament implying that Satan was bound when Jesus died and rose again, all we will ever find is passages stating the opposite:
Jesus called Satan "the ruler of this world" and the New Testament calls him "the prince of the power of the air who works in the sons of disobedience", who we are told will give the beast and false prophet his seat, power and great authority (Revelation Chapter 13).
The saints are warned to be weary of his wiles and to resist him, and to put on the full armor of God because "we do not wrestle against flesh and blood" ( John 12:31; 1 Peter 5:8-9; Ephesians 6:11-12; Revelation 2:9-10 & Revelation 2:13; 1 Thessalonians 2:18; James 4:7 ).
Ephesians 2:2 tells us about Satan's influence over the societies of this world, this Age.
Revelation Chapters 12-13 portray this current status quo as spanning the entire present Age and culminating in the beast's war against the saints in Revelation Chapter 13 (see Revelation 13:7).
So I think more likely the problem is that some folks just won't see it for what it is in scripture, even though they can provide no verse or passage that plainly states that Satan was 'bound' at the time of the death and resurrection of Christ, and so they falsely equate Satan's defeat at the cross of Christ with his binding (even though, for some reason, they do not also equate Satan's defeat with his destruction in the lake of fire - which they believe still lies in some future time).
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