Davy
Well-Known Member
You SAY I'm twisting the scriptures, but am I really? You say that there is a 'huge' difference between Jesus 'showing his power over Satan' and 'giving his Church the ability to cast of demons'...in other words, authority over them and Revelation saying that Satan is bound against decieving the Nations.
That's right, there is a HUGE difference. For someone without... their head buried in the sand, they can easily... see how evil is STILL going on in this world, including Atheism and direct working against Christ and His Church on earth. If you say those things reveal that Christ's Kingdom has come on earth today, then it shows how you are like those Apostle Paul mentioned in 1 Thess.5 that are spiritually drunken and have not remained sober (spiritually). And Paul's idea on that is truly applicable today for a lot of brethren because of their heeding the fanciful traditions of men, and are like drunks on those doctrines.
But truly...what is the purpose of both Matt 12 and Luke 10? Is it so Christ's earthly Kingdom can come now? No...obviously not. Is it so Christians will not be persecuted and martyred ever again? Clearly not.
The obvious purpose of both those passages is the gospel. Christ came to save the lost. He sends his disciples out to preach 'the kingdom of heaven', which is the good news of Christ...repent and believe in him. It is THIS message that the 'Strongman' is bound against stopping, of which the demons cannot stand against or have authority over.
And honestly, when we look at Revelation 20, and the implications of 'not being able to deceive the nations'...and what clearly happens when that ban is lifted..."he gathered them together for battle against the Saints"...
Then...I don't see it as a twisting...more like a logical conclusion.
No, the Revelation 20 Scripture is a different timeline. It is of a time in our future when everyone on earth, all nations, will SEE Jesus Christ and KNOW that He is God The Son. It is the time when every knee shall bow to Him, like Apostle Paul said. It is the time of this...
Rev 3:8-9
8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied My name.
9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
KJV
Jesus said that to the Church at Philadelphia. Those of the synagogue of Satan worshiping at Christ's elect's feet has NEVER happened yet to this day.
So what prophecy was our Lord Jesus pointing to? The Old Testament prophets, of course...
Ezek 44:23-24
23 And they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
24 And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to My judgments: and they shall keep My laws and My statutes in all Mine assemblies; and they shall hallow My sabbaths.
KJV
Isa 29:23-24
23 But when he seeth his children, the work of Mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify My name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.
24 They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
KJV
How is that related to Revelation 20? That "thousand years" of Rev.20 is that time period above of their learning doctrine, and the difference between the clean and unclean, the holy and the profane. That and The Gospel is what one of the main jobs of Christ's Church will be in Christ's future Millennial reign over the nations with His elect.