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5.) But, but the church has been killing and doing all manner of evil. And if Satan, the king of His kingdom is bound then why isn't the Kingdom of God the prevailing influence in how mankind runs their lives?
The Kingdom of God was NEVER established to
make all the whole world righteous, that is the error of Premillennialism and also to a degree of Postmillennialism and Preterism. The Kingdom of God is in fact the prevailing influence in
how the church runs their lives. It never was, and never will be the prevailing influence of how the "world" runs their lives. They are two separate and "distinct" Kingdoms, which are adversarial to one another. You need to understand that Satan was not bound
for the world's sake, Satan was bound for the
elect of the Kingdom of Heaven's sake. This is what you missed the point! For the world, Satan still goes about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. For the true believers, he has no more power over us. His power
over us has been broken. Christ has wounded the head of this Beast for us at the Cross.
Not "for" the world. I did not say this. Christ did:
John 17:9
- "I pray for them: I pray not for the world but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine."
As for the "visible" church over the years killing and doing all manner of evil, this has always been the case, and always will be as long as we are on this sin cursed earth. Have you already forgotten that there is the
corporate or
external Covenant church, and then there is the true Covenanted church. Just as God said about Old Israel, "They are not all Israel, which are of Israel," meaning, there was a
corporate Israel, and a
true Israel of God. And 'according to this verse' only ONE was the "true" Israel in God's definition. Likewise, some people of the external church could have wantonly killed, but that didn't mean they were the true church anymore than all Israel was Israel. Nor did it mean that Satan was not bound. It means that Satan was
not bound "
FOR THEM," because it is unlikely they were God's elect.
Luke 6:44
- "For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes."
Thorns are they who choke and hamper the fruit, not that cultivate it. Selah!
6.) Satan is in control of all aspects of human life including all religion.
Be careful! This bridges on blasphemy. Satan does NOT control the "true" Christian religion, nor can he ever. Remember the saints by the death and resurrection of Christ
have been given rule over that old serpent Satan,
where they can take him up without harm (Luke 10:19; Mark 16:18). He has been bound, destroyed and made useless against us (Elect) and has no more power to subjugate us. He was bound from deceiving and preventing the church from being built through the nations, as we have been delivered from is "power" of darkness. Read the word of God again
CAREFULLY on breaking the horn or power of Satan.
Hebrews 2:14
- "Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
- And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage."
That is the
strong one in the parable Jesus taught, and that explains
how he must be bound first before his house could be plundered where the people are no longer all their lives subject to spiritual bondage. Before Christ prevailed over Satan, that was the case. Are you now going to argue with God and ask him the question, "How Can God say Satan is destroyed when he's STILL prince of this world, huh?!" I wouldn't. Vanity of vanities, all is vanity! That Greek word translated "destroy" literally means to bring down to idleness. To make inactive. To restrain him. Shall we call God wrong in accomplishing this, or has Satan truly "by the death" and resurrection of Christ been made destroyed or as useless against Christians
as God's Word says? That verse above is what the parable spoke of. Christ spoiled (seized by conquest) the property of the evil prince of this world (the Devil) by his death. He delivered us who all our lifetime were subject to bondage in his house of pain. If you don't believe these things then you might as well just rip all these pages from the scriptures. Do you receive this truth?
7.) If the 1.7 billion Christians had destroyed the works of the devil then the devil would have no place in the world!
Look, God destroyed the works of the Devil. And there is no "if" about it. There is only "I will receive what God's word actually says," or else "I will reject what God's word actually says." Up to you! It is either God's word is my authority for what is true, or God's word is not my authority for what is true. Again, up to you! There is no "if" God said it. God unambiguously said it, and the church has been given to witness with Power and are tearing down strongholds and destroying works of the devil through the testimony of Christ. As the Apostles said when they realized the serpents and scorpions were subject to them by Christ's word. There is no "if" God destroyed Satan that they rule, there is only, He Did! Again:
Hebrews 2:14
- "Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
- And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage."
Where is the, "IF?" Christ actually destroyed the works of the devil "FOR" Christians, but obviously not for the world, just as He said. It's the reason He said He didn't pray for the world, but only for those given Him out of the world.
Will finish this post later.