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To: Boogieman
>>>You’re arguing that Christ is unable to fully institute His kingdom, or is being slowed down somehow by Satan, which is preposterous. Christ has already defeated Satan, on the cross. Satan has no power to oppose the kingdom.<<<

I am not arguing anything. The scripture plainly states that Satan has plenty of power after the resurrection:

    "Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency." (1Cor 7:5 KJV)

    "Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices." (2Cor 2:11 KJV)

    "For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works." (2Cor 11:13-15 KJV)

    "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." (Eph 6:11 KJV)

    "Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil." (1Tim 3:7 KJV)

    "For some are already turned aside after Satan." (1Tim 5:15 KJV)

    "And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will." (2Tim 2:26 KJV)

    "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:" (1Pet 5:8 KJV)


I believe you have misinterpreted these verses:

    "Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother." (1Jn 3:7-10 KJV)

    "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;" (Heb 2:14 KJV)


In the last verse we saw that Satan has the power of death. But Paul and John prophesied that Christ will eventually destroy Satan and his power of death:

    "For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death." (1 Cor 15:25-26 KJV)

    "And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever." (Rev 20:10 KJV)

    "And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death." (Rev 20:14 KJV)

Philip

132 posted on 06/02/2014 6:44:55 PM PDT by PhilipFreneau
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To: PhilipFreneau

“The scripture plainly states that Satan has plenty of power after the resurrection:”

None of those verses you quote say a word about Satan having any power to oppose Christ. Your thesis was that the implementation of the Kingdom, which is accomplished by Christ, is somehow hindered by Satan, but all you can show me are quotes that Satan is trying to mislead individual believers. In fact, the same posts that you quote show that if those individual believers clothe themselves in the “whole armor of God”, then Satan will have no power over them either.


139 posted on 06/03/2014 8:23:39 AM PDT by Boogieman
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