Posted on 12/30/2020 9:30:34 AM PST by metmom
"Since . . . the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil; and might deliver those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives" (Heb. 2:14-15).
Christ came to break the power of Satan which He did by conquering death.
To be free to live with God and share in all His blessings, someone had to shatter Satan's death grip on us. Sin is what gives Satan his powerful hold on us, but the power itself is death.
Satan knew that God required death for us because of sin. He knew that all died in Adam—that death became a certain fact of life. And he knew that men, if they remained as they were, would die and go out of God's presence into hell forever. So he wants to hang onto men until they die because once they are dead, the opportunity for salvation is gone forever.
To wrest the power of death from Satan's hand, God sent Christ into the world. If you have a greater weapon than your enemy, then his weapon is useless. You can't fight a machine gun with a bow and arrow. Satan's weapon is death, but eternal life is God's weapon, and with it Jesus destroyed death.
How was He able to do it? He rose again, proving He had conquered death. That's why He said, "Because I live, you shall live also" (John 14:19). His resurrection provides the believer with eternal life.
Nothing terrifies people more than the fear of death. But when we receive Christ, death in reality holds no more fear for us since it simply releases us into the presence of our Lord. We can say with Paul, "To me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain" (Phil. 1:21). Rejoice that you have placed your hand into the hand of the conqueror of death, who will lead you through death and out the other side.
Suggestion for Prayer
Ask God to give you a greater realization that He has conquered death to help you live life more fully to His glory.
For Further Study
Read 1 Corinthians 15:50-58. How are we to live our lives based on what we know about death?
Studying God’s Word ping
I feel comfortable knowing that Satan has a restraining order against me.
With the resurrection Jesus made it so our Father could see us again . Death being conquered . Glory to God !
The Gospel in Genesis 5
A Bible Study by Jack Kelley
The Bible doesn’t speak of great human achievement coming from the line of Seth as it does from Cain’s line. But if you do some homework in the genealogy of Genesis 5 you discover a profound achievement from God’s perspective that demonstrates the faithfulness of Seth’s descendants. On our way to this discovery let’s also look at an interesting timeline I’ve developed to demonstrate the ease with which pre-flood knowledge and experience could have been made available to those who came after. We’ll assume Adam was born in Year One and use Biblical lifespans.
| Name | Born… | Died… | Name Means |
| Adam | 1 | 930 | Man |
| Seth | 130 | 1042 | Appointed |
| Enosh | 235 | 1140 | Mortal (Lived 905 years. Only 821 when Noah was born) |
| Kenan | 325 | 1235 | Sorrow |
| Mahalel | 395 | 1290 | The Blessed God |
| Jared | 460 | 1422 | Shall come down |
| Enoch | 622 | 987 | Teaching (By tradition Adam, Seth and Enoch named the stars, putting the gospel story in the 12 constellations of the Mazzaroth … later perverted in the signs of the Zodiac) |
| Methuselah… | 687 | 1656 | His death shall bring (The flood came the year He died) |
| Lamech | 874 | 1651 | Despairing (56 years old when Adam died) |
| Noah | 1056 | 2006 | Rest (Still around when Abraham was born) |
These 10 names contain the Gospel message.
“Man is appointed mortal sorrow. But the blessed God shall come down teaching that His death shall bring the despairing rest.”
I have not found any equivalent message hidden in the names of Cain’s descendants. They focused on the things of this world while Seth’s line was concerned with the things of God even to the extent of naming their sons.
Let’s continue.
| Name | Born… | Died… | |
| Shem | 1557 | 2157 | (outlived 8 of the next 9 generations including Abraham) |
| Arphaxad… | 1657 | 2095 | |
| Shelah | 1692 | 2125 | |
| Eber | 1722 | 2186 | (Some see the origin of “Hebrew” in this name) |
| Peleg | 1756 | 1995 | (Earth was divided into continents during his life) |
| Reu | 1786 | 2018 | |
| Serug | 1818 | 2048 | |
| Nahor | 1848 | 1996 | |
| Terah | 1877 | 2082 | |
| Abraham | 1947 | 2122 | (First man to be called a Hebrew. 59 years old when Noah died) |
If Adam related his eye witness account to his grandson Enosh, and Enosh repeated it to Noah, Noah could have taught it to Abraham. Could God have arranged this? Shem was also alive during all of Abraham’s life. Some believe Shem appeared in Genesis 14:18 as Melchizedek. At issue is whether Melchizedek (King of Righteousness) is a name or a title. These 10 names contain the Gospel message.
“Man is appointed mortal sorrow. But the blessed God shall come down teaching that His death shall bring the despairing rest.”
More here From Adam to Abraham By Jack Kelley
Sorry about the size of the post, in the editor it was normal.
Great way to look at it.
I heard that once a few years ago and thought it was fascinating.
Apparently, that’s not the only family line that does that but I cannot remember off the top of my head what the other one was.
Pheww!! At first glance I thought it said “Satan Devotional”. I haven’t been getting enough sleep lately. It may be affecting my thought processes at times.
Jack Kelley was an awesome writer and teacher.
I miss him a lot!
Thanks for posting!
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