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Revelation 12:8
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8 And [kai] prevailed [ischuo] not; [ou] neither [oute] was [heurisko] their [autos] place [topos] found [heurisko] any more [eti] in [en] heaven. [ouranos] KJV-Interlinear
8 and they were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven. NASB
Satan and his demon followers, will be evicted out of Heaven, and forced to go to the only other place available to them, earth.
They could have gone to another galaxy, or to another planet, but the angelic conflict is still ongoing and Satan and his demon followers have already been sentenced to the Lake of Fire. Therefore, they have no other choice but to go to planet earth and try to defeat God on the ground, here on earth.
Currently there are two distinct realms which are totally mutually exclusive with no overlap between them. There is our universe, and there is heaven.
In Job, we learned that our universe is in a vault, and that God (figuratively for omni-presence) walks around the perimeter of it from His place in Heaven.
Satan is evicted out of heaven, and therefore that implies that there is a definite boundary, over which he will no longer be permitted to cross.
Man cannot enter into heaven, except through being saved by faith, and at Gods convenience when death forces us out of this world.
We generally think of our universe as endless and infinite, with popular theories of its expansion and inevitable collapse, followed by big bangs and such. However, that is not the case.
Just as all of humanity has limitations, this physical universe also has limitations. In the case of our universe, its limit is beyond mans limitation to see its edge.
Certainly we can see approximately fifteen-billion light-years, and with technology advancements, someday, we should be able to see or detect things in our universe that are even further away. But, we will never see its edge, wherever that might be, and we will never be able to see heaven with our human eye or through anything in our physical world.
Needless to say, there is a boundary, and Satan is going to lose his right of access in to heaven, permanently.
Consistent with the sounding of the seventh trumpet, consistent with the final decree of God, consistent with the finality of evil’s rule on this earth, this is but another sign that the end is really, really near, and that there is going to definitively be an end to the rule of evil on this earth.
However, when Satan is evicted out of heaven, that means bad news for those in our world, Rev. 12:12. Satan’s full fury in frustration and panic, will explode against Jews, against believers, and finally against all of humanity, in his effort to thwart any aspect of success in Gods plan.
Satan will fail, but he will never accept his defeat.
Unfortunately, there are many people who are so rigid in their thinking, that they too, will never change, or even attempt to see the error of their beliefs.
For unbelievers, their error is in refusing to believe in Christ. For believers, there error is in refusing to advance, properly, in their spiritual life.
Satan will fight to prevent Christ from establishing His Millennial Kingdom. Satan fought to prevent the restoration of Israel after their captivity and was rebuked, Zech. 3:2.
Satan is called the god of this world, 2 Cor 4:4, the prince of the power of the air, Eph 2:2, his demon hosts are called spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places, Eph 6:12.
Satan tried to hinder the ministry of the holy angels to Israel, Dan 10:12-13. Satan prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour, 1 Peter 5:8, he opposes the spread of the gospel, Matt 13:19,37-39; Acts 13:10, he oppresses individuals, Luke 13:10-16; Acts 10:38, he uses sin to disrupt and pollute the church, Acts 5:1-11.
Believers are to be wary of his schemes, 2 Cor 2:11, and give him no opportunity, Eph 4:27, and resist him, James 4:7. Such resistance is by means of spiritual growth, not by means of anything that you do.
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