Satan Has But a Short Time - God’s care is always at hand to deliver His own. He has His prepared places, where He hides those who trust in Him. He keeps them in the secret of His pavilion from the strife of men. We overcome only in so far as we take shelter in the blood of the Lamb and wield as our weapon the Word of God. As darkness cannot resist the light, so evil cannot exist before the witness of the Church and the child of God, if only we care more for the honor and glory of Christ than for our own lives. To the end there must be war between the seed of the woman and the dragon, and there must be bruising. But the final outcome is sure. As Satan was cast out of heaven, so he shall be cast out of earth

Satan Thrown Down to Earth

"Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. 

"And the dragon and his angels fought back, but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. 

"And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world — he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. 

"And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, 'Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. 

"'And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.

"'12 Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! 

"But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!'” - Revelation 12:7-12

The spirit of evil waits to destroy each birth of good in our world. 

As soon as Mary had given birth to our Lord, Herod sought to destroy Him, and this is characteristic of all the ages. 

But God’s care is always at hand to deliver His own. 

He has His prepared places, where He hides those who trust in Him. 

He keeps them in the secret of His pavilion from the strife of men.

Sin has brought conflict, not on our earth only, but throughout the universe; but from the heavenly places it has been driven, and the last stand is made on our earth. 

Is it not possible that the awful war which has desolated mankind may be one of the last phases of this age-long conflict? 

There is but one talisman of victory. 

We overcome only in so far as we take shelter in the blood of the Lamb and wield as our weapon the Word of God. 

As darkness cannot resist the light, so evil cannot exist before the witness of the Church and the child of God, if only we care more for the honor and glory of Christ than for our own lives. 

To the end there must be war between the seed of the woman and the dragon, and there must be bruising. 

But the final outcome is sure. 

As Satan was cast out of heaven, so he shall be cast out of earth, and Christ shall see of the travail of his soul and shall be satisfied.

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