The whole history of the world is discovered to be but a contest between the wisdom of God and the cunning of Satan and fallen men. The outcome of the contest is not in doubt.
~A. W. Tozer (1897-1963)
It is written.
When the Lord has given you rest from your pain and turmoil and the hard service with which you were made to serve, you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: “How the oppressor has ceased, the insolent fury ceased! The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers, that struck the peoples in wrath with unceasing blows, that ruled the nations in anger with unrelenting persecution. The whole earth is at rest and quiet;… All of them will answer and say to you: ‘You too have become as weak as we! You have become like us!’ Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, the sound of your harps; maggots are laid as a bed beneath you, and worms are your covers. “How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! You said in your heart,
I will ascend to heaven;
above the stars of God
I will set my throne on high;
I will sit on the mount of assembly
in the far reaches of the north;
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.’
But you are brought down to Sheol,
to the far reaches of the pit.
Those who see you will stare at you
and ponder over you:
Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
who shook kingdoms,
who made the world like a desert
and overthrew its cities,
who did not let his prisoners go home?’
All the kings of the nations lie in glory,
each in his own tomb;
but you are cast out, away from your grave,
like a loathed branch,
clothed with the slain, those pierced by the sword,
who go down to the stones of the pit,
like a dead body trampled underfoot.
G_d, Prefect of existence – Father of the KING of KINGS and LORD of LORDS, through the prophet Isaiah in chapter 14 of his book
Yeah, he screams and whines.
And we listen to him.
But there is a truth that is true no matter how we feel about it… for our Savior as said it is so beloved. It is finished. The devil, the liar, the accuser of the brethren – has been defeated. All that is left is this vicious shouting match as Jesus rolls out His Kingdom across creation.
For His great commission has given us the authority that the prince of this earth once had. We are the inheritors and rulers of this earth. For through the payment made by Jesus at, on and through the cross, He has purchased – not only the provision for our sin – but also the investment capital in the Kingdom of Heaven: us.
Yes, HE is the Firstborn among many brethren… HE who was dead and is now alive forevermore. HE holds the keys to death and hades. HE kicked death’s ass. And we are HIS blood brothers and sisters now. And our Dad is the same Dad mentioned above (read Prefect of existence – Father of the King of Kings and LORD of Lords).
Who is like G_d!
No one.
You lose devil. Epic fail.
And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us,
We will not fear, for God hath willed His truth to triumph through us:
The Prince of Darkness grim, we tremble not for him;
His rage we can endure, for lo, his doom is sure,
One little word shall fell him.
~ Martin Luther
