E. The Battle and Satan's End (Revelation 20:9-10).

E. The “Battle” and Satan’s End (Revelation 20:9-10).

“And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.” (Revelation 20:9)
The battle is swift and short! One could hardly call it a battle. No offense is recorded from the enemy. God just brings fire down from Heaven! It will be over within a minute. Fighting against the Lord would be like trying to break down a brick wall with a wet noodle.
The end of Satan as ever having anything to do with the Lord’s Creation is finished—forever!
“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.” (Revelation 20:10)
We have seen the end of Satan as just described. I have decided to insert a brief overview of his evil career from his existence to his end. This is in no way a full exposition, only a very brief summary.
1. God created Satan. (Ezekiel 28:15).
“Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.”
a. “Perfect” is the Hebrew “tamim.” Notice all the synonyms that could be used for “perfect,” (integrity, truth, upright, undefiled, without blemish and etc.).
b. Satan was created as “Lucifer.” Isaiah 14:12 states,
“How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!...”
After his rebellion against God, he is called “Satan,” which means “adversary, the arch-enemy of good.”
c. He was created with a free will as “iniquity was found in thee.”
2. Satan will be at war against the Lord from God’s Creation until he is cast into the Lake of Fire. (Genesis 3:15).
“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”
a. “Enmity” is Hebrew for “hostility and warfare.”
b. “It (Christ) shall bruise thy (Satan) head, and thou (Satan) shall bruise his (Christ’s) heel.”
(1).The “seed of the woman” is the first prophecy of Christ. Progressive Prophetic Revelation will substantiate this. The blood sacrifices from Adam and Eve to the Cross point to His blood shed for the remission of sins.
(2).“Bruise.” The word here means “to snap at, overwhelm, bruise, or cover.” This word is used in reference to Christ bruising the head of Satan, and Satan bruising the heel of Christ. This is a figure of speech illustrating, mentally, the defeat Satan experiences every time he attacks the Lord’ people and is defeated. Just a couple of examples:
(a). Egypt’s attempts to destroy Israel. The whole army died in the Red Sea. (Exodus 14).
(b). Herod tried to kill Christ, and Herod died a horrible death. (Matthew 2).
As you read through God’s Word, have a notebook handy and record each time Satan’s plans are defeated. As a figure of speech, Christ’s heel will be bruised from stepping on Satan’s many attempts to block God’s plans. As Genesis 3:14 reveals, Satan, that Old Serpent, will “bite the dust” every time!
3. The word “bruise” as connected with Satan, is used again in Romans 16:20.
“And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.”
Here the word “bruise” in the Greek has an entirely different meaning. The Greek word for “bruise” in this verse is “syntribo” and means: “break in pieces, crushing.” In other words, “bruise” should have been translated “crush,” since it is referring to Satan’s death of any association with God’s Creation; whereas, he is cast into the Lake of Fire and Brimstone for all eternity. This is attested to by Revelation 20:10.
“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.”
4. Since Hell was created for the Devil and his angels, he knew his demise was inevitable. He has seen all the prophecies come true, thousands of them, without one exception. Christ’s birth, death, and Resurrection, the Rapture, the Judgment of the Nations; with Satan, himself, being chained for 1,000 years; and, Christ ruling the Earth in peace as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
His release after the 1,000 years is his last opportunity to masquerade as the “Angel of Light,” in assembling this enormous army to defeat the One he has accused of being a dictator, the Lord Jesus Christ. He leads them to their physical death and spiritual death; as they all become “absent from the body and present” with their Deceiver in the Lake of Fire for all eternity.
5. Would you like to know just one little thought of those in Hell regarding the one they followed to get there? Isaiah reveals in Chapter 14, Isaiah 14:15-17, what the Holy Spirit directed his mind to write concerning this.
“Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. (Isaiah 14:15)
They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; (Isaiah 14:16)
That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?” (Isaiah 14:15-17)
Notice Verse 16b as I will paraphrase this literally, and in street language.
“Is this the PUNY LITTLE RUNT, that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms?” (And deceived me into Hell?)
Had all of those in Hell taken God’s advice in Psalms 118:8, they would be with the Lord enjoying perfect peace and happiness; instead of where they are.
“It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.” (Psalms 118:8)
What about you that are reading this book on prophecy. Do you know that your future is also prophesied? Notice John 3:16-17,
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved (i.e., from Hell).”
If you will simply believe that Christ shed His blood on that Cross over 2,000 years ago for you; you can then trust His promise that you will never perish; BUT, have everlasting life. It is predestinated; therefore, you can “take it to the bank,” as one may term it.
BUT...should you, for some reason of your own, reject God’s love for you, He has predestinated that you would be under the wrath and condemnation of Almighty God! You have a free will to accept Jesus Christ; or, to reject His payment for you on the Cross. You can reject Christ; BUT, you cannot reject Hell, your eternal destination.
“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” (John 3:36)