Hi pastor John,
Last night I was pondering on what you said on skype about how that Christianity portrays Satan as being in charge of hell, like he is the one who is over it. I thought, “That is the last place he wanted to be in charge of.” He would have desired more to be over Paradise and all the people that were there because he desired to be like the most high (Isa. 14). Satan likes order and being right, as you said. He is the accuser of the brothers, and, as we are learning, his accusations were right, according to the law and all appearances of what seemed right at the time. But envy was found in his heart, and that envy darkened his heart to think he was doing what was pleasing to God. But God was just using him for his purpose to get done what he wanted done for his Son and all that would come after him.
I could imagine the anger satan felt when the son came back to heaven, and satan found out who the Son of god was. My!
I have noticed in anyone who has envy, that they also have a time of great anger when they don’t get their way. “Woe to inhabitants of the earth of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has but a short time.”
John, I love what we have been learning about the father and the Son and the knowledge that God is sending down to us to help us to know him as he is. I love God’s life.
Stuart
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Amen, Stuart! What a fool Satan turned out to be, and how wise God proved to be! Our God is great!
Pastor John