THE BOTTOMLESS PIT & GOD’S LESSONS ABOUT THE DEMONS’ LOCATION in Revelation 9:1-2
Before we return to Revelation 9, which opens one of the darkest chapters of the Bible, we should ask ourselves why we would even want to study this chapter. Why do we need to study what God says about Satan, demons, and the bottomless pit? Is that something that believers in the 21st century really need to know?
The answer to all those questions is the same. A resounding YES. The truth is that God has warned us about our Adversary Satan (that, by the way, is the meaning of the name Satan, “adversary”), and commanded us to be on guard against him.
On this Sunday morning, in a historic, evangelical, Bible-believing, Bible-teaching church, Most of us know far too little about the tactics, strategies, and methods of Satan.
Beware of Satan’s Plans for Believers
The bottom line is that if we are going to be on guard against our adversary, we need to know how to recognize his presence, face his onslaughts, and overcome his attacks against us in the ways that God instructs us in His Word.
In Revelation 9 we will be taught an immense amount about the unseen and horrifically powerful kingdom of darkness that is shaping everything around us, more each day, against the God we love, serve, and belong to. But, before we dive into all that, we need to see why we even need to know all this.
Join me in 1 Peter 5 this morning as we enter into the cosmic conflict and understand what we will face more each day as we live in these times God calls the “last days.”
1 Peter 5:8-9 (NKJV) Be sober, be vigilant; your adversary, the devil, walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 9 Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.
Each of us faces a very dangerous, clever, and powerful foe. He is the smartest, most powerful, and highest of all the angelic creatures God ever made. He is fallen, and wants only to damage anything that is attached to God.
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