Why Is Lucifer active still?

Create Date: 22-Mar-2015
 

Last updated: 16-Dec-2021
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The following is an excerpt from the Lucifer Fell topic:

Why is Lucifer still active now?

Many ask why is Lucifer and Satanic Forces still active in the world if Jesus completed His mission to redeem mankind on the Cross? 

  1. Certainly, the knowledgeable Christian can answer correctly that Satanic Forces are committed to the destruction of all of mankind and to stop anyone from being "Saved" but it is more than that. 
  2. The more complete answer is tied to God completing the work which is yet to be done with Israel. 

Lucifer is still trying to thwart the plan of God by trying to eliminate all Jews from the planet so that Israel cannot recognize their Savior, the Son who they pierced, John 19:37, and ask Him to return, which is a prerequisite to His Second Coming.  In other words, if there are no Jewish people left alive ** on the planet Earth then the Anti-Christ cannot be stopped because Jesus Christ will not be returning, per the Scriptures. 

The tribulation period is for Israel to recognize their Messiah and Son, which they will do.   If Jesus Christ does not return, in Lucifer's hopes, then the Tribulation Period will continue.  Obviously, God's plans will absolutely succeed and Israel will petition God for Jesus Christ to return. 

Hosea 5:15 "I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early." 

Notice to return meant He had to leave that place.  Ties to Matthew 22:39
Psalm 22:12-18 12 Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. 13 They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul. 14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death. 16 For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet. 17 I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me. 18 They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

Jesus on the Cross is looking at the Satanic Realm around Him watching to see what the Plan of God was doing.  Bashan is the stronghold area in the modern-day Syria which was one of the areas that Israel had to fight against when coming into the Exodus.

John 19:37 And again another Scripture says, "THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED." 

This has dual prophecies.
Matthew 23:37-39 37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! 38 See, your house is left to you desolate. 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

The forth coming Tribulation Period  is not for Gentiles on Earth***, albeit Gentiles and Jewish people will still be Saved in great numbers through the work of the Holy Spirit in:

  1. 144,000 virgin men evangelizing from 12 of the tribes of Israel,
  2. The Two Witnesses,
  3. Ministering Angels, and
  4. Those who are Saved during that period, who will witness to others. 

The Tribulation Period is for Israel**** to be pushed to a place where they, as a nation, will recognize their Messiah and they will.

** Note that Satanic Forces attempts to wipe out Jewish people from the entire earth is more than a strong hatred because of the Messiah coming from Israel, but it is because elimination would mean they will stop the plans of God which includes Lucifer and Fallen Angels eventual destination of the Lake of Fire.  There have been many attempts to wipe out all of the Jews on the planet, along with the Royal Blood Line, and none have been successful.  For example, there was Hayman in the Book of Esther who was the Adolf Hitler of that time.  In the Tribulation Period there will be great loss of life to Israel at the hands of the Anti-Christ.

*** The scriptures point to the very important fact that the True Believers, who are Saved, will be Raptured before the start of the Tribulation Period.   The True Believers are all peoples that have made Jesus Christ their personal Savior. 

**** Israel here is mentioned as those who are of Israel who have not accepted Jesus Christ as their Messiah.

Note: There is an important point of the Purpose of All History, that the actions of Lucifer, Fallen Angels, Demons and even human-kind who do not receive Salvation will have an opposite effect of the evil intentions.  

All of us, when we are with God in Eternity, will receive "surpassing riches of His Grace in kindness towards us in Christ Jesus" as read in Ephesians 2:4-7.  This applies to also the Angels as explained the Purpose of All History topic.  God is going to make all the rebellion, pain and striving against evil have the opposite effect of blessing the individual in eternity. 

God uses all suffering, even unto death, along with our work as Believers in the God of the Scriptures to develop us into the a greater and a more complete person in Jesus Christ's image.  As an analogy, all of who exercise become stronger, and when we study, we will learn more.  God will absolutely use all events in our lives to our advantage to develop greater trust and love for God.  This is the Great Gift that we are receiving when go through life as a Christian as read in James 1:2-4. 

James 1:2-4 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4 Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Because of our work and suffering in our lives, God then will have individual incredible Rewards in Heaven for everything a person goes through in life that pertains to the individual:
  1. In Developing a relationship with God during life,
  2. Activities in God's Service,
  3. Faithfulness to the guidance of the Holy Spirit,
  4. Righteously suffering, and
  5. Overcoming sinful areas and obstacles in life through the Holy Spirit.

which gives God Glory.  Yes, we do not deserve Heaven except through Jesus Christ (Salvation), but as we are made righteous because of Jesus Christ in our lives after accepting Jesus Christ as our Savior, where we can then receive what Rewards that were earned in our lives. 

Absolutely there will be great Love and Gifts from God in Eternity future, but there are individual Rewards that were made possible because of going through evil events of suffering and doing work unto God, where the Rewards would not have been possible if Lucifer had not started the rebellion.  This is how and why everything done:

  • Against God,
  • Against Angels, and
  • Against us who have Salvation

will become Blessings.  All evil absolutely will not accomplish the primary goals against God, Angels and us with Salvation.   Even those who are babies, young, mentally handicapped or even those who never heard of God in the Old Testament Dispensation or Jesus Christ have special provision made under the Age of Accountability principle set forth in the scriptures.


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