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Colossians 2:15 says, In the cross of Jesus the devil was defeated and judged. "He disarmed the principalities and powers and made a public example of them, triumphing over them in him [or it]" Possibly this is the explanation of that difficult passage in Revelation 20.
There we are told, "He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil [Satan], and bound him for a thousand years" (Rev. 20:2). Maybe Jesus' atonement is the binding of Satan. The preaching of the gospel, the good news of the cross of Jesus Christ, is a binding power against Satan wherever it is proclaimed.
In Jesus' death on Calvary we have victory over sin, over death, over the devil, and from the law. This is a great message of hope for all mankind. In Christ a once- for- all and a once-for-all time victory has been won. God is not the victim of circumstances beyond his control. History is not subject to Satan or chance. Rather history exhibits the careful plan and foreknowledge of God. We can shout, "If God be for us, who can be against us."
There we are told, "He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil [Satan], and bound him for a thousand years" (Rev. 20:2). Maybe Jesus' atonement is the binding of Satan. The preaching of the gospel, the good news of the cross of Jesus Christ, is a binding power against Satan wherever it is proclaimed.
In Jesus' death on Calvary we have victory over sin, over death, over the devil, and from the law. This is a great message of hope for all mankind. In Christ a once- for- all and a once-for-all time victory has been won. God is not the victim of circumstances beyond his control. History is not subject to Satan or chance. Rather history exhibits the careful plan and foreknowledge of God. We can shout, "If God be for us, who can be against us."
