Why Satan is clearly not "bound" yet.

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Joh 12:31 "Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.

Joh 14:30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.

Joh 16:11 and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

2Co 4:4 in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

Eph 2:2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.

Eph 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

1Jn 4:4 You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

1Jn 5:19 We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

Satan is the most antichrist of all God's creation. The coming human Antichrist will help Satan more than any other human being to "harvest" or "devour" millions of human souls for eternity in hell.

1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. nkjv
 
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Lazarus and the Rich Man - Here a little, there a little - Commentary
JESUS VS THE OC JUDEAN RULERS

Yielding himself to his destiny, the rich man asks one more thing of his forefather Abraham. He pleads with him to send someone to warn his brothers, so that they may escape "this place of torment" (basanou), the testing and punishment that he was undergoing..................

While the significance of this seemingly pointless detail has been neglected by scholars throughout the centuries, you can be certain that it did not escape the notice of the Pharisees and scribes to which Yeshua was speaking. They thoroughly knew their history and were extremely proud of their heritage. Yeshua wanted those self-righteous Pharisees to know exactly who he was referring to with this parable.

This detail cements the identity of the rich man as the House of Judah, the Jews!


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I think the Rich Man and Lazarus were real people. Perhaps the Rich Man was not specifically named because his name is not written in the Book of Life, whereas Lazarus' name is written in this Book of Life and so he is specifically named.
 
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