Maranatha - The lord is coming: November 26th
📖 “When the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall go out to deceive the nations…” — Revelation 20:7–8
After a thousand years of isolation, with no one left to tempt and no kingdom to rule, Satan is finally loosed—not by mercy, but by the resurrection of the wicked. Revelation calls them “the rest of the dead,” raised to face “the judgment written.” They come forth in staggering numbers, a vast sea of humanity who rejected Christ, now standing once more upon the earth.
In that moment, Satan’s old confidence returns. Once crushed and powerless, he now sees an army—his army—stretching across the landscape. And with that surge of pride, he launches one final, desperate rebellion against God.
But he does what he has always done: he lies. He doesn’t reveal himself as the great deceiver — he presents himself as the rightful ruler of Earth, the hero who “raised” them from their graves, the one who will lead them to victory over the New Jerusalem. With the presence of Christ temporarily withdrawn, Satan works counterfeit wonders to give credibility to his claims.
He strengthens the weak. He inspires the hopeless. He ignites rebellion one last time. Under his banner, the wicked rally — deceived, empowered, and convinced they can conquer the City of God. With fiendish pride, Satan looks upon their innumerable ranks and boasts that he is able to overthrow the saints, reclaim his “throne,” and take the kingdom by force.
This is the final act of the great controversy — a desperate, doomed uprising that reveals once and for all the true spirit of the enemy of souls.
Hold fast, friends. Truth wins. Christ reigns. The final battle only proves what eternity has already declared: Jesus is Lord.