The only weapon Satan has is the power we give him when we believe his lies. [Read along] Colossians 2:15 says, And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. The word spoiled here means to plunder; despoil. This means that after Jesus defeated Satan, He stripped him of everything he had, specifically the keys of death and he. Rev 1:18). Satan has no power to imprison anyone. The Greek word that was translated shew means to exhibit (Strong). This comes from the root word deigma which means a specimen (as shown) (ibid.). Satan is like one of those bugs we had to capture for biology class. We caught it and then impaled it on a board with a little pin to exhibit it. You need to picture the devil nailed to the cross of Jesus like a bug on display. Hallelujah! The Greek word that was translated triumphing over means to make an acclamatory procession. This is specifically referring to the way the Romans had a triumphant procession after they had defeated their enemies. Upon conquering an enemy, the Romans would hold a parade. They would take the conquered king, strip him naked, and drag him through the crowd behind the conquering king or commander for all their subjects to see. He would be humiliated and insulted, but thats not all. They would also cut off the thumbs of his hands and the big toes of both feet. This was to assure the subjects this enemy would never be a threat to any of them again. He could not hold a sword and he would never be able to run again. There was no need to fear him any more. Any rumor about him ever challenging Rome again would be scoffed at because the citizens had seen him in the parade. The same thing happened to the devil. Thats what this verse is referring to. Jesus not only beat the devil, but He had a triumphant procession to display the devil to the universe as a totally conquered foe. Satan should never terrify us again. Unfortunately, many Christians have missed the parade. They havent seen Gods triumphant procession that was pictured in Gods Word where Satan was displayed as a totally defeated foe. They are circulating rumors that Satan is a powerful foe to be reckoned with. Thats not so. Satan is still alive, and we do have to reckon with him but only because he has so many lies circulating about his power against us. These are all lies, and therein lies Satans power. If we believe his lies, he then uses our own authority, which our fear grants him, to work his destruction in our lives. He has no power of his own. Hes using the power and authority that our misdirected faith gives him. Therefore, Satan loses all his power when we know the truth. REJOICE. WE are more than conquerors.
Posted on: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 18:04:24 +0000
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