“And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.” (Revelation 20:10) “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, not crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” (Revelation 21:4)
Dr. J. Vernon McGee said as a boy he would read cowboy westerns. When it looked like the villain had gotten the best of the hero he would skip over to the last chapter and see how it turned out. Then when he was reading and it looked like the crook was about to win, Dr. McGee said he would say to the villain, “I’ve done read the last chapter, bud, and you don’t have a chance.”
The devil has been as mean as the devil since Genesis chapter 3. He thought he had won when Eve yielded to his temptation. He thought he had won when Jesus was nailed to the cross. He thought he was winning when he propagated the beast and the false prophet in Revelation thirteen, when everyone on earth will have to wear the mark of the beast.
But, I’m here to tell you, I’ve read the last three chapters of the book, and after the devil is cast into the lake of fire in Revelation 20:10 he is no longer on the scene. If you know Jesus as your Savior you are on the winning side.
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