Watch the Battlefield

PART THREE

Background

The battlefield reveals the work of Satan’s governmental rule of the earth

(Text taken from Isaiah 14:4-24)

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Isaiah paints a prophetic picture of God’s judgment against the King of Babylon. The king of Babylon in this text of scripture is a prophetic symbol of Satan’s governmental rule of the earth.

Yesterday, on this blogsite, we talked about the Whore of Babylon which is a prophetic symbol of the kingdom of darkness or the governmental rule of darkness over the nations of the world. Revelation, chapters 17 & 18 deals with the revelation of judgment of the Whore of Babylon.

The Queen of Heaven is another prophetic image describing the worship elements of the kingdom of darkness. See Jeremiah 7:16-20; 44:17-25; 1 Kings 11:5; Revelation 18:7

Watch the battlefields, particularly in the middleast, as it relates to Israel because we get to see Satan’s works more so than in other parts of the world. Why is this?

According to Revelation 12:13, “And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.”

Satan rages against the nation of Israel because God used the nation to birth the Messiah. The One who is destined to rule the world.

I Corinthians 2:8 says, if the princes of this world had known the consequences of their decisions to crucify Jesus, they would not have done it.

But for this moment, Satan is the god of this world’s system. In the Bible, Satan is plainly defined as the prince of this world. The world’s system is coming into judgment.

According to Ephesians 2:2, Satan is the prince of the power of the air, the guiding influence working in and through the children of darkness.

According to Genesis 3:15 and Matthew 13:38, Satan has seed or children who are completely passionately engaged in carrying out his agenda.

According to Revelation 17:1-2 &18:3, the kings, rulers, and merchants of the earth are dutiful workers. The Bible says ‘Satan made the people of the nations drunk off of the wine of the wrath of their fornication with the whore of Babylon.’

Satan inspires these religious, national, and corporate leaders to make decisions that bring hardships, wars, famines, sicknesses, diseases, and economic calamities on the people they lead.

“For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.” Revelation 18:3 (kjv)

Isaiah 14:4-23,

In Isaiah prophesy, there are lots of signs of God’s work as compared to Satan’s work. Satan is a created being and in no way measures up to God. But because man was given complete dominion over the earth, God has to work through people to bring Satan down.

“How art fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, sin of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!” Isaiah 14:12

One amazing aspect of God’s dealing with Satan is that Satan is constantly being cast down and cast out.

For example, Isaiah 14:15 prophesy that Lucifer would be cast down to hell, to the sides of the pit. In Revelation 12:9,10, & 13. Revelation 20:1-3, an angel with a great chain bound and cast him into a bottomless pit to begin a 1000-year prison sentence.

The Battlefield reveals Satan’s works

Isaiah 14:6 reveals how Satan, working through his people, in his position as the prince of this world, beat the people in wrath with continuous strokes. He bombs their homes. He rules the nations in anger.

Isaiah 14:16-17, Satan made the earth tremble and nations to shake in fear. He made the world as a wilderness, he destroyed cities, and he opened not his prisons.

But God,

According to Isaiah 14:5, God breaks the staff of the wicked and the scepter of the rulers. The word “staff” is defined as one’s administration. The word “scepter” is defined as “an emblem of authority and sovereignty.”

According to Isaiah 14:7, God causes the whole earth to enter into rest and quietness. He causes the whole earth to break forth into singing. The earth is coming into a period where it will recognize its creator.

Imagine for a moment, the whole earth in joyful praise to God. No more gangster rap, or hate music, or lyrics full of lust. No more roits or wars. People living in peace with their neighbors. No more racial strife. No more grievances. No more religious strife.

According to Haggai 2:5-9 & Revelation 18:17, in one hour, great riches will come to nothing. The Babylonian system of commerce is going to be judged. God commands his people to come out of her lest they become partakers of her plagues. There is going to be a worldwide economic collapse not seen since the beginning of times.

According to Revelation 18:21, with violence, the great city of Babylon will be thrown down.

According to Revelation Isaiah 2:19, James 5:1-6, Revelation 6:15 & 18:9-11,18-19. Kings of the earth, great men, rich, chief captains, mighty men, bond man, and every free man will hide in holes in the ground from the glory of the LORD shall be revealed in that day. There will be much weeping and wailing during this period.

Watch the Battlefields

Grace & peace!