Bible Questions Answered:
“If angels can't condemn the devil,
how can people do it?
Rob/ Kyiv City, Kyiv Ukraine
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Jude 1:9 KJV
Yet Michael the
archangel, when contending* with the devil he disputed about
the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation,
but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
*Contending-Greek: Diakrino (Dee-ak-ree-no): Oppose, contend,
doubt.
Michael
the Arch Angel (one of the mightiest of the angels NLT),
spent no time opposing the
devil, over the body of Moses, rather he merely, rebuked him in the
name of The Lord.
Does this mean,
that Christians should never rebuke the devil?
Jude, our Lord's
half brother, was addressing individuals who had crept into the
church...
Jude 1:4 NLT
"...ungodly people (who
had) wormed their way into your churches, saying that God’s
marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives. The
condemnation of such people was recorded long ago, for they have
denied our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
People who had no
regard for the holy things of God.
Jude 1:8 NLT
“...these people—who claim
authority from their dreams—live immoral lives, defy authority, and
scoff at supernatural beings.”
The men Jude was
warning about, had neither regard for God or angels. They were above
all Biblical teachings, for their dreams guided them to complete
freedom, as so they thought.
Yet in reality,
they were servants of the devil, and serve him, they did.
Jude warned that
even Arch Angel Michael, would not contend, would not argue, with the
devil, but authoritatively stated “
The Lord rebuke thee.”
And
as Christian people, who serve The Lord, we are called to be serious
minded...
I Peter 4:7 KJV
But
the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober*,
and watch unto prayer.
*Sober-Greek:
Sophroneo (So-fron-eh-o): To be
of sound mind, moderate, be in right mind, be sober (minded).
I Peter 5:8 KJV
Be
sober*, be vigilant;
because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about,
seeking whom he may devour:
*Sober-Greek:
Nepho (Nay-fo): Be discreet: be
sober, watch.
And when we
confront the enemy, we too are to be resolute in doing The Lord's
work, The Lord's way.
Luke 10:17-20
KJV
17 And the seventy returned again
with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through
thy name.
18 And He said unto them, I beheld
Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
19 Behold, I give unto you power to
tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy:
and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
20 Notwithstanding in this
rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather
rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
ARE CHRISTIANS
TO DO THE WORKS THAT JESUS DID?
John 14:12-14
KJV
12 Verily,
verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me, the works that
I do shall he do also; and greater works than these
shall he do; because I go unto My Father.
13 And
whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, that will I do, that The Father
may be glorified in The Son.
14 If ye shall
ask any thing in My name, I will do it.
THE WORKS JESUS
DID (Not a complete list):
Matthew 4:19 KJV
And He saith
unto them, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Matthew 11:1 KJV
And it came to
pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding His twelve disciples,
He departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
Matthew 12:10,13
KJV
10 And, behold,
there was a man which had his hand withered...."
13 Then saith
He to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth;
and it was restored whole, like as the other.
Matthew 17:18
KJV
And Jesus
rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was
cured from that very hour.
Mark 9:25 KJV
When Jesus saw
that the people came running together, He rebuked the foul spirit,
saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out
of him, and enter no more into him.
Luke 4:35, 41
KJV
35 And Jesus
rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when
the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt
him not.
41 And devils
also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the
Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they
knew that he was Christ.
Luke 7:11-15 KJV
11 Soon
afterward Jesus went with His disciples to the village of Nain, and a
large crowd followed Him. 12 A funeral procession was coming out as
He approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a
widow’s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her.
13 When The
Lord saw her, His heart overflowed with compassion. “Don’t cry!”
He said.
14 Then He
walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped.
“Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up.” 15 Then the dead
boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother.
Luke 9:42 KJV
And as he was
yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus
rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him
again to his father.
Luke 13:11-13
KJV
11 And, behold,
there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and
was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
12 And when
Jesus saw her, He called her to Him, and said unto her, Woman, thou
art loosed from thine infirmity.
13 And He laid
His hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and
glorified God.
Etc.
Works Of God:
Psalm 44:5 KJV
Through thee
will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them
under that rise up against us.
Isaiah 58:6 KJV
Is not this the
fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo
the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye
break every yoke?
Matthew 16:19
KJV
And I will give
unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou
shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou
shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Mark 16:15-18
KJV
15 And he said
unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every
creature.
16 He that
believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not
shall be damned.
17 And these
signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out
devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall
take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not
hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Romans 8:35,37
KJV
35 Who shall
separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress,
or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
37 Nay, in all
these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.
I John 4:4 KJV
Ye are of God,
little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that
is in you, than he that is in the world.
I John 5:4 KJV
For whatsoever
is born of God over cometh the world: and this is the victory that
over cometh the world, even our faith.
Revelation
12:10,11 KJV
10 And I heard
a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength,
and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ: for the
accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our
God day and night.
11 And they
overcame him by The Blood Of The Lamb, and by the word of their
testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Revelation 15:2
KJV
And I saw as it
were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the
victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and
over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the
harps of God.
