Rev 12:7-12 Is There a Way Out of the Bottomless Pit ? 2/26/2000

1 When was Satan cast out ? Rev 12:7-8 Let's find out.

Luke 11:21-23 Christ will be disarming Satan and will plunder his house, through Evangelism.

John 12:31-33 Satan will be cast out when Christ will be crucified.

Col 2:15 Satan defeated and plundered: Past tense.

Heb 2:14 At the Cross Satan was defeated: Past tense.

II Pet 2:4 Satan and his demons have been cast down: Past tense.

2 Where was Satan before he was cast out ? Rev 12:7 In Heaven.

Job 1:6-7 Satan was free to roam on earth as well as in Heaven.

Luke 10:17-18 He was still in Heaven. Why ?

Rev 12:10 He is called "the accuser of our brethren".

3 Where was he cast down to ? Rev 12:9 The earth.

II Pet 2:4 Into Hell (Tartarus) and chains of darkness, until Judgment Day.

Jude 6 Into chains of darkness, until Judgment Day.

Rev 20:1-3 Into the Bottomless Pit, until the FTP just before Judgment Day.

4 What was the reason he was cast out ? Rev 12:11 The Blood of the Lamb.

Gen 3:15 This battle and the outcome of it was prophesied.

Isa 14:12-14 Satan had "a perfect plan" to be like God.

Rom 6:23a The wages of Sin is Death.

Ezek 18:4,20 The soul that sinneth it shall Die.

5 What was the result from casting him out ? Rev 12:10 Now has come Salvation.

Matt 12:29-30 Satan bound, not able to stop the progress of the G. (God so loved the world)

Acts 2:41,47 One Sermon and 3000 are saved; Satan is not able to stop this.

Rev 20:1-3 Satan spiritually bound with chains of darkness: struck with stupidity.

6 If Satan is now bound and in Hell, how does he still rule this world ? He is here with us

I Pet 5:8 He is roaming about in this world, seeking whom he can deceive.

Eph 6:12 He is the ruler of all that are in darkness in this world.

Eph 2:2 He is "the prince of the power of the air"; this world is his kingdom.

Therefore: The Bottomless pit is here, on this sin cursed earth !

7 What does it mean to be in Hell, the Bottomless Pit, under God's Wrath ? Total Depravity

John 8:34,43-44 Whoever commits sin is a slave of Sin and a slave of his father the Devil.

Rom 3:10-12 There is none that seeks after God, not one, not on God's terms.

Eph 2:1-3 We all were by nature children of wrath, even as others who remain unsaved.

Therefore: People are under the Wrath of God because they sin voluntarily !

8 Is there Hell now, or is Hell created later ? To be in Hell is to be under the Wrath of God.

a. Hell now is a Condition

Matt 12:40 Christ while under the Wrath of God was "in the heart of the earth".

Eph 4:9 Christ under the Wrath of God was "in the lower parts of the earth".

John 3:36 Unbelievers are under the Wrath of God right now; God does not love them.

Rom 1:18 The wrath of God is revealed right now: "God gave them up".

b. Hell later is a Place

II Thess 1:7-9 There will be a place called Hell, to be created on Judgment Day.

Rev 20:15 It is a place of physical torment, like a "Lake of Fire".

9 Is there a way out of the Bottomless Pit ? Unconditional Election.

Matt 16:18 That is why "the gates of Hell" shall not prevail against us.

Eph 2:4-7 When we were saved we were rescued out of the Bottomless Pit.

Eph 4:7-8 Grace: the gift of Salvation. Therefore "He led captivity captive" out of the B. Pit.

Col 1:13 We have been translated out of the Bottomless Pit.

10 What does it mean that Satan will be loosed for a while ? Rev 12:12 Woe to those on earth.

Rev 12:9 For the Master Deceiver is now doing his utmost since he has but a short time.

Rev 12:17 He is making war with the Saints.

Rev 13:7 And he is victorious over them.

Rev 13:15 He is able to make the witness of the Saints totally ineffective.

II Thess 2:10-14 Look at the contrasts: Watch out what you believe and whom you believe !

Rev 12:7-12 Is There a Way Out of the Bottomless Pit ? 2/26/2000

1 When was Satan cast out ? Rev 12:7-8

Luke 11:21-23

John 12:31-33

Col 2:15 Why past tense ?

Heb 2:14 Why past tense ?

II Pet 2:4 Why past tense ?

2 Where was Satan before he was cast out ? Rev 12:7

Job 1:6-7

Luke 10:17-18 Why ?

Rev 12:10 "the accuser of our brethren".

3 Where was he cast down to ? Rev 12:9

II Pet 2:4

Jude 6

Rev 20:1-3

4 What was the reason he was cast out ? Rev 12:11

Gen 3:15

Isa 14:12-14

Rom 6:23a

Ezek 18:4,20

5 What was the result from casting him out ? Rev 12:10

Matt 12:29-30

Acts 2:41,47

Rev 20:1-3

6 If Satan is now bound and in Hell, how does he still rule this world ?

I Pet 5:8

Eph 6:12

Eph 2:2

Therefore: Where is the Bottomless pit ?

7 What does it mean to be in Hell, in the Bottomless Pit, under God's Wrath ?

John 8:34,43-44

Rom 3:10-12

Eph 2:1-3

Therefore: Do people sin voluntarily ?

8 Is there a Hell now, or is Hell created later ?

a. Hell now is a Condition

Matt 12:40

Eph 4:9

John 3:36

Rom 1:18

b. Hell later is a Place

II Thess 1:7-9

Rev 20:15

9 Is Is there a way out of the Bottomless Pit ?

Matt 16:18

Eph 2:4-7

Eph 4:7-8

Col 1:13

10 What does it mean that Satan will be loosed for a while ? Rev 12:12

Rev 12:9

Rev 12:17

Rev 13:7

Rev 13:15

II Thess 2:10-14