NOV 27

Revelation 20:7-11
Memorise Ezekiel 38:14-23
“the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire”

After the thousand years have passed, at the instigation of Satan who is now let loose, Gog and Magog become the leading assailants against the beloved city of Jerusalem. Magog is the second son of Japheth born after the Flood (Genesis 10:2). Magog was the progenitor of the ancient Scythians or Tartars, whose descendants populate modern Russia (Ezekiel 38:2, 39:1). From Ezekiel 38 and 39, you will notice that Gog and Magog are the mortal enemies of Israel. Ezekiel 38:15-16 describes for us the might and magnitude of the army that will descend upon Israel to attack her. But these opponents of God the Almighty will be consumed by fire sent down from heaven (Revelation 20:9).

With Gog and Magog’s defeat, the Devil, which deceived them, is at last “cast into the lake of fire and brimstone”, where the beast and false prophet have already been condemned to. Revelation 20:10 tells us that they “shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever”. The Greek words behind “for ever and ever” mean “to the ages of the ages,” that is, “never ending cycles of time”.

God brings this severe punishment upon the Devil for his rebellion against God. After all, this place of torment was originally designed for Satan and his demons (Matthew 25:41). The torment of the Devil will be an eternal one – it will last “for ever and ever”! There is no hope for the “adversary”, the “father of lies”, the “murderer from the beginning”. There will be no respite at all to this suffering, for the Devil deserves no mercy at all.

Do you realise that it has been prophesied right from the beginning that this is the ultimate end of the Devil? Some may view it as an ongoing battle between Good and Evil, but we as Christians know better. In Christ, the victory has already been won. No matter how much the Devil might tempt and entice, no matter how many foolish people he may lure into his snares, he will never be able succeed in his attempt to be like the Most High, nor to ascend into heaven.

Dear teen, would you therefore serve a God in whom we know victory is secure, or would you rather a master whose end is eternal torment?

Thought: “Choose you this day whom ye will serve”.
Prayer: Lord, help me to stand on the side of truth and right.