Moses' Resurrection Certifies Satan's Defeat

Christ Triumphant - A Devotional by E.G. White

Moses' Resurrection Certifies Satan's Defeat

Today's Text: 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. Jude 9

The Message:      Satan contended earnestly for the body of Moses. Again he sought to enter into controversy with Christ in regard to the injustice of God's law, and with deceiving power reiterated his false statements about not being fairly treated. His accusations were such that Christ did not bring against him the record of the cruel work he had done in heaven by deceptive misrepresentation, the falsehoods he had told in Eden that led to Adam's transgression, and the stirring up of the worst passions of the hosts of Israel to incite them to murmur and rebel until Moses lost command of himself.... Christ did not retaliate in answer to Satan. He brought no railing accusation against him, but raised Moses from the dead and took him to heaven.      Here for the first time the power of Christ was exercised to break the power of Satan and give life to the dead. Here began His work of making alive that which was dead. Thus He testified that He was indeed the Resurrection and the Life, that He had power to ransom those whom Satan had made his captives, that although people die they will live again. The question had been asked, "If a man die, shall he live again?" (Job 14:14). The question was now answered.      This act was a great victory over the powers of darkness. This display of power was an incontrovertible testimony to the supremacy of the Son of God. Satan had not expected that the body would be raised to life after death. He had concluded that the sentence "Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return" gave him undisputed possession of the bodies of the dead. Now he saw that he would be despoiled of his prey, that mortals would live again after death.      After Moses was raised to life, the heavenly gates of Paradise were opened, and Jesus passed in with His captive. No longer was Moses the captive of Satan. In consequence of his sin Moses merited the penalty of transgression and became subject to death. When he was raised to life he held his title in another name-the name of Jesus his Head.      The day of exile is nearly ended. The time is at hand when all who are sleeping in their graves will hear His voice and come forth, some to everlasting life, and some to final destruction. Christ will raise all His saints, glorify them with an immortal body, and open to them the gates of the city of God.-Manuscript 69, 1912 (Manuscript Releases 10:159, 160).

Commentary: My friend, the power of Satan is about at an end.  The time is fast approaching when all will be tested to see who they truly worship.  Though many profess to follow Jesus Christ, it is not the Son of God that lives within their hearts.  There are many in the Christian world and in the Seventh-day Adventist church that have been deceived into worshiping the god of the trinity over the One true God of the Bible.  These are held in this deception thinking that they are serving God when in reality they are serving Satan. The work of the true followers of Christ is to bring the light of truth to them, showing them from the Scriptures the One true God and expose the deception that is in the trinity.  It is only as we have a correct understanding of who God is, that we can truly "Fear God and give glory to Him" (Revelation 14:7). Satan contends for all those who are rendering worship to him.  He has deceived the vast majority of the Christian world into worshiping the god of his devising and strives to keep all under his spell.  They are worshiping God under the deception of Satan and as such are being transformed by the image the god which they behold.  These are deceived, and God does not hold them accountable to it at this time, but there is a time coming when all the true followers of Christ will be called out from this deception to worship the One true God of the Bible.  When the light of truth comes to them, and the Spirit of God convicts them of their error, they must come out else they will be left in darkness. My friend, as long as we hold to the doctrine of the trinity, Satan has power to contend for our souls, for he claims all those who worship him.  We cannot be saved while we look unto the god of the trinity for it is not the One true God of the Bible.  When the light of truth shines upon our hearts and the Spirit of God convicts us of the truth, we must either follow that truth, or be left in darkness. May you embrace the truth that is found in the One true God, that Jesus may say unto Satan in your behalf "The Lord rebuke thee." (Jude 9). God bless,

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