how powerful is Jesus number one Jesus versus the strong man but no one can enter the strong man's house and plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man and then he will plunder his house Mark 3 27 the gospels are relevant as they showcase the victory that Jesus Christ won on our behalf through his lifelong obedience his victory back then has Cosmic and personal consequences that affect us right now most people think Satan and Jesus are equally matched but this is false in Mark 3 Jesus's mission is under attack after announcing the coming of God's kingdom he begins to heal the sick cast out demons teach with authority cool disciples and even forgive sins but not everyone is happy with him in Mark 3 22-30 the scribes challenged the source of Jesus's Authority claiming it comes from beasable the prince of demons Satan The Scribe did not think he was insane he was accused of casting out demons by the power of Bea's about means Lord of dungflies or Lord of Filth this was an utterly Blasphemous accusation after refusing it Jesus condemned those who made it if he were casting out demons by piezobob then Satan would be working against himself frustrating his own purpose his aim is to control men through demons not to free them from demons a kingdom a house or a person divided against itself cannot enjoy continued survival depends upon internal cooperation not antagonism Mark 3 23-27 and so he called them to himself and began speaking to them in Parables how can Satan cast out Satan and if a kingdom is divided against itself that Kingdom cannot stand and if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided he cannot stand but he is finished but no one can enter the strong man's house and plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man and then he will plunder his house describes his accusation was therefore Preposterous in fact the Lord Jesus was doing the very opposite of what they said his miracles signified the downfall of Satan rather than his prowess that is what the Savior meant when he said no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his Goods unless he first binds the strong man and then he will plunder his house Satan is the strong man the house is his Dominion he is the god of his age his goods are the people over whom he holds sway Jesus is the one who binds Satan and plunders his house at Christ's second Advent Satan will be bound and cast into the bottomless pit for 1 000 years the saviors casting out demons during his ministry on Earth was a forecast of his eventual binding of the devil in response Jesus points out that the accusation that he is collaborating with Satan is false Jesus asserts that he came to tie the strong man which refers to Satan so that he himself as the stronger man might plunder Satan's house this is Jesus's explanation of the events we encounter in mark one to three Satan is the strong man who guards what belongs to him Jesus's Ministry was defeating this strong man both in the case of casting the demons out of the man who was mute and in the broader sense Jesus looked at every life delivered from Satan's domination and said I'm plundering the kingdom of Satan one life at a time there is nothing in our life that must stay under Satan's domination the one who binds the strong man and will plunder his house is Our Risen Lord Satan is strong and he guards his possessions jealously Jesus however is stronger than the strong man only he combine the strong man and rescue us from his grip John 12 31 New American Standard Bible now judgment is called upon this world now the ruler of this world will be cast out Jesus came to crush the devil first Jesus came to defeat the Devil we can lose sight of this point since the gospels contain many stories ultimately the gospels are about Jesus's victory over Satan number two all power is given unto me in heaven and in Earth and Jesus came and spake unto them saying all power is given unto me in heaven and in Earth Matthew 28 18. this was the Risen Jesus Jesus here instructs his disciples regardless of their Duty after his departure and Jesus came and spoke to them saying all authority has been given to me in heaven and on Earth go therefore and Make Disciples of all the nations baptizing them in the name of the father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you and lo I Am With You Always even to the End of the Age amen we read all authority has been given to me in heaven and on Earth this commission that follows is given in light of the authority of Jesus this shows that this is an authoritative command not a proposition this is the same idea as a private being reminded of his Rank by an officer because he has this Authority he can send whomever he Wills to do whatever he pleases all dominates Matthew 28 18-20 and ties these verses together all authority All Nations all things all the days Carson popular preacher Charles Spurgeon says pair in the hands of some people is dangerous but pair in the hands of Christ is blessed oh let him have all the power let him do what he will with it for he cannot will anything but that which is right and just and true and good we believe in this power and we rest in it we do not seek any other power we defy every other power we know our powerlessness will not hinder the progress of his kingdom we give all our power unto him number three he holds the keys of death and Hades I am the living one I was dead and now look I am alive forever and ever and I hold the keys of death and Hades Revelation 1 18. it is Jesus who says this to John this conversation is essential as this is the last personal meeting with Jesus recorded in the Bible by possessing the keys of death the Risen Christ has control and authority over death when Jesus died he did so at his own timing when he gave up his spirit the news that Jesus was already dead surprised Pilate having authority over death Jesus was able to rise from the dead after giving up his spirit moreover he has the power to release his followers from Death in order that they may be with him forever hell is a horrible territory where powers of evil and Terror hold their high court and Drad assembly but hell shudders at the sight of the lord and there is a throne more elevated than the Throne of evil not only does he have dominion over all sheep and oxen as well as all birds of the air fish of the water and anything else that travels along the course of the sea but he also has authority over death and Hades this is because the glorified man has been given this Authority so that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow in submission of those who are in heaven and on Earth and under the Earth and that every tongue will confess and openly acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord Sovereign God to the glory of God the Father Philippians 2 10 to 11.
popular preacher SM Lockridge remarked the Pharisees couldn't stand him but they found out they couldn't stop him pilate couldn't find any fault in him the witnesses couldn't get their testimonies to agree Herod couldn't kill him death couldn't handle him and the grave couldn't hold him in everyday life the key is a symbol of real ownership and Power when the tenant gives the key back to the landlord the owner once again has control over the possession of the house our Lord Jesus Christ Still Remains Supreme the resurrection of Jesus Christ is the first time in human history that someone has risen from the dead and will never again experience death some of those who are resurrected later succumbed to death a second time Christ conquered death because he was sinless the curse upon Mankind in the Garden of Eden brought about by sin was plainly stated Genesis 2 17. but only from the Tree of the knowledge recognition of Good and Evil you shall not eat otherwise on the day that you eat from it you shall most certainly die because of your disobedience Christ has conquered death and the consequences for us are eternal it is Christ's victory over death that underpins the good news of the Gospel without the resurrection there is no gospel indeed there is no hope for us at all one Corinthians 15 17. and if Christ has not been raised your faith is worthless and Powerless mere delusion you are still in your sins and under the control and penalty of sin other seers filled the people of God with yearning that Lord would one day abolish death Isaiah 25 8.
