1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:06,440 Once you see this and this, you will know that Satan is closer 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:08,840 than you think. You're not going to believe 3 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:12,760 this, but the Bible literally tells us the location of Satan's 4 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:14,480 throne. But here's the scary part. 5 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,880 If you look closely, you can see it here on Google Earth. 6 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,480 For you to realise why this is such a massive discovery, we 7 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,080 need to travel to the Persian Gulf because this is where 8 00:00:24,080 --> 00:00:27,920 Satan's story on Earth begins. Everyone knows that the devil 9 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:31,200 transformed himself into a serpent and then tricked Adam 10 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:35,800 and Eve into doing this, but not many know how he managed to do 11 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:37,920 it. OK, watch this. 12 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:41,440 When Eve rejected Satan's initial temptation to eat the 13 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,560 fruits, Satan subtly suggests this. 14 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:48,080 For God knows when you eat from this tree, your eyes will be 15 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,600 opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. 16 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,360 Did you catch that? In other words, the serpent is 17 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:58,000 craftily proposing that God is somehow holding back some hidden 18 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:00,360 knowledge from them. And I can promise you one thing, 19 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,600 He will do the exact same thing with you. 20 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,080 He will make you believe that being a Christian is boring and 21 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,040 that God is holding back fun from you. 22 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:11,440 So if you've ever been tempted to feel like the non Christians 23 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:15,480 around you are living a much more exciting life, you probably 24 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,200 should take a look at this. No one has ever seen this 25 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,960 before, but I believe there is an invisible strategy that Satan 26 00:01:21,960 --> 00:01:24,560 operates from. And the 3rd letter that spells 27 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:28,880 this strategy is C and it stands for concealment. 28 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,520 Because just like he did in the Garden of Eden, he'll do the 29 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,920 same with you. He will trick you into thinking 30 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:37,520 God is hiding or concealing something good from you so that 31 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,520 you'll fall into sin. Whilst you're busy figuring out 32 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:43,840 what this strategy is named, let's zoom out of our map and 33 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:47,480 let's fly through the clouds to find the sons of God presenting 34 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:49,800 themselves before the throne room in heaven. 35 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:51,960 And who else do we spot in this crowd? 36 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:56,800 You guessed it, Satan. So God asks where he has been 37 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,280 and he answers that he's been roaming through the earth. 38 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,640 This is actually a massive statement and I'll tell you why 39 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:04,040 in a second. But first I want you to notice 40 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:07,120 God does something that is very difficult for you and I to 41 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:10,280 understand. He points out the godliest man 42 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:14,320 on earth, a man called Job, and he reminds Satan that he would 43 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,640 be a good option for someone to test. 44 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,440 See, God found no fault with Job, but Satan did. 45 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:23,520 Are you imagining this right now, a kind of courtroom scene 46 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:26,600 with God and Satan each delivering verdicts about Job 47 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,560 because it's essential. You remember Satan's accusation 48 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:33,360 against Job was really a confrontation aimed at God. 49 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,240 We might paraphrase it like this. 50 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:39,320 The only reason Job fears you is because you pay him to do it. 51 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,920 You 2 have made a contract. You protect him and prosper him 52 00:02:42,920 --> 00:02:46,200 as long as he obeys and worships you. 53 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:48,440 You are not a God, God worthy of worship. 54 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,440 You only have to pay people to honor you. 55 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,040 May I ask you a personal question? 56 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:56,200 Is that the way you view God? That as long as he does what you 57 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:59,000 want, you worship him. But if he doesn't do what you 58 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:02,320 want, suddenly he's not a God who's worth worshiping anymore 59 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,800 and you even at times question his existence. 60 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:09,280 Before I show you another clue to our invisible country, it is 61 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:12,480 worth noting that Job was from the land of us and this is 62 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:16,080 believed by Bible scholars to be east of the Jordan River today. 63 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,000 So although no one knows for sure, let's pin it on our map in 64 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:22,320 the ancient region of Edom. All right, over to you. 65 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:25,680 What do you think Satan's strategy is in the life of Job 66 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,520 that he still uses on you and I today? 67 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:30,760 If you said loss, you'd be right on the money. 68 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:32,680 And I'm going to choose my words carefully now. 69 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:36,600 But when I have gone through a time of loss, there is certainly 70 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:40,240 a kind of thought in the back of my mind that whispers, how can 71 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,760 your good God allow this to happen to you? 72 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,640 Is this your reward for following him when the people of 73 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:48,880 the world around you they again, but you are losing. 74 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:53,600 So let's add our 11th letter L to our invisible strategy or 75 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:57,360 dare I say country, and I will be amazed if anyone guesses it 76 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,800 correctly. I can see why people say the 77 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:03,360 Bible is full of contradictions, but is it really? 78 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:06,680 Let's examine one of the most perplexing verses in the Bible. 79 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,840 Jump over to the city of David in Jerusalem with me because it 80 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:12,760 is here where we will watch David make a census for the 81 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:14,440 Lord. If you're one of my younger 82 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:17,160 listeners and you don't know what a census is, it's basically 83 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:20,120 basically where someone counts all of the people in a country 84 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:23,280 or in a group to see how many there are and then they keep a 85 00:04:23,280 --> 00:04:25,600 record of it. So what's the big deal here 86 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,400 then? Well, in one Chronicles 21 verse 87 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:32,480 one, it says Satan is the one who incited David to make a 88 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:35,600 census. But in Second Samuel 24, it says 89 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:39,800 God is the one who moved David's heart to make a census. 90 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:43,200 Is that a contradiction? No, as we've just seen in Job, 91 00:04:43,280 --> 00:04:46,800 Satan can do zero. He can do nothing without God's 92 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:49,440 permission first. OK, but am I the only one who 93 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:52,440 wants to know why did God allow Satan to do this in the 1st 94 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:55,280 place? Well the fact is this guys, God 95 00:04:55,320 --> 00:05:00,040 loved David deeply and so wanted to expose what was wrong in 96 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,800 David's heart to bring him to a place of repentance. 97 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:06,840 You see, this very act of counting men in Israel made God 98 00:05:06,840 --> 00:05:10,240 angry because it showed that David was filled with pride, 99 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,960 with self-reliance, and thus was trusting in the numbers of men 100 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,000 rather than in the Lord's strength. 101 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:20,240 Whilst that was pretty bad, here's what made God real angry. 102 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,040 David was misusing his authority. 103 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:26,920 Israel belonged to God, and back in those times, a man only had 104 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,960 the right to count a number of what belonged to him. 105 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:34,000 And Israel did not belong to David, it belonged to God. 106 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:37,520 So without a clear divine command, when David took that 107 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,960 census and started counting the men, it was almost as if he was 108 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:44,360 claiming ownership of what belongs to the Lord. 109 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:48,880 Between you and me, I can't judge David, not even a tiny bit 110 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:52,920 because I know that I have similar wrong motives in my evil 111 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:55,320 heart. I've just recently hit the 10 112 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,240 year anniversary on my YouTube channel and I remember when I 113 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:02,280 reached 100 subscribers, 100,000 subscribers, and I certainly 114 00:06:02,280 --> 00:06:05,440 remember the day when I reached 1,000,000 subscribers. 115 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,400 Some people would say there's nothing wrong with this and 116 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,440 you're just celebrating what God has done by reaching all of 117 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,320 those precious souls of the gospel and I agree. 118 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:18,360 But the problem is this what happened when your subscribers 119 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:21,880 stop growing, when your views drop and you get that dreaded 120 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:25,040 comment from some Gen. Z kid bro fell off. 121 00:06:25,280 --> 00:06:28,280 If you haven't guessed already, I'm speaking from experience. 122 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:32,120 Because through not seeing the same growth on YouTube and also 123 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:35,720 other losses, the Lord God has taught me some very valuable 124 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:38,800 lessons. He's shown me what's truly 125 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,520 inside of me. And it's not that pretty at all. 126 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:44,800 You see, every single one of us, we do try to build something, 127 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:47,240 don't we? But the lesson you and I need to 128 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:50,080 learn is this. There is only one Kingdom that 129 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:52,640 will truly last, and that is Christ's. 130 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,560 Every huge Kingdom, every empire will one day fall. 131 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:58,840 Look at Alexander the Great, whose vast empire crumbled 132 00:06:58,840 --> 00:07:00,880 quickly once the grave claimed him. 133 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:04,920 Or the mighty Roman Empire that ruled the world and collapsed 134 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,520 from within. And even the British Empire that 135 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:11,520 once spanned the entire earth and then slowly faded into our 136 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:13,680 history books. So over to you. 137 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:15,720 You think of your Prime Minister. 138 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:19,000 You think of your you think of your president and ask yourself 139 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,920 this question. How long can they cling on to 140 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:23,640 their Kingdom? Look at the heavyweight 141 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:26,560 champions of the world. Once they were unbeatable, but 142 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:29,080 how long did they manage to hold on to their kingdoms? 143 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:34,040 For every YouTube, every actor, every singer is always replaced 144 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,680 by the younger model. And it's just part of life. 145 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:38,920 And we all need to thank God for this. 146 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:42,640 Thank God that we all lose our temporary kingdoms, these 147 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,320 kingdoms that are made of sand, they will go eventually. 148 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:48,000 And why is that a good thing? Because if David had wrong 149 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:51,240 motives running his Kingdom and he was called a man after God's 150 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,440 own hearts, what hope of you and I got? 151 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:57,720 But everyone now praise the Lord because he is the King of kings 152 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,840 and he is the Lord of Lords, and He is coming back to rule the 153 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:04,680 earth one day in righteousness and His Kingdom will last 154 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:07,200 forever. It is pretty obvious what the 155 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:11,200 fourth word for our code name for Satan's invisible strategy 156 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:15,400 is, and it's E for exaltation. All right, if you thought that 157 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,360 raised a few eyebrows, wait until you see the location of 158 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:20,600 Satan's throne later in the video. 159 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:23,560 My friend, we are still in Jerusalem, but we are going to 160 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:27,520 the temple to observe Joshua the high priest, and something very 161 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:29,520 memorable is about to happen to him. 162 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:31,720 But let's just hit the brakes for a second because I'm not 163 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:35,360 talking about that Joshua who succeeded Moses and led the 164 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:37,320 people of Israel into the Promised land. 165 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:42,039 Now I'm talking about this Joshua who came nearly 900 years 166 00:08:42,039 --> 00:08:45,200 later, who was the high priest who served the people of God 167 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:48,360 whilst they were rebuilding the temple and after they returned 168 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:50,680 from exile. OK, now we've cleared that up. 169 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:54,160 We need to meet another man of God, the prophet Zechariah. 170 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:57,160 He sees a vision of another courtroom scene. 171 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:59,840 Joshua is standing before the Angel of the Lord. 172 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,920 But there's a catch. Satan is standing there too, and 173 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:06,360 he begins accusing Joshua. Did he accuse him of, Well, 174 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,840 Joshua was wearing filthy garments and this was a picture 175 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:12,120 of Israel's sin before a holy God. 176 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:15,840 But what the Lord does next will melt your heart. 177 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:20,200 He rebukes Satan and says, is this not a brand plucked from 178 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,480 the fire? He then has Joshua's filthy 179 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:27,680 garments taken away and clothes him in beautiful, rich robes. 180 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:31,400 What I'm going to say next actually affects your eternal 181 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:33,280 destiny. What do I mean by that? 182 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:34,880 Well, it's how you respond to it. 183 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,800 This courtroom scene is an accidental. 184 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,800 It's a picture of you and it's a picture of me. 185 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,880 We're just like Joshua standing there as the defendant. 186 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:47,760 God is the judge and Satan is the prosecuting attorney, but 187 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:51,520 Jesus Christ is our defence attorney, the advocate of us, 188 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:54,240 God's people before the holy throne of God. 189 00:09:54,560 --> 00:09:59,240 Did you know the Hebrew term ha, Satan literally means the Satan, 190 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:02,640 the adversary or the accuser of God's people? 191 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:04,440 Have you ever thought about that before? 192 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:08,040 When Satan, Satan talks was about God, he lies. 193 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:11,880 But when he talks to God about us, he tells the truth. 194 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:15,040 So here we have God's throne, and it's a throne of justice. 195 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:16,720 God is righteous. He's a judge. 196 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:20,680 And knowing this, Satan pointed out Joshua's defilement and 197 00:10:20,680 --> 00:10:24,680 insisted that a holy God must punish his sinful people. 198 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:28,640 It seemed like an airtight case, except for one factor, God's 199 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:30,920 grace. We shouldn't get the idea that 200 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:34,200 the Father is waiting to punish us and that the Son pleads with 201 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:37,120 Him to change his mind, because that is not the picture at all. 202 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:40,840 The Father and the Son both love us and want the best for us. 203 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:44,040 But never forget this. The Lord God cannot ignore our 204 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:46,960 sins because He's holy. And that's exactly what the 205 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:49,840 cross was about. On the cross, Jesus took the 206 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:52,560 weight of our sin, all of our wrongdoing, all of our 207 00:10:52,560 --> 00:10:56,000 filthiness, and He paid the price for all of our sins so 208 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:59,760 that God's justice could be met. As a holy, righteous God, He 209 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:02,160 punished innocent Jesus in our place. 210 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:05,240 It was like 1 huge swap. The worst of us, our sin, was 211 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,360 laid on Jesus. He pays the price for it. 212 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:10,800 Then the best of Jesus Christ is transferred to us. 213 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:15,240 And just like in the picture, God takes our filthy garments 214 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:18,240 and he lays them on Jesus. He pays the price for them. 215 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:21,200 He rips apart our debt. He forgives us, washes away our 216 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:26,160 sins, and then clothes us in Jesus Christ's perfect righteous 217 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:28,720 robes. The Bible says he made him. 218 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:33,320 That's Jesus who knew no sin to be sin so that we might inherit 219 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,600 the righteousness of God. And that is what I'm asking you 220 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:38,760 right now. Are you clothed in the 221 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:41,680 righteousness of God? Are you wearing that rich robe 222 00:11:41,680 --> 00:11:45,000 of righteousness because you have asked Jesus to be your Lord 223 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:47,120 and Savior? But hey, now, while we are on 224 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:51,960 the subject of Thrones, I cannot wait to see your reaction when I 225 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:55,400 tell you the true location on this earth of the throne of 226 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:57,360 Satan. Because quite literally 227 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:00,960 thousands of people have been misled about where it is. 228 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:04,720 It's around 700 BC and the prophet Isaiah is sending us to 229 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:08,560 ancient Babylon where we will find our next location on the 230 00:12:08,560 --> 00:12:10,520 map. In the book of Isaiah, we hear 231 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:14,480 him predict the fall of the once glorious being known as Lucifer. 232 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:16,000 Now please don't misunderstand me. 233 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:19,680 It's clear from the primary interpretation of Isaiah 14 that 234 00:12:19,680 --> 00:12:23,040 this prophecy is against a human king, the king of Babylon. 235 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:27,480 Historically, this fall took place in 539 BC when 236 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:30,920 Belshazzar's reign ended and Darius the Mede captured 237 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:34,040 Babylon, which then led to the empire's collapse. 238 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:36,720 But listen to this. In this vision, it's obvious 239 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:40,120 that there is a second meaning. Yes, the prophet saw something 240 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,080 deeper than the defeat of an empire. 241 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:45,920 He saw the defeat of the Prince of this world who works to 242 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:49,520 influence the leaders, the nations, and to act contrary to 243 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:52,480 the will of God. Interestingly, the phrase Son of 244 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:57,160 the morning or Morningstar shows us that Satan tries to imitate 245 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:01,040 Jesus Christ, who is known as the true bright Morningstar. 246 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:04,400 And I think it is this very phrase that uncovers the king of 247 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:09,240 Babylon to also be Satan because Jesus Christ himself said, I saw 248 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:14,360 Satan fall like lightning from heaven, which really does seem 249 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,240 to be an echo from this prophecy. 250 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:20,240 So when Satan says I will be like the Most High, it reveals 251 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:24,320 his secret strategy to copy and to oppose the one true God, 252 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:26,680 Jehovah. And yet, just like the king of 253 00:13:26,680 --> 00:13:29,680 Babylon, Satan will one day be defeated. 254 00:13:29,680 --> 00:13:31,560 He'll be cast out of heaven for good. 255 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:34,400 Wait a second, Joe. Are you trying to tell me that 256 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:38,280 Satan hasn't yet been cast out of heaven already? 257 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:41,440 Well, strap on your seatbelts, because we're about to go on a 258 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:44,520 very bumpy ride. All right, we've just arrived 259 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:47,400 back into heaven where we witness an epic battle take 260 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:51,640 place between Michael and God's angels and Satan and the fallen 261 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:53,680 angels. Who do you think wins? 262 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:57,200 You've got it. Satan has deluded himself and 263 00:13:57,200 --> 00:14:00,680 thought that he could somehow beat God and he is quickly 264 00:14:00,680 --> 00:14:03,840 thrown out of heaven with his his fallen angels forever. 265 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:06,480 I am embarrassed to admit this to you, but I always thought 266 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:10,040 that this battle in Revelation 12 was the fall that happened 267 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:12,280 right at the beginning and that there was only one. 268 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:15,040 But it turns out I was actually wrong. 269 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:18,480 Time and time again. My study showed me that this 270 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:22,000 event is in the future, likely right in the middle of the 271 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,280 tribulation. But if you thought that was 272 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:28,080 crazy, it's nothing compared to what I'm going to tell you next. 273 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:32,280 Satan is actually not in hell right now, and believe if it or 274 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:35,320 not, he still has access to heaven. 275 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:39,000 Whoa, whoa, whoa, Joe, aren't you getting a little bit off the 276 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:42,320 curb again? No, guys, I promise you study it 277 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:44,520 for yourself. There are numerous occasions in 278 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:48,040 the Bible where it is clear that Satan isn't barred from heaven 279 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,440 and he still has some kind of access. 280 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:52,880 I'll give you some examples like what we've just looked at. 281 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:56,320 Remember Job One where Satan presents himself before God. 282 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:59,280 And surely we've not already forgot Zechariah 3 where he 283 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:01,960 points his arrows of accusation that Joshua. 284 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:04,880 Then of course we've got proof that the devil isn't just locked 285 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:08,280 away in hell because he appeared before Jesus in the wilderness. 286 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:12,040 And then there is this less talked about verse in one Kings 287 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:16,640 22 verse 21 where a spirit comes forward and stands before the 288 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:18,280 Lord. Who was that spirit? 289 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,480 Well, I think the strongest possibility is that it was 290 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:23,920 Satan. I'm just so curious about this, 291 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:26,840 and I know you are too. But how can Satan be barred from 292 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:29,760 heaven in one passage of the Bible, but then in others we see 293 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:31,480 him literally returning to heaven? 294 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:34,760 Well there is it's 1 theory and I think it's worth mentioning. 295 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,520 You may already know, but just in case you don't, the Apostle 296 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:41,480 Paul talked about being caught up in the 3rd heaven and many 297 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:45,120 Bible scholars teach that there are actually 3 realms of heaven. 298 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:49,040 The 3rd heaven is the home of God where the Father and Jesus 299 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:51,080 dwell. Then there's the second heaven 300 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:54,480 called the celestial heaven which is the universe or outer 301 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:56,640 space, the sun, the moon, the stars. 302 00:15:56,680 --> 00:16:00,080 And next we have the 1st heaven, which is known as the 303 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,760 atmospheric heaven or trophosphere if we want to sound 304 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:06,280 fancy. Alright, but I can hear you loud 305 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,440 and clear though. Isn't that just the air we 306 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:10,160 breathe? Absolutely. 307 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:13,360 But it's interesting that the Greek word for air, oronos, is 308 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:16,360 the same word used to describe the birds of the air. 309 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:20,880 But it's also the same word used in James 5 verse 18 to describe 310 00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:22,800 heaven. So take all of that into your 311 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:25,480 mind and then stop me if I get something wrong. 312 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:30,320 It would appear from scripture that Satan is able to operate in 313 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:34,920 the 1st and 2nd heaven. The Bible calls Satan the Prince 314 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:38,680 of the power of the air, and it also tells us that those who are 315 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:42,640 born again struggle with the powers against spiritual hosts 316 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:45,400 of wickedness in the heavenly places. 317 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:48,360 In other words, when it says the great red dragon who we know to 318 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:51,640 be Satan, when it says he will be cast down to earth with his 319 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:55,120 tail and he will drag 1/3 of the stars of heaven with him. 320 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:58,600 I think a likely conclusion is that he has been thrown out of 321 00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:01,440 all the realms of heaven for good, and he will bring a whole 322 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:04,240 bunch of stars from the celestial realm with him as a 323 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:08,599 protest that he has been removed from heaven once and for all. 324 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:12,119 This battle between Satan and his angels reveals another key 325 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:15,680 part of Satan's secret strategy that he still uses today. 326 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:19,280 He wants to get as many people together to rebel against the 327 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:23,440 King of Kings, Jesus Christ. So let's add AT on our code 328 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:27,560 word, which stands for treason. We're sailing north right now 329 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:30,480 and we're going along the Lebanese coast until we reach 330 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:32,920 the ancient harbour city of Tyre. 331 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:35,080 This was once the jewel of Phoenicia. 332 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:39,680 Here in about 586 BC, the prophet Ezekiel announces a 333 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:41,840 massive warning. It's a little bit like what we 334 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:43,800 saw towards the king of Babylon here. 335 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:47,000 We've got a prophet and he's aiming his message, a public 336 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,520 figure. But beneath his message is 337 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:52,840 another warning from God to Satan himself. 338 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,240 Ezekiel preaches against the Prince of Tyre, who has uttered 339 00:17:56,240 --> 00:18:00,800 something very, very dumb. He has just said I am God. 340 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:04,160 You know, we've got a lot, a lot of new age people right now who 341 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:08,240 have a similar mindset trying to make themselves like gods. 342 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:10,640 But over to you. Who else believed they were 343 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:12,360 gods? It was Lucifer. 344 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:14,400 The unavoidable conclusion is this. 345 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:19,120 When we read Ezekiel 28, we see that God created Lucifer as a 346 00:18:19,120 --> 00:18:22,280 very beautiful Angel. He was the most beautiful 347 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:24,720 creature in all of God's creation. 348 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:27,600 Big news, everyone. That cartoon Satan that we so 349 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:30,600 often see with red horns, A pitchfork and a tail. 350 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:33,560 It's not biblical. It's started in Greek mythology, 351 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:36,720 taking inspiration from the Greek God Pan and a little bit 352 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:40,800 of Zeus with his pitchfork. And then somehow medieval art 353 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,200 adopted it. And now even the football club, 354 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:46,560 Manchester United, who have a nickname called the Red Devils, 355 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:50,960 they use it as their logo. But the real Satan, Lucifer, he 356 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:54,640 was called the son of beauty. He was unlike anyone else. 357 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:58,040 He was the son of the morning. He was unbelievably beautiful, 358 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:01,200 incredibly wise. He was an anointed cherub. 359 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:03,760 Now I'm going to show you something and I want you to 360 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:07,000 figure it out. The Bible says the workmanship 361 00:19:07,120 --> 00:19:11,920 of your timbrels and pipes was created for you in the day you 362 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:14,040 were created. Look carefully. 363 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:18,680 It says your timbrels or thy pipes in the King James Version. 364 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,920 Now do you see it? He was an organ. 365 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:24,880 He was a tambourine. He didn't just play. 366 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:27,840 It's almost as if he actually was that instrument. 367 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:30,960 Am I the only one who gets this picture that it seems like he 368 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:34,560 had these beautiful instruments and they were built into him? 369 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:37,920 OK, here is the part that's going to leave you absolutely 370 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:40,680 speechless. Satan was the one that led 371 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:44,000 heaven into worship. He was the worship leader of 372 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:47,880 myriads and myriads of angels in the heavenly courts. 373 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:51,160 Why is this so important? Because we know that music has a 374 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:54,560 tremendous influence on a person, and that is likely why 375 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:57,400 Satan was able to lead such a rebellion in heaven. 376 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:00,240 You know, as we've just seen, he was able to commit treason to 377 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:03,360 get all of those angels to turn. Away from God Why? 378 00:20:03,360 --> 00:20:07,400 Because he had so much influence So here's the thing if I asked 379 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:11,480 you which industry on earth right now has the most influence 380 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:14,760 on the world, what would you say is it the acting industry? 381 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:16,640 No. Is it the church? 382 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:19,160 No is it the political sphere? No. 383 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:22,800 It's the music industry. And that's why we see fans 384 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:26,920 screaming, begging for selfies, autographs, and even bowing down 385 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:30,400 in adoration to musicians. So could it be just tell me if 386 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:32,400 I'm wrong right now? But could it be the the one who 387 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:36,240 played music in heaven is now playing music on earth? 388 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:40,440 And that is why you and I need to be so careful what kind of 389 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:43,280 music we listen to. Because are these the beasts? 390 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:46,440 Are these the notes that are leading us to worship the Lord 391 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:48,520 God? Or are they leading us to do the 392 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:52,040 very opposite, to worship Lucifer, the one who wants to 393 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:55,800 turn everyone's attention away from the Lord God and towards 394 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:57,920 himself? In a moment's time, we are not 395 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:00,880 only going to see where Satan's throne on earth is, but we're 396 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:03,840 also going to see Satan's secret strategy. 397 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:07,600 So what do you think is our next letter in our code word? 398 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:12,280 NN is our ninth word, and it stands for notes because Satan 399 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:16,400 can easily lead you away with musical notes if you're not 400 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:18,560 careful. Everything we need is almost 401 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:21,200 ready to reveal Satan's strategy to the world. 402 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:23,360 So let's run through the remaining few. 403 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,480 Glide with me because we're back to the wilderness of Judea where 404 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:31,040 we see Satan tempting Jesus. He tempts Christ three times. 405 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:34,000 First, it turns stones into bread because Jesus was very 406 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,200 hungry. Second, he tempts him to prove 407 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:39,520 to the world that he is God who can call upon angels at the drop 408 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:42,640 of a hat. And thirdly, he tempts him with 409 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:46,440 all the kingdoms of the earth. It was an offer of glory before 410 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:48,160 the cross. Have you thought about this 411 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:49,640 before? I hadn't. 412 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:53,600 But what I now see is that all three of these temptations have 413 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:55,600 something in common. And it's this. 414 00:21:55,600 --> 00:22:00,880 The Evil 1 tempts Jesus with shortcuts as a way to bypass the 415 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,440 will of God. And my dear friend, he will do 416 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:05,960 the exact same with you if you let him. 417 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:09,960 God at times tells us to wait for something, but then Satan 418 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:13,560 presents us another option, something that's contrary to the 419 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:16,120 will of God. And when this happens, you have 420 00:22:16,120 --> 00:22:18,640 a choice to make. Who will you obey? 421 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,640 So take a look at this because that leaves us with our six 422 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:26,200 letter T on our code word, which of course T stands for 423 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:28,440 temptation. Hey, we're travelling to two 424 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:30,960 locations right now. First, let's sweep across the 425 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:33,840 Galilee where we're going to see the religious rulers of the day. 426 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:37,720 The Pharisees accused Jesus of using the power of Beelzebub, 427 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:41,400 that ancient Philistine God who became a high-ranking demon to 428 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:44,240 the people of Israel. Put simply, they were saying 429 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:48,360 Jesus was working for Satan, but Christ stopped them all in their 430 00:22:48,360 --> 00:22:52,280 tracks when he said every Kingdom divided against itself 431 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:55,760 is laid waste. If Satan drives out Satan, he is 432 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:59,520 divided against himself. How then will his Kingdom stand? 433 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:02,200 All right, so hold that in your mind for a second, and then 434 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:05,400 let's trek over to Jerusalem because we are going to witness 435 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:08,320 Satan using precisely the same tactic. 436 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:12,000 Here Jesus turns around to one of his disciples, Simon Peter, 437 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:18,520 and says, Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. 438 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:20,280 But what does that even mean, Joe? 439 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:24,240 Well, sifting like wheat was a metaphor for being shaken or 440 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:26,240 broken down. During Bible times. 441 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:30,200 Grain was powerfully sifted using a large sieve to separate 442 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:32,160 what was pure from what was impure. 443 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:35,840 So when Satan sought to sift Peter, he was really saying he 444 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:39,160 wanted to shake his faith apart, to divide anything that loved 445 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:42,320 God that was inside of him and show the world all of his 446 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:45,120 failings. How do you and I apply this to 447 00:23:45,120 --> 00:23:45,960 ourselves? Then? 448 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:49,520 I think it's very clear his God goal is to crush the faith of 449 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:52,880 every believer and his best tool at doing this is through 450 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:56,760 division, divide and conquer. This is almost getting a little 451 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:59,240 exciting, isn't it? Because I will be amazed if 452 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:03,000 anyone guesses the name of this invisible country or this 453 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,480 strategy. But here's the first letter and 454 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:09,040 it's D for divide. Guys, we need to hit the road 455 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,200 again. Let's whirl over to Greece, to 456 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:13,680 ancient Corin. Now we're going to meet a guy 457 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:16,440 called the Apostle Paul. He's the man who wrote pretty 458 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:19,200 much half of the New Testament, and if you don't know him yet, 459 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:21,640 he is one of the Christian heroes of the faith. 460 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:25,640 And yet he says that even he was bothered by Satan. 461 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:28,960 Paul, writing a letter to the Church of Corinth, states that 462 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:33,200 to keep him from pride, the Lord gave him a thorn in the flesh, 463 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:36,760 what he calls a messenger of Satan to buff at him. 464 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:39,720 We can't say for sure what this thorn in the flesh was, but what 465 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:43,160 we can say for sure is that Paul asked for it to be removed, but 466 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:47,320 the Lord said no because he was working a greater good through 467 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:50,560 this evil messenger of Satan. What was this good? 468 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:54,400 It was that God's grace might be displayed through weakness. 469 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:56,360 May I go deeper? There is something very 470 00:24:56,360 --> 00:24:59,520 revealing about Satan's operations even here. 471 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:02,400 Paul was exhausted by this thorn in the flesh. 472 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:04,240 Whatever it was, it didn't leave him. 473 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:07,080 It was constant. And it reminds us that Satan 474 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:09,840 never sleeps in. He doesn't go on vacation. 475 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:11,720 He doesn't take his foot off the gas. 476 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:14,080 Why? Because he is persistent. 477 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:18,840 So let's add P to our code word to remind you that you also must 478 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:23,000 be persistent in prayer to keep Satan from gaining a foothold in 479 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:25,560 your life. I was so taken aback the first 480 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:28,400 time I heard about what happened to this man and his wife. 481 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:32,160 Ananias and Sapphira were your average church members and they 482 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:35,520 decided to sell a piece of property as a sort of church 483 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:37,240 tithe to give to the Lord's work. 484 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:41,080 But here's the sneaky part. They kept back part of the money 485 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:44,520 whilst pretending to donate the entire amount to the early 486 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:47,080 church. Ananias brought only a portion 487 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:49,760 to the apostle but claimed it was the full sum. 488 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:53,960 Peter confronted him and said Satan has filled his heart 489 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:57,000 because he not only lied to men but to God. 490 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:00,840 Immediately Ananias found himself in eternity with his 491 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:04,600 wife tracing his footsteps. But here's my question to you. 492 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:07,600 Does that seem harsh? On the surface level it might 493 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:10,520 seem a little over the top to our generation. 494 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:14,760 But what we don't understand is that God hates eye pleasers. 495 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:17,560 And the real problem here is that Satan had gained access 496 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:22,280 into Ananias's heart somehow and this thwarted his motivations to 497 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:26,040 want to receive glory for himself and to also hide his sin 498 00:26:26,120 --> 00:26:29,440 before the church guys. That's why I believe I'm here 499 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:33,240 today to warn someone in the church to be careful that Satan 500 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:37,320 doesn't twist their motives by instigating an evil plan of how 501 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:40,320 you can hide your sin from the people of God, but at the same 502 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:43,160 time keep up the appearances before men. 503 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:47,200 So that gives us an eye for our 12th letter, and it stands for 504 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:51,600 In a moment's time. I'm going to show you all where 505 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:55,360 Satan's throne is located. But first I want you to know how 506 00:26:55,360 --> 00:26:59,480 much I severely underestimated how active the devil is. 507 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:02,680 He uses so many different tools as part of his strategy. 508 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:05,040 Fly with me. Let's go to Asia Minor because 509 00:27:05,120 --> 00:27:08,960 in one Peter 5 we read that Satan, the adversary prowls 510 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:12,240 around like a lion, seeking whom he may devour. 511 00:27:12,360 --> 00:27:15,720 This reveals something very, very important. 512 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:19,240 Not only is it RE from our code word, and I wonder if anyone's 513 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:22,000 figured out what this imaginary country could be yet. 514 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:27,000 So he is for entrapment, but it also shows us that he is not 515 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:29,640 like God. He is not omnipresent, meaning 516 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:31,520 he can't be in two places at once. 517 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:35,600 So when someone says Satan has tempted me, that might not be 518 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:37,840 entirely true. But here's what you're probably 519 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:40,080 thinking. Well, how can he tempt multiple 520 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:42,560 people at once then? Well, he does it through his 521 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:47,120 network of demons and fallen angels who he uses to carry out 522 00:27:47,120 --> 00:27:50,680 his strategy to G, and that's why he prowls or as the book of 523 00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:54,520 Job says, he walks to and fro across the earth. 524 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:58,080 And it has made me think though, when something very serious 525 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:01,440 happens in the world in the news, it's quite possible that 526 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:05,640 the real Satan himself was standing there orchestrating 527 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:09,440 those unthinkable things. If that challenge your thinking, 528 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:10,800 well, here's another one for you. 529 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:14,160 Some people say the devil tried to stop me, but is that 530 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:17,400 biblically accurate? Well, actually it is. 531 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:20,120 Shall we surge over to Thessalonica in Greece? 532 00:28:20,120 --> 00:28:23,280 Because it is here where we read that Paul wanted to visit the 533 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:25,920 church here, but Satan hindered him. 534 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:29,160 In other words, Satan can sometimes try to block us from 535 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:31,800 doing the Lord's work. And that's why we'll add another 536 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:34,680 letter. O to Satan's secret strategy. 537 00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:37,800 O is for obstruction. I am sorry if I'm repeating 538 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:41,240 myself, but I do want to drift over to the Isle of Patmos 539 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:44,240 because it is there we are going to watch the apostle pen these 540 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:48,160 very words about Satan. He calls him the accused of the 541 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:50,000 brethren. Now, I want to draw your 542 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:53,160 attention back to this because so many times Christians write 543 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:55,400 to me and they say I feel so guilty. 544 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,640 I feel so unlovable. I feel like God has written me 545 00:28:58,640 --> 00:28:59,880 off. I've gone too far. 546 00:28:59,920 --> 00:29:02,360 I've committed too many sins. God could never love me. 547 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:04,440 He could never forgive me. I'm sure that I'm not even a 548 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:07,280 Christian anymore. Well, if that's you, I want to 549 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:10,480 tell you something. Those thoughts, they don't come 550 00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:14,040 from the Lord very often. They come from the accuser 551 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:16,760 because that's who he is. He's the accuser of the 552 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:18,520 brethren. And so when I have a negative 553 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:21,520 thought about myself, I have to stop myself in my tracks and 554 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:24,320 ask, is this from the Holy Spirit? 555 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:28,000 Is he convicting me? Or is this thought from Satan 556 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:31,160 trying to deceive me into thinking that I'm no longer 557 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:34,040 saved? So A stands for accuser and that 558 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:37,640 means we only have two more left before I reveal this hidden 559 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:41,960 strategy that Satan operates by. But I can assure you one thing, 560 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:45,720 there is nothing secretive about the location of Satan's throne. 561 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:48,960 It's a very real place. So here is the answer you've all 562 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:52,120 been waiting for. Where is this mysterious place 563 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:54,080 on Earth? I wonder whether I should tell 564 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:57,400 you this, but there is a claim that's swirling around the 565 00:29:57,400 --> 00:29:59,840 Internet and it's completely false. 566 00:29:59,880 --> 00:30:02,200 And it goes like this. Now, the first part they 567 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:06,400 actually get right in the Bible. It says, I know your works and 568 00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:08,760 where you dwell, where Satan's thrown in. 569 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:12,520 And so the Bible goes on to talk about a faithful St. called 570 00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:16,600 Antipus and the place where he paid the ultimate price is also 571 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:20,480 the place where Satan dwells. The first bit is accurate. 572 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:23,840 If you find out where Antipus spent his final days, you can 573 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:26,960 trace where Satan's throne is said to be. 574 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:29,080 However, this is the part they get wrong. 575 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:32,840 Literally thousands of people have been misled into believing 576 00:30:32,840 --> 00:30:34,880 that. This is in Geneva, Switzerland. 577 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:38,240 My friend, I promise you I've researched this thoroughly and I 578 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:41,720 see zero historical evidence supporting this claim. 579 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:44,920 There's nothing credible about this except a few viral TikTok 580 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:47,800 videos that all came out at the same time, which is just like 581 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:51,200 we'd see with another trend. Alright Joe, so tell us, where 582 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:54,320 do all the clues point to as the throne of Satan? 583 00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:58,440 If you type in Pergamon W Turkey into Google Earth, you will see 584 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:00,680 this. And when you hear these three 585 00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:03,720 pieces of evidence, you will know there can be no other 586 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:06,720 option. But here in Revelation 2 verse 587 00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:09,800 13, John writing to the Church of Pergamos plainly says it. 588 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:13,200 Second, Pergamon was the centre of idolatrous worship, with 589 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:17,320 grand temples to gods like Zeus and Athena, a notably as clear 590 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:21,320 person, the God of healing whose trademark was a serpent coiled 591 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:24,400 around his staff. And as you already know, Satan 592 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:27,400 is likewise often depicted as a serpent. 593 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:30,880 Third, it was a seat of the Roman imperial worship, with a 594 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:34,440 temple dedicated to the Empress Caesar himself, who was a 595 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:37,680 passionate promoter of emperor worship and demanded loyalty 596 00:31:37,680 --> 00:31:40,640 from the people, just like we've talked about earlier as part of 597 00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:44,840 Satan's evil strategy for us to exalt ourselves over God. 598 00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:47,560 All right, let's ask the obvious question here. 599 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:51,360 If Pergamon is historically and biblically regarded as the 600 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:54,360 throne of Satan, and it's certainly not Geneva, what on 601 00:31:54,440 --> 00:31:58,560 earth is this invisible country you've been barking on about all 602 00:31:58,560 --> 00:32:01,880 the way through this video, Joe? Well, it's time I introduced to 603 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:03,760 you the plot twist of the century. 604 00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:06,840 In case you haven't realised, although Pergamon is the real 605 00:32:06,840 --> 00:32:10,200 location for the throne of Satan, what I've come up with in 606 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:13,240 this video is an invisible country, if you like, an 607 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:17,320 imaginary place where if Satan were to have a country or a code 608 00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:19,400 name, I think it'd be called this. 609 00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:22,400 And so as you and I have been working together throughout this 610 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:26,120 video, we've created an acronym that I think every single one of 611 00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:29,000 you should write down and memorize so that we can be more 612 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:32,240 aware of the strategy of Satan in our own lives. 613 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:35,120 But there is a problem. The final letter that completes 614 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:38,360 this code word is missing. So let's navigate back to the 615 00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:42,960 Isle of Patmos one last time to uncover Satan's final strategy. 616 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:45,640 Here is the apostle, and he's caught up in the spirit where he 617 00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:48,360 sees 2. Very scary, scary things that 618 00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:51,520 will happen in the future. First, he sees Satan, who has 619 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:54,200 been bound up for 1000 years in the abyss. 620 00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:57,600 And then later, he's released on the earth to perform all kinds 621 00:32:57,600 --> 00:32:59,840 of evil to the remaining people there. 622 00:33:00,120 --> 00:33:03,720 And then #2 he sees something even scarier. 623 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:06,600 But let's just pause here for a moment because we've finally 624 00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:11,320 found our last letter from our acronym, and it's Y for Yoke. 625 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:15,480 This represents the yoke that Satan was bound in, but also the 626 00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:17,720 yoke that he places on all of his citizens. 627 00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:21,200 This burden, this heaviness, all of us who live a life of sin, we 628 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:24,120 will experience this. And yet, if you need freedom 629 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:27,080 today, remember what Jesus himself said. 630 00:33:27,120 --> 00:33:31,320 If the sun sets you free, you shall be free indeed. 631 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:34,720 OK, just before John shows us the scariest part of his vision, 632 00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:37,800 I'm curious, did anyone guess our code word earlier in this 633 00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:40,000 video? Because I do want you to write 634 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:43,680 it down or screenshot this act so that next time you attempt 635 00:33:43,680 --> 00:33:47,800 it, you can see which of these strategies Satan might be using 636 00:33:47,800 --> 00:33:49,800 on you. And also, can I ask you this? 637 00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:52,960 Don't you agree? If Satan was to own a country, 638 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:56,240 deceptionality would be a very fitting name. 639 00:33:56,320 --> 00:33:58,520 Hey, this next part's very important. 640 00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:03,280 So you might want to catch this. What was this second scary thing 641 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:06,920 that John saw? He sees Satan and his angels 642 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:10,520 cast into eternal fire where they will remain in hell 643 00:34:10,520 --> 00:34:12,719 forever. So just a minute, is being 644 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:16,000 trapped in hell forever only for the devil and his angels? 645 00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:19,960 Or is it for every single person who doesn't believe and doesn't 646 00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:24,600 trust in Jesus Christ too? I wanted to be absolutely sure I 647 00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:28,440 got this right, so I went away and I studied nothing but this 648 00:34:28,440 --> 00:34:32,440 for an entire week. And here in this video, I shared 649 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:37,360 my shocking conclusion about what the Bible actually teaches.