Many times Satan has tried to stop the church. For the past 2,000 years, he has attacked the church over and over again. Yet, in spite of all his attacks and schemes against the church, the church continues on. We are living in a time of great moral and spiritual decline especially in the west. Nations that formerly acknowledged God and the Christian religion now are far from God. It would seem at times that the church is going down in defeat and Satan is winning. Yet, this is not the case. It cannot be. In Matthew 16:18, Jesus says to Peter, "And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Though Satan may muster all of his forces, he will not be able to defeat the church. The promise has already been given. He will not be able to prevail against the mighty tide of God's Kingdom. There have been great victories for the Kingdom of God in the past and there will be great victories in the future of this age. The gospel will continue to go to the ends of the earth. Herod could not defeat the church in his day and today's servants of Satan will not be able to defeat the church in our day and in the future. God's kingdom will continue when others fall. Today, Satan seems to have the upper hand in the world but his kingdom will crumble and fall. We have the promise of God on it.
June 4, 2016
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