No Equal To God!
"The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of
fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are.
And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever."
Revelation 20: 10
It’s hard to think of something in our world that doesn’t have
an
opposite, or at least an equal. Night and day, light and darkness,
up and down, big and small, good and evil, fast and slow.
Those pairs are considered to be
on equal footing with one another.
Too often, people make the mistake of thinking that God’s
opposite
is Satan. After all, God is good, righteous, and true, and Satan is
evil,
unrighteous, and a liar. But here’s the difference: God is eternal
and
infinite while Satan is a created being. (Actually, as a created
angel,
Satan’s opposite is Michael, God’s
archangel.)
The Bible’s story is clear that God will be the ultimate victor
in
the story of redemption, unchallenged by Satan. Satan is
cast
in the lake of fire for eternal punishment; God rules in eternal
righteousness and
glory.
Don’t make the mistake of thinking that Satan
can
thwart God’s plan and provision for your life.
God
has no equal, no opposite. He rules over all.
"Satan and his demons never, never act against
God’s people without the permission of God."
John MacArthur
