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Satan was defeated at the cross, but because Jesus was rejected as Messiah, Satan’s destruction will come in stages.
--Satan is god of this world, first two heavens, and can go to 3rd heaven
--Midway through Tribulation—next casting out (Rev. 12: 7)
--End of Great Tribulation—Jesus defeats Satan and foes with sword of His mouth (Rev. 20:1-2); stays in bottomless pit 1000 years
--Final casting out—Satan cast into Lake of Fire (Rev. 20: 9)
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Our body is to be a living sacrifice: a day-by-day, hour-by-hour process that must never stop as long as we draw a breath
--Old nature controlled by Satan
--New nature controlled by the Holy Spirit (John 16:13-15)
*includes fruit of the Spirit (Gal: 22-23): it is ours; we have to possess it
Your body is a living sacrifice when you allow the Holy Spirit to dwell in you and produce through you the attributes of Jesus.
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Jesus died for you; He lives for you. What does He ask from us in return?
He asks that we be like Him, that we be holy. (1 Peter 1: 16)
(Proverbs 3:6)
Paul is “begging” believers who are recipients of God’s “mercy” to hand ourselves over as slaves to God.