Book 9 Chapter 5b. John 16:11. How Will God JUDGE Satan?

John 16:11, HOW will God JUDGE Satan?

WHY is Satan Being Judged?

***What Does John 16:11 TRULY mean?

Here is John 16:11 from the KJV.  “Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.”

The prince of this present world is Satan, the Devil.

Also, the context in John 16:8 teaches us that Almighty God will “reprove” the world of three things, sin. righteousness, and judgment.

The Greek word translated as “reprove” also means to CONFUTE, which means to PROVE or to CONVINCE a person of an ARGUMENT that is wrong.

In other words, when God says that lying is wrong, then do not argue with your conscience to try to EXCUSE your lying.

And when your pride tells you that you are a righteous and good person and that you do not need Jesus to be your Savior, then humble yourself before God and repent of your sins. Call upon Jesus to save you.

And when Satan lies to you and says thre is no God and no Day of JUDGMENT, then do not believe his lies. 

For the devils believe in God and they do TREMBLE, knowing that the torment of their own judgment is ever so near. 

And they also know that they do not have much time left, according to James 2:19,20, Matthew 8:29, and Revelation 12:12.

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What is God’s Purpose for the Lake of Fire?

In the study called, Why is There a Lake of Fire, we learned that God will cast Satan into the lake of fire to be DESTROYED before the presence of the HOLY angels and in the presence of the Lamb, according to Revelation 14:10. 

We saw that the Greek word translated as “without mixture” carries the meaning of being FIRST. 

So it appears that Satan will be cast into the lake of fire alone and by himself FIRST. 

For you see, the pronoun “he” refers back to the beast which we know is Satan, according to Revelation 11:7, Revelation 9:1,11 and Revelation 20:3,7.

But we did not see anywhere in the Book of Revelation that Satan will be judged by what God has written in the BOOKS. 

And the reason for why no BOOKS will be opened to JUDGE Satan is because God will judge him and the world by the MAN who He has ORDAINED and raised from the dead, according to Acts 17:29-31.

Let us go ahead and read Acts 17:29-31.

“Forasmuch, then, as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device. (Or man’s deliberations and thoughts concerning the Godhead)

Acts 17:30. And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commands all men everywhere to repent: (By the Apostle Paul saying AND man’s deliberation as to what the Godhead is, then to me, Paul is saying that God commands all men to REPENT of all FALSE deliberations concerning the Godhead. 

In other words, Biblical Unitarian Christians believe that the Godhead is ONE God in ONE person who ALONE is the Father. 

But Trinitarian Christians believe that the Godhead is ONE God in THREE separate persons. 

So, one of these man-made devices is WRONG and needs to be REPENTED of)

Acts 17:31. Because He has appointed a day, in which He will JUDGE the world in righteousness by that MAN whom He has ORDAINED; whereof He has given assurance unto all men, in that He has RAISED him from the DEAD.”

Now, according to the SINGULAR use of the pronoun “He” which refers back to the words God and Godhead, then to me, Paul is teaching us that the ONE Godhead is ONE God in ONE person who ALONE is the Father. 

For you see, it was Almighty God the Father who ORDAINED His human Son Jesus to be MADE Lord. 

And it was Almighty God the Father who RAISED the Son of MAN, from the DEAD. 

And it was Almighty God the Father who COMMITTED all JUDGMENT to His Son BECAUSE he was the Son of MAN, according to John 5:22,26,27, Acts 10:42, Romans 2:16 and many other verses of Scripture.

Now, this does NOT mean that Jesus will DECIDE the verdict of guilty as charged. But rather, Jesus will be a TRUE and FAITHFUL WITNESS, according to Revelation 1:5 and Revelation 3:14. 

Let us go ahead and read those two verses because I want you to see that the Son of MAN, Jesus, became God’s faithful WITNESS when God RAISED Jesus from the DEAD to become the BEGINNING of the CREATION of God. 

The FIRSTBORN among many BRETHREN, according to Romans 8:29.

Revelation 1:5,6.

“And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful WITNESS, and the first begotten of the DEAD, (Or the FIRSTBORN from the DEAD, according to Colossians 2:18) and the PRINCE of the kings of the earth. (Which is the FULFILLMENT of the PROPHECY in Psalm 89:27 where God promised that He would EXALT His FIRSTBORN to be higher than the kings of the earth) Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, 

Revelation 1:6. And has MADE us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”

And, according to Hebrews 1:8,9, Philippians 2:8-11 and Revelation 3:12,14,21, it was BECAUSE of the OBEDIENCE of the Son of MAN, Jesus, to LOVE righteousness and HATE iniquity to OVERCOME God’s ENEMY, that God HIGHLY EXALTED His human Son to be His King of kings and Lord of lords, to be seated on his God and Fathers throne for 1000 years.

And God is doing this in order to JUDGE Satan, the prince and the god of this present world.

In other words, God is cutting down one and PROMOTING another to take his place, according to the prophecy in Psalm 75:6,7.

But for now, let us read Revelation 3:14, where Jesus is found to be the first faithful and TRUTHFUL Witness, the beginning of God’s NEW creation, the church, or the called-out ones, according to Colossians 1:18-21.

Revelation 3:14.

“And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things says the Amen, the FAITHFUL and TRUE WITNESS, the BEGINNING of the creation of God;”

In other words, Philippians 2:8-11 clearly teaches us God ORDAINED, APPOINTED, or HIGHLY EXALTED the Son of MAN, Jesus, to be His faithful and TRUE WITNESS against Satan AFTER His anointed human Son became OBEDIENT to do all of his God and Father’s Will even to die on the cross.

Now, Trinitarian Christians use Philippians 2:6 OUT of its CONTEXT to try to prove that Jesus pre-existed in the eternity past in the FORM of God. 

But the actual meaning of the Greek word “huparcho” means to BEGIN under quietly, or to come INTO EXISTENCE in the form or in the IMAGE of God. 

Here is how the concordance in E-Sword defines the Greek word “huparcho” that is WRONGLY translated as “being” in the form of God in the King James Version.

G5225

ὑπάρχω

huparchō

hoop-ar'-kho

From G5259 and G756; to begin under (quietly), that is, come into existence (be present or at hand); expletively, to exist (as copula or subordinate to an adjective, participle, adverb or preposition, or as auxiliary to principal verb): - after behave, live.

Total KJV occurrences: 47.

Let us go ahead and read Philippians 2:6 from a couple of different translations.

Here is Philippians 2:6 from the King James Version.

“Who, being in the form of God, (Or more correctly, who came into existence to BEGIN under in the IMAGE of God) thought it not robbery to be equal with God.”

Now, the last phrase in this verse is DECEPTIVE in my own opinion. 

For you see, it makes it seem as if Jesus did not think to be equal with God was stealing from God. 

But in truth, the Greek word translated as “robbery” in the KJV comes from the root word “harpazo” which means to SEIZE by FORCE. 

This verse is COMPARING Jesus AGAINST Lucifer who not only thought to grasp at equality with Almighty God, but waged a WAR against God in a previous AGE of the earth BEFORE God created the human race upon the earth.

Here is Philippians 2:6 from the  Complete Jerusalem Bible (CJB) 

“Though he was in the form of God, he did not regard equality with God something to be possessed by FORCE.”

So then, WHEN does the Bible ITSELF teach us that the Son of MAN, Jesus, BEGAN to be in the FORM of God? 

It was WHEN God RESURRECTED the Son of MAN, Jesus, to become the FIRSTBORN from the DEAD that the human Son of God came into existence in the form or in the IMAGE of the invisible God. 

And according to Colossians 2:15,18-20, that is WHEN the Son of God became the FIRSTBORN of every CREATURE made in the IMAGE of the invisible God to become the BEGINNING of the CREATION of God, the FIRSTBORN among MANY BRETHREN. 

And that means that Jesus was CREATED by Yahweh the Father. For you see, the word “CREATURE” in the phrase “the firstborn of every CREATURE” means a creation. 

And, according to the PROPHECY in Jeremiah 31:22, God CREATED His human Son in the womb of a woman.

But WHY did God need one of His CREATED beings to be His faithful and TRUE WITNESS against Satan? 

Well, according to Ezekiel 28:12-19, it is because the anointed Cherub falsely accused or blamed the Creator for the WAR waged against Him by the fallen Elohim or the fallen angels. 

But Yahweh said that in the day He CREATED him, He CREATED him PERFECT. 

And thus, it was Lucifer’s fault as to why he rebelled and waged a WAR against Almighty God.

In other words, BOTH Yahweh and Lucifer are on TRIAL to see which one of the Elohim or which God is the ONLY TRUE God. 

For you see, it is the Creator’s word against Lucifer’s word and Yahweh is a JUST and fair God.

The Greek word translated as the only TRUE God in John 17:1-3 also means the TRUTHFUL God. And Jesus clearly identifies the Father as the only TRUTHFUL God and Satan as the father of lies in John 8:44.

There is no doubt that Satan is the god of this present world, but yet many people, including some Christians, BLAME Almighty God the Father for all of the BAD things that happen. 

Violent storms are called the “ACT of God”, but in truth, the destructive storms are caused by Satan, called the god of this world in 2 Corinthians 4:3,4. 

Remember in Mark 4:37-42 when Jesus commanded the storm to be STILL, and the wind obeyed him? 

Well, if Almighty God Himself caused the storm, then Jesus would have been rebuking Almighty God Himself. 

And that would mean that Yahweh’s kingdom was DIVIDED against itself, according to Matthew 12:24-28, Mark 3:22-26, and Luke 11:15-20. 

So no, Yahweh the Creator is NOT the cause of the storm. 

And according to 1 Kings 19:11,12, Yahweh is NOT in the violent winds, the earthquakes and the fire, but rather, the only TRUE God is in the small still voice.

Also, in Acts 10:38 we learn that God was WITH Jesus and the ANOINTED Son of MAN went about doing GOOD and HEALING those OPPRESSED by Satan, the Devil. 

And in Job 2:7, we see that it was Satan who smote Job with boils. 

And in Job 1:18,19, we see that it was Satan who caused the tornado or whirlwind that killed Job’s children. 

Let us go ahead and read Job 2:5-7 so that you can see that it was Satan and NOT Almighty God Himself who smote Job. 

Then we will read Job 1:6-12 to see that it was the SAME Elohim or the same god in Job 1:17 that caused the fire to fall from heaven or the sky, who was also Satan, the god of this present world and NOT Yahweh the Creator.

Job 2:5-7.

“But put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse You to Your face. (And Yahweh basically said NO Satan, I will NOT do evil to my servant Job)

Job 2:6. And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in your hand; but save his life. 

Job 2:7. So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.”

Now let us read Job 1:6-12 so you can see that Yahweh said virtually the same thing to Satan, saying that the POWER was in the hands of Satan to do evil to Job, his family, and his possessions.

Job 1:6-12.

“Now there was a day when the sons of God came to PRESENT themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. (According to Revelation 12:7-11, Satan is the ACCUSER of the brethren, and when Satan accuses men before God, then God PRESENTS His WITNESSES to Satan. 

When you read that passage of Scripture, notice that Satan and his angels have waged a WAR against Almighty God and His holy angels. 

Now, while there is LITERAL fighting in that war, it is ALSO a war between the WITNESSES of Yahweh, the children of the DAY or the LIGHT and the witnesses of Satan, the children of the NIGHT or DARKNESS. 

Satan PRESENTS his ACCUSATIONS to Yahweh and Yahweh PRESENTS His FAITHFUL and TRUE WITNESSES to Satan, the fallen angels AND to the holy angels as well)

Job 1:7. And the LORD said unto Satan, From where do you come? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 

Job 1:8. And the LORD said unto Satan, Have you CONSIDERED my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that fears God, and eschews evil? (In other words, Job is one of the many of God’s WITNESSES against the fallen angels. 

Remember that God CREATED man and the Son of MAN a little LOWER or inferior to the fallen Elohim, Satan and his angels, the sons of God, to JUDGE them. Know you not that we shall JUDGE the angels)

Job 1:9. Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Does Job fear God for nought? 

Job 1:10. Have not You made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. 

Job 1:11. But put forth Your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will curse You to Your face. (This is the SAME wording that we just read in Job 2:6,7 where we can clearly see that Satan put his hand against Job and it was NOT the hand of Almighty God who smote Job)

Job 1:12. And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he has is in your power; (Please understand that it was Job himself who OPENED the door to ALLOW Satan to attack him and his family. Job was DECEIVED by Satan to live in FEAR. 

And according to Job 3:25, the thing that Job greatly feared came upon him. And 1 Peter 5:8,9 CLEARLY teaches us that Satan must SEEK those who he is able to devour.) only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.” 

And thus, the FIRE of God or the FIRE of Elohim in Job 1:16, that came from the sky was the fire of Satan, the god or the Elohim of this present world and NOT the fire from Yahweh. 

For you see, the verb “is” in the phrase “is fallen from heaven” is not in the original Hebrew text. 

And we know that Satan is a god FALLEN from heaven. 

So, the fire is from the god FALLEN from heaven and NOT from Yahweh the Creator, according to 1 Kings 19:11,12. 

Let us read Job 1:16 without the verb “is” so you can see what I am saying.

Job 1:16 without the verb “is”.

“While he was still speaking, there also came another, and said, ‘The fire of the Elohim who has fallen from heaven has burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I am the only one who alone escaped to tell you.”

Remember that what Job greatly FEARED came upon him. 

And that is WHY the power to devour Job was ALLOWED to be in the hands of Satan. 

But God gives us a promise in verse 18 of 1 John 5:14-19 that if we keep ourselves, then that wicked one can NOT touch us.

Now, according to Luke 9:54-56, the POWER was indeed in the hands of the Apostles of Jesus to command FIRE or lightning to come down from heaven to consume those who rejected Jesus. 

But Jesus rebuked them, saying that they were of the WRONG spirit. 

In other words, the disciples of Jesus had wrongly listened to the EVIL spirit of Satan who is a murderer and a liar BEFORE the BEGINNING. 

For you see, the Greek word translated as “from” the beginning in John 8:44 ALSO means BEFORE the beginning. 

Some of you may be wondering, “How can something be BEFORE the BEGINNING?” 

Well, the Bible ITSELF teaches us that there is more than just ONE beginning. 

For example, when God creates the NEW heavens and the NEW earth, then that will be the BEGINNING of the new heaven and the new earth. 

And Ecclesiastes 3:15 and Ecclesiastes 1:9-11 clearly teach us that what happened BEFORE is happening NOW.

Here is how the concordance in E-Sword defines the Greek word “apo” that is translated as “from” the beginning in John 8:44.

G575

ἀπό

apo

apo'

A primary particle; “off”, that is, away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literally or figuratively): - (X here-) after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for (-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-) on (-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.

When you understand that Lucifer rebelled and waged a WAR against God’s throne BEFORE God created MAN upon the earth, then you can see that the BEGINNING of mankind on the earth came AFTER the FALL of the Elohim or the rebellion of the gods who Yahweh Himself SET upon thrones, according to Ezekiel 28:14,15.

Ezekiel 28:14,15.

“You are the anointed cherub that covers; and I have SET you so: (Now, Yahweh would not set a murderer and a liar upon one of His thrones. 

Therefore, Lucifer was once a GOOD Elohim over the earth in a PREVIOUS AGE before he corrupted himself and FELL from the grace of Yahweh) you were upon the holy mountain of God; you have walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. (Or you once were allowed to travel among the stars from planet to planet and from galaxy to galaxy)

Ezekiel 28:15. You were PERFECT in your ways from the day that you were CREATED, till iniquity was found in you.”

Now, we know from other verses of Scripture like Psalm 74:10, that God’s NAME has been defamed or blasphemed by His ENEMY Satan, the Devil. 

And verse 15 here teaches us that it was Lucifer, the anointed angel who gave Yahweh a bad name, so to speak, by BLAMING God that he CREATED him flawed. 

But Yahweh says no, you were PERFECT on the day that I CREATED you.

And this is WHY God NEEDS or CHOSE for His Messiah to be a CREATED being. 

For you see, according to Numbers 23:19, God is NOT a MAN, and neither is He the Son of MAN that He should LIE. 

Yahweh is a TRUTHFUL God. And that is why the Son of MAN can NOT be Yahweh Himself, but rather, God’s Messiah must be a CREATION of Yahweh. 

Otherwise, God is a LIAR. 

And so, to further prove God’s TRUTHFULNESS that what He CREATES He CREATES PERFECT, God made MAN and the Son of MAN a little LOWER or INFERIOR to the angels, according to Psalm 8:1-6 and Hebrews 2:5-10.

So, you can see that the TRIAL is about finding WHICH Elohim is telling the TRUTH or who is the only TRUTHFUL God. 

Is the only TRUTHFUL God Yahweh the Father or is it Satan, the god of this present world? 

Which God will you choose to serve? 

God made Jesus in the womb of the Virgin Mary to SHOW us WHO is the ONLY TRUTHFUL God. 

Jesus was manifested to SHOW us the Father and that only He is GOOD. 

Jesus was manifested to DESTROY the WORKS of Satan, the Devil. 

And that is WHY Yahweh the Father MADE an inferior created being His Lord to rule and reign FOR Yahweh’s NAME SAKE.

Please read Psalm 23:3.

“He restores my soul: He leads me in the paths of righteousness FOR His name's sake.”

And as we give glory and honor to Jesus, then the Father is glorified THROUGH His Son. 

And thus, persecution comes from God’s ENEMY, Satan, FOR the SAKE of the NAME of Jesus, speaking of the NEW NAME that Yahweh gave to His human Son AFTER the cross and resurrection according to Philippians 2:8-11, Revelation 3:12, and the PROPHECY in Isaiah 62:2-5.

Matthew 24:22.

“And you shall be hated by all men FOR my name’s sake: but he that endures to the end shall be saved.”

Lucifer blasphemed the Creator’s name by falsely accusing God of creating him with a sinful rebellious nature. 

And that is why he waged a WAR against God to try to SEIZE equality with God by FORCE.

Psalm 74:10.  

“O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme Your name forever?” 

The answer is no! Yahweh will NOT let Satan blaspheme His name forever. 

God will perform His word to JUDGE Satan by His Lord ruling as the God over the whole earth for 1000 years having no WARS. 

Have you ever wondered WHY Jesus will ONLY rule for 1000 years and then COMMIT the ruling of the Kingdom back into the hands of his God and Father at the END of the Millennial reign of Jesus? 

Before we get into chapter 6 of Book 9, I want you to read part 2 of chapter 5, which I titled as Book 9 Ch5b, John 16:11, How Will God JUDGE Satan?

To continue reading chapter 6 click on the link The REASON FOR the 1000 Year REIGN of Jesus!