Fresh Bread - 6/3

Daily Bread

Matthew 25:41 "And then He shall say to those at His left, depart from me you cursed into the eternal fire that was prepared for the devil and his angels."

The indication that Jesus gives is that hell was made for the devil and his angels. However, it is also certain that those who refuse the saving Grace of God that is only found in Christ Jesus will also be cast into this eternal judgment of fire. There is not much information in the Bible concerning the "devil's angels." In fact, of the 302 times that angels are mentioned in the Bible only eight of those times are evil angels mentioned (2 Peter 2:4; Jude 6; Revelation 9:11; 12:7, 9; 14:15). There are also three additional times in the New Testament that we may assume that the devil's angels are being referred to, Romans 8:38, Galatians 1:8, and Ephesians 6:12. There are several things that we do know about these evil angels: 1- The fate of these angels are sealed. 2- Some of them are already bound in hell (2 Peter 2:4; Jude 6). 3- Michael and his angels will fight against the devil and his angels, and they will be cast into the earth during the tribulation (Revelation 12:7,9). Although we know that Satan has no more power over the saints, we are still in a battle against him and his angels (John 12:31; Hebrews 2:14; 1 John 3:8; Ephesians 6:11-12). We have been given authority to drive back and destroy every work of Satan in the earth whether it comes in the form of sin, sickness, or disease. In fact, God desires that we even defeat Satan in the realms of death by raising the dead to life again. Finally, there are two other terms used in the Bible that refer to angels, sons of God, and stars (Genesis 6:2,4; Job 1:6, 2:1; 38:7 Isaiah 14;12-13; Daniel 8:10).