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Third Fall of Satan

Revelation 20:1-3. It does not take Christ or a host of angels to overcome Satan; one angel binds him. BHB 105.16

Revelation 20:3. He is confined to his own territory. BHB 105.17

Jeremiah 4:23-26; Isaiah 24:19-21. Sin has made the earth a dark abyss. BHB 105.18

1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17. Righteous in heaven. BHB 106.1

Jeremiah 25:31-33. Wicked all dead. BHB 106.2

Revelation 20:3. Satan is alone with the evil angels for 1000 years. He is bound by circumstances; the righteous are in heaven, the wicked dead, there is no one for him to tempt. BHB 106.3

Revelation 20:5. The wicked live again at the end of 1000 years. BHB 106.4

Revelation 20:7. This gives Satan work, and he is said to be “loosed.” BHB 106.5

Revelation 20:8. Deceives the wicked. BHB 106.6

Revelation 20:9. As they gather for battle all are destroyed. BHB 106.7

Hebrews 2:14. Christ died to destroy Satan. BHB 106.8

Revelation 20:10. As long as Satan lives in the fire he suffers torment, but as sure as Christ died, Satan will die when he has suffered the penalty for sin. BHB 106.9

Ezekiel 28:18, 19. Satan becomes ashes on the earth in the sight of the righteous. The Desire of Ages, 490. BHB 106.10

Malachi 4:1-3. Ashes on the new earth is all that remains of Satan and sinners. BHB 106.11