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ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÓ¬5ÓÓ8ÓÌLetððs€review.Ð È'#) ÐÓÁ6ÓÓ5ÓÌó óÓ7ÓòòAdam€and€Eve€were€given€dominion€of€the€earth,€under€God€the€Father.€Ð x)È$+ ÐSatan€used€deception€to€steal€the€dominion.€€Ð P* %, ÐGod€allowed€Satan€a€limited€dominion,€Ð (+x&- Ðà0 Ü àà0` Ü(#Ü(#àbut€helped€those€humans€who€cried€out€to€Him€for€help,,€asking€for€forgiveness.Ð,P'.` (#` (# ÐSatan€points€to€our€sins€as€a€reason€why€we€should€be€banished€from€God.€Ð Ø,((/ ÐHow€was€God€to€wrest€the€control€of€earth€from€Satan?€€Ð °-)0 ЇÓ  Ó€€à @Ü àà @` àà @¸ àà @ àà @h àà @À àÔ‡X*X%&K¶Ôò òóóGOD€NEEDED€A€PERFECT€MANòòó óÔ#†&K¶%XX*”9#ÔÐ ° ÐóóÓ>9ÓÌòòò òIf€God€could€find€even€one€perfect€human€beingó ó,€one€who€committed€no€sin€whatsoever,€one€who€neverÐ tÄ Ðentered€into€rebellion,€ò òHe€could€take€the€dominion€from€Satan€and€give€it€to€that€manó ó.€€But€ð ðall€haveÐ Nž Ðsinned.ðð€€There€was€no€perfect€human€being€„„„„„„€until€Christ.€€Ð (x ÐÌThe€Father€had€promised€that€His€Son€would€come€to€earth€as€a€man,€to€be€tested€by€Satan.€Ð Ø ( ÐÌAnd€the€Son€of€God€became€a€man.€€He€lived€a€life€of€perfect€loyalty€to€God€His€father.€€He€did€not€sin.€Ð ˆ Ø ÐThere€was€no€sin€in€Christ€which€Satan€could€point€to€as€a€reason€why€He€should€not€be€given€theÐ ` °  Ðdominion.€€óóÐ 8 ˆ  ÐÓ  Óò òUNFAIR€ADVANTAGE?ó óÐ `  ÐÓ=ÓÌI€need€to€explain€something€here€about€the€nature€of€man.€€Human€beings€are€born€with€a€carnal€(selfish)Ð À  Ðnature.€€Because€of€Satanððs€dominion€over€this€dimension,€we€are€born€without€the€perfect€indwelling€ofÐ ˜è  Ðthe€Spirit€of€God.€€Without€that€indwelling,€we€are€selfish.€€We€must€choose€to€be€indwelt.€€We€must€askÐ pÀ  ÐGod€for€help.€€Jesus,€who€existed€in€Heaven€with€His€Father€before€He€was€reborn€(incarnated)€couldÐ H˜  Ðmake€that€choice€before€He€was€born€as€a€human.€€He€is€called€ð ðthe€second€Adam,ðð€(1€Cor.€15:45)Ð  p Ðbecause,€like€Adam€who€was€indwelt€from€the€moment€of€His€creation€(until€He€sinned),€Christ€wasÐ øH Ðindwelt€from€the€moment€of€His€birth.€€€Ð Ð  ÐÌI€know€youððre€thinking€that€this€gave€Christ€an€unfair€advantage€in€the€ð ðtest.ðð€€Satan€was€probablyÐ €Ð Ðyelling,€ð ðfoul.ðð€€€God€the€Father€had€to€give€Satan€permission€to€test€His€Son€in€a€way€that€no€otherÐ X¨ Ðhuman€being€will€ever€be€called€upon€to€endure.€€Ð 0€ ÐÌHow€did€the€Father€create€a€fair€test?€€Ð à0 ÐHe€abandoned€His€Son.€€As€Jesus€was€being€tried,€mocked,€and€physically€tortured,€HE€LEFT€HIM.€€HeÐ ¸ Ðwithdrew€His€Spirit.€€Do€you€remember€what€Jesus€cried€out,€hanging€on€the€cross,€just€before€He€died?€Ð à Ðð ðWhy€have€You€forsaken€me?ðð€€(Matt€27:46,€Mark€15:34).Ð h¸ ÐÌÓ  Óò òTHE€STORY€OF€JOB€HOLDS€A€CLUEÐ h ÐÌÓ7CÓó óÔ‡&K¶%%&K¶ÔGod€held€a€council€and€Satan€came€to€that€meeting€as€the€self„proclaimed€ruler€of€earth.€God€pointed€outÐ È  Ðthat€He€still€had€a€few€loyal€humans€living€on€earth.€€ð ðHave€you€considered€My€servant€Job,ðð€He€said,€ð ðaÐ   ð! Ðblameless€and€upright€men,€one€who€fears€God€and€shuns€evilðð€(Job€1:6„8).Ð x!È" ÐÌð ðSo€Satan€answered€the€Lord€and€said,€ððDoes€Job€fear€God€for€nothing?€€Have€You€not€made€a€hedgeÐ (#x$ Ðaround€him,€around€his€household,€and€around€all€that€he€has€on€every€side?€€You€have€blessed€the€workÐ $P% Ðof€his€hands,€and€his€possessions€have€increased€in€the€land.€€But€now,€stretch€out€Your€hand€and€touchÐ Ø$( & Ðall€that€he€has€and€he€will€surely€curse€You€to€Your€face!ðððð€(Job€1:9„11).€Ð °%!' ÐÌÌWe€know€the€story.€€His€children,€his€flocks,€his€herds€ð!ð€everything€of€value,€everything€Job€held€dear€ð!ðÐ 8(ˆ#* Ðeverything€was€taken€in€a€single€day.€€The€only€one€left€was€Jobððs€nagging€wife,€who€told€him€to€ð ðcurseÐ )`$+ ÐGod€and€die.ðð€€If€Jobððs€wife€had€been€anything€but€discouraging,€the€Devil€would€have€slain€her€too.€Ð è)8%, ÐÌà0 Ü àòò[I€need€to€make€a€comment€here.€€Youððre€thinking€that€if€Job€was€a€ð ðperfect€and€upright€manðð€whyÐ ˜+è&. Ðwasnððt€the€dominion€given€to€him.€€If€you€read€the€book€carefully,€you€will€see€that€Job€had€aÐ p,À'/ Ðproblem€with€self„righteousness.€€He€was€indeed€a€very€good€man€„€but€he€wasnððt€giving€God€anyÐ H-˜(0 Ðcredit.€€When€He€finally€heard€the€Lord€speak€he€ð ðòòrepentedóó€in€dust€and€ashes.ðð€€Job€did€not€realizeÐ ° Ðthat€He€needed€a€Savior.€€Another€man,€Paul,€speaking€of€himself,€said€that€ð ðconcerning€the€lawðð€heÐ ˆØ Ðwas€ð ðblameless.ðð€€But€when€he€saw€Christ€and€his€eyes€were€opened,€He€saw€that€he€had€not€reallyÐ `° Ðkept€the€law€at€all,€not€in€his€heart€€Romans€7:14,€Phil.€3€4„9.]Ð8ˆÜ(#Ü(# Ѐóó€Ô#†&K¶%%&K¶ŒC#ÔÔ‡&K¶%%&K¶Ôò òÐ ` ÐÓ  Óð ðBut€you€have€not€let€me€touch€his€flesh.Ô#†&K¶%%&K¶ïK#ÔÔ‡&K¶%%&K¶Ôððó óÐ è8 ÐÓ&LÓÌOnce€again€the€council€met.€€ð ðAnd€the€Lord€said€to€Satan,€ððHave€you€considered€My€servant€Job,€thatÐ ˜ è Ðthere€is€none€like€him€on€the€earth,€a€blameless€and€upright€man,€one€who€fears€God€and€shuns€evil?€€AndÐ p À Ðstill€he€holds€fast€to€his€integrity,€although€you€incited€Me€against€him,€to€destroy€him€without€cause.ððððÐ H ˜  ÐÌð ðSo€Satan€answered€the€Lord€and€said,ò ò€ððSkin€for€skin!€€Yes,€all€that€a€man€has€he€will€give€for€his€lifeó ó.€Ð ø H  ÐBut€stretch€out€Your€hand€now€and€touch€his€bone€and€his€flesh,€and€he€will€surely€curse€You€to€YourÐ Ô$  Ðface!ðððð€(Job€2:3„5)€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌò òÔ#†&K¶%%&K¶L#ÔÔ‡&K¶%%&K¶Ôð ðBehold,€he€is€in€your€hand,€but€spare€his€life,ðð€God€said€to€Satan€(Job€2:6).€€Ð \¬  ÐÌNow,€can€you€see€the€scene€in€Ô_ÔGethsemaneÔ_Ô??Ô#†&K¶%%&K¶¨O#ÔÔ‡&K¶%%&K¶Ô€€This€time€God€said,€ð ðHe€is€in€your€hand€„€period.€€€NoÐ  \ Ðlimit€to€the€torment.€€Do€your€worst€„€physically,€and€mentally.€€My€Son€will€remain€loyal€to€me.ðð€Ð ä4 ÐIn€Ô_ÔGethsemaneÔ_Ô,€and€on€that€cross€„€Christ€was€given€into€the€hand€of€Satan.€€Every€angel€of€HellÐ ¼  Ðwas€there€to€torment€Him.€€He€had€no€protection.€€He€was€completely€alone.€€For€you,€and€for€me.òòó óÐ ”ä ÐÌóóÓ  ÓIF€THE€FATHER€HAD€SPARED€HIS€SON€IN€ANY€WAY€Ð D” Є€IT€WOULD€HAVE€LEFT€OPEN€THE€POSSIBILITY€OF€DOUBT.€€Ð l ÐÌÓ  ÓI€can€just€hear€Satan.€€ð ðWell,€how€do€we€really€know?€€How€can€we€know€that€in€the€final€darkness,€as€heÐ Ì Ðfeels€death€coming€ð!ð€€how€can€we€know€that€in€that€last€moment,€He€will€not€reject€this€death,€opt€out,€Ô_ÔrebellÔ_ÔÐ ¤ô Ðagainst€the€expressed€will€of€God€His€Father?€€How€can€we€know???Ð |Ì ÐÌÓ  ÓòòYou€do€realize€that€death€by€crucifixion€was€God€the€Fatherððs€will,€for€His€Son.óóÐ ,| ÐÓ¿TÓà Ü àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àà  àà x à¹Ó  ÓTHANK€GOD€WE€KNOW.€€ð ðHE€WAS€OBEDIENT€UNTO€DEATH.ðð€€Ð Ü, ÐÓÎUÓÔ#†&K¶%%&K¶ P#Ôò òà Ü àà ` àó óÌÔ‡&K¶%%&K¶ÔÔ_ÔPhilippiansÔ_Ô€2:5„11:€€Ô#†&K¶%%&K¶zV#ÔÔ‡&K¶%%&K¶Ôð ðLet€this€mind€be€in€your€which€was€also€in€Christ€Jesus,€who€being€in€the€form€of€God,€Ð Œ Ü! Ðà0 Ü àdid€not€consider€it€robbery€to€be€equal€with€God,€but€made€Himself€of€no€reputation€taking€the€form€ofÐ d!´" Ða€servant€and€coming€in€the€likeness€of€men.€€And€being€found€in€appearance€as€a€man,€He€humbledÐ <"Œ# Ðhimself€and€became€òòobedient€to€the€point€of€deathóó,€even€the€death€of€the€cross.€€òòTherefore€God€also€hasÐ #d$ Ðhighly€exalted€Him,óó€and€given€Him€the€name€which€is€above€every€name,€that€at€the€name€of€Jesus€everyÐ ì#<% Ðknee€should€bow,€of€those€in€heaven,€and€of€those€on€earth,€and€of€those€under€the€earth,€and€that€everyÐ Ä$ & Ðtongue€should€confess€that€Jesus€Christ€is€Lord€to€the€glory€of€God€the€FatherÔ#†&K¶%%&K¶ñV#Ôò ò.ó óМ%ì 'Ü(#Ü(# ÐÌÌÓ  Óò òSATANððS€DOMINION€CHALLENGEDó óÐ ((x#* ÐÓ”ZÓÌòòWe€see€the€confrontation€over€and€over.€€Satan€insinuated€his€dominion€„€Christ€challenged€that€dominion.Ð Ø)(%, ÐSatan€caused€a€storm€(Mark€4,€Luke€8).€€Christ€said€ð ðpeace€be€stillðð€€€Satan€caused€disease.€€Christ€saidÐ °*&- Ðð ðcome€out€of€Himðð€(Mark€1,€Mark€9,€Luke€4)€„€ð ðyou€are€made€wholeðð(John€5:14)€„€ð ðtake€up€your€bedððÐ ˆ+Ø&. Ð(Matt.€9,€Mark€2,€John€5).€€€Satan€said€ð ðthis€is€my€kingdom.ðð€€Christ€said,€ð ðall€authority€is€given€unto€meÐ `,°'/ Ðin€heaven€and€in€earthðð€(Matthew€28:18).€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÐ 8-ˆ(0 Ðóóò òó óÌÔ‡&K¶%%&K¶Ôò òÓ  ÓDOMINION€GIVEN€TO€THE€SON€OF€MANó óÐ ˆØ ÐÓ]ÓÌÓ  ÓÔ#†&K¶%%&K¶k]#ÔÔ‡&K¶%%&K¶ÔÓ*°°Ü` ‰X°°Ü` ŠX*Óà0 Ü àà ° àRomans€3:4:€ð ðCertainly€not!€€Indeed,€let€God€be€true€but€every€man€a€liar.€€As€it€is€written:€ððThat€YouÐ 8ˆ Ðmay€be€justified€in€Your€words,€and€may€overcome€when€You€are€judged.ðð€(Psalm€51:4)Ð`Ü(#Ü(# Ðà Ü àÌà0 Ü àòòNotice!€€It€is€God€Himself€who€is€being€judged€here.€(It€is€the€Divine€Son€of€God,€the€mediator,€whoÐ À  Ðstands€as€God€to€us.€He€will€be€judged€by€created€beings.€Amazing€thought€„€God€allows€createdÐ ˜ è Ðbeings€to€judge€His€Son.)óóÐp ÀÜ(#Ü(# ÐÌà0 Ü àà ° àDaniel€7:9„10€ð ðI€watched€till€thrones€were€put€in€place,€and€the€Ancient€of€Days€[God€the€Father]€wasÐ  p  Ðseated.€.€.€.€Ten€thousand€times€ten€thousand€stood€before€him.€€The€court€was€seated€and€the€booksÐ ø H  Ðwere€opened.ðð€€ÐÐ Ü(#Ü(# ÐÌDaniel€7:13„14:€€ð ðI€was€watching€I€the€night€visions,€and€behold,€ò òOne€like€the€Son€of€Manó ó,€coming€with€Ð €Ð  Ðà0 Ü àthe€clouds€of€heaven!€€He€came€to€the€Ancient€of€Days,€and€they€brought€Him€hear€before€Him.€Ð \¬  Ðò òThen€to€Him€was€given€dominion€and€glory€and€a€kingdom,€that€all€peoples,€nations,€andÐ 4„  Ðlanguages€should€serve€Him.€€His€dominion€is€an€everlasting€dominion,€which€shall€not€passÐ  \ Ðaway,€and€His€kingdom€the€one€which€shall€not€be€destroyedó óðð€€Ðä4Ü(#Ü(# ÐÌà0 Ü àà ° àDaniel€7:26„27:€€ð ðBut€the€court€shall€be€seated€and€they€shall€take€away€his€(Satanððs)€dominion€toÐ ˜è Ðconsume€and€destroy€it€forever.€€ò òThen€the€dominion€and€the€greatness€of€the€kingdoms€under€theÐ pÀ Ðwhole€heaven,€shall€be€given€to€the€people,€the€saints€of€the€Most€High.ó ó€€His€kingdom€is€anÐ Lœ Ðeverlasting€kingdom,€and€all€dominions€shall€serve€and€obey€Him.ðð€Ô#†&K¶%%&K¶^#ÔÐ(xÜ(#Ü(# ÐÌà0 Ü àòòThe€dominion€is€given€to€Christ,€who€then€shares€that€dominion€with€mankind,€just€as€it€was€in€theÐ Ø( Ðbeginning.€€Some€believe€this€heavenly€judgment€scene€took€place€shortly€after€the€ascension€ofÐ ° ÐChrist,€but€I€do€not€agree.€€In€the€vision€given€to€Daniel,€the€little€horn€(anti„Christ)€is€at€the€heightÐ ˆØ Ðof€his€power,€ð ðspeaking€pompous€words.ðð€€The€ð ðsaints€of€the€Most€highðð€are€persecuted€by€this€evilÐ `° Ðpower€for€three€and€a€half€years€(Daniel€7:21„22)€just€before€the€court€sits€in€heaven.€€These€thingsÐ 8ˆ Ðhave€not€yet€taken€place.€Ð`Ü(#Ü(# ÐóóÌHebrews€2:8:€€ð ðFor€in€that€He€(God)€put€all€in€subjection€under€Him€(Christ),€He€left€nothing€that€is€not€Ð À  Ðà0 Ü àput€under€Him.€€òòBut€now€we€do€not€yet€see€all€things€put€under€himóó.ðð€€€Ð˜ è!Ü(#Ü(# Ðà Ü à¹Ó  Óà0 @Ü àòòGod€speaks€of€what€will€be,€as€if€it€already€is.€óóÐ H"˜# ÐòòThe€betrothal€is€legally€binding,€even€through€the€marriage€has€not€yet€taken€place.óóÐ  #p$ ÐÓòiÓà Ü àà ` àà ¸ àà  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