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Satan wars daily against the saints, and his efforts will culminate in one last desperate attempt to destroy the Church . The Book of Revelation uses language from the seventh chapter of Daniel to describe Satan’s “war” against the Church. This war manifests in the daily lives of the churches as Christians face challenges from deception, economic loss, persecution, and even martyrdom. The language of war is metaphorical in Revelation .

Jesus redeemed us by his sacrificial death and transformed us into “priests” who minister and participate in his messianic reign . Jesus purchased men and women from every nation by his sacrificial death. Not only did Jesus conquer sin and death for them, but he also transformed his followers into a priestly kingdom. As members of this royal company, we bear witness to the nations and reign with Christ on the Earth.

Revelation identifies Gog and Magog as the nations from the four corners of the Earth that attack the saints .  The prophet Ezekiel received a vision of an invading army composed of regional nations that attacked Israel from the north. The force was led by “ Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal ” - ( KJV ). But before it succeeded, this army was destroyed by Yahweh “ on the mountains of Israel .”

Satan is released from the Abyss and launches his final attack on the saints, but he is the one who is defeated and judged . The time has come for his final demise. The book’s second literary division introduced the enemies of the “ Lamb ” - The “ Dragon ,”  “ Beast ,” “ False Prophet ,” and “ Babylon .” In the third division, their destruction occurs in reverse order – “ Babylon ,” the “ Beast ” and the “ False Prophet ” together, and now, the “ Dragon .”

The Book of  Revelation  describes how Satan is bound in the “ Abyss ” for the “ thousand years ” until his release at the end of the period. During his imprisonment, he is prevented from “ deceiving the nations .” Only after he is released is he free to mislead the nations of the earth and to wage war without restraint on the church – in modern parlance,  Full-Spectrum Dominance .