One of the major misconceptions about the Devil is that he has your soul when you die. The truth is he was never in charge of the underworld. We read about what he was put in charge with in the Bible.
13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God Ez 28:13
15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. Ez 28:15
16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. Ez 28:16
Satans Access
So we understand that he had access to Heaven and the Garden of Eden. Remember that the people in Heaven are not dead, they are alive and the only one that has been resurrected that is in Heaven is Jesus. The Last Day is when the resurrection takes place. We are living in the last day, but we understand that the resurrection takes place when Christ returns.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17
Condition of the Dead
So where are the dead? We wrote a lot about that in this article here. The dead are in a state of sleep or suspended animation. Hidden from our view but not from God's view.
Does The Devil Really Want You To Die?
The Devil does hate us, there is no doubt about that. We are going to be receiving greater positions of authority next to the LORD Himself. However, if we die, then the Devil has no control over us to influence us in any way. He does wish we were gone and never created in the first place. Of course he will use death to try and scare us because that is all he got. Scare tactics for the Elect do not work because they know that death is like the Golden Ticket if they die faithful to Christ.
The Devil is Going To Die
Let's not forget that old Lucifer is going to die as well. He and all his demon hordes look at this state of death in fear. However, that is his destiny and he has had a long time to think about it. He too will be put into a state of suspended animation at the Great Battle of Armageddon only to be revived at the end of the 7th day. Then he and his demon hordes will be cast into the Lake of Fire that burns forever, eternal destruction.
How Satan Uses Death
If you think that Satan the Devil is ruler over the dead, then you have not been reading your Bible. Let's see who the ruler over the dead is.
18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. Rev 1:18
This is Jesus speaking here. So, just so you know, if you have been convinced that the Devil is ruler in Hell, you have been deceived. Of course the Devil would want you to think that, but that could not be further from the truth. Many people believe that he is the one in control over Hell because he kills people. But now that you know the truth, now you know who to fear.
Victory
No, he has no power over you when you die. He has no advantage over you when you die faithful to Christ. In fact if you die faithful to Christ you are victorious. The manipulation games are over, he loses again and again.
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