And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison. Revelation 20:7
It sounds scary to have Satan loosed out of his prison, set loose on a world that will have been free of his evil presence for a thousand years. After all, he is the most evil being in all of creation, the father of lies and all liars, the moving power behind every crime committed, the epitome of hatred , malice, revenge, and brutality. This loosing occurs after a wonderful millennium in which the world will know what a righteous and true government is like. The world will know peace and prosperity, perfect conditions will finally be realized on this planet. But then Satan will be loosed.
What we need to realize, is that Satan is loose today. His all-out campaign against God is being waged with incredible effectiveness all around us. You are not free from his influence today, in fact, Satan is being very effective against you. As a Christian, your primary goal is to bring glory to God. But Satan has you so busy with so many things that you do not have time to be in your Bible or be in prayer nearly as much as you should. He has you so occupied with the affairs of this world that you have little thought to spare on spiritual truths and realities. The devil has you singing his songs, instead of the praises of the Lord Jesus. Yes, Satan is loose today and you are one of his victims. So am I.
We need to be aware of Satan’s purpose to deprive God of the glory that is His due. We need to be aware of why the Christians are so sluggish in their testimony and so worldly in their outlook, why the Gospel is having such little impact on our world. We know that the devil’s ultimate victims are the unsaved. But we are his victims too, although only temporarily.
It will be terrible when Satan is loosed from his prison. But it is terrible today as he operates among us. Pray for power and wisdom to resist him today. -Jim MacIntosh