Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-04
For tito Gszoita.
What Is ;he Seat. and shC E&HSe OF
nafan's Power.

o REsR:r tul. u1:S.tuI IiSu- w A-o'' hS'
not 10 Millions PGradis, Los, ror to the story
books tu to tn, Scriptures, 10 job, The
o,d,.t bock OF tho Bible, Cs ia thought. Wo lind
that there VAS day When the sots Of 6 I'd came
TO present themselves b,f3!s The Lord end
Sasaa also osmc among Them. The hrs verse
OF tho stc:nd chapter says, Aud Sassn a'so
came anoug them 10 rrtsan! bln:el b'sore tee
Lord" 10 tho frs! two chapters he performs
towards OBJ the part Which seems to entii!e
him to the character given 10 i've. XII; III. OF
"ths accuser OF cur brotbrec," which accused
them before our Goi day ADD night" TO ties.
the accasal,ns ho brought agai0s: job, all that
JOB h6d vas put 10 bis power, only upon JOB
himself he Was not TO lay lis ha1d.
The t9tcot 10 which he exercised The power
thrs III. into his hand is f.sriul. and seems to
kvc some piauslbity to his assertion when be
was teup.ir the Lord. He t)ok the Lord
up i1to 40 cxcaediag high mountain, ard
showed lin ell tho Kingdoms of the world SGD
tbs glory CT them in moment CT time, and said,
AL this poIcr will give thee, and the glory
Of then; for that ia delivered uoto ms; AID 10
whousoev1r | will give il. Lake iV; 6. 10
jobs csso he brought the SslW,ns upon him
and took a#Gy his ox n and his asses tho fire
OF Got from heaven upon his sheep aud con
suncd then; the Chale1lns upon bis cineIs
lud cllried them away; and great wind upon
the house 10 which his sous and daughters
wero and destroyed them. Permitted iu:tber
TO test job he smo:e him with soro boi's from
tho sole oil biz foot uuto bis cro9n. Satan,
therefore. 10 jobs time e2erled O mighty
power on this earth, iLfluerciog bodies Of mer.
ard c;ptrt ing cvtn the noTements ct the
atmosphere. lie also Lad eco:ss to the presence
o. the Lord, wherever that is.
10 Kings xxi: 10. 81, tho prophet Miosiah
Fpcaks The W5ri CT the Lord sa5ioF, II saw the
Lord sitting co bis throne, and ell the hcss Of
heaven staEdng by him. en- his right hand and
en- lis ltf; And thtrs came forth spirit al ID
stood baitro The Lord and sid. )" ETC. From
tits Il appears that lying spirit Was 10
heaven where ".bo Lord WAS sitting on bis
| him, CD his right hand ard on bis Left" As
f'rssTo caa $50, this may have been aud
probably vas, ths ssme pl;o Thtra Satan pre-
ssnted nisself 10 Iob's tine, ani ibis lyirg
| spirit kims, might htve bcoI Sa,nu.
| 10 Il .chaGiah ill., J :sLua, the high pIi,st, is
| sctn "a,aIding before tho angel Ct the Lord,
sud Satan starding ct Biz light ba1d to rcsis
him. Aud the LORD said uoto Satsr, the L5rd
fatukc thee. o Sa!ap." Htra Satan ;s soep
2gaia ia tho preseuca Ct The l.?rd, wherever
| that i2
But tae i2,h chapter ct Revelation gees
further: And there IVES war 10 heav.t; Mich
AL and bis angels fought against ito dregou;
snu tho cEsgon itustt ard Ii: atg.'s. and IL
vailed not Ecl!her S3s thtir p!scI ttuuG aUy
more 10 heaven AMI the gee! dragon was
est ou;, that 81 serpent called the Devil. aat
S4tdn, Which d0ceIEa;h lilo Hhola wo,i5; he
Tas cas-: cut into the car h, aud bis angels VI re
cIst cut with hin" There follows r, iciag 10
hesvep. tn. Voc 10 tito nlrth and tic inbsbi-
ttGs OF the sea- i2r tie D.v is couo dow1 un-
to you, hsvii g great wrath tec,rse he kuoweth
Inst h5 hath Ut. q short tine" I1&V. xii /:
| H.. Ffem this passage i: is liar that The
| Devil sud hi9 angsl3 at some i'm, 10 their his
tory are Is heavet; TIA. they lose there place
t!1ef oiitr L .tiu! 8 TO sctlin it. aad that lls
y 8 s1cit Iao b,tcre tac cnd of lis career.
!!'ro arises The iatei: siilg question, Is Satan
w!,h lis aDges row 10 heR:"p, o! has this est
It g ou: alraeIi7 iskeu place
! 10 iI1k, x; IL. when tbs fc7cuIy whom tie
h1td tad seat GU, to:uyn,j from their i,sioo
viii ioy. ss5ire, "I.rd. even tho devil, ie-
mors arc Ru eI uuso Us through thy pane, y
80 L'id aaia ua'o hen. / brhcd Satan as
lighting fail trom hlgvcn" We m;gat sup
ross this 10 r,can The c:s!!g Gu. dec ibod 10
lev. zii aId doubilcsa thar was 10 ou- LORD 5
rG!ut; but net accomplished c: that time. The
LORD ojud sce II be!Gre i. lclnrrcd. And the
cisIi9C Gu: ct ccmlts be bis disciples was be
&i1niug or sample 0i what would end in Sstab' :
oslHg cast down !rom Eosvon with Il his az e .s.
We h td similar aatisirs;ioa Of tho fuufs
oy Gu: lI]'d 10 John Sii, 20 50 Certain
Greeks c,gjo ua Ia tho fes.t aud desired 10 zoo
Jesu3. When told OF il. lie said, Tho hcu!
is ojuo :kat tho Sen Of man should be- g'of-
md. lie sois co 10 speak o! his death, tn (.
hsik SHADOW CT The cross oGmes over His spiit,
lie c:ics 10 lilo Father to save Illm from that
hour. and afterwards 10 el)tfy His namo, The
answer comes 10 Hin eudibly from the Father,
ala Jesu7 seg'. "NoS is the Judgment Of this
HoId; nov shall the nrIto, Of this world ba cast
Gu. And |. if | be lifted up from the esr,b.
vii! draw Gil men uoto Me.
|; seems, then, that the coming 10 Him of a
lev Geniics detir.ug 10 sae Him. suggests to
His MUD ths coos by which He is to draw all
men uato Him. end on which the great gu S.
lloa Is to DO decided between h, eetd of the
woman ard tho serpent, Os to which Of the two
10 TO be tho pEl1ce Of this world. Jesus secs
the end ssi ii tuI6 led the p,irc, OF this world,
Sa,an, judged; aud bccaus, IF His oWo huml.
lation on tho GROSS whore Satan is couuaer,d,
sees every knee brought TO bow to Jesus ard
confess Him as Lord. to the cory Of God the
Father. Phil. ii: Gil.
| We conclude, therefore, that the Saviour S
| Vlsltn in Luke CT Satan's fall from heaven is
only 50 anticipation 10 His cmuiscieut Mid Of
what John wrote OF Iorg after ia ReV. xii, IS
sli future.
l. Satao, ther, sill ia heaven?
NO believer IN tho Ser. p!ures d3ubs bis po7
CT aId activity On 40 cnrth, tu: docs the rarg,
of his lrtIaerco txend 10 heaven? flo is call
Cd 10 tho New Testament. The god ct this
world, tho prince of this world" tho
prlIoo OF the power Ct the Dir, tho spi:i. tbst
nov TaEketh 10 tfo children Of disobldieros,"
Epb. II: 2. This last passage msy throw light
90 tho whole subject. fho cir is 10 Scripture
called beaver, as in he phrases. "the birds Of
the ei1." AID tho fowls CT hsavep." And
Eph ii: 9. would sacn to teach tha. tho seat OF
Sass1's pcTer is the air.
Another passage, Eoh. vi: -. cannot be
oi.7eriookedif no would bring together all lhc
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