154 The Revelation of Jesus Christ the right hand of God, an Advocate. That is why John says, "Little children, these things I write unto you, that you sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous" (I John 2:1 ). When the church· is translated into the presence of God, the devil is going to enter the court of God to make his last accusation. There will be a trial in that day; and Almighty God shall say to Michael, the archangel. "Michael. clear the court." Then the devil and all of his hosts will be cast out of heaven. Now, that has never taken place yet. It is going to take place after the church is gone. Mark you, when Satan and his wicked angels are cast out, they will not be cast into hell, but down upon this earth. Then there will be rejoicing in heaven. All the redeemed in glory will say, "Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night" (verse 10). THE DEVIL IN THE EARTH The heavens rejoice; but "woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time" (verse 12). My friend, listen to me! Many thought during the recent European war, 1914~1918, that we had seen something the world would never see again. I want to tell you that what transpired then is nothing, compared with what this old world is going to see when the church of God is taken out of this world and the devil is cast down from heaven to this earth. He knows he has just a brief period of time, 1260 days, or 42 months; and whatever he is going to do to defeat God and the plan of God, he will have to do it in that little period of time. "And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the ·man child. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly Into the wilderness, into her place" (verses 13, 14). One of the most beautiful pictures in all the Bible is that suggested by Jehovah's words to His people, Israel: "I bare
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