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RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL




MONDAY, JANUARY 20TH 2025


HIS VICTORY OVER SATAN IN HELL


And the hostile princes and rulers He shook off from Himself, and boldly displayed them as His conquests, when by the Cross He triumphed over them (Colossians 2:15 WNT).


PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME


Christ's victory on the Cross and in Hell wasn't for Himself; it was for us. When He was crucified on the Cross, He took our place on that Cross. That means when He was crucified, you were crucified. When He died, you died. When they took His body off of the Cross and buried Him in the grave, you were buried in the grave.


Then the Bible says He went to hell; He was taken to hell because every sinner who died was taken to hell. So when Jesus died, He went to hell as a prisoner because He had taken our place of sin. The Bible says He was made sin, who knew no sin: "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him"  (2 Corinthians 5:21).


Therefore, on account of our sins, Jesus went to hell and consummated His victory over sin, Satan and the demons of darkness in helI. He defeated them in their domain. Recall what the Bible says in Ephesians 4:9, "Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? It wasn't possible for anyone who went to hell to come out of hell; but not Jesus. In hell, Satan and all the demons of darkness converged on Jesus; they grappled with Him, and it was in hell that Jesus defeated Satan.


Everyone in hell had to submit and bow to Satan, but Satan couldn't get Jesus to bow. The Bible pictures how the demons mounted on Jesus and tried to force Him to bow to Satan. But Jesus threw off from Himself powers; He threw off principalities; He disarmed the powers and authorities of darkness and made a public spectacle of them. He triumphed over them in that great combat in hell. "And the hostile princes and rulers He shook off from Himself, and boldly displayed them as His conquests, when by the Cross He triumphed over them"  (Colossians 2:15 WNT).


All the demons of darkness saw Jesus defeat Satan and collect the keys of hell and death from him. We'll learn more in our next study. Hallelujah!


PRAYER


Dear Father, I thank you for the victory that Christ wrought for me over Satan and the forces of darkness. His triumph over sin, death and hell is my triumph. I walk in the light of this victory, ruling over circumstances, principalities and powers of darkness. I live in the dominion and righteousness of Christ. I'm more than a conqueror. Hallelujah!..... click on the link below to study yesterday's Rhapsody of Realities 

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FURTHER STUDY


1 Corinthians 15:54-57  So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 O death, where [is] thy sting? O grave, where [is] thy victory? 56 The sting of death [is] sin; and the strength of sin [is] the law. 57 But thanks [be] to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 


Hebrews 2:14-15  Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; 15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. *||* 


Colossians 1:12-13 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated [us] into the kingdom of his dear Son: 


DAILY SCRIPTURE READING


1-Year Bible Reading Plan

Matthew 13:44-14:1-12 & Genesis 46-48 


2-Year Bible Reading Plan

Matthew 8:1-11 & Genesis 20

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