Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
1. In the heavenlies, as
God’s choir leader.
This was his location prior to his fall.
“Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus,
and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum,
full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. Thou hast been in Eden the
garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius,
topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the
sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of
thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou
wast created. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have
set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked
up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in
thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found
in thee. 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. Thine heart was
lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by
reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay
thee before kings, that they may behold thee. Thou hast defiled thy
sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of
thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of
thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the
earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. All they that know
thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a
terror, and never shalt thou be any more.” Ezekiel 28:12-19
2. In the heavenlies, as
God’s chief enemy.
This is his present location.
“Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present
themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. And the
LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD,
and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and
down in it.” Job 1:6-7
“…and Satan standing at his right hand to resist
him” Zechariah 3:1, 2
3. On Earth only
This will be his first future geographical location.
During the final half of the coming Tribulation, Satan will be cast out
from heaven, and his sphere of activities will be limited to this
earth.
“And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought
against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed
not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great
dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan,
which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and
his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in
heaven, 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. And they
overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their
testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Therefore
rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. 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.” Revelation 12:7-12
Some believe that this passage refers to Satan’s original
fall in Genesis, but this can not be, as proven by two other phrases,
“the accuser of our brethren” and “by the
blood of the Lamb.” In other words, at the time of his first
fall, there were no perfect “brethren” to accuse
and the blood of God’s perfect Lamb had not yet been spilled.
Also to be noted in this passage is the phrase
“…for the divil is come down unto you, having
great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short
time” (Revelation 12:12). How will the devil know this? From
reading the book of Daniel! When he came to chapter 9 and read about
the seventy weeks, he then understood that the length of the
tribulation would be seven years.
4. In the pit.
This will be the second future location. Immediately
after Christ’s great victory at Armageddon we read the
following words:
“And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of
the pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon,
that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a
thousand years, And cast him into the pit, and shut him up, and set a
seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the
thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a
little season.” Revelation 20:1-3
5. On earth for the last
time after the Millennium.
This will be his third future location.
“And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be
loosed out of his prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations which
are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them
together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the
sea.” Revelation 20:7-8
Where will Satan get such a mighty army? They will consist of part of
the millions born during the millennium to saved parents who survive
the great tribulation and entered earth’s golden age. Many of
these “kingdom kids” will refuse to accept Christ,
in spite of their perfect environment, giving King Jesus lip service,
to be sure, but retaining unregenerate hearts all the while. Thus, when
Satan is released, they will eagerly join his revolt against
God’s anointed. This will be Satan’s last rebellion
against God.
6. In the Lake of Fire
forever.
This will be his final future location.
“And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of
fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and
shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.”
Revelation 20:10
