Attack on the New Jerusalem.
Long before the end of a thousand years, God announced through His prophet, “On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving north and the half moving south.” Zechariah 14:4. The New Jerusalem, which symbolizes the redeemed, will return with God and Jesus and descend into the valley that Jesus created. Those living on Earth will see those who were with Jesus during the thousand years. The beast and the false prophet will cooperate with Satan to defeat the cosmic invasion they feared. However, they cannot and will not succeed.
In the previous blog, we discussed how Jesus wears many crowns because He is the King of kings. He is called the King of kings because He defeated the prince of this world and, therefore, wears the royal crown. John 12:31. Jesus did not inherit the royal crown; He earned it with His blood. His perfect new human life was separated from His sanctified body on the cross at Golgotha to destroy our sin and defeat its originator, Satan. Satan must win the war and gain the royal crown if he wants to regain the Earth as his kingdom and live forever. To achieve this, Satan will prepare the world for a battle of cosmic proportions to gain dominion for himself and his followers. “Then I saw the beast and the kings of the Earth and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse and his army.” Revelation 19:19. The rider on the horse here is Jesus Christ. Revelation 19:11-12.
As a prince of the Earth, Satan will lead the beast, the seventh kingdom with its ten kings, against Jesus and his army in Revelation 19:14. Since the final war will involve multiple intelligences, physical weapons will be ineffective. Therefore, the last battle at Armageddon will be a war of influence. Satan has waged a war of influence in heaven; thus, he is qualified to lead the fallen angels and people living on Earth in the final battle between good and evil. However, just as he lost the war in heaven, he will also lose the final battle in the valley where the King of kings and his army have descended.
Continued in the next blog.