the Dragon from revelation had 7 heads and 10 horns--that is symbolic of a empire with 7 nations and 10 kings with it--Could have been Roman empire.
Paul told them that God would crush Satan under their feet SHORTLY--Freind shortly means the same as it does to us--So it happened in their lifetime.
So Satan(Adversary) was crused under their feet in their lifetime-you cant get shortly and then say at least 2k years and it still hasnt happened yet?
So who was thier Adversary(Satan) The High priest of the day and them under him was the ones against the church and Christ in that day.
they killed,persecuted the saints and killed even Christ--they were the ones giving all the trouble to the exsisting church and they would be taken care of--that happened in ad 70 where the city and temple were destroyed and they were crushed under the saints feet at that time in their lifetime.
Rev 12:9 And
the great dragon was cast out,
that old serpent,
called the Devil,
and Satan,
When and in what manner was the Roman Empire cast out?
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; Hebrews 2:14
Is that devil spoken of in Heb 2:14 the same devil spoken of in Rev 12:9?
What does it mean, he will be destroyed through death? This devil who has the power of death. Ask the people who lost children at that recent school shooting if they believe
the devil has been destroyed. Is the power of death still there? Did those children die?
Matt 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell (Hades) shall not
prevail against it.
Is Hades the abode of death? Does one go through the gates of death to enter Hades? Just how does one find himself in Hades?
Does prevail have the meaning of even though one might die, death will not be able to hold him?
As in: Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me,
though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. (Again, understood, See Luke 20:36)
Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
The gates of Hades shall not prevail against her. The church. Is Paul addressing the church in Romans 16:20?
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. O death, where thy sting? O Hades, where thy victory? 1 Cor 15:54;55
Will the devil
then be destroyed through death? Will the power of death
then be broken? Just when is,
then? Will the church of Jesus Christ
then have prevailed over the gates of Hades? How bruised under their feet? Because those who were laying down in death are again standing on their feet.
I would say shortly is whenever, then, is.