Without the work of the cross, there is no binding of satan and the Spirit of Christ is not poured out. For example, the
whole purpose of the binding of Satan
is the work of the cross. Selah! That "IT" be efficacious! Without one, there can be no other. Even as illustrated in Christ's very own words. Consider wisely the verse that Spiritual Israelitie quoted:
Matthew 12:29
- "Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he FIRST bind the strong man? and THEN he will spoil his house."
Clearly,
unambiguously, and without any contradiction, Christ is saying that
in order to save His people from the nations ruled by Satan, He
FIRST had to bind Satan. Destroy his power by His death. Only then could he spoil (seize by right of conquest) those of the nations whom Satan ruled over. It wasn't an option, Satan
had to be bound first in order that salvation go to the nations. Get it?! Thus it is impossible to separate the work of the cross from the binding of Satan, and that is why God doesn't! They are
inextricably related! The problem (as I see it) is that people do not understand that the destroying of Satan was "NOT"
for the world so that there will be no evil in the world. No, Satan is still active in the world. It was for the sake of the chosen/election "
of" the world. Thus Satan STILL goes about as a roaring Lion
in the world, but his works were destroyed as far as holding the chosen in chains of darkness. That is what was broken by Christ's taking on the flesh, and suffering death. His hold upon us from Adam's fall, so we could then be sealed as the Israel of God. consider God's word
very carefully.
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;
- And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage."
Again, Clearly, His death Loosed us from the bonds of the Strong Man Satan. Those who were subject to bondage in Satan's prison house are set free by
this work of Christ in destroying the Devil's ability to hold them
by His death. So by this bonding, God could set us free and seal us in our foreheads to now be "His servants." The true Israel of God.
So once all Elect have been secured (Revelation 7:1-4), the testimony of the Two Witnesses is finished (Rev 11:7-8) and Satan no longer bound and came out of the bottomless pit, not only deceive people again, but also overcome and silence (kill) the Two Witnesses. This is when you will see MORE EVIL in the world today, have you notice? Probably not because if you are busy looking for pretrib rapture, antichrist, 7 years treaty, physical battle of Armageddon and then finally a world peace for 1,000 years with Christ ruling from the Middle Eastern city, you will be greatly disappointed!
But the theology of the kingdom is about the
when, how, what, and where of salvation and the
Kingdom. It is about what Christ we serve. It is about what is the hope of Israel. It is about the work of Christ. Like you, Judaism is almost identical to Premillennialism as they looked forward to an
earthly kingdom, reign, restoration, etc., also. So why were they blinded and the Kingdom representation taken from them if it was all inconsequential?
Because they couldn't see the forest for the trees. The kingdom is not of this world as Premillennialists believe! It is SPIRITUAL! And they that worship the Messiah must worship Him in Spirit and Truth, not as some deliverer of National Israel in the Middle East. So again, it's not non-essential, it's crucial to the 1st Resurrection from the dead, the hope of Israel, the New Covenant confirmed/strengthened with Israel, the binding of Satan and why, the millennial reign of The Messiah when he is bound, and the Kingdom of God on earth, and the reason for his loosing.