Chafing because of the third woe, Satan is now intent on afflicting mankind with his own particular brand of woe. It is: "Woe for the earth and for the sea, because the Devil has come down to you, having great anger, knowing he has a short period of time." (Revelation 12:12b) Satan's ouster from heaven does indeed mean woe for the literal earth, which is being ruined by selfish humans under his control. (Deuteronomy 3:25) Even more so, Satan's policy of 'rule or ruin' brings woe to the symbolic earth, the structure of human society, as well as to the symbolic sea, the turbulent mass of mankind itself. During the two world wars, Satan's wrath was reflected in the wrath subject to him, and similar explosions of demonic rage continue to this day-though not for much longer! (Mark 13:7, 8) But terrible as the Devil's devices be, they will never approach the woeful effect that the third woe-action by Gods Kingdom-will produce on Satan's visible organization!
Next time: Chapter Twenty-Seven/God's Kingdom Is Born! - A Rival Woe - Conclusion
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