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The Truth About Angels
and faithful servant: ... enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.”—
The
S.D.A. Bible Commentary 6:1093
.
Satan and His Evil Angels Confined to This Earth
The whole earth appears like a desolate wilderness. The ruins of
cities and villages destroyed by the earthquake, uprooted trees, ragged
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rocks thrown out by the sea or torn out of the earth itself, are scattered
over its surface, while vast caverns mark the spot where the mountains
have been rent from their foundations. Here is to be the home of Satan
with his evil angels for a thousand years. Here he will be confined, to
wander up and down over the broken surface of the earth, and see the
effects of his rebellion against the law of God. For a thousand years he
can enjoy the fruit of the curse which he has caused. Limited alone to
the earth, he will not have the privilege of ranging to other planets, to
tempt and annoy those who have not fallen.—
The Spirit of Prophecy
4:474, 475
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By his own course of action Satan has forged a chain by which he
will be bound.... All the unfallen beings are now united in regarding
God’s law as changeless. They support the government of Him, who,
to redeem the transgressor, spared not His own Son. His law has been
proved faultless. His government is forever secure.—
The Signs of the
Times, August 27, 1902
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Here is to be the home of Satan with his evil angels for a thousand
years. Limited to the earth, he will not have access to other worlds to
tempt and annoy those who have never fallen. It is in this sense that he
is bound.—
The Great Controversy, 659
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I heard shouts of triumph from the angels and from the redeemed
saints, which sounded like ten thousand musical instruments, because
they were to be no more annoyed and tempted by Satan, and because
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the inhabitants of other worlds were delivered from his presence and
his temptations.—
Early Writings, 290
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