11. What is God’s judgement upon the devil and his angels. Malachi 4:1.
COMPILER’S NOTE: This fate seems to have been decided even before Jesus came to earth, for He said as a fact in His preaching that the final fires were not intended for human beings, but for the devil and his angels. Matthew 25:41. 2 Peter 2:4 states that Satan’s angels, who had been cast out of heaven with him, were here too, reserved unto judgement. Sadly, our race only became involved when we joined with them in their philosophies and activities in opposition to God.
NOTE: ‘To those who have been self-centred, who have lived but to please and serve themselves, He will say: “Depart from Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.” Signs of the Times. August 7, 1993.
12. Are we to take the judgement of the wicked into our own hands? Romans 12:19.
NOTE: ‘The priest, in removing the sins from the sanctuary, confessed them upon the head of the scapegoat. Christ will place all these sins upon Satan, the instigator of sin. The scapegoat was sent away “unto a land not inhabited.” Leviticus 16:22. Satan, bearing the guilt of sins he has caused God’s people to commit, will for a thousand years be confined to the desolate earth and will at last suffer the penalty of fire that shall destroy the wicked. Thus the plan of redemption will reach its accomplishment in the final eradication of sin.’ From Here to Forever, page 299.
‘Then I saw that Jesus would not leave the most holy place until every case was decided either for salvation or destruction, and that the wrath of God could not come until Jesus had finished His work in the most holy place, laid off His priestly attire, and clothed Himself with the garments of vengeance. Then Jesus will step out from between the Father and men, and God will keep silence no longer, but pour out His wrath on those who have rejected His truth… and then the seven last plagues [the wrath of God] will be poured out.’ Christian Experience and Teachings, page 100.
LESSON INSIGHT: ‘Christians need not contend for their rights. They stand under the protection of the banner of Christ. They are to acknowledge the supreme authority of the King of kings and Lord of lords …An account is kept of all these matters; and in His own good time, Christ will avenge His own elect…“Vengeance is Mine,” He says; “I will repay.”’ Review & Herald, January 3, 1899.