Luke 9:28-36 And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment [was] white [and] glistering. And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias: Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said. While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud. And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept [it] close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.
Peter, James and John were permitted to watch this transfiguration.
We need to SEE Him glorified as we look at the EXODOS.
We need to see that Satan’s back was broken when Jesus Christ died.
All this is shown perfectly in Israel’s EXODUS.
When God spoke to Israel through Isaiah, he told them to look at the hole they were dug from.
Isai 51:1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock [whence] ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit [whence] ye are digged.He is speaking to them while they are in the worrisome state of fear, not knowing where to turn.
Isai 51:9-10 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. [Art] thou not it that hath cut Rahab, [and] wounded the dragon? [Art] thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?He tells them it is going to be alright.
Isai 51:12-16 I, [even] I, [am] he that
comforteth you: who [art] thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man
[that] shall die, and of the son of man [which] shall be made [as] grass;
And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens,
and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every
day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy?
and where [is] the fury of the oppressor? The captive exile hasteneth that
he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread
should fail. But I [am] the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves
roared: The LORD of hosts [is] his name. And I have put my words in thy
mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant
the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou
[art] my people.
Exod 3:18 And they shall hearken to
thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the
king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath
met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into
the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.
And God destroyed the power of Pharaoh against Israel after that time.
The devil is afraid of you because of what happened when God saved you.
Josh 2:9-11 And she said unto the men,
I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen
upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.
For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you,
when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites,
that [were] on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
And as soon as we had heard [these things], our hearts did melt, neither
did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD
your God, he [is] God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
1Cor 10:1-2 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;They were united in Moses through that “baptism” at the Red Sea.
1Cor 12:12-13 For as the body is one,
and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many,
are one body: so also [is] Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized
into one body, whether [we be] Jews or Gentiles, whether [we be] bond or
free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Satan fears that we learn this.
Roma 6:1-2 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?What happened that gives us the benefit of not sinning any more?
The answer is the next verse.
Roma 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?INTO HIS DEATH.
Hose 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.He works in the realm of ignorance.
Colo 2:10-15 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with [him] through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; [And] having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.These verses say that the devil was made a fool and made a show by the death of Jesus.
Exod 14:1 -2 And the LORD spake unto Moses,
saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before
Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before
it shall ye encamp by the sea.
Exod 14:10-14 And when Pharaoh drew
nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians
marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel
cried out unto the LORD. And they said unto Moses, Because [there were]
no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore
hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt? [Is] not
this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that
we may serve the Egyptians? For [it had been] better for us to serve the
Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness. And Moses said unto
the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD,
which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to
day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The LORD shall fight for
you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Satan pursues and gets people all in a fluster.
Exod 14:21-26 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go [back] by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry [land], and the waters were divided. And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry [ground]: and the waters [were] a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, [even] all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians, And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians. And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.He disarmed Pharaoh and destroyed the army.
Exod 14:31 And Israel saw that great
work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD,
and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.
Satan is not defeated to everyone.
Isai 14:16-17 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, [and] consider thee, [saying, Is] this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; [That] made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; [that] opened not the house of his prisoners?You thought he was a great power, but you see he is a defeated foe when you see the work of the cross.
David saw Goliath challenge Saul and all Israel, and Saul rebuked David to not even think to try to go after Goliath.
But David told Saul:
1Sam 17:34-37 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered [it] out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught [him] by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.When the enemy faced David he looked back to the initial victories he had through God’s power.
1Sam 17:45-48 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle [is] the LORD'S, and he will give you into our hands. And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.DAVID RAN TO THE ENEMY.