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NASB | Jude 1:9 But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a railing judgment, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Jude 1:9 But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil (Satan), and arguing about the body of Moses, did not dare bring an abusive condemnation against him, but [simply] said, "The Lord rebuke you!" [Deut 34:5, 6; Zech 3:2] |
Bible Question: Does the authority of the believer entitle Christians to bring an abusive condemnation against the devil? Please include scripture reference(s) with your answer. |
Bible Answer: JVH0212, When considering that Michael did not dare to bring a railing judgement against Satan, then it should move us to at least consider if we should. Actually, one may even consider it to be of no purpose if we did. After all, what could we possibly say to or against Satan that would change anything? Do we need to tell him that he is eternally damned when he already knows that? Do we need to say he is a liar when our Lord has already made that perfectly clear? What would we say that Satan doesn't already know or that would make any difference? I believe it to be highly unwise to attempt to combat Satan without the power of God (as well as a command from God) and I have never seen anywhere in scripture where we should be inclined to do so. We should resist him and even flee from him at appropriate times but we are nowhere commanded to fight this enemy without first calculating the risks involved. Sam Hughey |