Job On Earth Is Not his Equal

So when Satan whispers in your ear about your past, about your failures, about your shame, Would you remind him of his future? The fire is coming. The harpoons and spears are coming, and the victory is ours. Remember Black Bart? Years of terror, a terrifying outlaw all over the newspapers? Well, the law finally caught up to him. And when they found Black Bart, they found a man by the name of Charles Bowles, a mild mannered man who had never fired a gun in his life. [00:09:33] (47 seconds)  #RemindSatanOfHisFuture

And in Job 41, it's God's victory, Not Job's victory. It's God's victory. God asked Job earlier on, can you hook the leviathan with his fish hook? Can you tie his tongue with a rope? Can you make him can you make him a pet? And of course, the answer is no. Job cannot by his own reason or strength, but God can, and he will. The harpoons, the spears, they're coming. [00:07:34] (35 seconds)  #GodConquersLeviathan

The world's prince may scowl. He may roar. He may try to terrify, but he can harm us. None. The judgment is done. The work is finished. And one little word, one little name will fell him. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. [00:10:55] (25 seconds)  #OneNameJesus

Now because I got smart people here tonight, anybody know the first time a serpent shows up in the Bible? Genesis chapter three. Yeah. That guy. Satan, sly, seductive serpent. Did God really say? And he comes to kill, to steal, and destroy everything. Leviathan is a dragon described as fire shooting from his eyes and ears and mouth and smoke coming from his his nose. I mean, read Job 41. That's terrifying. [00:04:00] (48 seconds)  #FromSerpentToLeviathan

But yet there's Job revelation, not just Job. It is also Revelation 12 of verse 29. It ties it all together. A dragon, a serpent, Satan come together, and Leviathan's identity is fully revealed as the great dragon who was hurled down that ancient serpent called the devil or Satan. In Job forty one thirty three, God is speaking those words that Lonnie read for us early tonight. [00:04:47] (30 seconds)  #LeviathanRevealed

But this time, he's Leviathan. And who's Leviathan? He is a death dealer. We saw this way back in chapter three verse eight when Job first opened his mouth, and he's questioning the very his very existence. He's cursing the day he was born. He wished he died at birth, and he connects this desire of death to this thing called Leviathan. But there's more. Leviathan is also described as a slithering serpent. [00:03:07] (34 seconds)  #LeviathanAndDespair

And he don't want your money. He'll take it, but this black bar wants it all to kill, to steal, to destroy everything. In Job one and two, he's called Satan, the accuser. And and isn't he full of himself back there in Job two and one, mocking God, mocking Job's faith? But then after chapter two, Satan just all of a sudden disappears. Poof. He's gone. Where'd he go? But then comes Job 41, and he's back. [00:02:28] (39 seconds)  #AccuserReturns

So when Satan whispers in your ear about your past, about your failures, about your shame, Would you remind him of his future? The fire is coming. The harpoons and spears are coming, and the victory is ours. [00:09:33] (23 seconds)

And friends, that's Satan. He is terrified. Yes. He is dangerous. Yes. But ultimately, he is defeated. He hates Jesus. Yes. He hates us. Yes. But, friends, his gun is empty. His power is limited, and our response then can be courage, blood bought, forgiveness, victory. The world's prince may scowl. He may roar. He may try to terrify, but he can harm us. None. The judgment is done. The work is finished. And one little word, one little name will fell him. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. [00:10:31] (48 seconds)