5/21/2023 0 Comments War of the gods and demonsDesperate, the Batrachi summoned several primordials, which released them from their imprisonment. Ĭirca −31,000 DR, during the Days of Thunder and near the end of the Batrachi civilization, the amphibious creator race was waging a losing war against the titans descended from Annam All-Father. The war turned in the gods' favor when the primordial Ubtao the Deceiver assisted the elder gods in slaying, imprisoning, or driving away the remaining primordials. Sarrukh myths and legends tell of great battles during this time between the primordials and the Elder Gods led by Ouroboros the World Serpent. The Blue Age came to an end when a primordial known as Dendar the Night Serpent swallowed the sun, giving way to the Shadow Epoch. ĭuring the time known as the Blue Age, a race of sea creatures were living on Abeir-Toril in the planet's single vast ocean. Thus began the Dawn War, and other gods were created from the residue of the conflict or summoned from other dimensions to help the native gods of Realmspace. They defended the new worlds from the primordials, naturally as the primordials were beings of entropy and destruction. The beautiful goddesses of light and dark, Selûne and Shar, formed from the ocean of silvery liquid left over from the realm's creation (the Astral Sea), unbeknownst to the primordials. The worlds contained no life, but they were coveted by powerful beings who arose from the Elemental Chaos, known today as the primordials. This will usher in a period of intensified suffering on earth (the Great Tribulation) during which the Antichrist violates his peace treaty with Israel, desecrates their temple, declares himself as god, and begins to systematically murder all those who refuse to worship him.Ao created the multiverse from the raw material of the Phlogiston, and within the sphere several worlds drifted upon the Sea of Night. He will also be aware that he only has three and a half more years until he is bound and cast into the bottomless pit. However, the inhabitants of the earth will suffer terribly after this event, because Satan will be enraged. Satan’s power and freedom will be seriously curtailed. When Satan is expelled from the middle heaven, there will be great rejoicing in heaven, since the age-old accuser will be forever banned from his mission of accusation and slander against the elect. The battle recorded in Revelation 12 removes Satan and his minions from this realm. In this age, Satan and his highest ranking angels can still oppose the work of God and hinder the angels of God (Daniel 10:10–14) within the boundaries of the middle or second heaven. The Bible indicates that Satan and some of his demons are allowed to move in this space (Ephesians 2:1–2 6:12). The second heaven is the universe or outer space, and the first is our atmosphere or air. In 2 Corinthians 12:2–3, the apostle Paul provides a major revelation that there are three “heavens.” In this passage, he seemingly talks about himself being taken up to the “third heaven” where God the Father and Jesus dwell. The question arises that, if Satan had already rebelled and been cast from heaven before the world was created, why is he free to be in heaven and on earth? He tempted Jesus in the wilderness before Jesus began His ministry, an incident recorded in Matthew 4:1–11. Indeed, the name Satan means “accuser.” In Genesis, he visited the Garden of Eden and tempted Eve. In Zechariah 3, he again appears before God to accuse Joshua, the high priest. In Job 1:1-2:8, he appears before God to accuse Job of ulterior motives in his worship of God. It is clear from many Bible passages that Satan was not barred from heaven or the earth after his first rebellion, which predated the creation. Thus, the dragon and his demons will lose the battle and be thrown out of heaven forever.Ī common misconception is that Satan and his demons were locked away in hell after the fall of Satan. Satan, in his great pride and delusion that he can be like God, will lead a final rebellion against God. In this passage, John sees a great war between Michael and the angels of God and the dragon (Satan) and his fallen angels or demons that will take place in the end times. The last great angelic battle and Satan’s ultimate expulsion from heaven are described in Revelation 12:7–12.
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