whole<\/em> by\ncompensating for loss, either physical or emotional.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI think I’ve got a case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Devil has caused me\nimmeasurable mental pain and anguish and torment of soul. He has deceived me\nand lied to me and then turned right around and accused me. He’s tried to\nmurder my dreams, smother my hope, and steal my joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If I had my day in court, I’d\nexpose that lying cheat for what he is\u2014a destroyer. Wicked through and through.\nHow I’d love to see that coward bound with chains and thrown into a pit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Breaking news! The Devil is on the\nloose wreaking destruction, but his day is coming. John’s Revelation records\nthe details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Then I saw an angel descending\nfrom heaven; he was holding the key of the Abyss (the bottomless pit) and a\ngreat chain was in his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“And he gripped and\noverpowered the dragon, that old serpent [of primeval times], who is the devil\nand Satan, and [securely] bound him for a thousand years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Then he hurled him into the Abyss\n(the bottomless pit) and closed it and sealed it above him, so that he should no\nlonger lead astray and deceive and seduce the nations until the thousand years were\nat an end. After that he must be liberated for a short time” (Revelation\n20:1-2 Amplified).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No need to worry\u2014the story doesn’t\nend there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Then the devil who had led\nthem astray [deceiving and seducing them] was hurled into the fiery lake of burning\nbrimstone, where the beast and false prophet were; and they will be tormented\nday and night forever and ever (through the ages of the ages)” (Revelation\n20:10 Amplified).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I call that adequate compensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Devil is a relentless enemy to\nbe taken seriously. In the comment box, tell me about a struggle you\u2019ve had with\nthe Enemy and how our mighty God came through for you, overpowering him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Adapted from Cabbages and Kings\u2014Reflections on Living Abundantly in Christ.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u00a9 Dianne Barker 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A lawsuit seems the appropriate action. I’m considering suing the Devil for damages. In a court case involving personal injury, the plaintiff may be granted a substantial amount of money on the grounds of mental pain and anguish, suffering separate from actual bodily injury. The legal term for this is torment of the soul. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[288,9,291,287,289,290],"class_list":["post-872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-devil","tag-dianne-barker","tag-enemy-of-god","tag-lawsuit-im-thinking-about-it","tag-spiritual-warfare","tag-torment"],"yoast_head":"\n
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