Summary: I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.<br> <a href="https://www.httpsbible.com/kjv/B42C010.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Luke 10:18</a> – And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.<br> Would you like to see Satan utterly defeated? Would you like to see him flounder helplessly in total confusion? Would you like to see him fall flat on his face completely disoriented? Would you like to see his power evaporate, his strength fail, and his throne destroyed? Most Christians would love to witness that happening!<br> Would you like for the Lord to use you personally to help cause Satan’s defeat? Would you like to put “the hurt” on Satan without him being able to hurt you? Would you like to do things that would tumble Satan?<br> It would surprise me if those ideas did not appeal to most Christians. Why? Most of us have witnessed tragedies that Satan caused. We have seen good people betrayed through evil. Through evil, we have seen godly people fall to their ruin. We have seen heartache and pain caused by evil. Many of us have felt helpless as we observed Satan’s deceptions.<br> It would be wonderful to “get even” with Satan just once. It would be wonderful to see him suffer the pain he delights in bringing to us, to destroy his influence, to frustrate his efforts. Just once would you not like to witness Satan receiving what he deserves?<br> If God used you in that way, what would happen? If God used you in that way, what would you have to do to Satan? If Satan were beaten, what would have to happen?<br> There was a time when Jesus used people to do exactly that! Consider what happened in Luke 10.<br> Jesus and the 70 men<br> <br> * Jesus used seventy (70) men as “advance men” to prepare villages and cities in Galilee and Judah to get ready for his coming.<br> <br> * These men would go throughout the entire Jewish region to build a sense of expectation for Jesus’ and his message.<br> <br> * To each of the places they visited, they would inform people, “Jesus is coming here!”<br> <br> * An announcement of this type was necessary in a time without printing, radio, or television to create a sense of expectation.<br> * They wanted even small villages to know they would not be passed by.<br> * The objective was information, not profit.<br> <br> <br> * Jesus wanted the men to know they were going on a dangerous mission.<br> <br> * The opportunity was enormous!<br> * However, the risk was great! The hatred of some was not to be underestimated!<br> * These men would be defenseless–like lambs among wolves!<br> <br> <br> * There were some conditions they had to accept.<br> <br> * They would trust Jesus as they represented Jesus.<br> * They would not travel as usual with extra provisions and clothing.<br> * There would be no bag with extra food for an unexpected situation.<br> * They would not talk to people as they traveled.<br> <br> * Their mission was too urgent!<br> * They must not be delayed as they announced Jesus’ coming.<br> <br> <br> * When they entered a house, they extended the family peace.<br> <br> * If the family accepted their peace, that peace would rest on the family.<br> * If the family rejected them, their peace would be denied the family.<br><br> Inform Everyone<br> <br> <br> <br> * “When you are accepted, stay in that one place–there is no time to move from place to place.”<br> * “Wherever you are:<br> <br> * “Eat what you are served.<br> * “Heal the sick.<br> * “Inform everyone that God’s kingdom is near” (the expectation of Israel was close to being a reality).<br> <br> <br> * “If you are rejected:<br> <br> * “Publicly declare they are responsible for the consequences of their rejection–do not even carry d...
