Gem #20 - Satan the Defeated Enemy

Death was the devil's chief defense; Christ boldly opposed the lion in his

den, and fought him in his own territory; and when He took death from him,

and dismantled that once impregnable fortress, He took away from him, not

only that, but every other advantage that he had over the saint. And now

Satan is a conquered foe, not only in the hour of death, but in every other

hour and in every other place.

He is an enemy, both cruel and mighty; but he is a foe who shudders and

shrinks back when a Christian gets into battle with him; for he knows that

though the fight may waver for a little while in the scale, the balance of

victory must fall on the side of the saint, because Christ by his death

destroyed the devil's power.