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If the resurrection of Christ marks the defeat of Satan, the struggle will only be concluded, according to Paul, with the last act of "the history of salvation" on the "day of the Lord," when "the Son, after he has destroyed every ruler and every authority and power, will render the kingdom to his Father, so that God may be all in all" (1 Corinthians 15:24-28).
Thus the Christian—and this is the tragedy of his destiny—must choose between God and Satan, between Christ and Belial (2 Corinthians 6:14), between the “evil one” and the “true one” (1 John 5:18-19). On the last day, he will be forever with one or the other.
A spirit who is formidable by reason of his “wiles,” his “deceits,” his “traps,” his “maneuvers” (2 Corinthians 2:11; Ephesians 6:11; 1 Timothy 3:7; 6:9), loving to “disguise himself as an angel of light” (2 Corinthians 11:14), Satan, despite all this, remains an enemy already vanquished. United to Christ by faith (Ephesians 6:10) and by prayer (Matthew 6:13; 26:41), the Christian is certain of conquering: Only he will be conquered who so consents (James 4:7; Ephesians 4:27).
At the end of Scripture, the Book of Revelation offers, notably from Chapter 12 on, a…
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