The end of the lord of the flies.

In Matthew 12.27, Jesus refers to satan as "beelzebul". The Aramaic root of this word is, "Baal-zebul" which means, "lord of the fly". Baal-zebul was a Philistine deity worshipped at Ekron. Therefore, the people that worshiped "baal-zebul" were in reality worshipping satan. But notice the meaning of "baal-zebul"..."lord of the fly". We all know that flies gather on dead things. So also, satan brings only death. He is the lord of the flies because like flies he is associated with death.

Jesus, on the other hand is life and has conquered death. He came into the world for one purpose only and that was to do the will of the Father. And the will of the Father was to impute the sins of the world onto Jesus Christ who in turn would die twice. He would die spiritually and pay for the imputed sins of the world. From noon until 3 p.m. is when this occurred. This is when the world was covered with darkness (the darkness of a cave) for three hours and Jesus screamed in agony because for the one and only time in the history of creation, He was separated from the Father. And then He died physically (at a time He chose, Luke 23.46) and was buried in a tomb.

Three days later He rose from the dead. Not because of what He had done but because of who He is. He had fulfilled the will of the Father through His death and burial. Paying for the sins of the world was an act of divine love (John 3.16). Rising from the dead (1 Corinthians 15.20) was inevitable because Jesus is God in the flesh (John 1.14).

The lord of the flies has been defeated by the Lord of eternal life. One day death itself will be defeated (Relation 20.13-14) and the lord of the flies will join death in the lake of fire (Revelation 20.10).

Acts 16.31, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved". And everyone who exercises faith alone in Christ alone will be imputed with the same resurrection power that raised Jesus from the dead. And then you will only die once (physically) but never twice (spiritually).

That, my friends is something to shout about...