Isa 14:16 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?'’

 

This happens in the millennium when Satan is cast into the bottomless pit for a thousand years. People that are deceived by Satan thus receiving the Mark of the Beast, will be amazed that they were deceived by him, for he is just a man.

 

Revelation 20:2: ‘And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,’

Revelation 20:3: ‘And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.’

Let’s go to Ezekiel 28 and read more about Satan's rebellion. Ezekiel 28:1-10 are after his fall and verses 11-19 are before his fall.

Ezekiel 28:1 ‘The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,

 

Ezekiel 28:2  Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a GOD, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not GOD, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:’

 

The word "Tyrus" is Strong's 6865 and means Tsor (tsore); or Tsowr (tsore); the same as 6864; a rock; Tsor, a place in Palestine.

Strong's 6864 is tsor (tsore); from 6696; a stone (as if pressed hard or to a point); (by implication, of use) a knife.

Some may say that this is not talking about Satan at all but as we cover these verses you will see that it can be only him. His heart was full of pride and he thought he was better than God. Seas as it is used here is symbolic of people. Satan is the false rock while Christ is our true Rock.

 

Ezekiel 28:3 ‘Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:’

 

If you read the book of Daniel you will find that he was a very wise man, but Satan is even wiser. He knows the word of God very well, he just changes it around to suite his needs. He used God's word against Eve and he used it to test Jesus Christ.

 

Ezekiel 28:4 ‘With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:

 

Satan here used his wisdom, knowledge, and understanding to make money basically by trading very successfully.

Ezekiel 28:5: By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:’

 

The word "traffick" is Strong's 7404 and means rekullah (rek-ool-law'); feminine passive participle of 7402; trade (as peddled).

Strong's 7402 is rakal (raw-kal'); a primitive root; to travel for trading.

 

Satan has used his great wisdom to get riches by lying and deceiving people. Satan with the help of his friends here on earth, rip people off every day. Tennis shoes that cost £75 when they are made by