AMY TURNER
The book of Colossians teaches that before knowing Christ, people were spiritually dead because of sin. Through Jesus, God brings new life and forgives every wrong. The debt of sin, which carried demands of judgment, was removed when Jesus went to the cross. That moment was not a defeat but a decisive act where the power of evil was broken.
The scripture explains that rulers and authorities of darkness were disarmed and shamed openly. Satan and his demons did not succeed at the cross. Some may think that victory for Christ only came with the resurrection, but the truth is that Satan’s downfall was sealed the very moment Jesus gave His life. What seemed like loss was actually the destruction of the enemy’s power.
The cross is where Christ’s sacrifice ended sin’s claim and exposed the weakness of evil. The resurrection later revealed this victory fully, and the crushing of Satan happened when Jesus died for humanity.
Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, so that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
Hebrews 2:14
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