Since the book of Revelation indicates that Satan was cast into the Lake of Fire at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70, most preterists assume that Satan is no longer a factor in our lives after AD 70. However, that may not be a safe assumption. We look at this issue from the perspective of cosmology (the relationship between the SEEN realm and the UNSEEN realm). There is a PDF lesson outline available for this podcast. Email us if you would like to have a copy of it: "Satan Influence Today" on 4/17/2011. Please request it by title and date. Here is our email address: preterist1@preterist.org
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