Now the earth will be populated not only with the nations and the demons but also with Satan himself and the highest ranking of his officers.

Will there be members of the Body of Christ on the earth at this time? As far as I know, the answer is yes.

How then will they survive?

They will survive because God will have established His Throne in the hearts of His saints. They have been totally obedient to God. They have obeyed the commandments of Christ and His Apostles. Therefore Christ has been formed in them. When Christ has been formed in us the Throne of God is present in us. There is no power in the heavens, on the earth, or in the dark regions below the earth's surface, that can possibly harm someone in whom Christ has been formed and is dwelling.

You see, God is not moving us toward retreat, toward fleeing, but toward perfect victory through the Lord Jesus Christ. We are more than conquerors through Him, though Satan and his Antichrist both were to stand in front of us.

Do you remember what happened when the Philistines put the Ark of the Covenant and Dagon in the same room? No harm came to the Ark but Dagon toppled over and his hands and head were cut off.

So it is true that if Satan and the Antichrist were so foolish as to confront a Christian in whom Christ has been formed, the power of God would soon make them wish they had not bitten off more than they were able to chew.

As I said, we are not moving toward escape from the earth to the spirit Paradise. The earth is the Lord's and the fullness therefore, the world and those who dwell therein. The earth and its people are the possession of Christ and His coheirs. I don't know about you but I am not willing to turn over what God has given me in His Word to Satan and the Antichrist.

Neither one of these rebels has any business being on our earth. The earth belongs to the Lord Jesus and those who are His. If we stand firm no one can take the earth away from us.

We can overcome the accuser if we will continue to walk under the blood of the Lamb. We do this by confessing our sins and turning away from them.

If we are willing and obedient we can overcome the accuser by the testimony the Holy Spirit will create in us, that is, the testimony of moral behavior and also that of the wisdom and power of the gifts and ministries of the Spirit.

We can overcome the accuser by assigning our own life to the cross with Christ and rising with Him in resurrection power—power that Satan cannot overcome because he cannot overcome the resurrection of Christ.

Think what it will mean to the nations of the earth if you and I are willing to follow Jesus Christ to the point that Satan is forced down from the heavens, and finally out of the earth altogether!

Then all nature will break forth into singing. The earth and its people will awaken to find themselves in the glorious freedom of the children of God. The world will be a safe place for children. Nothing will hurt or destroy because God's Spirit will cover the earth as the waters cover the sea.

It is to this end we were predestined from the beginning of the world. Let us press forward into God and make our calling and election certain by choosing to live, as Divine grace enables us, in iron righteousness, fiery holiness, and stern obedience to the Father. (from The Word of Their Testimony)