Was the Devil bound at the Cross?
Notice the word "destroy"?
The phrase in this scripture "he might destroy" comes from the Greek word KATARGEO
Now, in English, it says that through death, Jesus DESTROYED the Devil,
but destroyed sends the wrong impression. Here is the word defined, as
per
Strong's # 2673 katargew katargeo kat-arg-eh'-o
from 2596 and 691; TDNT-1:452,76; v
AV-destroy 5, do away 3, abolish 3, cumber 1, loose 1, cease 1, fall 1, deliver 1, misc 11; 27
2c) to terminate all intercourse with one
So allow me to ask a simple question based on this verse, and this
Greek word used (Notice I didn't say, through my interpretation)
Through death, did Christ render the devil: idle, unemployed, inactive inoperative?
Can that which is: idle, unemployed, inactive inoperative, cause any harm?
Ladies and gentlemen of the Jury, I rest my case.
I was recently asked to prove from scripture that Christ BOUND the Devil at the Cross; I submit to you the answer I provided.
Hebrews 2:14
Notice the word "destroy"?
The phrase in this scripture "he might destroy" comes from the Greek word KATARGEO
Now, in English, it says that through death, Jesus DESTROYED the Devil, but destroyed sends the wrong impression. Here is the word defined, as per
Strong's # 2673 katargew katargeo kat-arg-eh'-o
from 2596 and 691; TDNT-1:452,76; v
AV-destroy 5, do away 3, abolish 3, cumber 1, loose 1, cease 1, fall 1, deliver 1, misc 11; 27
2c) to terminate all intercourse with one
So allow me to ask a simple question based on this verse, and this
Greek word used (Notice I didn't say, through my interpretation)
Through death, did Christ render the devil: idle, unemployed, inactive inoperative?
Can that which is: idle, unemployed, inactive inoperative, cause any harm?
Ladies and gentlemen of the Jury, I rest my case.
I was recently asked to prove from scripture that Christ BOUND the Devil at the Cross; I submit to you the answer I provided.
Hebrews 2:14
Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
Many wish to point to the phrase "he might destroy" as if it's up for grabs, as it means he may, or he may not! This is a deflective argument because people don't want to accept it as an absolute.
1) to render idle, unemployed, inactivate, inoperative
1a) to cause a person or thing to have no further efficiency
1b) to deprive of force, influence, power
2) to cause to cease, put an end to, do away with, annul, abolish
2a) to cease, to pass away, be done away
2b) to be severed from, separated from, discharged from, loosed from any one