God vs Satan, the Sequel

     There was more I wanted to add to my last blog about the God vs. Satan battle, but it seems more merciful to keep my blogs fairly short.  What I lack in talent I try to make up for in brevity.  Satan's more obvious attempts to derail God's plan of salvation involved trying to wipe out the Jewish race. No Jews, no Messiah.  That is why antisemitism has been such an enduring international past time.  Though being dispersed among the nations was a punishment for Israel's disobedience, it was also a brilliant strategy for preserving them.  Chances were slim that every nation would decide to wipe out their Jewish population at the same time.
     Being a poor sport about not being able to prevent the Messiah's birth, Satan, through Herod, attempted to have him killed as a child.  During Christ's earthly ministry Satan felt free to go head to head, but his head was the one that got crushed.  Salvation was accomplished.  Satan is still fighting God, but the most important battle has already been won.  He would still like to obliterate the Jews so that prophecy won't be fulfilled, but God had another brilliant strategy.  He combined Jewish and Gentile believers into one body, the church, and it has  spread throughout Satan's domain like an incurable infection.  Christians are seeded like metastasized cancer in the world, except this cancer brings life, not death.  I have a great verse that supports this, but can't find it in my travel Bible.
    Satan is still a roaring lion and mighty dragon, but he is also a lame duck.  He makes a lot of noise, but his time in office is coming to an end.  I often wonder why Satan keeps fighting his losing battle, probably because he is a liar and liars believe everyone else is lying too.  Found the verse:  Eph. 3:9-11
    
   And to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ, to the intent that the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, according to the eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.