Triumphed Over Satan

This is the first of three installments that will include what I believe are Jesus’ three most important accomplishments, beginning with his victory over Satan the Devil…

The Trinity is a unique doctrine in that it is considered the central teaching of Christianity, and it is almost universally believed by all its major denominations and sects. The Trinity is defined as one God in three consubstantial (of the same substance) persons. The first part of that definition is biblically sound. That there is only one God is intrinsic to the scriptures. So how and when did one become three?

The Olivet prophecy is only recorded in the synoptic gospels: Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21. The text of that prophecy found in this article is a harmonized version, and is taken from a gospel harmony I wrote years ago. Once I had harmonized Jesus’ Olivet prophecy, his words gave me a new perspective on prophecy. Questions were answered, and eschatological issues became clearer…