- Christ, who destroys the devil then calls us the children (Heb 2:13-16)
Isa 8:17-18, Gen 3:15, 1 Jn 3:8, Rev 12:10
The Old Testament prophesied that Christ would destroy the devil by dying on the cross. (Gen 3:15)
Gen 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
The Old Testament prophesied that Christ would make us His children. (Isa 8:17-18)
Isa 8:17 And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
18 Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.
By dying on the cross for us, Jesus destroyed the devil and made us His children. (Heb 2:13-16, 1 Jn 3:8, Rev 12:10)
Heb 2:13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
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;
15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
16 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
1 Jn 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Rev 12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.