Luke 23:29 For, behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the paps which never gave suck.
[The Great Controversy pp 28] God withdrew his protection from them, and removed his restraining power from Satan and his angels, and the nation was left to the control of the leader she had chosen. Her children had spurned the grace of Christ, which would have enabled them to subdue their evil impulses, and now these became the conquerors. Satan aroused the fiercest and most debased passions of the soul. Men did not reason; they were beyond reason.
It is worthy of note that after their probation was closed, they still retained their freedom of choice, but it became totally incapacitated, and useless as the devil took the helm and ruled them with an iron fist. Similarly, after probation is closed, in the not-too distant future, one’s freedom of choice will remain with them but if persons are not found in Christ, the freedom to choose will become utterly useless, for satan, who has a much greater will power than any human being, will force those under his jurisdiction to do his bidding.
Then, too late, persons will find out what the saying means when people say the devil made me do it. As it is currently, people say it jokingly or in mockery, but the time is coming when it will not be funny by any means….. [Testimonies 1 pp 299] In this degenerate age, Satan holds control over those who depart from the right and venture upon his ground. They are venturing on the devil’s ground and are tempting him to control them.
Matthew 12:44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!