THEM!

Recently the words of Isaiah 26:14 (NIV) caught my attention. They were part of our morning Bible reading from YouVersion audio. "They are now dead, they live no more; their spirits do not rise. You punished THEM and brought THEM to ruin; you wiped out all memory of THEM."

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This verse reminded me of a favorite Fifties Science Fiction classic film, THEM. The scripture from  Isaiah relates the times when other lords ruled over God's people. Those other nations are now dead, they live no more. In the movie the powers that be are giant mutant ants. They are destined to wreak havoc among humans and possibly become the dominant species on Earth. The military forces discovered the creatures building a colony in the sewer drains beneath the city of Los Angeles. Grenades, flame throwers, and machine guns proved too much for the beasts, and they were destroyed. They are now dead, they live no more.

No powers on earth or under the earth will ever defeat God. Those that follow Him will always defeat them. Another hopeful and powerful verse comes to mind. Revelation 17:12-14 states:

The ten horns you saw are ten kings, but they're not yet in power.

They will come to power with the Scarlet Beast, but won't last long--a very brief reign.

These kings will agree to turn over their power and authority to the Beast.

They will go to war against the Lamb but the Lamb will defeat them,

proof that he is Lord over all lords, King over all kings,

and those with him shall be the called, chosen, and faithful.

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The Lamb wins the ultimate battle against the devil and all evil. Those of us with him will be victorious as well. God will wipe out all memory of them. Whether fighting the powers of evil on the movie screen or in a real-life battle, Jesus and His followers win...every time...over THEM!