Satan's Victory

Jesus is called by John the Baptist "The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.". What exactly does this mean? Does this mean he takes away the sins of the world or WILL take them away? Did someone not hear John say after that, "That is, if they come to Him to accept it." and forget to write that part down?

As Christians, we like to talk about our endeavors on the field and say things like, "Even if ONE person comes to God, it's worth it.". So, if one person comes to God, it's worth it, right? But what if one person is decieved by the Enemy and falls into eternal Hell? Can Satan say it was "worth it.", too? Does God truly go after the one and leave the other 99 because he wants EVERYONE? It's just a thought.

Look at Luke 15. The sheep, the coin, the prodigal son. What does that say to you? Does it look like anything was required of the sheep? The coin? Only the prodigal comes back on his own... but he finds that all was forgiven the moment he left anyway. Nothing was required of him... even when he TRIED to repent, his father ignored his words and commenced celebration. You would figure a good "talking to" was in order here to make the point, but Jesus ignored it. Why?

Maybe it's because redemption is easier than we think. Maybe Satan has truly lost like we talk about. Maybe Jesus really does take away the sins of the world because "[We] know not what [we] do". As Paul Cain said, "When love returns to the Father's House, the prodigals will come home."

What might we be missing here? The prodigal son obviously went to Hell, but he eventually came home.

Again, just another thought.