If you were Satan what are some of the things you would want the most? One possible answer to this question is: the key to the bottomless pit, a place to hide it, and a loyal follower who could use it to release him from the pit.

Satan has read the Bible, too. He was present when every word was written down. He knows the scriptures inside and out, better than we mortals. He knows that he is going to be defeated and locked into the pit; and he wants a “get out of jail free” card.

What is the key to the bottomless pit? The Bible describes it in the following way:

And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. (Rev 9:1 KJV)

A star from heaven which fell to earth. At the time these words were written, they meant a meteorite or tektite. In our time they mean a nuclear bomb.

We have been told that development of the atomic bomb was necessary to defeat Germany and Japan in World War II. That was a lie. What if the bomb was in fact developed to determine whether it could be used as a “key to the bottomless pit”?

The world’s most famous meteorite (or tektite) is the Black Stone which is part of the eastern cornerstone of the Kaaba in Mecca. What if our occupation of Saudi Arabia is In fact intended to give America the opportunity to someday steal that stone to determine if it is the key?

And what does the quest for the key say about us? Does America want it to keep it out of Satan’s hands, or because he would pay any price to possess it?