How Much Power and Authority Does Satan Have in the World? Satan, also known as the Devil is sometimes referred to as the prince of the power of the air (Ephesians 2:2), prince of demons (Matthew 9:34), father of lies (John 8:44), “ruler of this world” (John 12:31) and god of this world (2 Corinthians 4:4). Also, the prince of Persia (Daniel 10:13) is a reference to an evil spiritual entity that wielded authority over the ancient kingdom of Persia.
Ephesians 2:1-2 says, “And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:” Paul describes Satan as a “prince” with power because he has authentic power in the world (1 John 5:19) which was given to him by God (Luke 4:6). Satan has power over some illness (Luke 13:16; Job 2:1-11). In 2 Corinthians 12:7—it’s unknown if Paul’s “thorn” was an illness or something else.
Brethren, the main reason why Satan is called a prince rather than a king is that there is only one King—Jesus Christ (1 Timothy 6:15). Behold, Satan also has power over some people. The “sons of disobedience” referred to in Ephesians 2:2 are those who have not believed and trusted Christ as Lord and Savior (Acts 26:18; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Revelation 13:12). The demons are also under the rule of Satan (Matthew 12:24). Satan has a kingdom (Matthew 12:26) and a throne (Revelation 2:13). Satan is called a prince because he is a ruler and possesses the power to manifest evil in the world through influencing people and commanding demons that are at his service.
The Power and Authority that Satan Has in the World
In Ephesians 2:2, “the air” may refer to the invisible realm above the earth where Satan and his demons move, exist and influence the happenings in the world. And of course, this space is the location of the earth’s atmosphere or “air.” Apostle Paul says in Ephesians 6:12, “We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” This evil realm called the “air” could be an actual locality, but it could also be synonymous with the “world” of John 12:31. This whole world is Satan’s domain (Matthew 4:8–9).
As Christians, it’s important to know and understand that although Satan has power and authority in the current world system in which we exist, his power is limited, always under the sovereign control of God (Job 1:12), and it is temporary (Romans 16:20). To say, for example, that Satan is the “prince of the power of the air” is to signify that in some way he rules over the world and the people in it. Brethren, the Lord God Almighty has not revealed all of the reasons why and when concerning Satan’s rule, but He has made it clear that there is only one way to escape the power of Satan’s dominion, and that is through His Son, Jesus Christ (Acts 26:18; Colossians 1:13–14). Behold, it is Jesus Christ who, speaking of the impending cross, declared victory: “Now the prince of this world will be driven out” (John 12:31).
More Biblical Facts on the Prince of the Power of the Air
Brethren, Satan is now “the ruler of this world,” and until the Lord casts him out (John 12:31) he will continue to rule. The power (or authority) of the air probably refers to Satan’s host of demons who exist in the heavenly sphere. In Ephesians 6:12, Paul has this in mind and warns of “the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.” In this current age, Satan and his demons hold captive, dominate, pressurize, and control everyone who is unsaved. He is the personification of spiritual death because he is the personification of rebellion against God—and so is the system he designed and implemented. Satan is the archon, the prince, and the ruler over this world system. Perhaps not all unsaved people are necessarily indwelt at all times by Satan or are demon-possessed. But knowingly or unknowingly they are subject to Satan’s influence.
The unsaved are subject to Satan’s influence because they share his nature of sinfulness and exist in the same sphere of rebellion against the Lord God Almighty. As such, the unsaved respond naturally to Satan’s leading and to the influence of his demons. In fact, they are on the same spiritual wavelength. As with the world, the air over which Satan has controlling power represents the sphere where demons move and operate. The air could be used metaphorically, as when we speak of an “air of expectancy.” In our context, world and air would be almost synonymous, both of them representing a realm, or sphere, of influence. In Ephesians 6:12, Apostle Paul has in mind the fact that Satan rules the power (demons) who occupy the air (the heavenly sphere around the earth). As such, the unsaved are not free or independent but are dominated by the hosts of hell.
How is Satan the god of this World (2 Corinthians 4:4)?
The phrase “god of this world” (or “god of this age”) indicates that Satan is the major influence on the ideals, goals, opinions, hopes, and views of the majority of people in the world. Behold, his influence also encompasses the world’s philosophies, education, politics, and commerce. The thoughts, ideas, speculations, and false religions of the world are under his control and have sprung from his lies and deceptions. Referring to Satan as the “god of this world” does not mean that he rules the world completely; God is still sovereign. But it does mean that God, in His infinite wisdom, has allowed Satan to operate in this world within the boundaries God has set for him. When the Bible says Satan has power over the world, we must remember that the Lord God has given him domain over unbelievers only.
Brethren, believers are no longer under the rule of Satan (Colossians 1:13). On the other hand, unbelievers are caught “in the snare of the devil” (2 Timothy 2:26), lie in the “power of the evil one” (1 John 5:19), and are in bondage of Satan (Ephesians 2:2). So, when the Bible says that Satan is the “god of this world,” it is not saying that he has ultimate authority. It is conveying the idea that Satan rules over the unbelieving world in a specific way. In 2 Corinthians 4:4, the unbeliever follows Satan’s agenda: “The god of this world has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ.” Satan’s scheme includes promoting false philosophies in the world—philosophies that blind the unbeliever to the truth of the Gospel.
Satan’s False Philosophy
Satan promotes and makes use of false philosophies to blind the unbeliever to the truth of the Gospel. Such philosophies are the fortresses in which people are imprisoned, and they can only be set free by Christ. An example of one such false philosophy is the belief that man can earn God’s favor by a certain act or many acts. Behold, in almost every false religion, meriting God’s favor or earning eternal life is a predominant theme. However, earning salvation by works is contrary to Biblical revelation. Man cannot work to earn God’s favor; Eternal Life is a free gift (Ephesians 2:8-9). And that free gift from God to humanity is available only through Jesus Christ (John 3:16; 14:6).
One may ask why mankind does not simply receive the free gift of salvation (John 1:12). Satan—the god of this world—has tempted mankind to follow his pride instead. Satan sets the agenda, the unbelieving world follows, and mankind continues to be deceived. It is for this reason that Scripture calls or refers to Satan as a liar. John 8:44 says, “You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”
Who is the Prince of Persia in Daniel 10?
Daniel 10:13 says, “The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days, but Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia,” It is only in Daniel 10 that the Prince of Persia is mentioned. Daniel 10 is a highly apocalyptic (and therefore at least partially symbolic) section of the book of Daniel. Most likely, the prince of Persia is a reference to an evil spiritual entity that wielded authority over the ancient kingdom of Persia. The prophet Daniel had received a troubling vision concerning a great war (Daniel 10:1). He went into a three-week period of mourning, fasting, and prayer. In response to Daniel’s prayer, God sent a heavenly messenger to explain the vision. However, the messenger was delayed those same three weeks, as he explains to Daniel (Daniel 10:13).
In Daniel 10:20-21, the angel predicts further fighting “Soon I will return to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I go, the prince of Greece will come; but first I will tell you what is written in the Book of Truth. (No one supports me against them except Michael, your prince).” Taking this passage at face value, it seems that the prince of Persia is a fallen angel who had authority or influence over the physical kingdom of Persia. In Daniel 10, the prophet is praying about the future of his people and their exile in Persia. A heavenly angel is dispatched with the answer, but a demonic “prince of Persia” obstructs the messenger probably because the divine answer involves the overthrow of the Persian Empire. Archangel Michael, who is apparently the prince (or one of the princes) of Israel in the angelic realm brings help.
The Prince of Persia and the Prince of Greece
The angelic messenger who came to Daniel said he will face even more spiritual warfare, returning to fight against the prince of Persia. He said after that, he will face another spiritual enemy, the prince of Greece (Daniel 10:20). We know in history and as it was prophesied in Daniel that Greece would be the next world power after Persia and that Greece would dominate Israel for a time. Here, three spiritual entities are mentioned in relation to three earthly nations: the Prince of Persia, the Prince of Greece, and the Prince of Israel (Michael).
As the New Testament explicitly reminds us, “Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Ephesians 6:12). As a matter of fact, the battle is real and as such we must put on the full armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-18).
Brethren, it seems that, as events unfold on earth, there are corresponding activities in the spiritual realm. We don’t know with certainty whether or not this spiritual prince of Persia’s fate was tied to that of the physical Persian Empire. However, we know that if his job was to keep the Persian Empire in a place of dominance over the nation of Israel, he failed. Interestingly, Iran is modern Persia, and the leaders of Iran still want to dominate or obliterate the nation of Israel. As a Shiite Muslim nation, Iran persecutes Christian believers as well—so perhaps the spiritual Prince of Persia is still active today. But, as with all of Satan’s minions, his time is limited, and he can only go as far as the Lord God will allow in accomplishing His perfect will.
How to Destroy/Overcome the Prince of the Power of the Air
The Prince of the Power of the air is Satan, the diametrical opposite of God. He controls the unrepentant heart and broadcasts his rebellious attitude to the world. Satan’s ultimate and main goal is to control people’s lives. The only way we can overcome or defeat him is in Christ our Lord and Savior (1 Corinthians 15:57). The New English Bible portrays the Devil as the commander of the spiritual powers of the air. According to the Concordat Literal New Testament, Satan is also the chief of the jurisdiction of the air. Jurisdiction is the legal term for territory, and he exercises his authority in the earth and air. The devil rules over this world and moves with great influence in the atmosphere. However, the term air is sometimes used in a more metaphorical sense to refer to the spiritual realm of ideas, beliefs, and convictions.
Satan’s domain is the air, and the airwaves are his corrupting medium. Satan has a variety of ways to manipulate man’s emotions, causing people to believe things they shouldn’t. Similarly, he also rules the Entertainment Industry and social institutions. As the lord of the air, Satan has a vast army of demons. His mission is to destroy God’s creation. He rules the airwaves and compels the unrepentant heart to tune into his wavelength. In other words, the devil constantly broadcasts evil thoughts to sway the unrepentant heart. He does this by using the power of the air to manipulate human emotions. Satan can influence the human heart by broadcasting his rebellious nature, attitudes, moods, and impulses. His influence leads people into all kinds of ungodliness both consciously and unconsciously. We can overcome his influence through a Renewal of Mind in Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit.
How Much Power and Authority Does Satan Have in the World?
2 Corinthians 4:4 – “In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.“
Acts 26:18 – “To open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’“
Ephesians 2:2 – “In which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—“
Ephesians 6:12 – “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.“
Daniel 10:13 – “The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days, but Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia,“
Daniel 10:20-21 – Then he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? But now I will return to fight against the prince of Persia; and when I go out, behold, the prince of Greece will come. But I will tell you what is inscribed in the book of truth: there is none who contends by my side against these except Michael, your prince.”
Revelation 12:9 – “And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.”
Group 1 – How Much Power and Authority Does Satan Have in the World
John 16:11 – “Concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.”
Ephesians 2:1-22 – “And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— …“
Colossians 1:13 – “He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,”
John 12:31 – “Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out.”
1 John 5:19 – “We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.”
2 Timothy 2:26 – “And they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.”
1 Peter 5:8 – “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”
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Ephesians 5:11 – “Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.”
John 14:30 – “I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me,“
Ephesians 6:11-13 – “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.“
Luke 22:31 – “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat,”
John 8:44 – “You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”
Jude 1:6 – “And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day—”
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Revelation 20:1-15 – “Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while. Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. …“
Revelation 12:1-17 – “And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth. And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems. His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child he might devour it. She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne, ...”
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2 Corinthians 11:14 – “And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.”
Matthew 4:1-25 – “Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple …“
Isaiah 14:1-32 – “For the Lord will have compassion on Jacob and will again choose Israel, and will set them in their own land, and sojourners will join them and will attach themselves to the house of Jacob. And the peoples will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them in the Lord’s land as male and female slaves. They will take captive those who were their captors, and rule over those who oppressed them. When the Lord has given you rest from your pain and turmoil and the hard service with which you were made to serve, you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: “How the oppressor has ceased, the insolent fury ceased! The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers, …“
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John 8:12 – Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Genesis 6:1-22 – “When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown. The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. ...”
Revelation 2:1-29 – “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands. “‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name’s sake, and you have not grown weary. But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. …“
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James 4:7 – “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.“
Jude 1:9 – But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.”
James 4:1-17 – “What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. …“
Colossians 1:13 – “He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,”
2 Thessalonians 2:9 – “The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders,“
Ephesians 6:11 – “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.“
Ephesians 6:11-12 – “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.”
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1 John 1:5 – “This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.“
Ephesians 2:1 – “And you were dead in the trespasses and sins“
Ephesians 2:3 – “Among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.”
2 Corinthians 2:11 – “So that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.”
Matthew 24:24 – “For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.“
Job 1:6 – “Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them.”
Ezekiel 28:1-26 – The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God: “Because your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods, in the heart of the seas,’ yet you are but a man, and no god, though you make your heart like the heart of a god— you are indeed wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you; by your wisdom and your understanding you have made wealth for yourself, and have gathered gold and silver into your treasuries; by your great wisdom in your trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart has become proud in your wealth— …
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2 Peter 2:1-22 – “But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep. For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; …“
Galatians 5:19 – “Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,”
2 Corinthians 6:14 – “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?“
1 Timothy 5:14-15 – “So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander. For some have already strayed after Satan.“
2 Corinthians 12:7 – “So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.”
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1 Corinthians 5:5 – “You are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.“
2 Corinthians 4:1-18 – “Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. …“
Romans 8:28 – “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”
Acts 10:1-48 – “At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort, a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God. About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God come in and say to him, “Cornelius.” And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God. And now send men to Joppa and bring one Simon who is called Peter. ...”
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Matthew 25:41 – “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.“
Revelation 20:1-3 – “Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.“
Colossians 2:15 – “He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.”
Romans 16:20 – “The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.“
John 13:2 – “During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,“
John 14:6 – Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
Luke 22:3 – “Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve.”
Mark 4:15 – “And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them.”
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John 1:5 – “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
1 John 3:4 – “Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.“
Revelation 4:8 – And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
1 John 3:8 – “Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.”
Revelation 12:12 – “Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!”
Revelation 16:1-21 – “Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.” So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful sores came upon the people who bore the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing died that was in the sea. The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. And I heard the angel in charge of the waters say, “Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was, for you brought these judgments. …“
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James 2:19 – “You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!“
1 John 2:15 – “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”
2 Peter 2:4 – “For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment;“
2 Peter 2:6 – “If by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly;“
Matthew 12:24 – But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons.”
Isaiah 14:12 – “How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low!“
James 1:14 – “But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.“
Hebrews 1:14 – “Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?“
Hebrews 2:2 – “For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution,”
1 Timothy 4:1 – “Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,“
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Ephesians 4:26-27 – “Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.“
1 Timothy 3:1-16 – “The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church? ...”
Ephesians 4:27 – “And give no opportunity to the devil.”
Revelation 20:10 – “And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.“
1 Timothy 3:1-16 – “The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church? …“
Group 14 – How Much Power and Authority Does Satan Have in the World
Ephesians 2:1-2 – “And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—“
Ephesians 2:1-3 – “And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.“
John 11:10 – “But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”
2 Corinthians 12:4 – “And he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter.“
Galatians 5:1-26 – “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law. You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace. For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness. …“
Group 15 – How Much Power and Authority Does Satan Have in the World
Ephesians 6:11 – “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.”
2 Corinthians 11:14 – “And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.“
2 Corinthians 12:2 – “I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows.“
Romans 12:2 – “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.“
1 John 2:11 – “But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.“
1 Corinthians 10:13 – “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.“
2 Corinthians 11:13-15 – “For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.”
Group 16 – How Much Power and Authority Does Satan Have in the World
Romans 8:7 – “For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot.”
Romans 11:1-36 – “I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel? “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.” But what is God’s reply to him? “I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace. …“
Acts 13:10 – And said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?
Romans 6:1-23 – “What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. …“
Group 17 – How Much Power and Authority Does Satan Have in the World
Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 1:1-32 – “Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, …“
Acts 26:1-32 – So Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense: “I consider myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, I am going to make my defense today against all the accusations of the Jews, especially because you are familiar with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently. “My manner of life from my youth, spent from the beginning among my own nation and in Jerusalem, is known by all the Jews. They have known for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I have lived as a Pharisee. …
Group 18 – How Much Power and Authority Does Satan Have in the World
John 17:17 – “Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.“
Luke 10:1-42 – “After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’ …“
Acts 5:3 – But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land?”
Acts 17:18 – Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, “What does this babbler wish to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”—because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.
John 16:13 – “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.”
Romans 16:20 – “The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.”
Group 19 – How Much Power and Authority Does Satan Have in the World
Acts 1:8 – “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Mark 16:1-20 – “When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large. …“
Matthew 13:38 – “The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,”
Matthew 12:1-50 – “At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.” He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him: how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? Or have you not read in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless? …“
Group 20 – How Much Power and Authority Does Satan Have in the World
Revelation 20:10 – “And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.”
Matthew 10:25 – “It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household.”
Revelation 12:10 – And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God.”
1 John 5:7 – “For there are three that testify:“
Revelation 20:2 – “And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,“
Revelation 20:7-10 – “And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them, and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.“
Group 21 – How Much Power and Authority Does Satan Have in the World
Jude 1:6 – “And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day—“
1 Timothy 3:6 – “He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.”
Revelation 12:7 – “Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back,”
Romans 13:2 – “Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.”
1 John 5:19 – “We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.”
James 4:7 – “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
Revelation 12:7-10 – “Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. …”
Group 22 – How Much Power and Authority Does Satan Have in the World
1 Thessalonians 2:18 – “Because we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, again and again—but Satan hindered us.”
1 Corinthians 5:5 – “You are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.“
Luke 22:3 – “Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve.”
1 Timothy 1:20 – “Among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.“
Ephesians 3:10 – “So that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.”
Acts 13:10 – And said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?
Matthew 27:45 – “Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.“
Matthew 24:29 – “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.“
Psalm 139:12 – “Even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you.”
Matthew 25:41 – “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.“
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- What Does the Bible Say About the Fall of Man?
- If God Knew that Adam and Eve Would Sin, Why Did He Create Them?
- Was Satan the Serpent in Genesis 3?
- Bible Verses About Messiah
- Bible Verses About Following Jesus Christ
- What Does the Bible Say About Righteousness?
- What Does the Bible Say About Repentance?
- Bible Verses About Sin
- Bible Verses About Evil
- What Does the Bible Say About Angels?
- What Does the Bible Say About Hell?
- Bible Verses About Judgment Day
- Bible Verses About Apostles
