The Prince of This World

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The Prince of This World
Just How Powerful Is the Devil?
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Is the Devil Equal with God? No

• Is the devil equal in power with God has he
  always existed like God is he the evil-opposite
  of God (dualism)? No
• Satan (adversary), the devil (accuser or
  slanderer) was at first a good created spirit
  (Gen. 131 Jn. 11-3 Col. 115-17) and later
  chose to rebel (2 Pet. 24)

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Is the Devil Omnipresent?

• God is omnipresent (Psa. 139), but not the devil
• It is true that the devil is not limited like man
  is he is an angel (2 Cor. 1114)
• But, the devil comes and goes (Job 16-12 21-7
  Mt. 43,11 1 Pet. 58)
• How can the devil get billions of people to do
  evil if he is not omnipresent?

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Is the Devil Omnipresent? No

• He works through
• Worldly people (Jn. 840 2 Tim. 226 1
  Jn. 312 519 Rev. 129)
• Selfish individuals (Mt. 1622-23 Jn. 670
  Ac. 1310 2 Thess. 29)
• Hosts of wickedness (Eph. 612)

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Is the Devil Omnipresent? No

• Adverse circumstances (1 Thess. 218 34-5 2
  Cor. 127)
• Habitual sinners (1 Jn. 38-10)
• Persecution (Rev. 210)
• False religion (Rev. 29, 13, 24 39)
• Wicked governments (Rev. 131ff)

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Is the Devil Omnipotent? No

• God is omnipotent (Lk. 137), but not the devil
• The devil is powerful (Jn. 1231 1430 1611 2
  Cor. 44 Ac. 1038 Eph. 22), but limited in
  his power by God (Job 112 23,6 Lk. 46
  2231)
• The devil gains power over a person when the
  person opens up to the devil (Gen. 31ff 2 Cor.
  113 1 Chron. 211 Lk. 223, 31 Jn. 132, 27
  Ac. 53 1 Cor. 75 Eph. 427 1 Tim. 36-7
  514-15)

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Is the Devil Omnipotent? No

• The devil can and does lose (Gen. 315 Lk.
  1018 1316 Jn. 1231 Acts 2618 Col. 113
  Rom. 1620 Col. 214-15 Heb. 214 1 Jn.
  213-14 38 44 Rev. 129-12 202,
  7-10)
• The devil can be resisted (Jn. 1715 2
  Cor. 211 2 Thess. 33 1 Jn. 213-14 518)

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Is the Devil Omniscient? No

• God is omniscient (1 Jn. 320), but not the devil
• Can the devil read your mind, hear your thoughts?
  No
• The devil is an angel and angels dont know
  everything (Job 111 25 Lk. 413)

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Is the Devil the Ruler of Hell? No

• Hell is a place created by God for the devils
  torment he is sent there by God he does not
  rule over it, he is ruled by it forever (Mt.
  2541 2 Pet. 24 Jude 6 Rev. 2010)

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The Prince of This World

• Pray for help (Mt. 613)
• Put on your armour (Eph. 610ff)
• Resist him and withstand him (Jas. 47 1
  Pet. 58-9)