WHO REALLY RULES THE WORLD?..Cont. The Rulers of the World Identified ----------------------------------
There is no need to guess at the matter, for the Bible clearly shows that an intelligent, unseen person has been controlling both men and nations. It says: "The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one." And the Bible identifies him, saying: "the one called Devil and Satan....is misleading the entire inhabited earth."-1 John 5:19; Revelation 12:9 On an occasion when Jesus was 'tempted by the Devil,' Jesus did not question satan's role as the ruler of this world. The Bible explains what happened: "The Devil took him along to an unusually high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, and he said to him: 'All these things I will give you if you fall down and do an act of worship to me.' Then Jesus said to him: 'Go away, Satan!'"-Mathew 4:1,8-10 Think about this. Satan tempted Jesus by offering him "all the kingdoms of the world." Yet, would Satans offer have been a real temptation if Satan was not actually the ruler of these kingdoms? No, it would not. And note, Jesus didnot deny that all these worldly governments were Satan's, which he would have done if Satan did not have power over them. So, then, Satan the Devil really is the unseen ruler of the world! The Bible, in fact, calls him "the god of this system of things." (2 Corinthians 4:4) Yet, how did such a wicked person ever come into this powerful position? ...contd. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************************************************
