WHO REALLY RULES THE WORLD?..Cont. The Creation of Satan --------------------- The one who became Satan had been an angel created by God, but he became envious of God's position. He challenged God's rightful rulership. To this end he used a serpent as a mouthpiece to deceive the first women, Eve, and was thus able to get her and her husband, Adam, to do his bidding rather than obey God. (Genesis 3:1-6; 2 Corinthians 11:3) He also claimed he could turn all Adam and Eve's yet unborn offspring away from God. so God allowed time for Satan to try to prove his claim, but Satan has not succeeded-job 1:6-12;2:1-10. Significantly, Satan is not alone in his rulership of the world. He was successful in persuading some of the other angels to join him in rebellion against God. These became demons, his spirit accomplices. The bible speaks of them when it urges Christians: "stand firm against the machinations of the devil; because we have a wrestling, not against blood and flesh, but against the world rulers of this darkness, against the wicked spirit forces in the heavenly places."-Ephesians6:11, 12
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