2Cor.4:3,4; How long has the cherub anointed over Eden that became Satan, been the god of this world?

Answer 1

SINCE HE DECEIVED ADAM AND EVE ABOUT 6000 YEARS

Answer 2

I am not sure where you got the idea that Satan was a Cherub anointed over Eden from but he has been the god of this world ever since he was cursed at the same time that God cursed Adam and Eve for their sin. Angels have existed only a short time longer than man, a few days. The Bible says that "in six days God created the heavens and the earth and everything that is in them." (Ex 20) This means that angels were created during the first six days of creation but it also says that the angels watched when God laid the foundations of the earth, so they would have been created early on the first day of creation. That would have included Lucifer who became Satan.

Answer 3

When God created Adam and Eve, he gave them authority over the garden to guard and keep it. When they sinned by listening to the serpent (satan), they lost that authority to him. (See Genesis 3 for details). At that time, satan got certain legal rights to be able to act in the earth. It is his influence that is the cause of things like natural disasters, wars, poverty, abuse, death, etc.

But clear back in the garden, God made a promise that he would send a son, born from a woman's seed (no man involved), who would crush the serpent forever. That "seed" was Jesus Christ.

Between his crucifixion and his resurrection, the Bible says that he descended into hell and took from satan the keys (authority) that he had stolen from Adam. Jesus referred to himself after the ressurection as the one who now holds the keys of death and hell. He has taken away the power of satan.

But back in Genesis 3, God not only said that Jesus would crush satan, but that satan would "bruise the heel" of Jesus. This is a Hebrew term that means to trick or decieve. Even though satan's authority has been taken away, he still tries to trick his way into people's lives. That deception is the only thing he has left.

Pauls wrote in 2 Corinthians that the god of this world (satan) is still blinding the minds of those who do not believe in Christ. Because that blinding is the only thing he has left. If the light ever once shines through it, he is total defeated and powerless in that person life.

You can see that "blindness" demonstrated all the time. People can look around them at all the evidence of God's presence, love, care and power, and refuse to see it. They have so blinded themselves to him that they won't see. So even though they can be free, they choose to continue to reject belief in Christ, which allows satan to continue as the god of their world.

Answer 4

Satan is still god of this world. Satan could not have really tempted Jesus while he walked the earth if he had no power.
But Jesus over came Satan and God has the final say through Jesus.

Answer 5

“The God of This System of Things”

The Bible refers to Satan the Devil as “the god of this system of things.” (2Co 4:4) That Satan is the “god” there referred to is clearly indicated later in verse 4 where it says that this god “has blinded the minds of the unbelievers.” At Revelation 12:9 he is said to be “misleading the entire inhabited earth.” Satan’s control over the present system of things, including its governments, was indicated when he offered Jesus “all the kingdoms of the world” in exchange for “an act of worship.”

What, though, of the Bible’s statement that Satan is the god, or ruler, of this world? ( 2 Corinthians 4:4) What, indeed, of Satan’s boast to Jesus when he showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the world and said: “All this authority . . . has been delivered to me, and to whomever I wish I give it.” (Luke 4:6) Jesus did not contradict Satan’s boast. And Satan’s words harmonize with what Paul later wrote to the Ephesians: “We have a wrestling, not against blood and flesh, but against the governments, against the authorities, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the wicked spirit forces in the heavenly places.” (Ephesians 6:12) Moreover, the book of Revelation depicts Satan as a great dragon that gives to a beastly symbol of the world’s political system “its power and its throne and great authority.”

Satan’s statement to Jesus, “All this authority . . . has been delivered to me,” shows that he too exercises authority only by permission. Why does God grant this permission? Satan’s career as world ruler began back in Eden when he publicly accused God of lying and unjustly exercising His sovereignty. (Genesis 3:1-6) Adam and Eve followed Satan and disobeyed Jehovah God. At that point Jehovah could, with perfect justice, have executed Satan and his two new followers. (Genesis 2:16, 17) But Satan’s words were really a personal challenge to Jehovah. So God in his wisdom allowed Satan to live on for a while, and Adam and Eve were permitted to multiply children before they died. In this way, God provided time and opportunity for the falsity of Satan’s challenge to be demonstrated.

Since Eden, Satan has had wide freedom among mankind, and he has used this freedom to maneuver events on earth, in line with his boast to Jesus. ( Matthew 4:1-10) This does not mean, however, that every ruler in this world submits directly to the control of Satan. Some—like Nero in the first century and Adolf Hitler in ours—have manifested a truly satanic spirit. But others have not. Sergius Paulus, the proconsul of Cyprus, was “an intelligent man” who “sought to hear the word of God.” (Acts 13:7) Gallio, the proconsul of Achaia, refused to be pressured by the Jewish accusers of Paul. (Acts 18:12-17) Many other rulers have in an honorable way exercised their authority conscientiously

Answer 6

From when he was created as an angel until he decided he wanted to be a god/devil. Duration i don't know, never thought of it and would like to know myself.

Answer 7

Umm yeah what they said already.