Dose Satan control the goverments?

Question

When Jesus went into the wilderness after his baptism Satan told Jesus that he{Satan} would give Jesus all the kingdoms of the earth if He did an act of worship to him. Dose this mean that Satan has controll over the goverments?

Answer 1

In ancient Jewish tradition Satan is simply an angel doing the work that God assigned to Satan to do.

The word Satan means challenger. With the idea of Satan challenging us, or tempting if you will. This description sees Satan as the angel who is the embodiment of man's challenges. This idea of Satan works closely with God as an integral part of Gods plan for us. His job is to make choosing good over evil enough of a challenge so that it becomes clear to us that there can be only one meaningful or logical choice.

Contrast this to Christianity, which sees Satan as God's opponent. In Jewish thought, the idea that there exists anything capable of setting itself up as God's opponent would be considered polytheistic or setting up the devil to be an equally powerful polarity to god or a demigod.

Oddly, proof for The Christian satan/devil mythology is supposedly found in the ancient Jewish texts that were borrowed to create the bible. One can’t help but wonder how Christians came up with such a fantastically different interpretation of Gods assistant Satan in their theology.

Other hints about Satan’s role in human relations can be seen if you look at the name Lucifer. It’s meaning in the original tongue translates as Light bearer or light bringer. Essentially the bringer of enlightenment. The temptations of the Satan idea bring all of us eventually into Gods light. Hardly the Evil entity of Christian mythology.

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don

Answer 2

Almighty God is soveriegn, but he in his Word says that he puts it into the hearts of men to do his will. Satan took the Lord Jesus Christ at his temptation and showed him all the kingdoms of the earth, and said they were his to give to whom he chose. Jesus did not rebuke him for this but for his tempting God in the flesh, Lord Jesus Christ. The governments in prophesy are seen by God as beasts. While God is omnipotent and all things are done according to his will, it is an amazing truth that no matter what Satan does, he can only fulfill the will of the Almighty. While Satan is now loosed a little season and appears to be rampaging about as he wishes, he is still restrained, the proof of this is that we are still alive. Satan hates people and would kill us all if God were not restraining him. Satan was a murderer from the beginning so says the Word of God.

Answer 3

It was a lie to tempt Jesus. Satan has no power to give something that is not his. And the Bible says that Jesus rules the earth. That by His name we can cast out demons (from satan). Also God also says that he put every person in high positions in power for a reason. So the answer is no Satan does not rule governments.

Answer 4

I don't know about his having control, I do know that satan is called the god "little g" of this world. Look around at some of the "rulers" of this earth, and it isn't hard to imagine that satan influences them. But no, I wouldn't say satan controls all governments. Certainly not ones that have at their helm godly men.

Answer 5

satan is the prince of this earth and he and his forces of evil dominate earth... so yes, satan has great influence in all governments of men of earth.... satan could have done as he told Jesus. satan dose have that authority. he will give that power to the one who will control mans governments during the tribulation period prior to Christs return.

Answer 6

only thier deeds will reveal
seeks the /our govt to serve good
to work locally but think globally?
if food and shelter and sickness of good met or cries the land with hunger
shivers with cold ,satan doesnt control govts
faulse gods do
the god of money
the god of econimic theory
the god of medical /petro lobby
the god of war
hell there is /are so many gods we are all putting before the true god
the god of sports ,the god of poker ,the god of sex ,the unknown god
the antichrist
who come god?
saviour?
anti christ?
pole shift?
cabal warning?
energy shortage?
health /bird flue farce
aids from live monkey virus made into polio cure
weopens of mass destraction
what about Dpp[department of PUBLIC PERCICUTION
not debt of public protection that percicutes criminals ,assulters ,and molesters and ripp of merchant ,and murderers frauds and bad evil vile we need protection from
govt seems to set us up while multui nationals reap our mineral harvest while minimising basic nessesities of its poor oppressed people
even allowing itself to legally declare war on portions of it own polulation vairiously called
abortionists ,druggies ,natzies ,terrorists illegal ailians
undesirable person
ie its own citisenry
no course not
im not the judge thank god.

Answer 7

No, God is in complete control of everything, including all the nations of the world. It is He alone that causes kingdoms to rise and to fall. Nothing happens apart from His perfect will or His permissive will.

Answer 8

devil became an angel, yet he sinned and got here wanting the massive distinction of God. In different wrds he became thrown out of heaven. God supplies us a call. anyplace we r v can the two elect appropriate or incorrect, good or evil. devil or Lucifer sinned knowingly. He knows he has been condemned to hell. So he desires to take as many ppl as attainable with him. Jesus paid a cost because of the fact of devil and Adam. devil decieved Adam and due to that ae have been condemned to circulate to hell. yet Jesus got here to earth as a sacrifice for our sins. So if we have confidence that the cost Jesus paid will wrk in our lives then v can b saved. yet we can nevertheless be tempted with the aid of the devil. we would desire to consistently pray and ask God to place a hedge of secure practices around us. Romans 10:9 :-because of the fact, in case you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and have confidence on your coronary heart that God raised him from the lifeless, you would be saved.

Answer 9

It would seem that Satan has control of the governments of this world; the world is going to hell.

Answer 10

We have control over the governments.