How can Satan give this to Jesus unless he already owns them?? Do you get it, God may be doing some secret work but actually, He has abandoned the earth and it's societies. I just think it totally unfair of God to give up on his own creation. Why didn't he toss satan on to another planet instead of earth when satan was cast out of heaven?????
2007-02-23 00:20:25 · 17 answers · asked by Wayne 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Satan is the god of this world, If you know anything about the bible, Satan was tempting jesus, & satan showed Jesus a worldly setting of all the kingdom, In Fact Jesus knew that one day he himself will rule all nations in the millennium, & also in Rev. 20:5-15 we see God taking satan & hell & all the wicked dead & cast them all into a lake of fire. Then we shall live on this earth troughout all eternity.
2007-02-23 00:28:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is not a disputed fact that Satan has temporary ownership of this word and its systems. He won that legally at the Fall in Eden which is why Jesus did not rebuke him when he presented this temptation to Him. However, Jesus in no way abandoned the earth and its societies. He gave His life to make provide a Way for us to live outside of Satan's domain. He however, will never force that choice on us.
2007-02-23 11:02:28 · answer #2 · answered by Jouvert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe Satan didn't own them - but was lying about it.
And if Satan were cast to another planet - well, we'd be in paradise still - and those aliens would have to deal with all this furor.
Read Perlandra and Out of the Silent Planet by CS Lewis for some fantasy/fiction on this idea.
2007-02-23 08:26:59 · answer #3 · answered by awayforabit 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God will always remain supreme, but because he gave us free will, and man is not perfect, we are more swayed by temptation than goodness. Christ, when on earth, though the Son of God, was at the risk of being fallible, he was human. This is why when he was crucified and resurrection, the sacrifice was so great. He suffered the physical, mental and emotional wreckage of the human condition to show mankind that an honest, complete, God fearing life can be led, despite temptation. It says in the Bible that God offered Jesus the chance to have the angels come down from Heaven and take him off of the cross so he wouldn't suffer any longer, but then we would not be priviledged to option of salvation.
2007-02-23 08:28:32 · answer #4 · answered by greenbuddha03 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First of all, please refrain from the blaming God excuse for your nonunderstanding of His Word. God promises believers "I will never leave you or forsake you." Therefore, you can TOSS
that abandoning us thought out. And FYI, Satan does rule this earth. When God created Adam + Eve, they had rule over animals + the earth (given to them by God). They gave this over to satan when they sinned! So, when Jesus was in the desert for 40 days, satan did offer to give it to Jesus if Jesus would bow to Him. Jesus, of course quoted scripture to Him + refused to bow. Now mind you, even tho satan rules this world, is "Prince of the power of the air", God has SOVEREIGN control over everyone, and everything, including satan! If you read Revelation, you will see where Jesus gets the scroll, (the title deed to the earth) after the Rapture, at the start of the Tribulation and takes control again, cleansing the evil from the earth thru judgments and brings in His Perfect Kingdom. God never has nor will give up on His creation, instead people that blame Him, accuse Him of abandonment or deny Him are the ones who GAVE UP ON GOD! God "cast" Lucifer (angel) and1/3 of the angels that followed Lucifer = fallen angels = Satan and demons to the earth. Satan, the antichrist, the false prophet, the demons, and unbelievers will at the end of this world, (after the tribulation) WILL be cast to the Lake of eternal hell forever. You will then get your wish for satan then (not exactly another planet, but it works for a place of destruction). You'd be MUCH better off reading the wonderful Bible that God gave to us, so that we WOULD understand His plan for us and for our world. All your confusion would be clarified, but FIRST, you must get this gift of FAITH from the one YOU blame. Sorry, but I get upset when people blame God for things they don't understand instead of their own self for not reading the manual God gave us to live by. Ask Jesus into your heart, have a personal relationship with Him and the Holy Spirit will indwell you, guide you to do right and give you joy that surpasses all human understanding, along with the faith you need to believe and trust God. You'll NEVER blame God again, but will love and understand Him into eternity with Him. God bless you!
2007-02-23 08:51:10 · answer #5 · answered by connie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Satan will always be a part of earth and inhumanity's equation. Everything has an antithesis. While Christ is perfection and all that is good, Satan is the opposite. God hasn't abandoned man, man has abandoned God. Christ said He would never leave us. We have choices, with a freewill. Peace only matters if you have peace in your heart, and that means to forgive others, to love one another. The only way to cast Satan aside is to rebuke Him by declaring that Christ is King.
2007-02-23 08:30:23 · answer #6 · answered by gone 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God cannot control people is the fact otherwise he need not to sent his son to us. 2ndly he cannot stop Satan is the fact as he created everything is not under his control as stated in bible Satan is the leader angels. Although these are all story. How powerful he is? I doubt of know. I can only go into other religious to solve my questions; budhaist sutras can tell the trueth. Both god or Satan are your heart with 2 sides. One side can be god and one side can be Satan. The different level of creatures are hell and heaven. Your body is the continueing of your wishing in previous life.
Whatever you did, will carry over to next life. The next life can be anything.
2007-02-23 08:36:26 · answer #7 · answered by johnkamfailee 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, we all have free will and we can belong to god or to satan, and it appears that satan has more followers. So he offered to give jesus the cities and the followers if he bow to satan.
2007-02-23 08:30:25 · answer #8 · answered by wizard of the East 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because God has so many times tried to show the human race that they are living by their own understanding and not a spiritual understanding. He has not abandoned anyone, everyone has abandoned him, except for the people that know this already. He helps those who 100% believe that he can help them.
2007-02-23 08:39:28 · answer #9 · answered by alana:) 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Satan has dominion, for now. There's the difference.
God is still in complete control and will take back the "deed" when the time comes.
2007-02-23 08:40:27 · answer #10 · answered by NickofTyme 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋