When are a believer's shackles from Satan broken?
A believer’s shackles from Satan are broken by the very power of God when we believe. Salvation breaks the chains of Satan and sets the believer free. This occurs at the moment of trusting Christ, not through human effort or lifestyle changes. Salvation itself breaks the bond of iniquity.
Les explains that salvation breaks the bond of iniquity, which is what Simon was still in. Salvation breaks those chains of Satan and sets us free. Les contrasts this with the 1960s hippie movement, where people thought they were free but were actually in the very bonds of Satan himself. The believer, however, is truly set free, and all those shackles are broken by the very power of God when we believe. Simon could not believe because all he could see was the material.