Yes — Adam lost the dominion he was given over the earth, and Satan picked it up as god of this world.
Les Feldick teaches from Genesis 1:28 that Adam was given total dominion and was to rule over creation under God. When Adam sinned, he lost that role and dropped the ball, and Satan took up the dominion. From that time on, Satan has held the world systems in his control as the god of this world, as confirmed by such passages as 2 Corinthians 4:4 and 1 John 5:19.
Genesis 1:28 — The original grant of dominion to Adam and Eve over the earth and every living thing.
2 Corinthians 4:4 — Identifies Satan as the god of this world, the one who has taken the ruling position after the fall.
1 John 5:19 — Shows that the whole world lies in the wicked one, confirming Satan's present dominion over the world.
In Genesis 1:28, God blessed Adam and Eve and said, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth." This was man's God-given place of rule over the created world. After the fall, the New Testament speaks of a different ruler. 2 Corinthians 4:4 calls Satan "the god of this world," and 1 John 5:19 says "the whole world lieth in wickedness." In Matthew 4:8-9, Satan offers Jesus "all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them." The biblical text itself, while not saying in one explicit sentence that Adam's dominion was transferred to Satan, repeatedly identifies Satan as the present ruler of this world.
Les Feldick explains that Adam was given total dominion over the earth and was literally God's second in command over creation. When Adam sinned, he lost that role; Les says, "He lost it. He dropped the ball. Who picked it up? Satan did." From that point on, Satan has been the head of the nations and the god of this world. Les also teaches that this dominion is not merely a title but a working control. He says everything mankind accomplishes—whether good, beautiful, ugly, or bad—is prompted by Satan, because "God is not in the business of a material world." Les repeatedly points to the temptation of Christ as evidence: Satan could sincerely offer Jesus the kingdoms of the world because they were his to give. Les connects this to Daniel 7:14, where dominion is later given to the Son. He shows that Adam had dominion in Genesis but lost it when he sinned, and Satan picked it up when Adam dropped it. That is the path of dominion from Adam to Satan in Les's teaching.
Les Feldick teaches that when Adam sinned he lost his dominion, saying he "dropped the ball." The one who picked it up was Satan. From that time onward, Scripture makes it clear that Satan is the God of this world and that the world lies in the lap of the wicked one. This is how Les explains the present rulership of the world after the fall.
In the temptations, Satan offered Jesus all the empires of the world if He would fall down and worship him. Les asks whether these kingdoms were his to give and answers yes: since Adam left the garden, Satan has been the head of the nations and is ruling and reigning over the nations of the world today. They will not always be his, but at that time they were his to offer.
According to Les Feldick, Satan still has total dominion over the world tonight. The world is his domain, and he will promote anything that keeps men's eyes and hearts from God. Les says God is not in the business of a material world; the world system is in the lap of the wicked one, and everything mankind accomplishes is prompted by Satan.
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Adam's Lost Dominion
Les cites Genesis 1:28 and says Adam was to rule over creation under God; when he sinned he lost that role and Satan picked it up.
Satan Rules the Nations
Les says Satan has been head of the nations since Adam left the garden, which is why he could offer Jesus the world's kingdoms.
Adam's Fall From Dominion
Les contrasts Adam's total dominion and ideal circumstances with his fall at one temptation, showing what was lost.
Satan as God of This World
Les explains that everything mankind accomplishes is prompted by Satan and that he has total dominion as the god of this world.
What Happened Between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2? (The Genesis Gap Explained)
All right, now just to show you, now come back with me all the way to Matthew, just to show you that Satan, even though he was passed out of his place of authority over that beautiful kingdom in Genesis chapter 1, verse 2, yet he has never changed. He has not given up. And his whole role and his whole reason for existing is to constantly thwart the plan of the sovereign God.
Dominion Passed From Adam to Satan
Les traces the dominion given to Adam, lost in sin, and picked up by Satan; Daniel 7:14 later shows dominion given to the Son.
Satan Still Gives Empires
Les says Satan is still the god of this world and could sincerely offer the kingdoms to Jesus because they were his to give.
Genesis 1:28: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
This is the original grant of dominion that Adam possessed before the fall.
2 Corinthians 4:4: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
This verse plainly calls Satan the god of this world after the fall.
1 John 5:19: And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
This supports the teaching that the world is under the sway of the wicked one.
Matthew 4:8-9: Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Satan's offer to Jesus demonstrates his claim over the kingdoms of the world.
Daniel 7:14: And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
Les connects this future giving of dominion to the Son, contrasting it with the dominion Adam lost.
Yes. Les Feldick teaches that God gave Adam total dominion over creation, making him literally God's second in command. He was to rule over the creation under God, as described in Genesis 1:28.
Satan did. Les says Adam lost his dominion when he sinned and 'dropped the ball,' and Satan picked it up. From that time on, Satan has been the god of this world.
Yes. According to both Scripture and Les Feldick's teaching, Satan is still the god of this world. He is ruling and reigning over the nations today, and the world is in his lap.
Les uses this phrase to show that Satan has total dominion over the world and is behind everything mankind accomplishes, whether good, beautiful, ugly, or bad. God, in this age, is not in the business of a material world.
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