Satan is the god of this world.
Scripture names Satan as the god of this world in 2 Corinthians 4:4, and the temptation of Jesus shows Satan claiming the world's kingdoms as his own. Les Feldick teaches that Satan picked up dominion when Adam sinned and has been ruling the nations ever since, though he is still under God's sovereign control.
2 Corinthians 4:3-4 — Paul directly states that the god of this world blinds the minds of those who are lost.
Matthew 4:8-9 — Satan offers Jesus all the kingdoms of the world, showing he has a claim over them.
Scripture plainly identifies the god of this world as a being separate from God Himself. In 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 Paul writes that if the gospel is hidden, it is hidden to those who are lost, in whom the god of this world has blinded their minds from the light of the glorious gospel of Christ. In Matthew 4:8-9, during the temptation, the devil shows Jesus all the kingdoms of the world and says, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. John also writes that the whole world lieth in wickedness, showing that the world system lies under the evil one's influence.
Les teaches that Satan is the god of this world and has been the head of the nations ever since Adam left the garden. He explains that Adam was given dominion but lost it when he sinned, and Satan picked up that role. In Revelation 5, Les describes the scroll as the mortgage that Satan has held on planet earth since Adam fell. He also teaches that everything mankind accomplishes, whether good or bad, has been prompted by Satan, and that God is not in the business of a material world. Les stresses that Satan still holds the veil that hides the gospel from the lost, but he is held in check by God's sovereign checks and balances. One day, says Les, all the kingdoms of this world will be Christ's, not because Jesus bowed to Satan, but because He will defeat him.
The Bible records that God gave Adam dominion over the earth, but when Adam sinned he lost that role. Les teaches that Satan picked up the dominion Adam dropped and has been the god of this world ever since. He also calls the seven-sealed scroll in Revelation 5 the mortgage that Satan has held on planet earth since Adam fell.
Les says that Satan has total dominion and that the world lies in the lap of the wicked one. Everything mankind accomplishes, whether good, beautiful, ugly, or bad, has been prompted by Satan because God is not in the business of a material world. Yet Les quickly adds that Satan is still under God's sovereign checks and balances and can only do so much.
2 Corinthians 4:3-4 says the gospel is hidden from those who are lost because the god of this world has blinded their minds. Les teaches that Satan is the one who is holding the veil in place. He warns that Satan is not a cartoon character but a powerful being who can transform himself into an angel of light.
Les affirms that the kingdoms Satan offered Jesus were his to give. Satan had been the head of the nations since Adam left the garden and was ruling and reigning over the nations of the world at that time. Les adds that Satan did not know that the day is coming when all the kingdoms of this world will be Christ's, not through worshiping Satan but through defeating him.
Satan's Offer of the Kingdoms
Les says the kingdoms Satan offered Jesus were his to give because Satan has been the head of the nations since Adam left the garden.
Satan's Total Dominion
Les teaches that Satan has total dominion over the world and has prompted everything mankind accomplishes, whether good or evil.
Total Dominion Revisited
Les repeats that Satan has total dominion and the world lies in the lap of the wicked one, then points to the temptation account in Matthew 4 as proof.
A Coming Transfer of Kingdoms
Les says the kingdoms were Satan's to give, but the day is coming when they will belong to Christ because He will defeat Satan rather than bow to him.
Satan Blinds the Lost
Les teaches that Satan is the one holding the veil that hides the gospel from the lost, and that Satan is a powerful being who masquerades as an angel of light.
Adam Lost Dominion
Les explains that Adam lost his God-given dominion when he sinned, and Satan picked up that role as the god of this world.
Satan Holds the Mortgage
Les describes the seven-sealed scroll in Revelation 5 as the mortgage Satan has held on planet earth since Adam fell, and says he has been the god of this world ever since.
Held in Check by God
Les teaches that Satan is the god of this world and is in control, but he is still under God's sovereign checks and balances, unlike the absolute kingdom Christ will set up.
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 shows the dominion God originally gave Adam, which Les says Adam lost when he sinned.
Matthew 4:8: 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;
Satan presents the world's kingdoms as something he can offer Jesus.
Matthew 4:9: And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Satan claims ownership of the kingdoms and makes his famous offer to Jesus.
2 Corinthians 4:3: But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
Paul establishes that the gospel is hidden from those who are lost.
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 is the clearest biblical statement naming Satan as the god of this world who blinds the lost.
1 John 5:19: And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
John confirms that the world as a system lies under wickedness, matching Satan's place as god of this world.
The god of this world is Satan, as stated in 2 Corinthians 4:4. Les Feldick teaches that Satan became the god of this world when Adam lost his dominion and Satan picked it up.
No. Paul calls him the god of this world, but Les emphasizes that Satan is still under God's sovereign control. God is not in the business of the material world, and Satan currently has the world in his lap.
Les teaches that a day is coming when all the kingdoms of this world will be Christ's. Jesus will not receive them by worshiping Satan but by defeating him, and Christ's rule will be absolute.
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