“And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven”
Luke 10:18
It has been over five-and-a-half years since we published Satan is NOT the God of this World, and–as many churches glorify Satan by teaching that the devil is the “god of this world“–we thought it prudent to remind folks that Satan is NOT a god (regardless of what the world and his many followers insist)–of this world or any other.
There are those who insist that Satan is the god of this world because–Satan (the father of lies) SAID he was.
These poor souls point to what Satan claimed during Satan’s temptation of Jesus (Matthew and Luke 4).
“And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.”
Because Jesus did not immediately contradict Satan’s claim to the world, the reasoning goes that the devil MUST be telling the truth!
“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.”
–John 8:44
Others make the case that Satan is the “god of this world” by citing 2CORINTHIANS 4:4.
2 CORINTHIANS 4:4
There are a number of reasons (2 Corinthians 4:4) is not a very good argument for Satan being the “god of this world.”
1. God says He doesn’t know of any other gods.
“yea, there is no God; I know not any.”
—Isaiah 44:8“I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me:”
—Isaiah 45:5Would God’s Word declare Satan to be the god of this world when God has emphatically declared that there are no other gods?
Of course not.
Isaiah 37:16 and 2 Kings 19:15 are both especially clear on this point.
“O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.”
—Isaiah 37:16“And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.”
—2 Kings 19:15“I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.”
—Isaiah 42:8Deuteronomy 4:39 flatly declares that the LORD is God “upon the earth”–which should settle any argument.
“Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.”
—Deuteronomy 4:39There are a number of other passages where God states clearly there are no other gods. Would His Word then call Satan “the god of this world?”
2. The word translated as “god” (theos) in 2 Corinthians 4:4 is used 311 times in the New Testament. A cursory count reveals that well over 300 times it is capitalized. Why did the translators not capitalize it this time? There was no scholarly reason.
3. The context of 2 Corinthians 4 is not talking about Satan. It is talking about God.
4. God says a number of other times in Scripture that he blinds the minds/eyes of men so that they cannot receive the light/gospel–including just 8 verses earlier in 2 Corinthians.
“And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished: But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.”
—2 Corinthians 3:13-14“Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.”
—Isaiah 6:10“That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.”
—John 12:38-40God’s Word declares it is God Almighty who blinds the minds of men, not Satan.
Satan IS called the “prince of this world” and the “prince of the power of the air.” [John 12:31, 14:30, 16:11 and Ephesians 2:2.]
—Satan is NOT the God of this World
Satan is a created being, NOT a god.
Although Satan CRAVES to be worshiped as a god. The devil gets his chance during the three-and-a-half years the man of sin exercises control of the world.
But things don’t quite turn out the way the ‘father of lies’ would prefer.
Compare Satan’s (who is on a short leash) claims with God’s EMPHATIC DENIALS of there being ANY other god besides the LORD–who is the god of this world.
“Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.”
—Deuteronomy 4:39
Just a friendly reminder for the next time someone exalts Satan–either wittingly or otherwise–by holding the devil up as “the god of this world.”
HAS the reader ever heard Satan called “the god of this world“?
WHAT does the reader believe about such a claim?
It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.
DOES the reader believe he is saved?
Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival
DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?
Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation
- Gospel of Jesus Christ: Making a Choice
- The Gospel of Jesus Christ
- Gospel of Jesus Christ: The Power of God Unto Salvation
- Gospel of Jesus Christ: The End Times Power of God Unleashed
THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16
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