Child of Satan or Child of God (3)

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How can you tell the difference between a Devil Child vs a Child of God?

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Satan’s power

He has power in the world

1 John 5:19 ESV
We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
See also Jn 7:7; Jn 8:44; Jn 14:17; Jn 15:18–19; Jn 16:20; Jn 17:14; Ac 26:18; 2 Co 4:4; Eph 2:2; Col 1:13; 1 Jn 2:15–16; 1 Jn 4:4–5; Re 13:12

He claims power over this world

Matthew 4:8–9 ESV
Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.”

He is called the “prince” or the “god” of this world

John 12:31 ESV
Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out.

These titles indicate the temporary nature of Satan’s rule:

Jn 14:30; Jn 16:11; 2 Co 4:4

He is responsible for some illnesses

Luke 13:16 ESV
And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?”
See also Job 2:7; Ac 10:38; 2 Co 12:7 Paul’s “thorn in the flesh” may or may not have been a physical illness.

He is responsible for death

Hebrews 2:14 ESV
Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,

Satan’s kingdom

He has a kingdom

Mt 12:26; Col 1:13
See also Ac 26:18; Eph 2:2

He has a throne

Revelation 2:13 ESV
“ ‘I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

He is the prince of demons

Mt 9:34 The name Beelzebub is used elsewhere to name the prince of the demons. This name was used also to identify Satan.
See also Mt 12:24

Satan’s authority is limited

He cannot do more than God allows

Job 1:12 ESV
And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your hand. Only against him do not stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.
See also Job 2:6; 1 Co 10:13; Re 12:12; Re 20:3

His rule is temporary

Ro 16:20; Re 20:10
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