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unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye
shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
[2] And the woman said unto the serpent,
We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the
garden: [3] But of the fruit of the tree
which is in the midst of the garden, God
hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither
shall ye touch it, lest ye die. [4] And the
serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not
surely die: [5] For God doth know that in
the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes
shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods,
knowing good and evil. [6] And when the
woman saw that the tree was good for
food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes,
and a tree to be desired to make one
wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did
eat, and gave also unto her husband with
her; and he did eat. [7] And the eyes of
them both were opened, and they knew
that they were naked; and they sewed fig
leaves together, and made themselves
aprons.”
It was in Genesis chapter 3 that Adam
surrendered his crown to Satan; Satan
gladly assumed dominion over the Earth
in Genesis chapter 3. Romans 5:12
continues, “
Wherefore, as by one man sin
entered into the world, and death by sin;
and so death passed upon all men, for
that all have sinned….”
Satan’s policy of
evil succeeded in involving Earth: Adam
willfully gave up his divinely-ordained
earthly dominion. So, God gave man the
dominion over the Earth; when man
willfully sided with Satan, man became
controlled by Satan and sin, and through
fallen man, Satan gained power over the
Earth. Consequently, Satan dominates the
world’s political, religious, social,
economic, and educational systems.
Hence, the Bible talks about
“this present
evil
world”
(Galatians 1:4). Satan is
called
“the god
[or ruler]
of this
world”
(2 Corinthians 4:4). The Bible
says in 1 John 5:19,
“And we know that
we are of God, and
the whole world lieth
in wickedness
.”
Ephesians 2:2 speaks of
the evil
“course of this world.”
We need to notice what Satan told Jesus
during His temptations. The Bible
relays the narrative in Matthew
4:8-9:
“[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; [9] And
saith unto him,
All these things will I
give thee, if thou wilt fall
down and worship me.”
Luke 4:5-7 is the
comparative passage:
“[5] And the devil,
taking him up into an high mountain,
shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the
world in a moment of time. [6] 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. [7] If thou therefore wilt
worship me, all shall be thine.”
Did you notice how Satan offered to give
the world’s kingdoms to Jesus? The Lord
Jesus, knowing full well that Satan had
dominion over the Earth, never argued
with him. He knew that Satan was
controlling this world system, and that
the only way to restore the world system
to God was
not
to bow down to and
worship Satan, but to die for man’s sins.
In hindsight, we see how the shed blood
of Jesus Christ on Calvary is now the
means whereby God will restore heaven
and earth to Himself (more on this later).
Satan is currently usurping God’s
authority in the Earth. Hence, Jesus
Christ said in John 18:36:
“Jesus answered, My
kingdom is not of this
world: if my kingdom
were of this world,
then would my
servants fight, that
I should not be
delivered to the
Jews: but now is
my kingdom not
from hence.”
Jesus’
kingdom was
“not
of this world”
in the
sense that His kingdom was one from
God rather than one from Satan. The
Lord Jesus’ kingdom would
not
originate
from the evil world system that is
presently operating on Earth and in the
heavens.
The book of Job describes Satan’s
activity in the Earth. We read in Job 1:6-
7:
“[6] Now there was a day when the
sons of God came to present themselves
before the LORD, and Satan came also
among them. [7] And the LORD said
unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then
Satan answered the LORD, and said,
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