Satan has too much power?

[JohnB445]

It actually means King or ruler of the world. God allows Satan a certain amount of power just as he did in Job's time. During the trib God allows Satan's the most power he's ever had but it is a relatively short time.

Would it be a surprise the tribulations happen this century? I wish I lived 2000 years ago during Jesus time.

 

[ewq1938]

Would it be a surprise the tribulations happen this century?

It wouldn't surprise me but I know what signs to look for that tell when those things will begin.

 

[Alithis]

The whole world is deceived.

Athiesm, Islam, New Age Occult religions, cults.

Christians are only 33% of this world. The gate is really that narrow.

Do you think Satan has too much power? People don't know they are deceived.

Jesus Christ is the only way, he is the only intercessor.

satan has no power (authority ) he lies .Jesus said so . people who love sin love to believe a lie .
the percentage is far far lower then 33%

 

[wonderkins]

Satan only has as much power as God allows him to have. And whatever he has is temporary.

 

[Yarddog]

The whole world is deceived.

Athiesm, Islam, New Age Occult religions, cults.

Christians are only 33% of this world. The gate is really that narrow.

Do you think Satan has too much power? People don't know they are deceived.

Jesus Christ is the only way, he is the only intercessor.

Satan has as much power as man let's him have.

 

[Eloy Craft]

satan has no power (authority ) he lies .Jesus said so . people who love sin love to believe a lie .
the percentage is far far lower then 33%

That is true. His most powerful deception is that his lie has the authority of truth. The human conscience is formed by authority we put faith into as giving us truth or by what we accept as truth. Consciences formed by false truth cause people to do evil believing it is good. That is the kind of deception that caused the fall.

 

[Hazelelponi]

Nevermind. Post might be taken wrong so i deleted..

 

[Invalidusername]

I don't know why God allows Satan to deceive the world. Doesn't seem fair but then again God knows best.

 

[Toro]

The whole world is deceived.

Athiesm, Islam, New Age Occult religions, cults.

Christians are only 33% of this world. The gate is really that narrow.

Do you think Satan has too much power? People don't know they are deceived.

Jesus Christ is the only way, he is the only intercessor.

IF the world were not deceived then Matthew 7:14 would not be truth as the gate would then be wide and the road vast that would lead to it.

Satan has only as much power as God allows and has been defeated by Christ.

The same way Jesus told Pilate, that he had no power over Him except that which was given to him by the Father.

The Bible shows us satan can do nothing that God isnt allowing for a greater purpose.

God allows so many to be deceived because He knows who their father is.

Those that are His children have ears to hear and eyes to see. Those that instead would rather live in and excuse the lusts of the flesh and calling good what God declared as evil... are children of the serpent.

Not all that are now atheists or other will remain that way... just as those branches that have been grafted in will not necessarily remain there. God has a time, a place and a way to work things out perfectly.

 

[Neogaia777]

This may seem cruel from our point of view, but judge it how you will, feel about it how you will, (chess pawns, ect)... But, this is a process of catching a con artist in his own cunning, deceiving the deceiver, proving Godhood/ship before all (both angels and us)...

This must allow for the one having true control, allowing the one he is trying to catch in his own cunning, to have, or to appear to have, some measure of power and control, for now...

Though the real truth is, he does not really have any power or control at all, especially for the believer, and definitely not over God, though part of the plan is for it to only appear that way at times, and sometimes, for now...

Anyway,

God Bless!

 

[Neogaia777]

This may seem cruel from our point of view, but judge it how you will (chess pawns, ect)... But, this is a process of catching a con artist in his own cunning, deceiving the deceiver, proving Godhood/ship before all...

This must allow for the one having true control, allowing the one he is trying to catch in his own cunning, to have, or to appear to have, some measure of power and control, for now...

Though the real truth is, he does not really have any power or control at all, especially for the believer, and definitely not over God, though part of the plan is for it to only appear that way at times, and sometimes, for now...

Anyway,

God Bless!

It is actually and act of Love on God's part...

God Bless!

 

[Neogaia777]

This may seem cruel from our point of view, but judge it how you will (chess pawns, ect)... But, this is a process of catching a con artist in his own cunning, deceiving the deceiver, proving Godhood/ship before all...

This must allow for the one having true control, allowing the one he is trying to catch in his own cunning, to have, or to appear to have, some measure of power and control, for now...

Though the real truth is, he does not really have any power or control at all, especially for the believer, and definitely not over God, though part of the plan is for it to only appear that way at times, and sometimes, for now...

Anyway,

God Bless!

It is actually and act of Love on God's part...

God Bless!

So, if Satan appears to have too much power, remember, it only appears that way...

God Bless!

 

[salt-n-light]

The whole world is deceived.

Athiesm, Islam, New Age Occult religions, cults.

Christians are only 33% of this world. The gate is really that narrow.

Do you think Satan has too much power? People don't know they are deceived.

Jesus Christ is the only way, he is the only intercessor.

He lost already when Jesus resurrected. It's more of a matter of who wants to be a winner or who wants to be a loser.

 

[Kostas]

No he doesn't, when I was agnostic I said I would rather believe in the devil than the God and after a year I was Christian. Just an example to see how power God have and that the devil is powerless compare to His will.

 

[Dave L]

In the end Jesus will win I know.

But only give or take 33% of the world will probably go to heaven. Only 33% are Christian. That is concerning.

I would have expected at least 80% of the world to be Christian, I had no idea that is was going to be under 50%

“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” (Matthew 7:13–14)

 

[aiki]

Christians are only 33% of this world. The gate is really that narrow.

The gate is much narrow than you think. The gate is a single Person: Jesus Christ. No one comes unto the Father but by him. (John 14:6) And the few who find the narrow way beyond the gate are few indeed. Far fewer, I suspect, than the 33% of the world's population claiming to be Christian.

 

[JohnB445]

And this is how you find him I believe.

Believe upon the Lord Jesus Christ, That he died for your sins, was buried, and rose on the third day. Trust in his finished work on the cross, and have faith in Jesus.

After that you are born again and may witness the Holy Spirit indwelling in you

After that you have been saved by grace through faith its a gift from God.

The rest that happens is just a reflection of your faith.

 

[SOrthodox]

But remember that a third part of angels fell down following Satan.
How did a third of the Angels fall?
It is very useful for us to understand how we are deceived, how our proto-parents were deceived and how the fallen angels were attracted. We know that Satan took pride, but how did, up to a third of the angels fall with him? And if angels could be tempted, how can we not be?
No doubt demonic deception is not always something which is obvious to everybody, and it does not deceive only little children. All people are in deception, specifies Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov. But how is it that the angels were attracted into this deception?

From the book How Angels lost the Holy Spirit free today on Amazon

 

[SOrthodox]

I mean he still has power. Specially because he knows us but we almost dont know what he is doing.

 

[ViaCrucis]

Victory already belongs to Jesus, because Jesus has already won. He rose from the dead, He ascended and is seated at the right hand of the Father with all power and authority as Lord of all. He is Jesus Christ, Pantokrator--the Lord and Ruler of All.

-CryptoLutheran