Here are opinions and advice from FAQ Farmers:
- Lucifer does not rule life on earth. Lucifer interferes, as does God. Otherwise, spiritual warfare would not exist. God creator of all, even Lucifer. God has control over everything, but still allows humans the freddom of free will; and as a result, Lucifer tempts and some people choose their own will over God's.
- Satan does not control life on earth, he controls people. The Bible teaches that ALL unsaved people are slaves to Satan. There is no reason for the unsaved to pray because God does not answer their prayers. The Bible makes clear that because the unsaved have "laughed" at His words (rejected them), that He will laugh at their calamities. However, God does hear the prayer of the righteous (the saved). People are righteous solely because the are made righteous by Christ when they accept Him as the only way to get to heaven. It has nothing to do with their actions. If you have accepted Christ, you are righteous by the decree of God, if you are not saved you are "judged already." Believe that Christ (God) died for your sins (past, present, and future) on the cross, rose again, and has made all those that believe He is the only way to heaven, and rely only on Him for salvation, righteous so that they can get into a perfect heaven, and you shall be saved. God will then hear your prayers.
- Lucifer rules in the darkness of this earth with the ones that are against God Who is the light of this earth, lucifer rules the dead in the spirit. Jesus Christ is the life, so if you come to the Father in the name of Jesus Christ, you will find life, eternal life.
- Satan doesn't rule the earth. He rules Hell.
- Satan does not rule here, he influences. Satan will not rule in Hell, no one rules in Hell.
- Lucifer doesn't rule anything, anywhere. As it is written in James 4, verse 7: "... Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." Therefore, he doesn't rule life on Earth or anywhere else. The next verse in James chapter 4 gives even more valuable information. Verse 8 informs us: "Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners and purify your hearts, ye double-minded."
- I agree that Saran doesn't rule earth. He tempts us into following Him, but can't force us to. We pray to God for help in fighting Satan. Prayer is never in vain, and it's God that helps us avoid the traps of Satan.
- Please note that at no time did YESHUA HA MOSHIACH ever mention the name Lucifer in any of the gospels. HE did however mention Satan. The Hebrew in The TORAH (Old Testament) also mentions Satan in the book of Job. The literal translation of the Hewbrew word 'ha Satan' is 'the accuser', as in one whom runs around constantly saying, "Did you see what he did, did you see what he did!" One thing that should not be is GOD'S people wasting so much time worrying what Satan is up to. If one spends as much time doing what GOD wishes as one does worrying about what Satan is up to one will not be able to worry about such wasteful things. NOTE: YESHUA HA MOSHIACH said, "I give you power and authority over all the power of the enemy!" There is no mention what-so-ever that the enemy has any authority. The ONLY power the enemy has is what one authorizes the enemy to have in one's life.
- The Bible says that Jesus holds the keys to hell and death, Rev. 1.18, so the devil doesn't rule anything, he only gains strongholds and has a right to take your authority that Christ gave if u don't submit to Christ.
- I acknowledge the fact that there is a God and that he has the power to help, that same god has he power to turn his back on the so called unsaved ones, although I believe myself and tried to do good with my life being the best person that I am, doing good to others. Seeing people around me treating people like rubbish (loved ones) but they get all the perks, their allowed all the small simple things like a girlfriend, driving licences, money, freinds or somebody to share things with but me, no im always on my own not allowed any one to share things with, yet im the one doing good as your meant to do but I get nothing never had a proper partner missed out on growing up and always by my lonesome self, tried asking for help from the mighty one but all he seems to do is turn his back on me, that�s proof that god can be selfish by caring more about the bad ones, or does that just mean that Lucifer (satern) is here and alive.
- The devil does not rule Earth just as he does not rule Hell. God is all powerful and all good. The devil represents everything sinful, but it isn't like he is equal in power or the opposite of God. He only has the power that he is allowed to have. And he doesn't have control over anyone. You let him in your life by committing sinful acts.
- Lucifer does not exist. The word of God is only the shadow of a whisper in the darkening night.
- At first glance at some of the above answers it looks as though there might be some real Theologians here. But how in the world can you say that Satan is not the ruler of this world? This is his time to rule here. The Bible is clear on this. When Satan was tempting Jesus in Matthew 4:8-9 "the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me". And in Ephesians 2:2 "in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience". And in 1st John 5:18-19 "We know that whoever is born of God does not sin: but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him. We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one". And in 2nd Corinthians 4: 3-4 "But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, Who is the image of God, should shine upon them". For the original question, God is all powerfull, all knowing, and in control of everything everywhere. All authority is given down from Him. Nothing happens without His ok first. Satan was not able to touch Job (Read the story)without Gods permission first. Satan answers directly to God. Satan rules over all the UNSAVED people on earth BECAUSE they are dead in sin. They need to be BORN-AGAIN, at which time they are alive to God, and no longer under the control of Satan. Read the above verses again. There is SO MUCH more scripture for this subject, but obviously I cant go into all of it here. If you have accepted Jesus as your Savior, you have been "sealed" with The Holy Spirit, and Satan no longer has dominion over you. You are now free from the power of sin. "Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world". AMEN!