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The Triumphant Church

Satan Took Possession of Man's Lost


Dominion
In the beginning, Adam had the dominion over this
world, and in that sense, Adam was made the "god" of
this world. But when Adam and Eve ate of the
forbidden fruit, their eyes were opened and they new
good and evil (Gen. 3:6,7). God had told Adam and Eve
that in he day they ate of the fruit, they would die.
Adam and Eve didn't die physically; they died
spiritually. When they died spiritually, hey were cut off
or separated from God. By that act of disobedience,
Adam forfeited his dominion on this earth to the devil.
The Bible substantiates the fact that Adam sold out
his dominion to Satan through disobedience, and
allowed Satan to become the god of this world. Look at
the account of Satan tempting Jesus.
LUKE 4:1,2,5-8
1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from
Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
2 Being forty days TEMPTED OF THE DEVIL....
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
[authority] 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.
8 And Jesus answered and said unto him,
Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written,
Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and
him only shalt thou serve.
There are several important truths to notice here.

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Origins: Satan and His Kingdom

Ministers have said to me, "Satan was just lying to


Jesus by saying he would give Jesus the authority over
the kingdoms of the world, because Satan didn't have
authority over them." But Satan did have that authority
because the kingdoms of the world had been delivered
over to Satan by Adam when he sinned against God.
The Amplified Bible shows this even more clearly.
LUKE 4:5,6 (Amplified)
5 Then the devil took Him up to a high mountain, and
showed Him ALL THE KINGDOMS OF THE
HABITABLE WORLD IN A MOMENT OF TIME—in
the twinkling of an eye;
6 And he said to Him, To You I will give all
THIS POWER and AUTHORITY and their
glory ... FOR IT HAS BEEN TURNED OVER
TO ME, and I give it to whom I will.
Who turned the kingdoms of the world over to
Satan? Was it God? No, God gave them to Adam
originally, but when Adam sinned and disobeyed God,
he forfeited his right to them, so Satan took dominion of
them.
We know Satan didn't have authority over the world
before Adam gave it to him, because Satan fell from the
dominion he did have (Ezek. 28:16-18; Luke 10:18).
So Adam had the dominion and authority over the
earth originally, but he delivered it into Satan's hands
when he disobeyed God's commandment (Rom. 5:14
Amp.). That's when Satan became the god of this world.
Also, if Satan didn't have the authority over the
kingdoms of this world, then the Bible is lying when it
says that Jesus was tempted by the devil (Luke 4:2). If
Satan had no authority and no real dominion over the
kingdoms of the earth, this wouldn't have been a real

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