Who controls the kingdoms of this world?
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by Russell Grigg The Gospel of Luke describes one of the temptations of Jesus by Satan in the following words: And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and said to him, ‘To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.’ And Jesus answered him, ‘It is written, “You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve”’ ( Luke 4:5–8 ). God’s relationship to Adam was, in effect, that of Supreme Commander (God) to Executive Officer (Adam). Seeing that Jesus described Satan as “ a liar and the father of lies ” ( John 8:44 ), was this a legitimate claim by Satan that he controls all the authority and glory of all the kingdoms of the world and gives it to whom he will? If so, who delivered all this to him? The answers are found in Genesis. Adam’s God-given role When God created the w...