EVIL RULES THE WORLD

Christ Jesus said this concerning the Prince of this World, Satan:

'You heard Me say, I AM going away and I AM coming back to you.'

If you Loved Me, you would be glad that I AM going to the Father,

For the Father is Greater than I.

I have told you now before it happens,

So that when it does happen you will believe.

I will not speak with you much longer,

FOR THE PRINCE OF THIS WORLD IS COMING.

HE HAS NO HOLD ON ME,

But the World must learn that I Love the Father

And I do Exactly what My Father has Commanded Me.

(John 14:28-31, NIV)

The same verse from the Amplified:

You heard Me tell you, I AM going away, and I AM coming [back] to you.

If you [really] Loved Me, you would be glad

Because I AM going to the Father;

For the Father is Greater and Mightier than I AM.

And now I have told you [this] before it occurs,

So that when it does take place you may believe

And have Faith in and Rely on Me.

I will not talk with you much more,

FOR THE PRINCE (evil genius, ruler) of the World is coming.

AND HE HAS NO CLAIM ON ME--

He has Nothing in Common with Me,

There is Nothing in Me that belongs to him,

He has No Power over Me.

But [Satan is coming and] I do as the Father has Commanded Me,

So that the World may know (be convinced)

That I Love the Father,

And that I do only what the Father has instructed Me to do--

I Act in Full Agreement with His Orders.

(John 14:28-31, AMP)

From these verses we lean many important things.

We learn that the Satan is the Prince, the Evil Genius, Ruler of this World,

And that he is coming to have Christ Jesus Crucified.

We learn that Satan has Noting in Common with Christ Jesus;

There is Nothing in Christ to give Satan Power over Him;

Satan has No Hold on Him.

The Crucifixion of Christ Jesus was by Permission of God the Father.

The willingness of Christ Jesus to Die for the Sins of the World,

Should be Sufficient to convince anyone that He Loves the Father

And does Exactly what the Father Commanded Him.

Satan does have Power Over this World;

He Owns the World, as it has been given to him,

And he can give it to anyone he pleases. (Luke 4:6)

The Sin Nature in every person gives him that Power.

However, when a person turns to Christ Jesus and Surrenders to Him,

According to Scripture,

And Christ Jesus takes up Residence in that person,

Satan cannot Touch them. Listen:

We know [absolutely] that any one Born of God

Does not [deliberately and knowingly] practice Committing Sin,

But the One Who was begotten of God

Carefully watches over and Protects him--

Christ's Divine Presence WITHIN him Preserves him against the Evil--

And the Wicked One does not lay hold (get a grip) on him or Touch [him].

We know [positively] that we are Of God,

AND THAT THE WHOLE WORLD [around us]

IS UNDER THE POWER OF THE EVIL ONE.

And we [have seen and] know [positively]

That the Son of God has [actually] come to this World

And has given us Understanding and Insight Progressively

To Perceive (recognize) and come to know better and more clearly

Him Who is True;

AND WE ARE IN HIM WHO IS TRUE,

In His Son Jesus Christ, the Messiah.

THIS IS THE TRUE GOD AND LIFE ETERNAL.

(1 John 5:18-20, AMP)

Why is America and the World in the Mess they are in?

It is because they are Under the Power of the Evil One

Who came to Steal, Kill and Destroy;

He was a Murderer from the beginning, not holding to the TRUTH,

For there is No Truth in him.

When he Lies, he speaks his Native Language,

For he is a Liar and the Father of Lies.

(John 8:44)

Why, today, do we witness Stealing, Killing and Destroying;

Murdering and Lying?

Because Satan Rules those who do such things;

He Rules ALL who do not belong to Christ Jesus.

The Only Hope for any person or any Nation is REPENTANCE

And Surrendering to the Rule of Christ by His Spirit.