Satan is the father of liars, according to the Bible. Yet we can also see that he is the master of the half-truth and the misapplied truth. When tempting Jesus in the wilderness, Satan even quoted Scripture.
Satan said something interesting during the temptation sequence. Let’s read from Luke’s account: “The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor, for it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. So if you worship me, it will all be yours.” ” (Luke 4:5-7)
Satan claimed to have been given the authority over the kingdoms of this world. Jesus repeatedly called Satan “the prince of this world.” (John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11) Paul spoke of “the god of this world” (2 Corinthians 4:4) and John wrote “We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.” (1 John 5:19) [You can also consider Ephesians 2:2 and Ephesians 6:12, among others]
What do you think? Was Satan telling the truth? Does he hold authority over the kingdoms of this world?