There is the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Satan, the one from Satan remains so people can reject it and turn to Gods through Jesus Christ.

This gets confusing if you really dive into it because of our need for human logic. How can God both be completely sovereign and yet Satan rules the kingdom of men? It's why I believe in free will. God will bring everything into subjection to him but meanwhile he allows a lot of disorder so people choose him from love, not because they are forced.

Skinner, I understand what you're getting at. But does scripture mention satan having a sovereign kingdom.
In Job satan needed God's permission to test Job.

GS, do you think people who are of his kingdom can still be oppressed by demons? I think that's part of the reason we must remain in communion with God. We have to remember what kingdom we are part of. Otherwise we are motivated by the world.

Matthew 12:43-45, note the "also" in 45

So pretty well with the verse in Matthew, if you get the unclean spirit out don't let it come back, because it comes back 7x worse. Kind of how I took it.

Paul says that Satan is the god of this world and also the prince of the power of the air. We can take that however we want, but IMO Jesus makes it very clear in Matthew 4.

Satan took Jesus up on a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And Satan said to Jesus, "All these things I will give to You if You will fall down and worship me."

In order to give something and it be a legite deal, then the giver must truly own it. Jesus never questioned Satan's ownership of all the world's kingdoms, He didn't even argue with Satan over his claim/offer; rather Jesus just said "Away with you Satan! For it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only you shall serve."

Every time I see very real unquestionable evil in very high place within the global governments, I think of these verses. Satan does control this world.......Look around.

Thank you Les,
This is the pasage I was quoting from.
Jesus was casting out demons throughout his ministry.
Like Salem said, put on Jesus = the armor of God.
Without it we are blind and naked, leaves us pretty vulnerable.

Matthew 12:43-45, note the "also" in 45

Paul says that Satan is the god of this world and also the prince of the power of the air. We can take that however we want, but IMO Jesus makes it very clear in Matthew 4.

Satan took Jesus up on a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And Satan said to Jesus, "All these things I will give to You if You will fall down and worship me."

In order to give something and it be a legite deal, then the giver must truly own it. Jesus never questioned Satan's ownership of all the world's kingdoms, He didn't even argue with Satan over his claim/offer; rather Jesus just said "Away with you Satan! For it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only you shall serve."

Every time I see very real unquestionable evil in very high place within the global governments, I think of these verses. Satan does control this world.......Look around.