“This is God’s world, not Satan’s. Christians are the lawful heirs, not non-Christians.” — Gary North
Satan may have thought it would be better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven, but he failed to realize that he could not find anywhere that God does not rule. This world does not belong to the devil. Hell doesn't even belong to the devil. Hell is his jail cell where he has been bound by Jesus.
Mark 3:27
No one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. Then indeed he may plunder his house.
That is exactly what Jesus did. He bound the strong man and began the process of plundering his goods.
Luke 10:18
And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
The disciples got a foretaste of this during the time with Jesus. They began the ransacking and it has only escalated since Jesus rose from the dead.
Colossians 2:15
He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in Him.
Whatever power the prince of the power of the air had, it was removed on Calvary. It has no power here anymore.
Luke 11:21-22
When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe; 22 but when one stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted and divides his spoil.
Satan's grip on the earth was undone by the resurrection of Jesus. He broke into Satan's playground and pinned the bully to the ground and extricated His elect prisoners on His way out.
Let the playground rejoice, the bully has been bound.
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