[Right_Wing_Mole_In_Seattle]

I assume you're talking about the places where Jesus talks about Satan as the "prince of this world." Does this mean that Satan is sovereign over the earth and God does not intervene at all?

[greggy]

It is clear that Satan has a lease on this earth that is about to run out - and he hates that.

Satan is the ruler. We see some spiritual parallel governments ran by demons. He sits up his thrown on earth. The bible is clear about that.

Finally, man's word will make the difference. We have the authority to overcome the devil by speaking the right words. Those words begin by crying out to God for salvation. That is why he tries so hard to trick us into the wrong words. The bible states that we only overcome him with the blood of Jesus and the WORDS of our testimony. Look at what Jesus testified in his bible study with the devil in the desert: It is written... It is written... It is written...

How powerful are our words? God's words formed the universe. Enough said.