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[136] [139] This theory holds that Satan was tricked by God [136] [140] because Christ was not only free of sin, but also the incarnate Deity, whom Satan lacked the ability to enslave. [140] Irenaeus of Lyons described a prototypical form of the ransom theory, [ 136 ] but Origen was the first to propose it in its fully developed form. [ 136 ]
Although the Book of Genesis never mentions Satan, [30] Christians have traditionally interpreted the serpent in the Garden of Eden as the devil due to Revelation 12:9, [31] which describes the devil as "that ancient serpent called the Devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world; was thrown down to the earth with all his angels."
Jerome: "As much as to say, If Satan fight against himself, and dæmon be an enemy to dæmon, then must the end of the world be at hand, that these hostile powers should have no place there, whose mutual war is peace for men." [4] Glossa Ordinaria: " He holds them therefore in this dilemma. For Christ casts out dæmons either by the power of ...
The Book of Moses, included in the LDS standard works canon, references the war in heaven and Satan's origin as a fallen angel of light. [15] The concept of a war in heaven at the end of time became an addendum to the story of Satan's fall at the genesis of time—a narrative which included Satan and a third of all of heaven's angels.
As hinted in the previous verse and confirmed at Luke 4:6 and John 12:31, this verse seems to show that the devil controlled the world before the coming of Jesus.It also is said to show how unimportant the physical world is; Satan is willing to abandon it to Jesus in exchange for Jesus not threatening him in the spiritual world.
Kingdom theology distinguishes between the current world ruled by Satan, the one we live in, and the world ruled by God, his kingdom. [1] Kingdom theology holds the importance of the kingdom of God as a core value and teaches that the kingdom currently exists in the world, but not yet in its fullness.
In 1905, Russian writer and mystic Sergei Nilus again published the Protocols as an appendix to “The Great in the Small: The Coming of the Anti-Christ and the Rule of Satan on Earth.”
The Devil is a unique entity throughout the New Testament, neither identical to the demons nor the fallen angels, [32] [33] the tempter and perhaps rules over the kingdoms of earth. [34] In the temptation of Christ (Matthew 4:8–9 and Luke 4:6–7), [35] the devil offers all kingdoms of the earth to Jesus, implying they belong to him. [36]