...and those good people need to understand that Satan has been given temporary reign upon the Earth - he is the Prince of the Air. Yes, God is sovereign over the universe, but He will not intervein in Satan's reign until a future date. Keeping this in perspective helps those good people make sense of the evil world we live in and how certain people are capable of such horrific evils.
Ok, but still. Punishing several generations of Adam and Eve's family would have been sufficient, don't you think? Why allow the evil to destroy everything for thousands and thousands of years?
It's not making sense to me.
...and those good people need to understand that Satan has been given temporary reign upon the Earth - he is the Prince of the Air. Yes, God is sovereign over the universe, but He will not intervein in Satan's reign until a future date. Keeping this in perspective helps those good people make sense of the evil world we live in and how certain people are capable of such horrific evils.
"God grace be with you"
And to you...
Thank you and Amen.
Why is Satan being allowed to reign for any period of time? I never understood the reason. Is God busy elsewhere? Explain it if you don't mind.
Because Man capitulated his allegiance to Satan in the Garden.
Woman. Let's be specific here. (I know you meant mankind)
lol...well, Adam was with Eve when she took the forbidden fruit. And he was responsible for her actions. So he is just as guilty as Eve was....
How's that for specificity??
;P
Ok, but still. Punishing several generations of Adam and Eve's family would have been sufficient, don't you think? Why allow the evil to destroy everything for thousands and thousands of years? It's not making sense to me.
"Punishing several generations of Adam and Eve's family would have been sufficient"
Not for a Holy God.