John 12:31 "Now the judgment is taking place on this world, now the ruler of this world (devil) will be cast out."
After the victory of Christ on the cross, Satan was judged and later he will be thrown out. Satan has already been judged but still has power over those who did not make Jesus Christ their Lord, or who do not yet know what victory belongs to them when they belong to Jesus. They do not know what authority they have in Jesus' name, and Satan uses it against these people.
In summary: The Lord God is the Creator of the universe, including the earth, and the dominion over the earth was entrusted to man in the beginning. Because people choose to disobey God, they did not trust the Creator and what He said, they rejected God's way, then Satan tricked them into himself, the god and ruler of the earth, because Satan's motto is: "Do not listen to Creator, listen to me."
For unsaved people whose spiritual eyes are hidden by Satan, it is easy to follow Satan and it is difficult to follow the Creator of heaven and earth. So automatically, Satan became the god of people on earth, because people loved darkness more than light. Satan is darkness, Jesus is the light. With spiritual eyes obscured, people often do not even know about it, saying - everyone does it. Everyone lives like that!
Because the biggest misfortune for the blind is that he/she does not see that he/she is blind, does not see that is blinded. Regardless of which religion belongs to, regardless of what university diploma he/she received, he/she does not see that blind, does not see that he/she is blinded.
Are you a religious person? Millions of religious people live in the dark. I was religious once and lived in the dark. And I did not know about it. I did not know it.
HOW TO CHANGE THIS SITUATION? How to change affiliation, how to change the Lord and the King, how to change citizenship? The example below illustrates clearly when we follow the oath requirement when a person chooses to become a US citizen. Anyone who wants to become a citizen of the United States must do the oath as follows: (abbreviation)
"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; ... and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God."
Above, it is an illustration,
Before a person can become a citizen of the United States of America, you have to confess that you renounce belonging to another government, office and authority.
Before you can become a citizen of the Kingdom of God, you have to confess that you are renouncing belonging to another government, office or authority. In the spiritual world, there are two kingdoms, the kingdom of Satan and the kingdom of Jesus.
The Creator never agreed and would not agree that a man belongs simultaneously to two kingdoms. To kingdom of Satan and the kingdom of Jesus. The decision is up to us, the decision is yours. The oath of loyalty to God in the name of Jesus Christ is below. This is for people who make a decision - today I change the Lord and the King, today I change my citizenship. Today and from today I change my affiliation! To this day, my Lord was Satan, from today I choose Jesus Christ for my Lord and King. The case is serious. The decision is important.
Romans 10: 9-10 “if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
"IN THE AMPLIFIED:"... if you acknowledge and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord [recognizing His power, authority, and majesty as God], and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart a person believes [in Christ as Savior] resulting in his justification [that is, being made righteous—being freed of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God]; and with the mouth he acknowledges and confesses [his faith openly], resulting in and confirming [his] salvation."
Millions of people have received US citizenship through amnesty. Not because they deserved it, but because they were forgiven breaking the law as living illegally. And how do you get citizenship of the Kingdom of God? What are the merits? (Ephesians 2: 8-9) "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.."
IN THE AMPLIFIED: "For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God; not as a result of [your] works [nor your attempts to keep the Law], so that no one will [be able to] boast or take credit in any way [for his salvation]."
Just as US citizenship is granted illegal by amnesty, similarly citizenship of the Kingdom of God can be obtained by amnesty, which was proclaimed to the world after death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Prayer, confession and receiving salvation:
Lord Jesus, on the basis of your words and on the basis of what is written in the Scriptures, I know that I am a sinner and that I deserve eternal condemnation. I also believe that is why you came to earth, Lord Jesus to save me from this eternal damnation. To save me, to rescue me. It is written that everyone who confesses with his mouth that Jesus is Lord and believes in heart that God raised him from the dead will be saved, that he will be saved from eternal damnation and eternal suffering. I confess, Jesus, that from today I am choosing You my Lord. Only You are my Lord. And I believe that it is only through You and by You that I receive eternal life and justification from all my sins before God. Thank you, Lord Jesus, that what you have done on the cross is enough for my eternal life with You. Take my life, Lord, and change it so that it pleases God. I trust and I believe that you will do it and I thank you for that. Amen.
If words of this prayer were sincere words of your heart, you receive salvation and eternal life with Christ, according to God's promise and according to what is written. For in the Letter to the Romans chapter 10 is written: "Everyone who believes in him will not be ashamed."
It is also written - "everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved."
Praise the Lord for this, let us praise Him and thank Him that His grace is great and that His grace is still today for our benefits.
This prayer above, we do once. Once you believe and continue in this belief, being in confidence until the end of your life. However, there is no limit to how many times you will CONFESS that Jesus is your Lord. Confess it in the church, speak and confess outside the church, confess before people and before God, that Jesus is your Lord and Savior.
This ongoing confession of who is your Lord is also important because Satan will continue to try to deceive you and draw away from Jesus Christ in various ways. Satan works at the level of the brain and reasoning and tries to convince us in the wrong direction.
Do you remember reasoning and convincing Jesus by ap. Peter? And Jesus' answer to Peter was: "Get behind me, Satan!" (Matthew 16:23) Satan will try, but God's words like these below will remind you to whom you belong:
"For He has rescued us and has drawn us to Himself from the dominion of darkness, and has transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption [because of His sacrifice, resulting in] the forgiveness of our sins [and the cancellation of sins’ penalty]"
(Colossians 1:13-14, Amplified)
Now do thanks, thanKing, confessing, enjoying and rejoicing
because this is the best news in the universe!