God is good and all the time God is good! God was good yesterday! God is good today! God will be good tomorrow and forever! There will never be a time when God is not good! So, if God is so good, why all the evil in the world? Why all the death and destruction? The answer is simple! In the very beginning of mankind on the earth, God gave Adam and Eve the rulership of this world (Genesis the first 3 chapters)! Then, satan, an arch angel, whom Jesus had kicked out of Heaven earlier, snuck into the Garden of Eden and deceived Adam and Eve into disobeying God and His word to them! This act of disobedience opened the door for satan to become the ruler of this world system, that was good, and turn it into an evil place to live (Second Corinthians Chapter 4 verse 4; Colossians Chapter 1 verse 13; John Chapter 10 verse 10; Revelation 12:7-9)! Satan is the “god (ruler) of this world system of sin and evil.” God in Heaven has ultimate control of the Earth and Universe, but satan (the devil) is ruling in this world! Adam and Eve had the rulership, but, through sin (disobedience), they relinquished their position of rulership over to satan! And, satan will rule in this world (stealing, killing, and destroying) until he is eventually cast into the Lake of Fire (which is eternal damnation or punishment) at the end of the Millennium (the 1000 year reign of Christ on the earth; Revelation 20:10)! Now, what is important for us to remember is that Jesus defeated satan on the cross and has given us, the church, the Body of Christ, authority over satan and his demons (Luke 10:19)! Satans rulership has been broken over us and we are now living in the Kingdom of God on the earth (Colossians 2:15)! Satan does not rule over Christians! He only rules over people who do not know Jesus! In Ephesians 6:12, the Bible talks about satan and his hierarchy! You’ll notice one category of demons (evil spirits) is “rulers of the darkness of this world.” These are the demons who rule over lost people! Lost people are living in darkness, spiritual darkness, ruled by these demons! When the lost receive Jesus as Lord and Savior, the satanic rulership is broken over them, they are instantly transferred from satans kingdom into God’s Kingdom! Satan only rules over lost people and his sinful, evil kingdom (that will soon be brought to naught or nothing)!!!