a monarch in some divinely granted domain, or a vanquished foe, an imposter, a liar and a deceiver. Scripture leaves us in no doubt about the answer to this important question. Though Adam was a steward and trustee of God’s creation, Satan had no authority to rule men, for man was never his own master. And therefore there could be no scepter of rule belonging to man which was transferable to Satan after the Fall. God has given Satan no dominion over man. Man is within “the dominion of Satan” (Acts