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Now in the middle of the Tribulation he will be cast out of heaven and he
will not be allowed back anymore. Now, as you are reading this, Satan is
not only running all over the earth like lightning, but he can also go up to
the throne of God. He has access that way as well. Of course, there he gets
his orders, and he is told what he is allowed to do and what he cannot. It
has always been a great mystery to Bible students, and I confess it is a
mystery to me, how God could allow Satan into His presence in heaven. I
do not have an answer. I just know that it is so. I do not understand why
He would allow that.
Where is Satan? There are two answers. He is on the earth, and he has
access to heaven. I do not know how often he goes up there. One
commentator suggested he has to report every morning for his list of
orders. I do not know if that’s true. So he is not in hell. Not yet. You
glance at these verses as I give you the principle. I will just give you the
facts first, then I will give you the principle. Satan was given permission
by God in verse 15 to use evil men. In verse 16, to control nature,
lightning, the wind, a storm. Chapter 2, verse 7, he was given power to
touch the body. Verse 11, through the friends and loved ones of Job,
especially as we come into these next chapters. I do not know if you have
ever noticed this, but every once in a while there will be a great gulf
between you and a close Christian friend, and you will not even know
what happened. You will say: “What in the world happened?” What did I
do? What did I say to make this great division? Satan uses Christian
friends against each other.

THE POWERS OF SATAN
Now here are more amazing things. Satan has power over armies. When
you hear about all these thunder storms and terrible earthquakes we are
tempted to say that it’s from God. Look what God is doing over there. The
Bible says Satan has power over the weather also.
Editors Note: In Mark chapter 4 it says “a great storm of
wind” came and the disciples thinking they were about
to perish woke Jesus up. Verse 39 says: “And He arose,
and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, ‘peace,
be still’.” He would not have rebuked something that
was from His Father. He scolded the work of Satan.
And then our bodies. He touched Job’s body. In the New Testament we
read about Satan’s power over the flesh. He was able to quench sight, and
close the hearing of men. He was able to fetter the tongue and paralyze
the limbs. He was able to distort the body, possess it and madden the

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