I've read this verse and even memorized it but never stopped to ponder how Satan could blind unbelievers. Some translations insert Satan into the text because it is universally believed he is the god of the world. How many unbelievers are there? Billions. We acknowledge that Satan is a created being and then deduce that he can't be omnipresent or omnipotent. So how does he blind billions of people? Possibly, it is his will being carried out by his minions. That means there must be billions of demons. Yet most theologians say that demon activity is far and few between because they don't see it in the world at the level anywhere near the level of what was shown during New Testament times especially in the Gospels.
Back to pondering, if Satan has blinded all these unbelievers, then there is satanic activity far greater than we imagine. But the good news follows, and that is that God has given us light to see his glory in Jesus. There is hope and the knowledge that no matter how powerful Satan is, God is more powerful.
Thank you, Lord, letting me see the light of Jesus in the Gospels.
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