"We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one." (1 John 5:19).
The whole world "lies in the power of the evil one, i. e. is held in subjection by the devil" (Thayer's). To avoid his power one must belong to God. To lie in the power of God is to be free from the subjection of the Devil.
Read 1 John 5 in preparation for our meeting with Robert Harkrider. Know the whole world lies under the Devil's sway. Know God and be delivered from the Devil's power.
Jason Cicero
