Satan has numerous demons in his service who also carry out his schemes (Matthew 12:24 Ephesians 6:12). It may seem as if Satan is present everywhere at the same time because of widespread spiritual attacks, but that is an illusion. Therefore, it is understandable that the devil would want to deceive humans into believing that he is present everywhere. Satan fell because of his sin of pride and desire to be like God (Isaiah 14:13–14). It is evident that Satan is limited in space and time.īecause the devil is a deceiver (Revelation 12:9), he tries to make people believe that he is omnipresent like God. If he left Jesus, he was no longer present with Jesus. The demons had to leave the possessed man of the Gerasenes in order to enter the pigs (Luke 8:33), and Satan is described as leaving Jesus in the desert after tempting Him (Matthew 4:11). Satan and his demons do have abilities that humans do not, but they are limited nonetheless. Although the devil can go to different locations, he is never described as present everywhere. The book of Job reveals that Satan can travel to heaven and roam about the earth (Job 1:6). Only God is omnipresent (Psalm 139:7–11). Satan has boundaries and is not infinite in any way, including in his presence. Christ created all things (Colossians 1:16), including the devil-although Satan was not originally an evil being.
Because Satan is a finite, created being, omnipresence cannot be attributed to him (Ezekiel 28:15).
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