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Satan’s Activities in Human Society

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Satan is constantly accusing all people before God, as he did Job, in order to drag them into hell (Job 1:9-11).

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However, even Satan cannot perpetrate his evil activity unless he first finds an object partner with whom he can form a common base and engage in give-and-take action. Satan’s object partners are evil spirits in the spirit world.

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The object partners to these evil spirits are the spirit selves of evil people on the earth, and the vehicles through which these evil spirit selves act are their physical selves. Accordingly, the power of Satan is conveyed through evil spirits and is manifested in the activities of earthly people.

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For example, Satan entered into Judas Iscariot (Luke 22:3), and Jesus once called Peter “Satan” (Matt. 16:33). In the Bible, the spirits of evil earthly men are called “angels” of the devil (Matt. 25:41).

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The Kingdom of Heaven on earth (cf. Eschatology 2) is a restored world in which Satan can no longer instigate any activity. To realize this world, it is necessary for all humanity to eliminate their common base with Satan, restore their common base with God, and engage in give-and-take action with Him. The prophecy that in the Last Days God will confine Satan in a bottomless pit (Rev. 20:1-3) signifies that Satan will be utterly incapable of any activity, since there will no longer be any counterpart with whom Satan can relate.

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In order to eliminate our common base with Satan and be capable of judging him (I Cor. 6:3), we must understand the identity and crime of Satan and accuse him before God.

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However, God endowed human beings and angels with freedom; therefore, He cannot restore them by force. Of their own free will, human beings are to bring Satan to voluntary submission by upholding the Word of God through fulfilling their responsibility.

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Only in this way can we be restored to the original ideal purposed by God at the creation. Because God works His providence based on this principle, the history of the providence of restoration has been repeatedly prolonged (cf. Predestination 2).

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    The People Chosen for the Restoration of the Kingdom of HeavenSermon · 30 Dec 1956 · ¶ 67Moreover, only when you become the victor in the universal fight with Satan by conquering your bodies can you become the people needed for the garden of the kingdom of Heaven.
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    Those Who Will Possess the Kingdom of Heaven of HopeSermon · 16 Dec 1956 · ¶ 101…place of the 6,000-year history. You must know that Heaven is seeking a person who can reproach and sneer at Satan mercilessly before God.
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    The Devil and His ActivitiesBook chapter · ¶ 64…incapable of any activity, since there will no longer be any counterparts with whom Satan can relate. (Exposition of the Divine Principle, Fall 4.2)
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    The War WithinBook chapter · ¶ 27Our body has become the stage of Satan’s activities. It has become Satan’s dance hall. Had there not been the Human Fall, our mind and body would be one. They…
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    June 3rd Hoon Dok Hae at East GardenBook chapter · ¶ 9I have no sympathy for Satan or evil and will ruthlessly obey God even if the people murmur and complain, even if America opposes me, and…
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    During Hoon Dok Hae think about the date that the speech was givenBook chapter · ¶ 10…will disappear or remain forever? If you wish to know God, you have to read this book. If you wish to know Satan, you should read this book. If you wish to know what fortune or good is, you have to read this book. It…
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    The Spirit World And Physical WorldSermon · 7 Feb 1977 · ¶ 177Unless the intensity of your love for God is stronger than all your past love experiences, Satan will always be able to hook you, and you will always have that one condition for Satan to claim. God is not…
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    The Unification Family All Over The WorldSermon · 9 Mar 1968 · ¶ 8On earth, I had to serve people from the lowest level humbly, thus subjugating Satan step by step and obtaining victory. My battle is not completed. Each one in our Principle Family must…
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    The Principle of Indemnity will Determine the Future of the UniverseSermon · 9 Sep 1968 · ¶ 6…witness it. Through these experiences, you will be able to discern if he is influenced by evil spirits or Satan. You will know it clearly and sharply in your heart. As you accumulate these experiences, as soon as you…
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    The Fight Has BegunSermon · 9 Jan 1972 · ¶ 14We must take the position opposite to what Satan takes delight in, or else we cannot succeed. Instead of being arrogant, we must put ourselves in a…
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    Separation between Good and EvilSermon · 3 Apr 1972 · ¶ 90You are good and evil, headed for heaven or hell. God is always on the side of good, while Satan is always on the side of evil. But man is placed on the boundary line where he can go to the side of God or…
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    The Complete RestorationSermon · 21 May 1972 · ¶ 67…not serve others but only seek their own benefit through others' sacrifice, will be under the domination of Satan, both in the physical and spiritual worlds. Because man was born originally for the sake of others, he has…
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    What We Must Accomplish from NowSermon · 9 May 1972 · ¶ 7His responsibility is to unite with Cain to subjugate Satan. Then Abel stands in the position to which even Satan has to conform and obey. You should know that this is…
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    UnificationSermon · 9 Dec 1972 · ¶ 140…we can mold people back into their original form. That is something resembling God's work: fighting against Satan. He tried to get rid of Satan, remove Satan, who comes attacking God. By loving His people and even by…
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    Children of the Heavenly FatherSermon · 23 Jan 1973 · ¶ 6…sensation can come only from God to the fullest degree. What we have experienced is not from God, but from Satan.
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    Change Of Blood LineageSermon · 18 Jan 1973 · ¶ 32Satan set his eye on what God would treasure—would think highly of. He wanted to take away God's object to be his.…
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    6th God's DaySermon · 2 Jan 1973 · ¶ 88…go the wrong way, they are liable to judgment. So the word "True Parents" is the thing to be dreaded. For Satan, this word is also fearful, because when the day comes when people will be attached to the True Parents,…
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    The Last FrontlineSermon · 25 Feb 1973 · ¶ 129The point on which we are situated is the front line between God and Satan. God has been waiting so long for this day to come, while on the other hand, Satan has been afraid of this…
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    Faith And RealitySermon · 18 Mar 1973 · ¶ 57…sent to restore one world. The number of children has to gradually multiply to save the whole world. When Satan looks at the one person on the earth who is centered on God, he is afraid of him. There is no way for Satan…
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    Three Stages of JudgmentSermon · 17 May 1973 · ¶ 7…power, and if one of the laws is to be set up to be amended, then both parties must agree. There is God and Satan. Between the two, there are men; some are more on God's side, and others are more on the Satanic side. But…
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    Jacob's Course And Our Life In FaithSermon · 28 May 1973 · ¶ 120…of the archangel on the spiritual level, while the communist world is in the position of the archangel or Satan on the substantial level. When we win the Christian world, the problem of the communist world will be of no…
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    The Starting Point Of Good And EvilSermon · 25 May 1973 · ¶ 112God has never once been frustrated or exhausted in the long, long battle against Satan. He could fight the battle only through us. So we, as His children, must resemble Him by following His…
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    The Unification WaySermon · 21 Apr 1974 · ¶ 36…For the word "re-creation" to mean anything, we must start from the point that there is no such thing as Satan.
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    The Day Of Victory Over ResentmentSermon · 15 May 1974 · ¶ 3…tribes, nations, and the world. But due to the fall of man, those levels were established centering on Satan, against the will of God.
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    World Day actually means the Day of All ThingsSermon · 20 Jun 1974 · ¶ 109…you have the claim over your own house and over your own property. But all things were under the claim or domination of Satan.
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    Human LifeSermon · 1 Dec 1974 · ¶ 80Then, they cannot even dream of attacking us. It is typical of evil to attack you when you are weak. Satan will appear when you are weak, around the nation of God's choice.
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    Let Us Establish The Kingdom Of Heaven!Sermon · 1 Jan 1975 · ¶ 13Through the family, Satan has had the condition to accuse man, but when all the evil conditions are eliminated on the family…
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    Opportunity For Happiness Or UnhappinessSermon · 2 Mar 1975 · ¶ 130…lead ourselves to misery and unhappiness or happiness and glory. You are either going to the side of God or Satan. You will either go to Heaven or Hell.
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    Providential Time LimitsSermon · 17 Apr 1975 · ¶ 93When the children are taught by the True Parents the secret of how to chase Satan out of this world, then they are entitled to be children of the True Parents. Then even the chosen one will…
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    Our Newborn SelvesSermon · 1 Nov 1977 · ¶ 26The moment you confront Satan and subjugate him, God will appear. You haven't seen God yet because He will not come into action until you…
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    The Tradition of the Unification ChurchSermon · 11 Dec 1977 · ¶ 160How can I complete a foundation for the love of God while I am still living here on earth? The world, which is controlled by Satan, hates me because I want to be a messenger of God's love to the world.
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    To the Departing SeminariansSermon · 8 Sep 1978 · ¶ 30Through this course, we become more and more clear and obvious about the existence of Satan and the existence of actual people through whom Satan acts through give and take, and who are Satan with a…
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    Let Us Inherit The Realm Of Victory Of Our True ParentsSermon · 15 Apr 1991 · ¶ 152So, actually, without Satan, your mind and body would be Godlike, and mind and body would become plus and minus united into one.

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  2. 2.11Satan and Fallen Humanity1 min
  3. 2.12Satan’s Activities in Human Society2 min
  4. 2.13Good and Evil Seen from the Viewpoint of Purpose3 min
  5. 2.14The Works of Good Spirits and Evil Spirits1 min
  6. 2.15Sin1 min

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APA 7

Moon, S. M., Eu, H. W. (n.d.). Satan’s Activities in Human Society [Book chapter]. True Parents Legacy Archive (J. Auror, Ed.). https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/satans-activities-in-human-society

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Moon, Sun Myung. “Satan’s Activities in Human Society.” True Parents Legacy Archive, https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/satans-activities-in-human-society.

Chicago 17

Moon, Sun Myung. “Satan’s Activities in Human Society.” Book chapter, n.d. True Parents Legacy Archive. https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/satans-activities-in-human-society.

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@misc{moon,
  author = {Sun Myung Moon and Hyo Won Eu},
  title = {Satan’s Activities in Human Society},
  howpublished = {True Parents Legacy Archive},
  url = {https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/satans-activities-in-human-society},
  note = {Book chapter}
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Text bySun Myung Moon, Founder of the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity; Hyo Won Eu, The first president of the Unification Church of Korea and a key early disciple of Sun Myung Moon.
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