The progress of God’s people is taking place in a very hostile world, which the Bible says is controlled by Satan, “the god of this system of things. ”
بِهٰذَا يَعْرِفُ ٱلْجَمِيعُ أَنَّكُمْ تَلَامِيذِي ،‏ إِنْ كَانَ لَكُمْ مَحَبَّةٌ بَعْضًا لِبَعْضٍ » .‏