Jesus knew that the Devil would keep people in darkness mentally in order to undermine the sense of urgency that permeates God’s prophecies about the future.
قُبَيْلَ مَوْتِ يَسُوعَ ،‏ ذَكَّرَ تَلَامِيذَهُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ بِأَنَّ إِبْلِيسَ هُوَ « حَاكِمُ هٰذَا ٱلْعَالَمِ » .‏