1st Kings 17:1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
We will begin with 1st Kings Chapter 17>19, because the experiences of Elijah are a sort of template that ought to be thoroughly understood. As the devil, in hindsight observed intensely, how the episode with Elijah had unfolded, he realized that he would have to make a few adjustments to his strategies, so as to close some loopholes which surfaced back then.
The first issue had to do with geolocation, for after the prophet had delivered that startling message that roiled the nation, he virtually disappeared and was nowhere to be found, even though a diligent search was instituted to discover his whereabouts.
In today’s vernacular we would say Elijah fell off the radar, or off the grid, as some may put it. Ahab then set out to find the prophet, in every place, in every country, but try as he might, Elijah was nowhere to be found. Thus, in hindsight, satan understood that geolocation is one of the main issues that has to be addressed, in order to make the beast system as efficient as possible.
1st Kings 18:10 As the Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!