Genesis 1:26 And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.
You read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation; God never ever gave this world to Adam, and Eve. It is a fact that our first parents were appointed by God as stewards, but as far as ownership goes, they never owned anything. It had always belonged to God, all along, referring to the earth and all its contents. Therefore, when we read in the New Testament of satan offering to Jesus the kingdoms of this world in exchange for worship, we must understand that he himself is self-deceived on this issue.
Just because a bandit has defrauded victims of valuables, does not make those possessions his. When Achan stole that goodly Babylonish garment and the shekels of gold, and then hid them among his own stuff in his tent, that act did not make the items his own. Instead, there was a sting operation embarked upon to find the culprit in the matter and Achan, together with those who aided, and abetted him, were brought to justice.
Therefore, upon the authority of God’s word we do declare unequivocally, that satan has never really owned anything on this planet, even though he has fed that same delusion to billions of earthlings over millennia. A right understanding of the doctrine of ownership is of critical importance to persons living in the here and now, especially since the world is given over to materialism and consumerism.
Genesis 2: 15 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!