Who really rules the world? God or the Devil,?

The Devil through the love of God?

The ruler of this "world" is the Devil.

Before Jesus Christ departed and ascended to heavens, he spoke to his disciples and said the following:

John 14: 29-31

Now I have told you before it happens, so that when it happens, you may believe. 30"I will not speak much more with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me; 31but so that the world may know that I love the Father, I do exactly as the Father commanded Me. Get up, let us go from here.

Great question! God rules all things but Satan has a reign of earth for those who choose, but he must still answer to God as well as His delegates ( Angels etc). Excellent question. The Bible does say Satan rules for a 1,000 years but if He has to follow the creators law ( The Word) and ask permission then God truly rules all.

Luke 23:31 31"Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; 32but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers."…

2 Corinthians 4:4New Living Translation (NLT)

4 Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.

Many people believe that the true God is the ruler of this world. But if that were true, would the earth be so filled with suffering? (Deuteronomy 32:4, 5) According to the Bible, the world is under the control of someone evil.—Read 1 John 5:19.

How did someone evil gain control over mankind? At the beginning of human history, an angel rebelled against God and urged the first human pair to rebel too. (Genesis 3:1-6) The couple chose to obey that rebel angel, Satan, making him their ruler. Almighty God is the only rightful Ruler, but he wants people to choose his rulership because they love him. (Deuteronomy 6:6; 30:16, 19) Sadly, most of mankind have been misled into making the same bad choice as did the first human pair.—Read Revelation 12:9.

Who will resolve man’s problems?

Will God allow Satan to continue his wicked rule? No! God will use Jesus to undo the evil that Satan has done.—Read 1 John 3:8.

Empowered by God, Jesus will destroy Satan. (Romans 16:20) Then, God will rule mankind and restore the human race to the life of happiness and peace he originally intended.—Read Revelation 21:3-5.

For more information, see chapter 3 of the book, What Does the Bible Really Teach?, published by Jehovah’s Witnesses

Also available at www.jw.org

Silly boy. Gods are for little children, not adults.

Is it not COMPLETELY obvious that nobody is in charge?

The devil is powerful, but now as powerful as God. God and the devil are constantly in a battle for souls. It was foretold in the bible:

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there

come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

Nobody.

Certainly not the imaginary beings you believe in.

Certain humans "rule" certain parts, and who those are changes all the time -- but nobody "rules" all of it.

Oh I can assure you, the Devil rules this world.

When we read of the "world" in the New Testament, we are reading the Greek word cosmos. Cosmos most often refers to the inhabited earth and the people who live on the earth, which functions apart from God. Satan is the ruler of this "cosmos" (John 12:31; 16:11; 1 John 5:19).

The Devil through the love of God?

I think America does.