Job 1:6, How Did Satan Come Among Them?
1) Direct Answer
Satan came among them by permission, as the accuser, when God convened His court. He did not break in; he appeared because the Lord allowed him to present himself, coming “from going to and fro in the earth.”
2) Scriptural Explanation
- Job 1:6–7; 2:1–2: The sons of God present themselves before the LORD, and Satan comes also. When asked, he says he came “from going to and fro in the earth,” showing he is not omnipresent and operates under limits.
- Job 1:12; 2:6: He can do nothing without God’s permission and boundaries.
- Zechariah 3:1–2: Satan stands to resist Joshua, and the LORD rebukes him—again a courtroom scene with Satan as accuser.
- Revelation 12:10: He is “the accuser of our brethren… which accused them before our God day and night.”
- Luke 22:31: “Satan hath desired to have you,” showing he must ask; access is by permission, not by right.
- 1 Peter 5:8: He roams, seeking whom he may devour—exactly what he said in Job.
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
- This was not fellowship with God; it was a legal appearance before the Judge. Sin cannot have communion with God, yet God can summon and judge any creature.
- “Came among them” means he stood in the assembly of heavenly beings to accuse. He was there as the adversary, not as a son.
- He is restricted: he must report, he must ask, and he can only touch what God allows. He is never equal to God, never unlimited, and never beyond the Blood.
4) Reinforcing Statement
Now notice: the same accuser still seeks permission, but Christ intercedes for the believer. Stay under the Blood, resist him steadfast, and remember—he can come to the bar of God to accuse, but he cannot cross the line God sets.
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63-0825M §96
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56-1002A §58
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57-0901E §25
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