Satan genuinely possessed earthly kingdoms at the time of the temptation

Evidence

One of the most provocative aspects of this encounter is that the “kingdoms, power, and glory” were Satan’s to give—or it wouldn’t have been a temptation! Jesus didn’t challenge Satan’s possession of them. — Chuck Missler, The Kingdom, Power and Glory, 533

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the broader ‘Kingdom, Power and Glory’ title-theme and any late-Roman/late-antique discussions of worldly political authority being usurped. — connects to: Believers exercise delegated authority by speaking God’s words against the enemy — Chuck Missler, The Kingdom, Power and Glory: The…, 1382; Christianity’s spiritual turn ceded worldly life to profane authority

Broader Connections

• Christianity’s spiritual turn ceded worldly life to profane authority #corroborates (0.80)