I appreciate your responses, and agree with them wholeheartedly, but maybe I didn't phrase my question properly.
We all know that God/the Holy Spirit are everywhere, with each of us simultaneously, present at all times and in all places. Does Satan's "spirit" work the same way? For example, we can all pray at the same time and God hears each of us equally and perfectly, it's not as if we have to take turns because He can't hear us at the same time. Is it the same way with Satan? Clearly, we can each be tempted at the same time in vastly different locations, but is the temptation necessarily from Satan himself, something like his "spirit", or one of his minions?
I guess I'm getting pretty abstract here, but I've been having a conversation with a non-believer who brought this point up and really got me thinking. Exactly how does Satan function in a practical matter? Is he one being that exists in one location on earth, or is he in many different places at one time?
Finally, when we choose to sin and clearly rebel against God, does that necessarily mean Satan had a hand in the matter, or just that we chose not to follow God?
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