Is Satan being present in many places at once Biblical?

[excreationist]

Apparently in Joyce Meyer's "Battlefield of the Mind" Satan himself is present in many people's minds at once. But I thought Satan was an angel and it seems angels can only have one location or focus at a time. It seems the only beings in the Bible that can be present in many places simultaneously are God. Did God give Satan a similar ability so he could be more god-like and so more of a false god?

From "Battlefield of the Mind for Teens"

Have you ever felt like someone was peppering your mind with questions and concerns like these? That’s how Satan works. He plants all kinds of nagging thoughts, suspicions, and doubts in your mind. He moves slowly, according to his well-laid plans for you. Always remember that when it comes to destroying your life, Satan has a custom-tailored battle strategy just for you. He has studied you for a long time. And he’s going to attack you where you’re weak, where you’re curious, where you’re inconsistent.

The bold part reminds me of this:

Thought insertion - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Thought insertion is defined by the ICD-10 as the delusion that one's thoughts are not one's own, but rather belong to someone else and have been inserted into one's mind. The person experiencing the thought insertion delusion will not necessarily know where the thought is coming from, but makes a distinction between their own thoughts and those inserted into their minds

Also on the topic of Satan:

Most American Christians Do Not Believe that Satan or the Holy Spirit Exist - Barna Group

www.barna.com

Four out of ten Christians (40%) strongly agreed that Satan “is not a living being but is a symbol of evil.” An additional two out of ten Christians (19%) said they “agree somewhat” with that perspective. A minority of Christians indicated that they believe Satan is real by disagreeing with the statement: one-quarter (26%) disagreed strongly and about one-tenth (9%) disagreed somewhat. The remaining 8% were not sure what they believe about the existence of Satan.

 

[Soapy]

Apparently in Joyce Meyer's "Battlefield of the Mind" Satan himself is present in many people's minds at once. But I thought Satan was an angel and it seems angels can only have one location or focus at a time. It seems the only beings in the Bible that can be present in many places simultaneously are God. Did God give Satan a similar ability so he could be more god-like and so more of a false god?

From "Battlefield of the Mind for Teens"


The bold part reminds me of this:

Thought insertion - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Also on the topic of Satan:

Most American Christians Do Not Believe that Satan or the Holy Spirit Exist - Barna Group

www.barna.com

My spirit can be with many people, whether together or in separate place, at the same time.

Yours can, too.

So what is special about Satan’s spirit that he can only be in one place at any one time… nothing. In fact, his spirit is greater than ours and in greater number of places than ours could ever be!

Sorry, but you got the wrong idea about angels and the power of angels - Satan bring the greatest of Angels - and the worst - at the same time!!!!!!!!

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Apparently in Joyce Meyer's "Battlefield of the Mind" Satan himself is present in many people's minds at once. But I thought Satan was an angel and it seems angels can only have one location or focus at a time. It seems the only beings in the Bible that can be present in many places simultaneously are God. Did God give Satan a similar ability so he could be more god-like and so more of a false god?

From "Battlefield of the Mind for Teens"

I haven't gotten the sense that Christians necessarily believe that Satan himself is omnipresent, but that he's served by many demons or other underlings who do his bidding. Christians may refer to the actions of the underlings as Satan's actions the same way that the actions of a whole criminal gang are attributed to the gang leader.

 

[excreationist]

My spirit can be with many people, whether together or in separate place, at the same time.

So do you have an awareness of multiple places at once? e.g. hearing and seeing different places in the world simultaneously? (without modern technology) Can you talk to those places simultaneously as well saying different things to different places?

 

[Soapy]

So do you have an awareness of multiple places at once? e.g. hearing and seeing different places in the world simultaneously? (without modern technology) Can you talk to those places simultaneously as well saying different things to different places?

Ha ha ha.., I told you that you had no idea…!!

“Influence”… The presence of your spirit in many places shows itself in how people are INFLUENCED when they are exposed to your spirit!!!

Many people can be exposed to your Spirit in many places all at the same time. The spirit of God influences people worldwide… even if a person were on the moon, on Mars, on Venus… because the spirit of God is EVERYWHERE…. Everywhere that it influences the spirit of a person and even better if His spirit POSITIVELY influences YOUR spirit.

People who write blogs and do vlogs etc., are SENDING OUT their spirit into the hearts and minds of many who accept what these ‘Influencers’ say and do!!

The ‘influencer’ sees the result of his spirit’s influence by the many who accept the spiritual influence.

You are thinking of a spirit as though it were a physical thing… it’s not. But it can act on another persons own spirit -which then activates the body of that person.

Think of a terrorist: They may influence someone across the other side of the world to create a body bomb and then to go and blow up a place or other people - the spirit influence acted on the body to do the act!!

 

[Soapy]

I haven't gotten the sense that Christians necessarily believe that Satan himself is omnipresent, but that he's served by many demons or other underlings who do his bidding. Christians may refer to the actions of the underlings as Satan's actions the same way that the actions of a whole criminal gang are attributed to the gang leader.

Yes, that is true… and hence Satan is called ‘The Father of the lie’!!

All who do Satan’s will are agents of Satan - whether human or angel.

Of Satan, it is said about the Jews who denied the testimony of Jesus:

• “You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” (John 8:44)

Of God, it is said about those who believe in the Father, the only true God:

• “For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.” (Romans 8:14)