The Pulpit: Why is Satan so successful?

Ted Okolichany Columnist In Matthew 13, Jesus gives us the parable of the sower and explains it. He follows this with the parable of the wheat and tares (24-30) and explains it in verses 37-39. In the Lord's explanation, he identifies several involved: Son of Man (Himself), children of the kingdom (good seed), children of the wicked one (tares), the enemy (devil) and angels (reapers). Jesus tells us that the devil exists. Paul writes this about him, calling him the god of this world that bli