God and Satan are not equally powerful beings
Have you ever wondered how God and Satan could be engaged in a genuine cosmic struggle? Since God is all-powerful, and Satan is a limited being, how could they be in any genuine conflict at all? To solve this dilemma, some have offered cosmic dualism, the idea that God and Satan are equally powerful beings vying for rulership of creation. But Scripture utterly rejects this idea through teaching that God is omnipotent . God has the power to wipe out Satan. And someday He will (see Revelation 20:7-10). The conflict must be of another kind. Questioning the Character of God In Theodicy of Love by John C. Peckham he made the astute observation that the conflict between God and Satan is not concerning power, but over the character of God. According to Peckham the conflict “cannot be won by the mere exercise of power but is met by an extended demonstration of character in a cosmic courtroom drama” (p. 88). As Peckham notes, Satan has been disparaging the character of God since the Garden