Paul,

did you ever read in Job?

Job 1: 6-12 One day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan the Accuser came with them.
7"where have you come from?" the Lord asked Satan. and Satan answered the Lord, "I haave been going back and forth across the earth, watching everything that's going on."
8 then the Lord asked Satan, "have you noticed my servant Job?" He is the finest man and will have nothing to do with evil."
9 Satan replied to the Lord, "yes, job fears God, but not without good reason!
10 you have always protected him and his home and his property from harm. you have made him prosperous in everything he does. Look how rich he is!
11 but take away everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face!"
12 "all right, you may test him," the Lord said to Satan. "Do whatever you want with everything he possesses. but do not harm him physically. " So Satan left the Lord's presence.

job 2:1-7

1 one day the angels came again to present themselves before the Lord and Satan the Accuser with them.
2 Where have you come from?" the Lord asked Satan.
and Satan answered the Lord, "I have been going back and forth across the earth watching everything that's going on."
3 then the Lord asked Satan, "have you noticed my servant Job?" he is the finest man in all the earth-a man of complete integrity. He fears God and will have nothing to do with evil. and he has maintained his integrity, even though you persuaded me to harm him without cause."
4 Satan replied to the Lord, "skin for skin-he blesses ou only because you bless him. a man will give up everything he has to save his life.
5 But take away his health, and he will surely curse you to your face!"
6 "all right, do with him as you please," the Lord said to satan. but spare his life.
7 so satan left the Lord's presence and he struck Job with a terrible case of boils from head to foot.

i am trying to find a point about that but I believe that God has been with Job in every way and God gave him strength go through this. becasue of Job's faith in Him was so strong and he kept hold to Jesus no matter what. because God knew job's heart before this happen to job. so God knew already.

I want to point out about Job that he declared: The thing I greatly feared has come upon me.

The translation I read (KJV) reveals that God said, before Satan did anything- he (Job) is in your hand.
In other words, Job, by greatly fearing loss, placed himself IN Satan's hand and the devil did not know it.
How many times are we told, "Fear not" in God's word?
Over and over and there is a reason.

There is a reason no Christians have been attacked by UFO encounters of the 4th kind.

There is a reason why secular people have been killed investigating a certain president, while believers doing the same thing are still here.

Satan and his cohorts are the spiritual progenitors of terrorists and criminals who have inherited their position by the failure of the first man.

How could God be giving permission to specific acts of evil? That would make Him a co- equal in the deed.

Furthermore, we are NOT in that old time covenant any more. We have been given authority over the demonic realm but that is not a popular idea.

In general, the devil has a RIGHT to mess with those who play in his sandbox (that is filled with occult things and false religion). So if people stay OUT of his sand, he has less access to them.
There are 2 beings going about the world SEEKING.
God is seeking to show Himself strong on behalf of those who's hearts are right before HIM.
And Satan goes about as a roaring lion seeking those he MAY destroy.
Make sure you give the devil no permissions.