Satan Still Reigns

Jesus undoubtedly and objectively overcame sin, death, and Satan through his one sacrifice of Calvary (see CCC 410-412, Rom. 5:12-21). And yet, the salvific drama plays out in each of our subjective, personal lives (CCC 407ff.). Given original sin and the effects thereof (see CCC 402ff.), Satan has a certain dominion over the world (see John 12:31, 2 Cor. 4:4, Eph. 2:2). In Christ, we can overcome Satan (see Col. 1:13-14), but the devil can still seek to undermine us (1 Pet. 5:8-9). So we still need to carry our crosses during our earthly sojourn (see Matt. 7:13-14, 16:24-25). Satan’s reign will definitively end at Jesus’ second coming.