Chapter nine
The accuser, the Law, and Mans’ Rule

    The Law was given by God to Moses for the Hebrews to rule mankind by. The priest of Jesus day had authority from God in the use of the Law. This needs to be understood in order to comprehend the removal of satans rule.  Mankind ruled with the Law of Moses by Gods given authority. 
    
    So satan accused God in the beginning, and still does in many various ways. 
   Also as he did in Job he still accuses man before God. To help fuel his accusations satan used the Law of Moses.   
‘Except within his accusation of Jesus he made a 
big mistake’

‘more on the replacement of the ruler’
 
Joh 12:27  Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. 
Joh 12:28  Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. 
Joh 12:29  The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him. 
Joh 12:30  Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. 
Joh 12:31  Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. 

We mostly have agreed that verse 31 talks of satans removal, but this verse means also and maybe more so the removal of satans rule through mankind. Since man was given dominion of the earth (Gen 1:26). So is the prince of this world satan or man, or maybe both in unholy union?
 
Consider this again;   
The only rule on earth satan has enjoyed has been through mankind. 
No fallen or sinful mankind = No satanic rule.  
   The rulership of the earth was given to man is Gen 1;28. So satan gained rulership through man, who has never lost the dominion of the earth. This is why the first Adams rule had to be destroyed in order for the dominion to be given to another Man. A resurrected Man! Freed from the curse of accusation.
   So when Jesus became sin and died he pulled the plug on satan's rule through mankind by taking the first Adams’ rule to the death with him. Jesus in Gods reality destroyed fallen, sinful, accused and accusing man. In the perfect sense Jesus destroyed mankind’s rule in His own body and soul by death. The marriage between mankind and satan (the accuser) has ended.