Religious Political

With the term "god" you get the idea of something religious: with the term "prince" the idea of what is political; thus he is the religious and political head of this world. Satan makes no war against religion; he is willing that men should be religious. It is the displacement of Christ he seeks, or if allowed. He must be a cross-less Christ. As the flesh stands opposed to the Spirit, and the world to the Father (speaking characteristically), so Satan stands opposed to Christ and the Church.
Satan is intolerant of Christ, the precious Christ of God, dead, risen and now Man in glory. This is what he will not have, since His cross severs us from the world as an evil system. Christ's place on high determines Ours. The Jewish system was essentially earthly, her place and portion being here within the precincts of time. The Church is a heavenly thing with a heavenly place, a heavenly portion, and a heavenly prospect. Her course through this world should be that of a stranger here.