1 John 4:4
What is written? (ESV)
Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
What does it say?
Brethern, you are from God and overcame them [forces of evil] since he [Holy Spirit] who is in you is superior to the one [Satan] in the world.
What is its immediate context?
John is warning of false teachers and giving them encouragement as well as ways to fight against them.
How 1 John 4:4 is applied across Bible answers
Where is the Holy Spirit dwelling today?
John is reminding Christians of what is in them using a pronoun, "he" [Holy Spirit implied].
Who is the man of lawlessness (2 Thessalonians 2:3)?
God "overcame" Satan by His work on the cross and is therefore "greater than he who is in the world".
