How Did Satan Stop Paul? (1 Thess. 2:18 Explained) | Difficult Passages #12

If the Apostle Paul was empowered by God… how could Satan possibly hinder him? In 1 Thessalonians 2:18, Paul says something surprising: “Satan hindered us.” That raises a serious question...if Satan could hinder Paul and the apostles, what does that mean for us today? Today, we have Dr. Clint Arnold, one of the leading scholars on the New Testament and spiritual warfare, to unpack this fascinating and often overlooked passage. This is part 12 of our "Difficult Passage" Sunday series. READ: Power of Darkness: Principalities and Powers in Paul's Letters, by Clint Arnold (https://amzn.to/4pSeIbr) CHECK OUT: Dr. Clint Arnold (https://www.biola.edu/directory/people/clinton-arnold) *Get a MASTERS IN APOLOGETICS or SCIENCE AND RELIGION at BIOLA (https://bit.ly/3LdNqKf) *USE Discount Code [smdcertdisc] for 25% off the BIOLA APOLOGETICS CERTIFICATE program (https://bit.ly/3AzfPFM) *See our fully online UNDERGRAD DEGREE in Bible, Theology, and Apologetics: (https://bit.ly/448STKK) FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: https://x.com/Sean_McDowell TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sean_mcdowell?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmcdowell/ Website: https://seanmcdowell.org