Does Satan really need God's permission before doing (literally) anything and everything?
I wouldn’t use the word “permission”,
BECAUSE this is seemingly an “impression” for Satan to ASK, if he CAN do Evil and REEK Havoc, which is not the case.
but rather:
Satan requires “POWER from God to ACT”.
Satan requires “ALLOWANCE from God to ACT”.
** Angels were created:
With a Heavenly Estate;
With Liberty to Roam outside of their Estate.
With Gods Knowledge of Truth;
With A Great amount of Power from God;
With Freewill.
** BUT NOT WITH the ENTIRETY of Gods UNDERSTANDING.
** Angels exercising their Freewill, AGAINST GOD, became DEVILS, Lost their Estate, Lost their Ability to GAIN Gods UNDERSTANDING, Lost their ability to be WITH God Forever…
** But THEY DID NOT ALL LOSE their POWER, or THEIR ability to freely roam the Earth and Lower Heavens.
** For a most egregious ACT, a FEW Angels Lost their POWER and Roaming Ability, are are presently “chained” “restricted” IN Hell.
** Inasmuch as God SHALL deal Justly with every single individual Human, SO ALSO SHALL there be a FINAL BATTLE between;
Holy Angels and Devil Angels…to whit…
The Holy Angels SHALL maintain Power from God and the Devil Angels SHALL lose their Power from God, and become once and for all defeated and CAST INTO the Earth FOREVER, Living in Eternal Separation from God.
Prophecy:
Rev 12:
[7] And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
[8] And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
[9] And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
[10] And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
Glory to God,
Taken