2009-09-20T17:36:31-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/prince+of+this+world/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2012:31-32&version=NIV 2009-09-20T17:36:31-05:00 The "prince of this world" is generally interpreted as Satan, the devil. Christ's arrival signaled not only the salvation of mankind, but the ultimate downfall of the evil one. http://biblica.com/niv/appendix/concordance_resultsingle.php?rowid=106 2008-01-18T16:21:10-05:00 Means "adversary." Satan is the enemy of God. He wants to destroy everything God has created. He is also called "the devil" (James 4:7), "the evil one" (1 John 5:18-19), "the prince of this world" (John 14:30) and "the god of this age" (2 Corinthians 4:4). Satan brought evil into the world.