“For we wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”                                                                                                                                           (Ephesians 6)
“[I]n high places” is translated from the greek, by Young in his analytical concordance, as in the heavens. Therefore we learn that “spiritual wickedness” or demonic forces reside in the heavens. We know from Job that (s)atan and others fallen entities have access to the third (3rd) heaven or God’s abode.  The first (1st) heaven is the clouds, and the second (2nd) heaven is space (aliens?).

“Principalities” is translated from the word, beginning and principality.  It seems to me this is speaking to the fallen angels or demons that were present at the beginning of the world, I can’t be dogmatic or authoritative here, or establish a doctrine but it makes sense. “Powers” is translated from the word, privilege and authority.”  Sounds like power and privilege or the “upper crust.”

“[R]ulers of darkness of this world,”  ruler is translated from a word that means world rulers and darkness from the word darkness in the Greek.

Paul tells us we do not wrestle against flesh and blood. I am not a Bible corrector or higher critic of Scripture. I am not one to disagree with the Word of God, BUT….do we not wrestle with other persons, “wrestle” in terms of dealing with difficult persons? dealing with persons given to emotional possession? dealing with persons that want control? OF COURSE!!! we wrestle against flesh and blood, so is Paul wrong?

“Holy men of old spake (and recorded) as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.”  “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God…”  The [W]ords of the LORD are pure [W]ords…O LORD, [T]hou shalt preserve [T]hem from this generation forever.  No, Paul is not wrong, no, not at all. So what should we conclude in his words about flesh and blood, principalities, powers, rulers of darkness, and spiritual wickedness?

“And Satan stood up against (Political) Israel, and provoked David to number Israel             (1 Chronicles 21).”  “But the prince of Persia [(s)atan] withstood me one and twenty days…”  (Daniels 10).   “Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses…”  (Jude 9).  “And having spoiled principalities and powers, [H]e made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it”  (Colossians 2:15). These passages speak to spiritual warfare. By the way, Colossians 2:15 tells us what Christ was doing over the three (3) days when His Body was in the Tomb. Research it.

Reader, When we take all the above texts and look into the different human author’s (Under the Holy Spirit’s inspiration) intent and meaning and put them together; we see when we wrestle against flesh and blood, we are wrestling with a person who is demonically influenced.

Reader, This must be the explanation for the political left (or the wicked and lost) “feeling” their way through political issues. Have you, Reader, never said, “What!? How can s/he think that?” or “How can a person say that” or “How can a person really believe that way.”  “S/he’s got to be joking, who thinks that way?” or “That can’t be”  “Why, how, what?”

Methinks you have uttered those very lines above. Think about it, think objectively, step out of yourself and look anew upon the plague of abortion. When or if one (1) does this type of objective observation, one comes to the conclusion: a female person is allowing or wanting another person to kill…err…rather murder or dispatch a living soul. Wild animals do not do this, but humans do!!!

“PEOPLE!!!” is often uttered when someone does something bad or unusual. When one hears about a guy, not a father…when you hear about a depraved homosapien killing or hurting it’s own offspring one thinks, “what!?…How does…How could…PEOPLE!!!”

Most persons know oil and water do not mix. But what most do not know or think about… isssss a carnal nature, a depraved nature mixed with demonic influence will get you murder, rape, suicide, larceny, extortion, black mail, kid-nappers or in the words of St. Paul, “all unrighteousness.” One may say or think, humans need not a demonic influence to do all the bad that humans do. That is true, right, correct, accurate, and proper. BUT…

…But we read in the Word of God, that these influences are at work and they are at work in high places, they are from the beginning so they know much, these influences are in the ear of world rulers!!!

Some may think I’m being too extreme or too literal. Okay, then, what are the demons doing? where are they? If you believe in Christ, you must believe in demonic forces because Christ knew the demonic, Personally, right? right.

Therefore, politics cannot be the answer to stopping that which is wrong, that which is upside down and inside out. New legislation cannot be the answer, coalitions cannot be the answer, bipartisanship will not be the answer for they are flesh and blood.

It is PRAYER, Invective prayer, imprecatory prayer, prayer that disables and stops somebody or something or some movement, a cursing type of prayer. Paul tells us that our weaponry, our armour are not carnal but spiritual. Paul tells us that our spiritual enemies, our fallen imaginations are like strongholds that must be pulled down, pulled down in His Name, by His Name and with His Power and with His Authority. Reader, God lives inside of you. He is like a caged lion waiting to get out.

There are two (2) realms on this earth, we’ll use the word realms. Like it or not, it is what it is (I wish that phrase was in the Bible). There exists the temporal, carnal, flesh and blood, natural realm or world and there is the spiritual realm where demons and angels interact.  Reader, our faith is a supernatural gift from a Holy Other and He is the Great BIG GOD….”MY GOD IS SOOOOOO BIG AND MY GOD IS SOOOOO MIGHTY, THERE”S NOTHING MY GREAT BIG GOD CANNOT DO. If you do not understand this about your God and your faith you are not enjoying your salvation, your faith holds no excitement for you. I know we can not see these truths by sight but our God-gifted faith tells us that realm is very present.

Closed minded believers or Christ-ians who are too smart or hold too high of a position to acknowledge these things lose out and so do their flock. Reader, I have been pulled out of my bed and tossed a cross the bedroom, I have heard something ask me, “What are you looking for?” in my wife’s voice and she was not there. Reader, you will either believe me or you will not. You will think i’m making it up or you won’t, You will think there must be a natural explanation for these things and if you think that, there is your problem. You do not understand how Supernatural our God and our faith is. Your God is too small and your Christ-ianity is boring.

Reader, I have looked for items that are missing, I would tear the house apart, looking for an item only to find it in the dead center of the bedroom floor the next day. I lost my wallet, my wife and I scowered every where for it. I was so frustrated and angry. I went to the bedroom and the wallet was at the foot of the bed. These things happen all the time to persons but they chaulk it up to, “I must be crazy.”

I’ve had discussions with other persons that understand this, they know what’s going on. Reader, What are demons doing if not influencing politics, influencing criminal behaviour, and trying to “gas light” (Research the term, gas lighting) Christ-ians? What else would they be doing?

A Christ-ian in a high position said, demons move things and angels put them back.  You might say, “That’s too much!” Okay, you tell me what are the angels doing with their time. Yeah, some remain and praise and worship Him, but that’s their purpose, you see, that’s what they were created to do. Other angels, Gabriel, Michael, and the host of Heaven are designated for other purposes. Gabriel is the messenger and Michael is the protector of Israel and dare I say, the protector of spiritual Israel (that’s you and me) too? These angels have other angels under their authority, so what do you think these other angels do?

Reader, We live in a world that is natural and a world that veils the Supernatural, that is how it is. It’s not spookey, it’s not scary, it’s not make believe.

In summary: If one believes in God, one believes in angels and demons. If one believes in angels and demons, one must be made to wonder, what they do in this world; invisible to the eye, but clearly seen through the eye of faith….LOOK, THERE’S ONE NOW.