Bible Verse of The Day – 3-5-22

Ephesians 6:12 (NKJV) 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Part 3

As we left off yesterday, we had begun discussing principalities, the evil spirits in charge of large areas or regions.

Think of principalities as rulers over their assigned domain.

The presence and the influence of these demons is usually very visible and obvious in the fact that a specific sin, or type of sin, will tend to dominate that area.

Some areas will be rampant with sexually-related sins; adultery, homosexuality, prostitution, pornography, etc.

These sins are obviously not isolated to just these areas. They are present everywhere, but they will tend to be much more pronounced in specific areas.

And one single type of sin won’t be the only sin in an area. But, again, there will usually be one that’s predominant.

Other areas might be prone to sins of violence; murder, gang activity, stabbings, shootings, etc.

And the list can go on at length. But these should help make it a bit clearer when it comes to principalities and how they rule over areas.

If you think of specific cities or areas, you will likely be able to name a few that stand out for specific types of sins/crimes.

As we move past principalities, Paul mentions “powers”.

Powers refers to various spiritual/demonic beings that have authority in the spiritual world. They are not as strong as principalities, but have more power than the lower-level demonic spirits.

Next, we see rulers mentioned. This refers specifically to worldly rulers; people in positions of power, influence and authority here on the earth who operate as part of the kingdom of darkness.

As we mentioned early on in this series, these types of people have largely sold their souls to evil. They are owned by the devil himself. Every action they take has evil motives and unholy intent.

And finally, we see “spiritual hosts of wickedness in heavenly places”.

This is referring to evil spirits. This ranges from various types of demons and fallen angels, to Lucifer himself.

“In the heavenly places” simply refers to the spiritual realm, the invisible world where so much happens that is unseen by the human eye. And yet, everything that happens there spills over into the natural world, where we see the manifestation and the consequences of it.

This series only skims the surface of this topic, but hopefully it will bring light and understanding to a subject that’s sometimes very hard to understand.

We will continue to teach on this again in the future as God leads us to do so, bringing more understanding and helping us all grow as believers and warriors for the Kingdom of God.

We hope you’ve enjoyed this breakdown.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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