For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Ephesians 6:12 · World English Bible
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From this verse, the Word reaches
The same threadEphesians 6:13-17
The armor of God: how we stand against these spiritual forces.
“Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace; above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;”
Fulfilled hereColossians 2:15
Christ disarmed the rulers and authorities at the cross: the enemy we resist is already defeated.
“having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.”
In parallel with1 Peter 5:8
Your adversary the devil walks about as a roaring lion.
“Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”
That reaches back to this verse
In parallel with (this verse)1 Peter 5:8
Our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against him.
“Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”
The same thread (this verse)Ephesians 6:13-17
The foe we face: spiritual forces of darkness.
“Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace; above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;”