Evil Forces

2000-12-13 11:39:00

I am pleased to say that in large part I agree with 'privacy's' statement:

"Evil is anything that converts life to death - No more, no less."

While it would take a book to paint a full picture of the principle of good and evil, that statement does give a good view of the principle.

I will expand on this idea in a way that perhaps has not occurred to most. Paul gives us an interesting scripture in this regard.

"Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." Eph 6:11-12

Let me give you a more accurate translation from the Concordant Bible:

"Put on the panoply of God to enable you to stand up to the stratagems of the Adversary, for it is not ours to wrestle with blood and flesh, but with the sovereignties, with the authorities, with the world-mights of this darkness, with the spiritual forces of wickedness among the celestials."

Before I give my thoughts on this, let us see what you think.

Question:

There is a basic foursquare of evil with which the disciples of light must deal.

They are:

(1) Principalities or sovereignties.
(2) Powers or authorities.
(3) Rulers of the darkness of this world.
(4) Spiritual wickedness in high (celestial) places.

Who are these four categories of evil? Why are they evil and what can we do to overcome them?

What could be the evil in the celestial realms?

"We turn not older with years, but newer every day."
Emily Dickenson