Where are the spiritual powers that believers fight against located?
The spiritual powers believers struggle against are located in high places, not in the gutter, on skid row, or among the offscouring of humanity. These principalities, powers, and rulers of darkness occupy high positions with tremendous power, operating beyond the normal realm.
Les teaches from the passage that our wrestling is not against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual wickedness in high places. He emphasizes that these powers are not down in the gutter, not on skid row, and not out among the offscouring of humanity; they are in high places. That should wake us up, he says, because we are up against something beyond the normal, in high positions with tremendous power. To illustrate the same Greek word, Les points to Matthew 10:1, where Jesus called His twelve disciples and gave them power.
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.
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Why should the truth about spiritual powers in high places wake us up?
The enemy believers face is beyond the normal, has tremendous power, and holds high position, which is why this truth should wake us up.