In Ephesians, are the rulers in high places political rulers or spiritual rulers?
In Ephesians, the rulers in high places are spiritual rulers, not political rulers. They are spiritual authorities who have come under satanic influence. Satan can transform himself into an angel of light, and these rulers are associated with the high places of denominations where corruption begins.
Les teaches that the rulers in high places in Ephesians are not political rulers but spiritual rulers. He explains that these spiritual rulers have come under satanic influence. Les recalls a story about Vance Havner, who observed that when a pine tree dies, it starts dying at the top, illustrating that erosion and corruption begin in the high places of denominations. Les connects this to Satan transforming himself into an angel of light, saying that is what these people are. He then continues in Ephesians 6:13, where believers are told to take the whole armor of God so they can withstand in the evil day and stand.