Les Feldick uses 'spiritual wickedness in high places' to describe certain religious figures he sharply criticizes—while explicitly excluding faithful local pastors.
He mentioned the phrase in a previous lesson and immediately qualified it because he felt he might be misunderstood. He said, 'I wasn't talking about our local pastors and men who are sincere and are proclaiming the Word.' He then began to explain that he was referring to people 'when I castigate some of these people,' though the clip cuts off before naming them.
Ephesians 6:12 — This is the verse in which Paul uses the exact phrase 'spiritual wickedness in high places' that Les Feldick references.
The phrase 'spiritual wickedness in high places' comes from Ephesians 6:12, where the Apostle Paul describes the believer's spiritual warfare. He writes: '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' (Ephesians 6:12). Paul's point is that the believer's real battle is not against human enemies, but against a hierarchy of spiritual forces in the heavenly realm. This is part of the passage where Paul urges believers to 'Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil' (Ephesians 6:11).
In the available clip, Les Feldick says he had mentioned 'the spiritual wickedness in high places' two or three weeks earlier, and immediately felt he might have been misunderstood, so he qualified it. He makes clear that he is not talking about 'our local pastors and men who are sincere and are proclaiming the Word.' He then starts to say that what he talks about is 'when I castigate some of these people' — indicating that he applies the phrase to certain people he strongly criticizes. The transcript cuts off at that point, so the full identity of those people is not provided in this clip. What is clearly established is that faithful local pastors and sincere proclaimers of the Word are not the target.
No. Les explicitly says he is not talking about local pastors or men who sincerely proclaim the Word. He felt the need to qualify his earlier comment because he feared being misunderstood on exactly this point. The 'spiritual wickedness in high places' is what he 'castigates' — meaning he sharply criticizes certain people, but genuine, faithful pastors are excluded.
The phrase appears in Ephesians 6:12. Paul uses 'spiritual wickedness in high places' as part of a list of spiritual enemies that believers wrestle against. In the context of Ephesians 6, these are the spiritual forces behind the scenes of the world, not flesh-and-blood human beings. Les Feldick applies this biblical language in his own teaching, but the Bible itself uses it to describe spiritual enemies in high positions.
Les's Clarification About 'Spiritual Wickedness in High Places'
Les explains that when he speaks of 'spiritual wickedness in high places,' he is not referring to local pastors or sincere proclaimers of the Word; rather, he is referring to certain people he sharply criticizes, though the clip cuts off before naming them.
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Ephesians 6:12: 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.
This is the exact verse from which the phrase 'spiritual wickedness in high places' is taken; Paul uses it to describe spiritual enemies in the heavenly realm.
Ephesians 6:11: Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
This immediately preceding verse sets the context of spiritual warfare, explaining why believers need God's armour.
No, not in Les Feldick's teaching. He explicitly says he is not talking about local pastors or men who sincerely proclaim the Word. He made this clarification because he felt he might have been misunderstood.
It is found in Ephesians 6:12, where Paul describes the spiritual enemies believers wrestle against: principalities, powers, rulers of darkness of this world, and spiritual wickedness in high places.
The available clip cuts off before he names the specific people. What is clear is that he is referring to certain people he sharply criticizes, while explicitly saying he is not referring to local pastors or sincere proclaimers of the Word.
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