2007-03-04 00:35:49 · 10 answers · asked by Wayne G 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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.
Ephesians 6:11-13 (in Context) Ephesians 6 (Whole Chapter)
2007-03-04 00:41:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think battles between good and evil are being waged everywhere by ordinary people. I fail to see why it should have to be restricted to powers much greater than ourselves.
2007-03-04 08:39:22 · answer #2 · answered by Julia Sugarbaker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I do not.
I do believe there is a war being waged within us between Good and Evil.
2007-03-04 11:34:33 · answer #3 · answered by Black Dragon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really. The true battles go on at the level of thought between balance and lack of balance, then the results manifest.
2007-03-04 08:46:59 · answer #4 · answered by American Spirit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely... you do not even have to leave this site to see proof...
the evil may win some battles, but the good will win the war....
2007-03-04 08:38:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. People is people. This globe is the worst globe in the universe. You don't have to worry about other worlds.
FAQ: Do Swedenborgians believe in Hell or the Devil?
Swedenborg states "a perception of the sphere of falsity from evil that flows forth from hell has often been granted me. It was like a perpetual effort to destroy all that is good and true, combined with anger and a kind of fury at not being able to do so, especially an effort to annihilate and destroy the Divine of the Lord, and this because all good and truth are from Him. But out of heaven a sphere of truth and good was perceived, whereby the fury of the effort ascending from hell was restrained. The result of this was an equilibrium. This sphere from heaven was perceived to come from the Lord alone, although it appeared to come from the angels in heaven. It is from the Lord alone, and not from the angels, because every angel in heaven acknowledges that nothing of good and truth is from himself, but all is from the Lord" (Heaven and Hell n. 538).
"It has been believed heretofore in the world that there is one devil that presides over the hells; that he was created an angel of light; but having become rebellious he was cast down with his crew into hell. This belief has prevailed because the devil and satan, and also lucifer, are mentioned by name in the Word, and the Word in those places has been understood according to the sense of the letter. But by "devil" and "satan" there hell is meant, "devil" meaning the hell that is behind, where the worst dwell, who are called evil genii; and "satan" the hell that is in front, where the less wicked dwell, who are called evil spirits; and "lucifer" those that belong to Babel, or Babylon, who would extend their dominion even into heaven. That there is no one devil to whom the hells are subject is evident also from this, that all who are in the hells, like all who are in the heavens, are from the human race (see n. 311-317); and that those who have gone there from the beginning of creation to this time amount to myriads of myriads, and every one of them is a devil in accord with his opposition to the Divine while he lived in the world" (Heaven and Hell n. 544).
FAQ: How could a loving God cast people into hell?
"And I have the keys of hell and death, signifies that He alone can save. By "keys" is signified the power of opening and shutting; here the power of opening hell, that man may be brought forth, and of shutting, lest, when he is brought forth, he should enter again. For man is born in evils of all kinds, thus in hell, for evils are hell; he is brought out of it by the Lord, to whom belongs the power of opening it. That by "having the keys of hell and death," is not meant the power of casting into hell, but the power of saving, is because it immediately follows after these words:
Behold, I am alive for ages of ages;
by which is signified that He alone is eternal life (n. 60); and the Lord never casts anyone into hell, but man casts himself. By "keys" is signified the power of opening and shutting, in Revelation also (3:7; 9:1; 20:1; also in Isa. 22:21, 22; in Matt. 16:19; and in Luke 11:52). The power of the Lord is not only over heaven, but also over hell; for hell is kept in order and connection by oppositions against heaven; for which reason, He who rules the one must necessarily rule the other; otherwise man could not be saved; to be saved is to be brought out of hell" (Apocalypse Revealed n. 62).
2007-03-04 09:03:45 · answer #6 · answered by WhyNotAskDonnieandMarie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without a doubt, cant you feel it is going on right now. God Bless
2007-03-04 08:40:32 · answer #7 · answered by channiek 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you are talking supernatural powers, no.
2007-03-04 08:51:27 · answer #8 · answered by El Charangista 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-03-04 09:32:47 · answer #9 · answered by andrew w 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
2007-03-04 11:18:57 · answer #10 · answered by Praise Singer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋