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Ephesians 6:12
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers,
against the powers,
against the world forces of this darkness,
against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places
Paul's emphasis here was not on the visible but on the invisible. The darkness paralleled the wickedness in the heavenly places.
Was Ephesians 6:12 characterizing this world as “darkness”?
Yes, in terms of being controlled by invisible evil forces.
Was our world "darkness"?
No, darkness did not refer to the visible world but to the invisible wickedness in the heavenly places.
Was Paul talking about the Zodiac?
No, not specifically.
The entire sentence had only one verb: the verb to be. Paul used 5 against-phrases to characterize the one human struggle. All five focused on the invisible aspects of this struggle.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers,
against the powers,
against the world forces of this darkness,
against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places
Paul's emphasis here was not on the visible but on the invisible. The darkness paralleled the wickedness in the heavenly places.
Was Ephesians 6:12 characterizing this world as “darkness”?
Yes, in terms of being controlled by invisible evil forces.
Was our world "darkness"?
No, darkness did not refer to the visible world but to the invisible wickedness in the heavenly places.
Was Paul talking about the Zodiac?
No, not specifically.
The entire sentence had only one verb: the verb to be. Paul used 5 against-phrases to characterize the one human struggle. All five focused on the invisible aspects of this struggle.
