Principalities and powers

Ephesians 6:12. We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers.

In plain words

Ephesians says the fight is not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers. There are four stages: sentenced in Psalm 82, disarmed at the cross, still in the field here, and destroyed at the end, which has not yet happened. Disarmed is a verdict, not a ceasefire.

The mechanism

FOUR STAGES, NOT TWO — Psalm 82 passes sentence, the cross disarms, Ephesians says the disarmed thing is still in the field, and something else destroys it, and that has not happened. Disarmed is a verdict, not a ceasefire

Scripture

Ephesians 6:12

How it was checked

• EvidenceT3 SCRIPTURE; Status: COMMITTED
• Letter eraTHE PAYMENT c. 30 AD
• SourcesSCRIPTURE — Ephesians 6:12