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NASB | Romans 8:37 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 8:37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors and gain an overwhelming victory through Him who loved us [so much that He died for us]. |
Subject: Does satan's army have military ranking? |
Bible Note: I would have to disagree with you about Satan's kingdom not having as it were a chain of command. Eph. 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. The word principalities is translated from the Koine Greek word ARCHE which carries the following connotation. arche, ar-khay'; from Greek 756 (archomai); (properly abstract) a commencement, or (concrete) chief (in various applications of order, time, place or rank) beginning, corner, (at the, the) first (estate), magistrate, power, principality, principle, rule. (Strong's) C. WHY: TO STAND AGAINST THE DEVIL'S STRATEGY (6:11B-13) 6:11b-12. The purpose of putting on God's armor is to be able to stand against the schemes or stratagems (methodeias, used in the NT only here and in 4:14) of the devil or adversary (cf. 4:27). Christians are not to attack Satan, or advance against him; they are only to stand or hold the territory Christ and His body, the church, have conquered. Without God's armor believers will be defeated by the schemes of the devil which have been effective for thousands of years. The struggle is not physical (against flesh and blood); it is a spiritual conflict against the spiritual Mafia. Though the ranks of satanic forces cannot be fully categorized, the first two (rulers and authorities) have already been mentioned in 1:21 and 3:10. Paul added the powers of this dark world (cf. 2:2; 4:18; 5:8) and the spiritual forces of evil. Their sphere of activity is in the heavenly realms, the fifth occurrence of this phrase, which is mentioned in the New Testament only in 1:3, 20; 2:6; 3:10; 6:12. Satan, who is in the heavens (2:2) until he will be cast out in the middle of the Tribulation (Rev. 12:9-10), is trying to rob believers of the spiritual blessings God has given them (Eph. 1:3). (Bible Knowledge Commentary) |