Origins: Satan and His KingdomThe Bible doesn't mention just one heaven, but it
talks about the "heavenlies." Ephesians 6:12 says that
we don't wrestle against flesh and blood, but we do
wrestle against principalities, powers, rulers of the
darkness of this world, and spiritual wickedness in the
heavenlies or in "high places."
In 1952 Jesus appeared to me in a vision which I
relate at great length in another chapter. He talked to
me for an hour and a half on the subject of Satan,
demons, and demon possession. One of the things He
said to me was that there were four types, classes, or
categories of demons or evil spirits as Paul listed them
in Ephesians 6.
Jesus said that in listing these demonic powers,
Paul started at the bottom of the list with the lowest
class of demon and worked up in order of their rank:
principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this
world, spiritual wickedness in high places (or as some
translations read "wicked spirits in the heavenlies").
EPHESIANS 6:12
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.
Below they are listed in their order or rank from the
greatest to the least in power with some explanation
about their rank:
- Wicked spirits or spiritual wickedness in high
places: This highest class exists in the
heavenlies, not on the earth. - Rulers of the darkness of this world: The highest