Chapter 1
1 Origins: Satan and His Kingdom.................................
Believers are seated with Christ in heavenly places,
far above all powers and principalities of darkness. No
demon can deter the believer who is seated with Christ
far above all the works of the enemy! Our seating and
reigning with Christ in heavenly places is a position of
authority, honor, and triumph—not failure, depression,
and defeat.
Since the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ has the
triumph and victory over the devil and his cohorts in
every encounter, why. does it seem so many believers
are subject to Satan and his deceptions?
Whether or not believers are victorious over the
devil depends on what view they have of themselves as
the Church—militant, defeated, or triumphant. It all
depends on how well they understand their position in
Christ.
The militant Church depicts a body of believers who
are not yet seated in heavenly places in Christ and are
still "battling" to try to gain the victory over an enemy
that hasn't been defeated yet by the Lord Jesus Christ.
The defeated Church also gives us a picture of a
Church which is ignorant of the fact that they are
seated with Christ and that they are supposed to be
reigning in life through Jesus Christ. Because they are
ignorant of their position in Christ or they've never
used the authority they really possess, these believers