Spiritual Warfare: Understanding the Battle

Question 2: From the following Biblical examples, describe the scene. What is taking place in each situation?

2 Kings 6:11-17
Daniel 10:7-17

The stories above represent two different scenarios of activity that are taking place in the invisible realm around us. God allowed these men to bridge the gap in the physical realm to see into the spiritual realm.

The Lord opened the eyes of Elisha’s servant to see the host of God’s army. His spiritual eyes were opened to see into the spiritual warfare around him. And only Daniel saw the angel standing before him as everyone else felt the “terror” and fled from the scene. Daniel was granted an access to see, hear and speak spiritually, as he could communicate with the angel.         

These examples clearly demonstrate the workings of an invisible spiritual realm around us. The Lord is with us and provides for us through His angels as He chooses. The Lord loves us and protects us physically as He works it out spiritually. However, we must be extremely careful of not delving into this place with the wrong motives.

The Bible explicitly warns against the practice of spiritual fascinations. Just as the agents of God exist in this invisible place, so do the agents of Satan. The demonic forces want to lure us into their deceptions of power and supernatural activities. Witchcraft, horoscopes and psychic phenomenon can seem innocent on the surface yet are a dangerous influence causing great harm to those who get involved.