With authority. Like on earth, there are rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms. When God created the things in heaven and on earth, he created not only the visible stuff, but the invisible ways of how the stuff relates together.
Thrones and powers and ruler and authorities, in both heaven and on earth, all created by and for God…
Angels reserved and waiting for certain duties at the end of time…
There is a real devil with his own angels – demons – carrying out his will, as God’s angels carry out God’s…
And that personal disagreement, criticism, resentment, anger, jealousy – against your wife or husband; against mom, dad, boss, pastor, cop…? They sometimes feel like an enemy but they’re just the battleground on earth, “for the real struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Ephesians 6.12).
Our arguments on earth are the visible part of a battle between heavenly opponents.
And in filling earth AND heaven not only with created things, but also with powers and rulers and authorities, God has reproduced himself and displayed himself again in his creation – very loudly , yet somewhat unnoticed. Just like Romans 1 says creation proves his existence – displays him – so authority in heaven and on earth does, too.
It’s part of creation. It has to be because authority is part of who God is, at his very core – the core of Father, Son and Spirit.
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More of The God Show. We’re on the authority channel. The previous post is HERE. You can find out more HERE.
The God Show is five channels (in addition to the Bible) that don't change over time or according to culture, where God's ways, invisible attributes, eternal power and divine nature are clearly perceived but often missed: 1. Nature, 2. Authority, 3. Family, 4. Marriage, 5. You. Really, he's all over the place.
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