No, spiritual warfare is about the battle that takes place in the realm of the spirit. Ultimately, it is a battle between God and the devil, but people get caught up in it along the way.
Let’s go back to the beginning. When God first created the universe, He created a powerful angelic being who was then known as Lucifer. This being was very beautiful, very wise and very powerful. However, although his wisdom and power were great, they were limited – unlike God whose wisdom and power are infinite. Although he was a great being, Lucifer was never equal to God.
After a while Lucifer began to become proud of his beauty, power, wisdom and position. It irked him that God was greater than him and ruled over him, and he rose up in rebellion vowing to take over God’s throne. That would have been a disaster, even if it had been possible, because no created being – no matter how wise – could ever have the ability to run the universe. So, he was thrown out of heaven and cast down to earth, where he took the form of a serpent.
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