by Rogath Henry | 19 December 2019 08:46 am12
Shalom! Let us grow in the knowledge of our God—not only to know our God, but also to understand our enemy.
Even wild animals learn to recognize their friends and their enemies. A wildebeest may graze peacefully with zebras and antelopes, but the moment it sees a lion from afar, it runs for its life. Why? Because it has already learned who its enemy is.
In the same way, we as Christians must learn to discern both the works of God and the schemes of the enemy.
Today we will briefly learn about the princes of the air.
There are princes of darkness and there are princes of the air—two distinct categories of evil spirits.
The princes of darkness are said to be seven. The current one is the seventh and last. He is more powerful than the six before him. His official works began to manifest strongly in the early 20th century, and he continues to operate even now.
His primary assignment is to spread deep spiritual darkness across the world by making people lukewarm. That is his chief mission from Satan.
Satan knows that we are living in the last days and that his time is short. Therefore, his strategy is not primarily focused on unbelievers—but on those who call themselves Christians.
He makes a person:
He does not want people to become openly sinful in a way that shocks them into repentance. Instead, he wants them lukewarm—so they justify themselves. And in the end, they may find themselves in hell instead of heaven.
Many today dress immorally yet claim to be born again. Someone may attend church on Sunday but live in sin throughout the week. If corrected, they say, “Do not judge me,” and may even quote selective Scriptures to defend themselves.
Yet a person who openly admits their sin may more easily repent than one who believes they are spiritually fine.
Satan fears people who are fully cold because they may awaken and repent. So he works tirelessly to make people lukewarm.
The Lord speaks clearly about this:
Revelation 3:15–17
“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.
So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.
Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked.”
This is the assignment of the present prince of darkness.
Under him operate the princes of the air. Their task is to gather information about people and promote lukewarmness throughout the world.
Just as a president appoints regional governors to carry out his agenda, so these spiritual rulers operate under Satan’s authority.
They use the “air”—the spiritual realm—to execute their influence. Just as humans use the air for airplanes, radio waves, satellites, and communication technologies, these spirits operate through spiritual means—not science, but dark knowledge.
They:
Their goal remains the same: to make the world spiritually lukewarm.
They tempt believers subtly.
For example:
Instead of true repentance, a person continues in sin while believing God is pleased because of religious activity.
But Scripture warns:
Proverbs 15:8
“The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.”
God desires repentance—not religious performance without transformation.
The Bible identifies him clearly:
Ephesians 2:1–3
“And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,
in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,
among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and
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