Chapter 2 The Unseen World: a Biblical Study of Spiritual Dynamics

The book of Daniel allows us to peek into the spiritual climate of the last three and a half years before the return of Christ, which is actually the second half of a period of time referred to as “Daniel’s seventieth week”. During this time two witnesses (prophets) will be prophesying with incredible power accompanying their words. During this same time it is prophesied that the “saints” will do exploits in the Spirit. It may be thought, upon a casual reading of the prediction of these events, that these things are just going to happen, but as we look at the dynamics of spiritual works it will be easy to understand why these great events will be taking place. Understanding the objectives of the spirit world, the tactics it uses, and the parameters of operation that restrain it gives to us an ability to “see” a dimension that otherwise would remain a mystery. Seeing will give us a tremendous advantage over our enemy for we will understand his motives, movements, and operations. However, it is not just the enemy we need to understand; for there are forces moving on our behalf as well as those that move against us. God has allowed enough insight in the scripture to equip us with knowledge for the battle. When the topic of the unseen world of the spirit is brought up, too often the discussion becomes an anecdotal discourse of details. Some of this is credible but some is suspect to the wildness of imagination. The scripture, rather than reporting story after story of the spirit world for us to be intrigued by, gives to us a glimpse here and there of things that can be useful in erecting an accurate framework of truth concerning this mysterious subject. This is the approach we will take in considering the spirit world… putting the scriptural puzzle together, while keeping the global view as our primary objective. Sorry, this won’t be an assortment of Ghost stories.