In The Earth Satan is Working

 

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 2:1-6

Did you notice the phrase, prince of the power of the air in Ephesians 2:1-6? The word prince means chief; power means authority. The word worketh is energeo in Greek. It means something that is active and efficient. In other words, there was an energy that worked in each one of us before we received Jesus; it drove us into sin. The chief authority and driver of that sinful energy, who functions in the atmosphere around the earth, is Satan.

 When the Bible uses the word heaven, you have to ask yourself, “Which heaven?”  The first heaven is the one Paul referred to in Ephesians 2:1-6 when he used the word air; it is the atmosphere around the earth. The second heaven is what we call outer space. Satan operates within these first two heavens.

Practical Application

Satan and his demons work within the atmospheres around the earth, but his greatest effort is against your mind! He knows if he can get you into doubt and fear, he can have access to every area of your life! Cast down imaginations and every high thing that doesn’t agree with God’s Word! (2 Corinthians 10:5)