The World System.

Christ does not battle with guns and tanks as man does, but reveals His righteous rulership through a body of believers who will stand against the enemy and his deceptions.

 `For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against powers, against rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual wickedness in the heavenly places.`  (Eph. 6: 12)

Principalities, Powers, rulers of the darkness and spiritual wickedness, are all in array against the Body of Christ. They operate through this present darkness of man separated from God and through the system man has formed in the world to promote man`s selfish desires and ambitions.

`This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing will be there.` (James 3: 15 & 15)

This World System is dominated by the prevalence of sin with its own methods, manners, customs, fashions and laws.

This System operates apart from God and offers position, possession and power, (authority) to those who serve its interests. 

Thus mankind in rebellion against God and controlled by demonic influences, are in darkness. This is a darkness of their minds which is self - seeking and foolish.

`...although they (man) knew God they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.` (Rom. 1: 21)

How Demonic powers attack believers?

These hierarchies of wicked angelic beings who dwell in the darkness, scheme against believers to try and hinder the Body coming to completion. They watch and find out the believer`s weaknesses and use those areas to gain influence in their lives. Then gradually they entice them to give over more and more control to their influences.

We are warned to not love the world system and all its things for they are not of God but are passing away.

`Do not love the world system or the things in the world system.` (1 John 2: 15)

This is the `wrestling,` the close combat that each believer has to face and overcome through the power of the risen Lord.