20在灵界里有一个领土是被撒但和他的跟从者所篡窃并霸占的。保罗对这事有很好的领会,也说了很多。现在我们需要学习认识这属灵的实际,就是撒但的国,黑暗的国。在这国里面有堕落的天使和鬼。堕落的天使是在空中,而鬼是在水里。天使和鬼都是撒但的跟从者,在堕落的人身上作工,使他们成为撒但国里的百姓。空中堕落的天使—撒但之国执政的、掌权的以及有权势的—管治了整个世界,鬼是他们的助手,帮助堕落的天使霸占人。因此,撒但的国包括了邪恶的天使、鬼以及堕落的人(民数记生命读经,二七六页)。
20In the spiritual world there is a territory usurped and occupied by Satan and his followers. Paul had an excellent understanding of this and spoke much concerning it. Now we need to learn about this spiritual reality, which is Satan’s kingdom, the kingdom of darkness. Within this kingdom there are the fallen angels and the demons. Whereas the fallen angels are in the air, the demons are in the water. Both the angels and the demons, as followers of Satan, are working on fallen human beings to make them subjects in Satan’s kingdom. The fallen angels in the air—the rulers, powers, and authorities of the kingdom of Satan—rule the entire world, and the demons are their helpers, helping the fallen angels to usurp human beings. Thus, the kingdom of Satan comprises evil angels, demons, and fallen human beings. (Life-study of Numbers, pp. 243-244)