of spiritual warfare is the battle between the demonic realm and the redeemed. I have already mentioned that Genesis 3:15 provides a foundational understanding of spiritual conflict—that tension would prevail between the sons of men and the seed of the serpent. And yet “He” (the Deliverer who was to come, the Messiah) would deal the serpent a mortal blow, and Himself receive a wound. Spiritual warfare may thus be understood as the enemy’s ongoing attempt to strike out at the Messiah. Since New Testament