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Against the Darkness: The Doctrine of Angels, Satan, and Demons is unavailable, but you can change that!

Many Christians live as though they are effectively alone. However, there is another realm of intelligent life that plays a role in the world—angelic beings. This book explores the doctrine of angels and demons, answering key questions about their nature and the implications for Christians’ beliefs and behavior, helping readers see their place in the larger biblical plotline that includes...

work at two levels: the literal and the archetypal.60 For example, Genesis 3 is the literal story of sin’s entry into the world and the archetypal story of the process of temptation. Applying this approach to the passages in Isaiah and Ezekiel, I would argue that, at a literal level, they are about the two kings (of Babylon and of Tyre, respectively), but at the archetypal level they reveal the sort of arrogant sin that is true of Satan.61 Christopher J. H. Wright offers a nuanced reading worth noting.
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