I would not say Job and his friends were totally unaware of angels (see Job 4:13–16; 15:15). However, it appears that like most of us, they grossly underestimated the degree to which these transdimensional beings impact events in the earthly realm. As the apostle Paul explains, “Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Eph. 6:12). Unseen combatants