statement after the cross of Christ, after the resurrection, after Christ had been exalted to the right hand of the Father, after “all rule and authority and power and dominion” had been put in subjection “under his feet” (Eph. 1:21–22), and after Pentecost and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The defeat of our enemy is an accomplished fact, but his presence and activity in opposition to us and the kingdom of Christ will not be terminated until the second coming of our Lord at the close of history.