Power-Aspects of the Kingdom of Darkness In addition to the many references in the Scriptures to demons, particularly in the Gospels, the Scriptures speak of definite “power-aspects” of Satan’s kingdom of darkness, for it refers to the “reign of darkness” (Luke 22:53; see Luke 4:6; Acts 26:18; Col 1:13) and to the “hour of darkness” (Luke 22:52), to principalities and powers (Eph. 6:12; Col. 2:15), to powers of this dark world (Eph. 6:12), and to spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realm against