battle cry in verses 11–12. He says that 1. They need “to stand firm against the schemes of the devil” (v. 11d). 2. They are not facing human foes (v. 12a). 3. They are facing a complex spiritual army-hierarchy of evil supernatural beings who have thoroughly infiltrated the heavens and exercises great control over the earth (v. 12b). The “stand firm” of verse 14 is a repetition of his two prior “stand firm” statements (v. 11b and 13b). This repetition of “stand firm” three times strengthens the view