To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him. (Ephesians 3:10-12)
Okay, let’s work on that for just a little while. This is good stuff! Much of my work for the present days, weeks and likely months if the Lord tarry will be centered around the CaronaVirus. It may be that the CaronaVirus (COVID-19) is the event that will catapult the world into the Tribulation/Great Tribulation.
First, who are the principalities and who are the powers? The principalities are the top ranking demons or devils. Satan an/or Lucifer fit that bill. They are the guys who burn the midnight oil devising plans to steal, kill and destroy mankind and anything or anyone associated with us.
The powers are a second tier of the heavenly bad guys. They are like bad cops to whom authority, and discretion as to how to use that authority are given. They may mete out justice (or injustice) any way they see fit.
They are the cancer in your body. They are the evil spirits in your children. They are blindness. They are ODD, OCD, ADHD and a long list of other diseases, infirmities and disorders. They work to viciously destroy unto death, us.
The context of Manifold Wisdom for our purposes here is to make known to those renegade spirits with a little more clarity what the Lord meant when He says this:
And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. (Revelation 6:13-14)
Here what we see is the fallen angelic host of heaven being cast down to the earth when the atmosphere or firmament necessary for them fly continuously above the earth is “rolled together.”
This is one of the many events that will happen during the tribulations.
Manifold basically means many or varied. We, The Church are charged with advising the principalities and powers of them all. I believe that the referenced Wisdom comes primarily as a result of Praying in the Holy Ghost (Praying in Tongues).
Let’s get busy.
PRAISE THE LORD!