Paul refers to these hostile beings in the unseen realm earlier in Ephesians. He wrote that God raised Jesus from the dead and “seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above every ruler [archē] and authority [exousia] and power [dynamis] and dominion [kyrios]” (Eph 1:20–21 ESV).25 It was only after Christ had risen that God’s plan was “made known to the rulers [archē] and authorities [exousia] in the heavenly places” (Eph 3:10 ESV). These cosmic forces are the “rulers [archē] and authorities [exousia]” disarmed and put to shame by the cross (Col 2:15). Had those “rulers”
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Recall the story of Lot's daughters, and the birth of Moab. Recall the story of Yehuda and Tamar, and the birth of Peretz. Recall the hiding of mashiach.
