The judgment against the elohim in the divine council meeting of Psalm 82 had been linked to the repossession of the nations (Psa 82:8; “Rise up, O God, judge the earth, because you shall inherit all the nations”). So long as that could be forestalled and opposed, the struggle would continue. And since Yahweh had linked that repossession to human participation, the forces of darkness had good reason to suppose that they could drag on the long war against Yahweh.
