To understand this invisible war, you must first understand the natural and spiritual
worlds. Man exists in two worlds: The natural world and the spiritual world. The natural
world is that which can be seen, felt, touched, heard, or tasted. It is tangible and visible.
The country, nation, city or village in which you live is part of the natural world. You
are a resident in a natural kingdom located on one of the visible continents of the world.
You can see the people who are part of your environment. You can communicate with
them. You can experience the sights, sounds, and smells around you.
But there is another world in which you live. That world is a spiritual world. You cannot
see it with your physical eyes, but it is just as real as the natural world in which you live.
In I Corinthians 15:40, Paul speaks of this division of natural and spiritual. He says there
is a natural (terrestrial) body and there is a spiritual (celestial) body.
All men have a natural body which lives in the natural world, but man is also a spiritual
being with an eternal soul and spirit. Man is body, soul, and spirit. Your spiritual being
(soul and spirit) is part of a spiritual world just as your natural body is part of the natural
world.
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