God is the one who is the ultimate authority and Sovereign one in the spirit realm. The "heavenlies" are a label for the the spiritual realms. When man sinned, he lost his authority in the earth and gave it to Satan. But Satan needs a body to operate because of the spiritual Law that states in order to operate in this dimension one must have a body (Flesh and blood). In the heavenlies Satan has no authority. The only room Satan has to work with is what God gives him because God rules there! No "real" authority which is why a true believer can stop him in his tracks. It's because he is illegal. Don't forget: Satan is a celestial being in the heavenlies or spiritual realm. He is NOT a human. The spirit realm is where he lives. This is why I think he influences the soul, he does not have authority over the spirit.Becoming alive in the spirit cuts off his authority over us. God didn't give Satan permission to rule over the earth; man did. This is where we see covenants and portals come on the scene. That's why Satan goes hard in the earth. He can't in the spiritual realm because he doesn't have that authority!! He tried that and that's where he got knocked down to size! (Luke 10:18) Man doesn't have that kind of authority on his own either. It is delegated by God and him alone. When man fell he still had the ability to access the spiritual realm, but not through God, or His Spirit. Again, that's why agreement and covenants are so important to Satan and his minions. The physical earth still belongs to God, but again, the system it runs on is now run by the Kingdom of darkness because of man's disobedience.
Angels and evil spirits do not have unlimited authority to move on earth, they have to find humans to come into agreement with. Which gives them permission to operate. This means they are constrained by humans! So, man has authority in the earth per se because of the body he has. Partner with the Holy Spirit. Partner with God! God does not act without getting permission from a human with authority on earth. Who are those humans with authority? BELIEVERS! Which is why the Word talks about when we pray He hears us! He hears the prayers of His people!
The Blood of Jesus gives us authority to give the Holy Spirit permission to work in the earth. This authority can be seen in different relationships and aspects of life. Parents have authority over their family, so they can give God that permission to work in their family. Business owners can give God permission to work in their businesses! when people come and ask believers to pray for them, they are giving the believer authority in their lives! In turn, we can give God permission in prayer to move on their behalf. once we who are in Christ belong to God, He hears our prayers. We have the authority to resist the devil and kick him out of every area we find him squatting and trespassing! Enforce the victory of the Cross, resurrection, and glorification of Christ!
Scriptures: James 4:7, 5:14-16
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