Compare a typical translation of Ephesians 6:12, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” with a more literal translation from the Greek. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.