Binding the Strongman

There are strongmen in the demonic kingdom--spirits that rule over individuals, families, cities, and nations. Scripture reveals there are also godly, angelic rulers assigned to watch over every family and nation. God has an army. He is the Lord of Hosts, the Lord of Armies.

In Daniel 10 the command was issued for Michael to fight against the strongman holding the people of Israel in bondage. He came against the prince of Persia so God's people might be set free and return to their homeland. Before this event ever took place on Earth, it was accomplished in the heavenly realm. The powers of the demonic princes were broken by the angelic forces of the hosts of God, and it set the people of God free.