Luke 10:18-20
"18 And He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like lightning. 19 Behold, I have given you authority to walk on snakes and scorpions, and authority over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you. 20 Nevertheless, do not [a]rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.”
The snake and the scorpions are not the creatures that crawl along the ground, they are the devil and his demons.
God gave born-again believers power over the devils and his angels who are referred to as the scorpions and snakes. Many people in this world never see snakes in the grass or scorpions, but they encounter devils every day even if they never see them. Nor do we wear physical armor to protect ourselves from these creatures. We battle against spiritual entities continually our armor is Christ.
Ephesians 6:11-13 "…11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.…"
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