THE MOST HIGH

God rules over spirit beings of various ranks and powers. Not all of God’s created spiritual beings have the same rank or power, and that includes both the angelic world and demonic world, which is why Ephesians 6:12 says Christians fight against “rulers” (archē), “authorities” (exousia) and “world-rulers” (kosmokratōr). Similarly, Colossians 1:16 mentions “thrones” (thronos), lordships (kuriotēs), rulers (archē) and “authorities” (exousia), and these are different positions of authority in the kingdom of God. The biblical text shows that God holds large assemblies of His created beings, but also has much smaller meetings with an intimate council of His high-ranking and trusted ones.

All the spirit beings are created beings of God, but not all of them turned out to be loving and obedient, and God calls these gods to account and confronts them for their actions.

Psalm 89:6 refers to spiritual beings in the “skies” (or “clouds”) and also to the “sons of God,” which is a phrase that refers to the created beings of God (called “divine beings” in some English versions). Then, from Psalm 89:7 we learn that there is a “council” of these spirit beings; however, it is noteworthy that even though God’s council is around Him, Psalm 89:8 lets us know that none of God’s council is as powerful (or “mighty”) as God.