AELW2:259 and 2:261
"The church never runs out of enemies and opponents. For Satan hates it, and for this reason he plots against it in various ways and stirs up perils of every kind."
"Therefore it is proper for us to contrast the blessing in this passage with the curse under which all human beings are because of sin. The curse has been taken away by Christ, and a blessing will be bestowed on an who receive Him and believe in His name. The remarkable blessing is this, that after being freed from sin, from death, and from the tyranny of the devil, we are in the company of the angels of God and have become partakers of eternal life."
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