▁Further , ▁Paul ' s ▁ep ist les ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁Vict ory ▁of ▁Christ ▁over ▁principal ities ▁and ▁powers . ▁Evangel ical ▁interpretation ▁has ▁history ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁er as : ▁the ▁present ▁evil ▁age ▁and ▁the ▁age ▁to ▁come ▁which ▁supports ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁coming ▁of ▁Christ . ▁ ▁Im ag ery ▁of ▁spiritual ▁war fare ▁is ▁displayed ▁in ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Re vel ation ▁when ▁after ▁the ▁War ▁in ▁Heaven ▁( Re v . 1 2 : 7 ), ▁the ▁be asts ▁and ▁k ings ▁of ▁the ▁earth ▁w age ▁war ▁against ▁God ' s ▁people ▁( Re v . 1 9 : 1 9 ), ▁and ▁a ▁final ▁battle ▁ens ues ▁with ▁Sat an ▁and ▁the ▁nations ▁of ▁the ▁earth ▁against ▁God ▁himself ▁( Re v . 2 0 : 8 ). ▁ ▁Pract ices ▁in ▁Christian ity ▁ ▁Christian ▁practices ▁of ▁spiritual ▁war fare ▁vary ▁ ▁throughout ▁Christian ity . ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁specific ▁spiritual ▁war fare ▁techniques ▁has ▁also ▁generated ▁many ▁discuss ions ▁in ▁the ▁Christian ▁miss ions ▁community . ▁Crit ical ▁ex changes ▁of ▁views ▁may ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁period ical s ▁like ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Miss ions ▁Qu arter ly ▁( such ▁as ▁in ▁volume ▁ 3 1 , ▁number ▁ 2 ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ), ▁and ▁in ▁con ferences ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Miss ions ▁Society . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁an ▁international ▁collabor ative ▁attempt ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁evangel ical s ▁and