Evil Is Not Symbolic: A Spiritual Battle Between Good and Evil

By Sandra Delgado-Corrales

The horrors being revealed in our culture are not simply human failures. They are manifestations of spiritual rebellion.

Scripture reminds us that the whole world lies under the power of the evil one. That our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against spiritual forces at work behind what we see. That there is a thief whose nature is to steal, kill, and destroy.

If evil is real, organized, and destructive, then the spiritual framework Scripture describes must also be real. Darkness does not wage war against fantasy.

The concentrated resistance against Jesus Christ is not accidental. It is not merely opposition to morality in general, but to Christ specifically. He warned us this would happen: “If the world hates you, know that it has hated Me before it hated you” (John 15:18).

Jesus did not present Himself as one path among many. He said plainly, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6). Exclusive truth has always provoked resistance. It still does.

What is being uncovered in our world, then, is not merely corruption. It is evil. Not symbolic evil. Not exaggerated evil. Real evil that harms the innocent and targets what God calls precious.

Jesus did not soften His warning when speaking about children: “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck” (Matthew 18:6). That is not soft language. It is righteous warning. These acts grieve the Father’s heart.

We must stop pretending this is only political or social dysfunction. Scripture is clear: there is a spiritual hierarchy of darkness at work. The enemy’s strategy has always been deception. Convince the world God is not real. Convince people truth is subjective. Convince them darkness is harmless.

But Scripture says something stronger: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” (John 1:5).

This is not cause for panic. It is cause for spiritual sobriety. For repentance. For deeper communion with God. For raising our children in truth, armor, and discernment.

We are anchored in justice. “Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?” (Genesis 18:25). And again, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” says the Lord (Romans 12:19).

The battle is real. But so is the victory. “The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8).

We do not respond with fear. We respond with faith, discernment, and unwavering allegiance to Christ — the only One darkness has ever truly feared.

And if this battle is spiritual, then our response must begin at home. In the way we pray. In the way we lead. In the way we raise the next generation.