READ: Ezekiel 29:1-6
“Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the KING OF TYRUS, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God… THOU ART THE ANOINTED CHERUB that covereth…” – Ezekiel 28:12-14
In the book of Ezekiel, he speaks against the prince of Tyrus who is obviously a man. But then he switches to speak about the King of Tyrus who is obviously a demon spirit. The physical King of Tyrus was not in the Garden of Eden and was not a cherub. So the King of Tyrus is a spiritual and demonic power behind the Prince of Tyrus.
In today’s scripture passage, you see a dragon that lies in the midst of the rivers. At one point Ezekiel mentions Pharaoh, the King of Egypt then he switches to the dragon that lies in the midst of the rivers. The dragon in the midst of the rivers is the intelligent, communicating spiritual animal behind Pharaoh. That is what a demon is!
Throughout the Bible demons are described as animals: serpents, frogs, lions, dragons, flies and so on. There are scriptures that prove that demons are actually spiritual animals with a high level of intelligence and communication capabilities. You will remember that the serpent in the Garden of Eden was able to communicate with Eve. This serpent was actually the devil. There are certain movies like Jurassic Park that depict intelligent animals capable of communicating with each other. These movies are frightening indeed and show how dangerous, intelligent communicating animals are.
All territories are marked by demons. There are residential demons living where you live or work, which were there before you came on the scene. The things that are fighting you have a demonic power behind them. That is the power you must deal with. You must be prepared to deal with entities like the King of Tyrus as well as entities like the dragon in the midst of the rivers.