When Israel was ready to take possession of Canaan, the land was filled with demon-possessed people, idol worshippers, and Nephilim (see note Num. 13:33^1a). Israel’s fighting against the inhabitants of the land portrays the invisible spiritual warfare that is taking place behind the visible scene on earth (Dan. 10:10-21; Eph. 6:10-20). In addition to war on earth, there is a war between God and Satan in the air. Christ is our good land (see note Deut. 8:7¹), and God wants us to gain Christ (Phil. 3:8), but there is a layer of Satan’s aerial forces between us and the good land. If we would take possession of Christ for our enjoyment, it is not adequate for us to be spiritual and holy. We must be today’s Joshua and Caleb, fighting against and defeating the satanic forces so that we can gain more of Christ for the building up of the Body of Christ, setting up and spreading the kingdom of God so that Christ can come back to inherit the earth.