Moving away from the specific area of the indwelling of individuals by evil spirits, Beresford now moves on to the much wider sphere of their influence over the whole world of humanity. A dip into the book of Daniel in the Old Testament gives a quite staggering insight as to what is actually going on behind the backdrop of human affairs: a battle that is raging between the Lord, His angels and the hosts of Satan! What can, and can’t, be deduced from the Bible in regards to this is examined, including a thorough look in the New Testament at the teaching of Paul. False doctrines pertaining to these matters are carefully and comprehensively refuted.