This is chiefly to be seen in the frequent reference to angels, the personification of the cosmic power of evil in Satan, the story of the Ascension, and the birth stories of Jesus, both of which are expressed in terms of traffic between heaven and earth. (religion-online.org)
Is it a myth of the divine Redeemer, who by his insight and fidelity thwarts the cosmic powers of evil? (religion-online.org)
The transposition is apt, because Jesus pictures himself as a general in an army, and the present situation as one of fierce baffle — the climactic battle, in fact, between God's army and that of the personified power of evil in the world. (religion-online.org)