Aspen, you have the best posts. You have consistently argued over the idea of dualism, and while I agree that if we focus on the evil of things then we begin to take away from the goodness of God, and give power to the wickedness of evil, I still see a two sided spiritual battle when I read the Word.
Eph. 6: 12
For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against the evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against those mighty powers of darkness who rule this world, and against wicked spirits of the heavenly realms.
Rev. 12: 17
Then the dragon became angry at the woman, and he declared war against the rest of her children- all who keep God's commandments and confess that they belong to Jesus.
And, Nuhen, that passage from Isaiah 45 really freaked me out; I love it when the Lord challenges my finite ideas of Him! God bless you all!