Of the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Darkness

To understand Hobbes’s argument fully, he explains the biblical concepts of "body" and "spirit." In scripture, these are referred to as corporeal and incorporeal substances. A body occupies space and has mass, while a spirit, like a ghost, is intangible.

According to Hobbes, calling something “incorporeal” contradicts common meanings, as nothing can be both incorporeal and have a body. When the Bible refers to "the spirit of God" being present in the air or in people, Hobbes interprets this metaphorically as faith, rather than as a literal part of God’s body inhabiting another being.