Battling Evil
The battle plan against evil is probably different that you think. You are working in Christ to oppose that which you cannot see. The enemy of our soul working in the spiritual domain. Armor up!
What is evil in this day?
Socialism, Marxism, Communism, BLM, CRT, LGBT, Lies of Government Officials, Theft by Government Officials, Inaction to correct wrongs by Government Officials, Politicians that prioritize self worth and prosperity over service and who disregard those who they serve, and so much more. But is this the “enemy” that we face in America? The answer to that is no! There is an “enemy” behind the system who is causing it all which means that as a believer in Christ, we must brandish the Gospel of Jesus Christ if we want to have any power to overthrow the dominion of the evil one. We know for example that we are given specific instruction to address the conflict we see.
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2 Corinthians 10:3-6
[3] For though we walk in the world, we do not fight according to this world's rules of warfare. [4] The weapons of the war we're fighting are not of this world but are powered by God and effective at tearing down the strongholds erected against His truth. [5] We are demolishing arguments and ideas, every high-and-mighty philosophy that pits itself against the knowledge of the one true God. We are taking prisoners of every thought, every emotion, and subduing them into obedience to the Anointed One. [6] As soon as you choose obedience, we stand ready to punish every act of disobedience.
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We further know how things will transition following the Rapture of the Church. We know how evil will expand and completely engulf the hearts and minds of those who remain during the Great Tribulation. We see this explained very concisely by Paul here.
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2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
[9] Still the rebellious one arrives with all sorts of power, performing signs and fake miracles sanctioned by Satan; [10] he employs every manner of wicked deception to wile away those who are destined for eternal death because they reject the love of the truth that leads to salvation. [11] Because of this, God sends a deceptive influence over them so they will wander from the truth and believe the lie. [12] As a result, God will judge all of those who did not entrust themselves to the truth when it faced them but instead reveled in wickedness.
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So with this knowledge how do we move in faith and courage to serve the expansion of God’s kingdom and the salvation by faith that the evil one seeks to destroy? Know that we are actually being given a blessing by God to be able to see and to understand that these evils things, which are now being exposed in so many ways, are enabling us to see more clearly. Perhaps we were not paying attention to the schemes of the enemy of our soul. Perhaps we thought that things could go pretty well and we could ignore the battle and just share the truth, and stand for the truth when it was convenient for us. Perhaps we presumed that we could work and then retire into a life where we could simply enjoy the things of this world till the day we died. Well instead, we may now have our eyes opened and begin to appreciate the truth that the evil one is constantly seeking, prowling around like a hungry lion, seeking who he may kill and destroy. And perhaps we can start to appreciate that our battle is not against those who are physically doing these evil things, but rather against the spiritual world and the unseen dimensions where the evil is originating and is orchestrating all of the destructive and horrible things we become aware of, more and more, each and every day. We have faith. We have prayer. We have the Word of God. We have the Holy Sprit living within us to guide us and to comfort us in all things. We must take every thought captive and inspect it. Determine if the thought is of God or of the evil one.
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Philippians 4:6-7
[6] Don't be anxious about things; instead, pray. Pray about everything. He longs to hear your requests, so talk to God about your needs and be thankful for what has come. [7] And know that the peace of God ( a peace that is beyond any and all of our human understanding) will stand watch over your hearts and minds in Jesus, the Anointed One.
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