From the look of things in the world today it just appears
that Satan is at large and in charge. After all, most of the people in this
world are on his side in the lifestyle they choose. Most of the people you see
around today are either in the category of the fornicators, the gamblers, the
dishonest, the false preachers, the liars, the racists, the thieves, the
murderers, the blasphemers, the false pretenders, the atheists, the
disobedient, or the proud...and I can go on and on. When you put all of those
people into one group you get the vast majority of the world's all-time population,
and they are all in Satan's corner!
The moral decay we are seeing in the world today is an
indication of the quality of Satan's administration, and we are going to see the
full development of Satan's rule in the near future! The question that you and
I need to ask ourselves is, are we indicating
the true quality of Christ's administration in our lives?
The Bible has clearly predicted the fall of Satan's
government in the world and went as far as to tell us exactly how it will be accomplished.
Contrary to popular opinion, this defeat will not be inflicted at the Second
Coming. By the time Christ is ready to put in his appearance the battle would
have already been won.
We need to understand that the battle with the powers of evil
is not a physical one. The Devil would have us think that way because he wants
us to lose out on the only conflict that matters - the
spiritual battle. He knows that when we treat the final
conflict in this way we would easily yield to the temptation to take up physical
arms (knife, guns, swords, machetes etc) to face those we perceive to be the enforcers
of the New World Order.
I remember watching a TBN movie about the Anti-christ. Very interesting
movie. But it seems to be portraying the idea that the only way that the
Anti-christ will be defeated is by the force of arms. In fact, according to the
movie he was supposed to be defeated by the US army! This is not what the Bible
teaches.
While the Bible teaches about an end-time warfare between the
people of God and those who belong to Satan, it further suggests that "the
weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; Casting down imagination,
and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and
bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having a readiness to revenge all disobedience,
when your obedience is fulfilled"..... and you can read even further down the
chapter if you please (2Cor. 10:4-6).
You know what the Christian's weapon is? THE KNOWLEDGE OF
GOD. When we possess this weapon we will not only be able to defeat the external
forces of evil - Satan and his hosts - but we will also be
able to control the internal forces of our own passions and
inner thoughts and bring them into subjection to the obedience of Christ. (See
Prov. 16:32). It is only when we reach that spiritual condition that we are ready to face the mark-of-the-beast crisis.
The scriptures speak of a specific group of people who will constitute
God's special 'strike force' by which He will wage a fierce warfare against
Satan in the final conflict. According to the prophetic word, these soldiers of
the cross, called the saints of the Most High, will bear the following
features:
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They will take the
kingdom away from Satan and hand it over to Christ.
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Many sinners will run to
them for deliverance
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They will not be from
any particular denomination
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They will not be from
the nation of Israel
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They will not taste of
death
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Their characters will be
refined and perfected through great tribulation
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They will be specially
empowered by the Spirit of prophecy
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Their missionary
activities will be UNSTOPPABLE
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They will be the only
true church on earth
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They will be the main
targets of Satan's attacks
It is for the preservation
of his kingdom that Satan will put a fierce and desperate fight against the
last-day saints because he now realizes that he is up against a different breed
of enemies from that which he is accustom. This end time battle is captured
thus in the final verse of Revelation chapter 12:
“And
the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of
her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus
Christ.” Rev. 12:17
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