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Chapter Six: Discerning of Spirits: A Spiritual Gift
In 1 Corinthians chapter 12 the Apostle Paul lists various spiritual gifts. In verse 10 he speaks of “discerning of spirits”. The Apostle John states “!eloved do not "elieve ever# spirit "ut test the spirits to see if the# are of $od since %an# false prophets have gone out into the &orld.” '1 John ()1* Firstly I will explain what this gift of discerning spirits is not and then what it is. The gift of discerning of spirits Is not called ‘discerning of deons!
for a reason +ultitudes see% to think that there is a gift that it is unfortunate to have as it results in #ou seeing de%ons ever#&here. This is "acked up "# %an# &ho clai% to do this a%ong Pentecostals in their various deno%inations and sects.
,ou &ill notice in the a"ove verse that testing of spirits &as connected &ith identif#ing false prophets. That is &hat I a% doing in this "ook. All $od-s gifts are good to have and are not "urdenso%e or oppressive. The# do not disconnect people fro% realit# "ut have the opposite eect. The gift of discerning spirits is a &ork of the /ol# pirit and it is an a%aing and &onderful gift to have. /ere is an ea%ple of a deluded person-s "ehaviour one &ho clai%ed to have the gift of discerning spirits. I sat do&n to lunch &ith a Christian friend and their guest. The guest &ho I &ill call 3elson &as supposed to have "een "aptised in the pirit and could see de%ons. /e infor%ed us that there &ere de%ons in the roo%. 3elson then opened a &indo& so the# could leave and co%%anded the% to go in Jesus- 3a%e. /o&ever he noticed one &as still hiding under the salad "o&l so he picked up the "o&l and shouted at the de%on to leave.... As ridiculous as his "ehaviour %a# see% it &as 4uite orthodo for his 5Jesus 6nl#7 church 8 a Pentecostal su" group. 9ver#thing he did &as related to their teaching. :or ea%ple he needed to open the &indo& as the# regarded de%ons as so%eho& "ound "# ph#sical o"stacles. /e needed to shout as the# "elieved de%ons could not hear thoughts and had to kno& also #ou %eant &hat #ou said. Also shouting &as seen as spiritual authorit# as &hen %en are convicted of so%ething deepl# the# often raise their their voices... It &as ho&ever pure lunac#. I do not use that &ord as an insult. This kind of religion does drive so%e people %ad and gives others %ental pro"le%s. "nreality the hallar# of deception
I i%plied a"ove that false spirits %anifesting through false gifts give their users a false sense of realit#; that the# tend to lead people into unrealit# and delusion) :antas# rather than fact. esh kno&ledge that can onl# co%e "# the pirit. The# grasp the rudi%ents of the pro"le% of spiritual con>ict and %ake si%plistic rules "acked up &ith si%plistic assu%ptions. 6ther "elievers regard these t#pes of Christians as spiritual and close to $od. The# &ould not drea% that this class of "eliefs and "elievers constitute an attack upon the ?ingdo% of $od "ut the# do the# do. To use a si%ple analog#) If $od has given a piritual
hall%arked "# a sense of grounding in the real &orld; "# fact rather than fantas# and "# de%onstrated "elief rather than theor#. Their reason and intelligence are heightened "# the /ol# pirit and their =udge%ent is "oth sound and &ise. In their ver# presence others feel this sense of realit# as opposed to the sense of "lu and "luster co%%on a%ong Pentecostals. That is the# sense and feel the realit# of Christ %ade all the %ore real "# the po&er of the /ol# pirit. uch "elievers are inevita"l# persecuted "# Pentecostals and their ilk. If the genuine saints kiss a "a"# the# &ill "e vili@ed as paedophiles; if the# shake the hand of a +usli% the# &ill "e scorned as supporters of terroris% and if the# speak of de%ons the# &ill "e put do&n for devil &orshippersD All this is true and the fe& hol# ones reall# kno& it. It &as Christ7s po&er over de%ons that led to the accusation that he 5casts out de%ons "# the po&er of the devil7 and so it is &ith his disciples. So the ost interesting thing a$out the super spiritual is that they attac# the truly spiritual. Those &ho falsel# clai% to see and discern de%ons inevita"l# discern the /ol# pirit as a de%on and tr# of cast out the real Jesus that the# think is a de%on in the 3a%e of JesusD
The gift of discerning of spirits Is not a weapon for church politics
As Charis%atic sects in particular eat one another up or have %utinies and struggles for po&er it is often a &eapon of church politics for A to accuse ! of having a de%on... If "elieved this is ver# eective as the# think the /ol# pirit -told- the%. The gift of discerning of spirits is not defined% As confined in a little $ox All gifts fro% $od are aspects of the grace of Christ and His power . These gifts are of course speci@c spiritual a"ilities "ut the# are also &ide in scope and have %ore than one or t&o speci@c uses. &hat the gift of discernent of spirits is /aving hopefull# re%oved the o"stacle of false teaching used "# atan to divert people fro% the truth let us no& consider those truths he has atte%pted to o"literate through his teachings. The gifts of God $leed into one another All piritual gifts are distinct "ut not co%pletel# separate. The# are like faces of a dia%ond. The# "leed into one another "# the !lood of Christ. If for ea%ple the Eord had set the average life span at 10000 #ears it &ould inevita"l# occur that a person &ho had one gift &ould end up &ith all. piritual discern%ent or &isdo% regarding spiritual %atters is not the sa%e as discerning actual and literal spirits. ,et those &ho can discern actual spirits have greater spiritual discern%ent or &isdo%. piritual discern%ent is sound =udge%ent "ut discerning spirits is the a"ilit# to detect actual spirits their character and eects. These are so%e of the attri"utes of the gift) 'riarily the gift of discernent of spirits Is to (see( the agency% presence and nature of the )oly Spirit +ore than an#thing else $od &ants us to discern /i% 8 /is pirit. !efore a person &ith the gift of discerning of spirits "egins to identif# the forces of evil as the# do the# &ill see the positive side of their gift. It "rings the% closer to the /ol# pirit and the# &ill see /is hand at &ork &here others are una&are. Fp until no& I have "een
speaking of Jesus and this is "ecause the /ol# pirit glori@es Jesus Christ. The &orking of spiritual gifts ho&ever as #ou have read is the &ork of the /ol# pirit. The gift of discerning of spirits Is to see what is contrary to the )oly Spirit As all gifts are of the /ol# pirit their ver# use &ill use the pirit-s po&er. The light of the /ol# pirit reveals the darkness of atan 8 not the other way around . Discerning spirits contrary to the Spirit of God It is a fact that false teaching false prophets and false supernatural eperiences are engineered "# evil spirits. Therefore the gift is used to discern the spirit "ehind &ithin inspiring e%po&ering etc. &hat is false. Be sa& in John-s &ord that prophets &ere discerned as false "# the discerning of the spirits that ani%ated the%... It is so &ith ever#thing. The gift is to discern the spiritual real I said that gifts "leed into one another and it is not unusual for the person &ith the gift &e are stud#ing to also have spiritual drea%s sound teaching &ords of &isdo% 8 of course and to "e generall# %ore spirituall# a&are than others. This is for the benet of others not for themselves. It is ver# i%portant to understand that a person &ith this gift &ill inevita"l# see into the spiritual real%. That is the nature of the gift. That is &here spirits are and not all spirits are de%ons. It is not =ust the /ol# pirit and /is ene%ies "ut also Angels and saints that people &ith this gift discern. ,ou %a# understand this "etter as I descri"e ho& the gift operates. The operation of the gift of discerning of spirits It is pri%ar# to understand that it is the /ol# pirit Bho initiates and then leads in the use of /is gifts. The gift is not a &ide open door that never shuts. It is often and usuall# the case that the gift operates "# revelation. o%e ea%ples follo&)
Fallen angels in church In attending churches of various kinds as the Eord led %e to do /e &ould often open up the spiritual real% so I could see &hat spirits &ere at &ork. 6ne of the things I sa& ti%e and and again although it is grievous to %e to sa# &ere fallen angels that &ould stand =ust "ehind the preacher or evangelist and seek to in>uence the%. This does not %ean that these preachers &ere evil "ut rather that %ost preachers are not resistant to such in>uences and are continuall# te%pted. In cults and such the cooperation &ith fallen angels is heart&illing if unkno&ing. In %ore %ainline churches it varies depending upon the state of heart of the %inisters. uch a spiritual state as this revealed is of course a"#s%al. I a% sure this teaching &ill "e re=ected "# %ost if the# &ere a&are of it. /o&ever the spiritual state of churches has fallen so lo& that no revival or refor%ation is enough to sort it out unless $od &orks in po&er the &orld has not #et seenD Christians should seek the Eord and those pure in heart should gather together and start afresh &ith the !i"le and the Eight as their guide or pastors should tr# to lead their >ocks to rene&al to the living Baters. Discerning of hearts /ad it occurred to #ou that each hu%an has their hu%an spirit their inner self It is o"vious to those &ith the gift that hu%an hearts can "e discerned. This happens in t&o &a#s. The gifted %a# discern the leanings inclinations and "asic character of a person or the# %a# literall# sense and discern their spirit. The latter onl# happens &ith those advanced in the gift...
Bhen I %eet people and if I take the trou"le to think of the% I feel and kno& &hat the# are reall# a"out. Bherever I have had the opportunit# to con@r% &hat I have sensed I have had 100G accurac#. o%eti%es this gift is ver# revealing "ut the /ol# pirit assures the privac# of those &e perceive spirituall#. Toda# I literall# used this gift. I %et a ne& teacher at %# child-s school. 6n the surface she &as friendl# and &ar% "ut I re%e%"er so%e horri"le teachers I had that &ere friendl# and &ar% to %# parents. After sensing her heart
ho&ever I kne& that $od had given her a gentle heart and she &ould present no pro"le% to %# child in the future. Also there &as an ele%ent of sensing the future... HFpdate) ince then that teacher has %oved on and she &as no pro"le% "ut had re%ained a positive in>uence for her &hole ti%e at the school. 6n other occasions ho&ever I have sensed people-s sins. This is good as it has %eant I could protect %# child fro% the %an &ith paedophile inclinations or steer clear of the ha"itual liar etcetera. If there is a "urden to the gift it is this) I see people as the# are and not as the# &ant to "e seen. It can so%eti%es "e ver# sickening. +uch of this %a# "e see%ingl# irrelevant to the reader "ut if I have deep spiritual a&areness given "# $od it is on "ehalf of /is children and there &ill al&a#s "e an eective and positive grace for the%. Discerning deons :inall# &e get to itD ,es of course this gift is designed "# $od as a great &eapon against de%ons. !# the eercise of this gift #ou "eco%e strong. It %ust "e so or ho& &ill #ou gro& It is a"out standing @r% on criptural principals. iscerning de%ons so%eti%es %eans seeing de%ons. It can "e scar#. Be learn to fear $od and not to "e inti%idated "# atan. It is %etaphoricall# like a "lood# "attle@eld stre&n &ith corpses of good %en. In the %idst #ou stand scarred so%eti%es &ear# "ut ever vigilant and ever %ight# in the 3a%e A%en. Deons in Christians Christian counsellors so%eti%es need to counsel Christians regarding de%ons that are oppressing the% or to some extent controlling controlling Hpossessing the%. ,ou &ill see a lot of this @ght to free captives fro% de%ons often -religious de%ons- such as false tongue speaking de%ons in %issionaries counsellors and others &ho see the realit# realit# of the spiritual &arfare around us. /o&ever Christians need to pick their counsellors &isel#.
Spirit of Christ *ersus Antichrist I a% not advocating &hat I o"serve "ut reporting it. In ter%s of the struggle of e%erging Christians fro% churches like "utter>ies e%erging fro% their cocoons there is a %ove%ent of Christians a&a# fro% churches and fro% the spirit of Antichrist. /opefull# this &ill lead to a latter gathering together of saints... It is not necessar# or even advisa"le for "elievers to leave their churches if their churches seek the Eord to "e revived refor%ed and re%ade in /is I%age... In the %eanti%e #ou &ill pro"a"l# see in co%ing #ears frag%entation disintegration and union of churches. +uch of this &ill "e a sifting &ork of $od and so%e =udge%ent "ut also the devil &ill "e gathering his disciples &ho go "# the na%e -Christian- in preparation for "uilding his o&n peculiar "rand of religion for the Antichrist hi%self. $od of course &ants one Church united in !i"lical truth and @lled &ith /is pirit.
&A+,I,G If #ou have felt oppressed or frightened in &hat #ou have read so far do not read an# further in this chapter. Also pra# "efore reading and leave o reading if it is too %uch for #ou. 3ot ever#one is given grace to deal &ith such things as I a% a"out to reveal. The appearance of demons: A double meaning is intended. I will describe some ways in which demons make their appearance as well as how they look. Generally demons do not appear except to saints who have uncovered the reality of the spiritual realm; and so their cover being blown their attacks become more open to that believer; yet they will secretly will secretly insinuate insinuate to others that such believers are crazy. Appearances of demons: It is usually the case that demons take upon themselves grotesque forms. They appear hideously evil and exude the very essence of evil. Often the appearance of demons is strikingly
similar to creatures you may see in supernatural movies or read of in horror stories. This is because the movies have been inspired by folklore that was inspired by actual events, long ago untraceable. econdly demons inspire much of what passes for human creativity. The appearance of snakes and other creatures such as cats and spiders: !emons often look for bodies to inhabit and will sometimes enter the bodies of animals. "hen those animals die the demons retain the appearance of the creature they were in. This is because there is a spiritual law that the spirit will conform to the body. #istorically there have been wizards, shamans and witches of various kinds that have had familiar spirits. $n %uropean legend we are all familiar with the witch&s familiar black black cat; a demon possessed cat, or a raven etc. "hen these animals die the evil spirits remain to be spies be spies for atan. These spies report back to the more powerful spirits.
On the outside the spiritual realm seems mystifying and weird but in truth it is well designed and planned; full of stratagems and orders of powers and legions of demons under the control of higher spirits; that are themselves under the power of fallen angels whose chief is 'ucifer that once was ( atan. Spies are Spies are one of the most common forms of demons and therefore one of the most common appearances of demons is in the shape of animals and insects. Gigantism: !emons do increase their size so as to be more intimidating. ) poor child not so long ago spoke of seeing a giant spider above her bed in a great web that filled the ceiling. "hy should $ believe such a thing ( especially from a child* "ithout her knowing or the sub+ect even being hinted at, $ had seen several large demon spiders in webs in the same house. Two others had also seen &disappearing& spiders of unusual size there without each one knowing of the other&s experience... ortunately after prayer this season of demonic oppression ceased. Although truly frightening especially to a child these represent the lesser demons of limited power. !emons as evil looking people: $t is often the case that demons appear as men and women with gruesome and malevolent features. These kinds of demons are those that have possessed humans. $t is normally these kinds of demons that are cast out of the possessed. uch demons also work as spirit guides to occultists of various hues and they operate in the
guise of the #oly pirit to deceived &believers& in cultic groups. $n regards to the above two types of demons you will notice that in the story of the demon possessed man and the Gergesene swine the demons left the man to go into the swine- /atthew 0120(345 "ometimes ghosts are really such demons but not always. Ghost phenomena can relate to other things I will not go into here.
atan works almost exclusively through these kinds of demons when dealing with his servants and with others who are deceived. $n the spiritual realm however there are many kinds of spirits. #onster demons: These are those that take the appearance of fearsome, half human creatures. They may have fangs, long claws, scaly skin etc. Their purpose is to appear as frightening as possible to intimidate those who see them. Often the real appearance of the evil spirit is not the one they reveal to the viewer. The more powerful demons can change shape and appear as one thing or another as it suits their schemes. $ntimidation is a principal they use against the servant of God to frighten them away from spiritual warfare. warfare. !ead relatives famous people and spirit helpers: These of course relate to the deceptions that demons use to get practitioners of various belief systems to invite them into their lives and homes. They They give guidance, comforting messages, often vague and super(spiritual teaching, prophecies etc. uch demons also inhabit 6hristendom 6hristendom posing as saints, angels and the 'ord #imself. This does not mean that all believers down the ages that have seen saints, angels or the 'ord have been deceived. $ have already pointed out the discerning of spirits includes all spirits, spirits, good and evil.
To go further into this sub+ect $ would need to talk about fallen angels but it is not suitable for such a book as this. ew of you will ever come up against a fallen fallen angel. 7et, if you do1 8...#e who is is in you is greater than he who is in in the world.9
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7ou may have noticed that $ have said some things you are unfamiliar with and that are different to what you have read in 6hristian books. This is because $ know what $ am talking about and speaking from experience rather than from con+ecture; or worse still from a consensus of experts that know nothing of their sub+ect< ome of the things things that $ have heard preached, read or seen on =6hristian> T? are ludicrous, without without rational basis, unreliable in the extreme extreme and centred in sensationalism rather than in edification of the saints. This seems to be a ploy of atan so that the world will easily ridicule everything to do with spiritual warfare. /ost books on spiritual warfare are written by people people who base their teachings on the books of others. These authors gather momentum and copy each others> teachings and often come to a consensus of opinion, sometimes starting as false revelations, on various aspects of demonology or spiritual warfare. The consensus gives an impression of spiritual authority among the elite but it means that many ideas and beliefs float round that are +ust plain wrong, unfounded and stupid. $ actually listened to an international evangelist who said that after many years of preaching on spiritual warfare he saw a demon. This expert on fighting demons had seen one. This would be rather like having a healing ministry and after many years healing one person. To preach on any sub+ect is good and well but to claim to be an authority called in a particular area as the evangelist did means direct and continual experience of God>s power in that area. $ say this as $ want to point out something that many believers of various kinds have trouble with. $t is a simple distinction @ one which +udges and lawyers are used to making but which many 6hristians neglect1 To distinguish between opinion, assumption and con+ecture on the one hand and fact, direct experience and well founded knowledge on the other. Too many =spiritual warfare> books are based on the testimonies of single, unreliable and sometimes mentally unbalanced individuals that talk to 6hristian authors who faithfully record their delusions. Others, as $ have said are all about 6hristian culture and consensus regardless of spiritual reality. reality. o learning to distinguish between fact and theory, which is often in experience distinguishing between fact and fantasy, is vital to spiritual discernment. ) person lacking spiritual wisdom or discernment is hardly likely to have a gift of discerning of spirits. #owever there is an honest mistake some souls make. /any people regard all strong stories of demonic activity as intrinsically false. They assume that the reality lies in subtleties. They may accept that an evil
presence or bad atmosphere exists in an individual or or an ob+ect. They cannot accept that atan is a person that would actually appear to his servants or to some believersThe reality is that although there is a lot of nonsense written and put out by publishing houses to make money @ and sensationalism sensationalism sells( and it is also true that those in genuine deliverance ministry often are dealing with things that aren>t that dramatic1 7et there exists for some a revelation of evil that goes beyond anything any one could possibly imagine and no #ollywood movie with machine gun toting angels out to save the world could compare to. The depths of spiritual things @ both good and evil and the powers with them are beyond human imagination. )ny true =spiritual warrior> has therefore had their mind stretched and their eyes opened to what the world cannot possibly conceive.
The worst kind of demons: !emons are lesser spirits but they vary in degrees of power and intelligence. The worst are those that influence you without you knowing it. $t is the awful fate of the human race. $f you have ever sinned sinned you have been deceived. "hat $ am going to tell you is one of the secrets of the spiritual realm and this will be particularly hard to accept by persons who see themselves as spiritual warriors1 atan often uses seasons of demonic oppression to hide his real workings. They are merely a distraction. The believer goes through a tremendous battle and gets the victory. They are pleased and grow stronger. )ll the while atan had been secretly planting something elsewhere in your life without any sign of sign of his working.
$f you are discerning this tactic would have been used against you. 7ou have been deceived by this distraction , of spiritual warfare and victory victory,, which you could hardly ignore( which allowed atan to work in secret on something else. Auses, diversions, distractions are standard in human games, martial arts and warfare1 "hile general ) fights and wins a great battle on the plain his enemy general B has secretly sacked his castle< $t is always best in dealing with demons to assume you don&t know what is going on, even if you are enlightened, and to pray in principal this1 8ather, in esus Came, deliver me from the unseen realm, the unknown stratagems of evil and from the seeds of evil that will bear fruit in years to come if 7ou do not root them out today<...9 ( omething along those lines. 7ou need this information and this idea.
$ere is a more comforting secret of the spiritual realm: God does #is greatest works in silence. !eep within you, unseen, unfelt and not and not guessed , you have seeds of grace that will bear fruit in their season if you will persevere, )men. The danger to others $t is sometimes the case that evil spirits will attack those close to us or related to us in some way. These attacks are almost always unseen and unrecognised. Often they are unrecognised by 6hristians and this makes them more effective as they are not prayed against. These attacks usually appear to the world as %bad luck& The most common forms of this intensified bad luck are are illnesses, accidents and misfortunes. This results in such things as mysterious illnesses that doctors misdiagnose and mistreat; severe in+uries or death; marital break up, loss of work, bullying at school etc.
$t is interesting to note that these are the opposite of the 6hristians> blessings and to those blessings God gives to those who bless such 6hristians< I implied that demons will make the spiritual warrior appear foolish insane or proud to observers.
/any believers, often very famous historical believers, give accounts of profound ecstasies, visions, encounters with atan, wonders, signs, miracles and strange Drovidence or events- $s it exaggeration and are they like the deceived 6hristian, Celson whom $ mentioned* 7ou will need to discern. ome of the most spiritual people who have ever lived have more detractors than respecters and many of the least spiritual people today @ miracle workers among them @ are heralded as great 6hristian leaders and they have very powerful testimonies and sometimes even real attested miracles1 7et, among them are some of atan>s chief servants-. 7ou see how important it is to have the #oly pirit as your guide and to discern. To understand the spiritual realm and spiritual life you must understand this simple fact: The human spirit is expanded by God both in trials and in blessings.
$n this way the human consciousness is expanded by God. The human spirits Eof the spiritual 6hristiansF are capable of experiencing far more
than any ordinary persons. This is why the scriptures themselves are full of profoundly deep and powerful sayings of the strength and wonder of God1 )bundant life as a river, filled to the fullness with God, cups of blessing overflowing etc. On the other hand it is true that many modern 6hristian books in particular use ad+ectives in such over(abundance that they seem to the wary as being full of bluff and bluster( and they are< 7ou must +udge yourself if the books you read are like this or are the fruit of believers with years of true discipleship and fellowship with God @ and therefore opposition from the evil one. 'hristians of strong faith are like the Ark of the 'ovenant: They are a great blessing to people of faith and can be a great terror to those who are opposed to God. The world>s !agons will fall but blessings abide upon the dwellings of the righteous. "atan $ said $ would not go into talk of fallen angels but $ can hardly teach upon this sub+ect without speaking of their chief. atan rarely bothers 6hristians directly ( directly ( and this will be the opposite of everything you have ever heard. #e uses lesser demons. #e will take a look at the stronger 6hristians and appoint far more demons to attack them. Therefore if you know for certain that atan has taken an interest in you then you must have given him cause to. 'ike Capoleon atan is a skilled general and strategist and not easily defeated. #e is usually busy with the great ones on earth and only if you defeat some powerful evil spirits will atan personally take an interest in you. $f he does most most of the books you have read will be of little use to you but the ible will come alive in ways you never imagined. It is important to learn not to be intimidated by him( even if he kills those close to you; destroys your fortunes and leaves you like ob. He ob. He is acting from fear. "hen fear. "hen $ say fear let me tell you that atan is literally terrified of powerful believers. #is power is so great he could easily destroy the strongest of them but as God is their Drotector he knows that for every strike he takes he must pay a terrible price. $n this way the Hingdom of 'ight advances and the kingdom of darkness recedes. If you have received the gift of discernment of spirits it will take time for it to develop but even so the veil of the spiritual realm will Iuickly be torn away. 7ou will either stand or fall. $ you fall G%T JD )G)$C, and
again and again. The time will surely come when you will see atan tremble at your feet. "atan&s army This is +ust an introductory chapter to the sub+ect so it is neither comprehensive nor thorough. One more thing $ should mention is that atan organises his servants as a great army. ust as in any army you will have sappers, sharpshooters, pilots, gunnies, technicians in communications etc. and of course the all important propagandists important propagandists,, so it is similar with the powers of darkness.
There are territorial spirits, ancestral spirits, spirits related to particular kinds of deceptions, others related to particular sins... There is no rule book. $n relation to sin there are certain certain sins that humans could commit without demonic influence and certain ones that would only be committed under demonic influence. One of atan>s chief works in humans then is to counterfeit human personalities @ personalities @ to humans ( to make a person feel person feel they they are really one thing until they become that thing. "ith the various satanically inspired philosophies popular among people this is made easier. "trategies $n any army you have long term strategies for conIuering territory so it is with atan>s army. )mong strategies in recent history are these1 To keep the /iddle %ast in a constant state of instability. This is a first move at aiming at a Third "orld "ar. E$ am certainly not saying he will be successful.F )nother stratagem is to prepare the world for a pseudo scientific belief in God since evolutionary theory has been falling from within. ) =scientific>, impersonal god is useful to atan. ) third stratagem is the keep the 6hurch divided. There are literally thousands of denominations and as long as 6hristians are proud of this instead of being ashamed of it( it is a great travesty @ travesty @ the enemy will continue to conIuer. Only a united 6hurch of iblical truth can defeat atan.
Cone of these views came from reading others> opinions. )ll are my own personal views formed by my relationship with with God in the context of the the gift of the discernment of spirits.
