The True Nature of the Battle

Many believe our battle is with the government, Maga, the Republicans or Democratic parties, the Chinese government, terrorists, or the banks.

The truth is, according to Ephesians 6:12,

“For we wrestle not flesh and blood, but against principalities, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”

We fight against unseen forces of spiritual darkness.

Ephesians 2:2 says,

The prince of the power of the air, the spirit that works in the children of darkness.

The prince of the power of the air is another title for Satan, also known as the serpent from Genesis 3:1, the Devil, and the great dragon!

As the prince of the power of the air, he influences culture. He works through people to get them to produce his music, to spread his message; to grow and sell his drugs.

He is also known as the god of this world. Why does he want us to strive against one another?

God gave man dominion over the works of his hands. When we fight one another, dominion is being exercised against dominion. It’s like two vice presidents of a company fighting over the same resources.

There is NO DIVISION in the Satan’s kingdom

Jesus said,

“But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.” Luke 11:17

Jesus said,

“If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.” Luke 11:18

I would have believed the kingdom of darkness operates as a unified force if Jesus had not said this

Go back to the Original Source

God created everything. God chose to give man dominion. All creation exist for this singular purpose:

“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure, they are and were created.” Revelation 4:11

You want to know what Satan fears more than anything?

You becoming like God. Genesis 1:26

“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and OVER ALL the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”

Once you become what God created you to be, Satan loses all power over you. You cease to be a victim of circumstances

God had no doubt about man being made in his image and likeness. However, he never intended for them to know good or evil.

God decided that man should sacrifice the knowledge of that fruit to him as an offering of worship.

Satan, working through the serpent, got them to take their eyes off God and focus on obtaining knowledge to be like God, knowing good and evil. The woman saw that the tree was good for food, pleasant to the eyes, and the fruit good for making one wise, and she took it.

What should we be doing on this day and at this hour?

Jesus said,

“Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.” The problem is that none of us, having been raised in a democracy, truly understood what the kingdom of God is like. We do not know the benefit of the kingdom of God.

Today, I checked my checking account balance on my banking app. At the top of the banking app is this statement:

“FDIC-insured-Backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government”

You know what God says to us

“By myself have I sworn,”

God confirms his word by an oath, Hebrews 6:17, by two immutable, unchangeable things: God can not lie and his oath.

Jesus was made a priest by an oath. Hebrews 7:21, “… The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.”

We are coming to

“And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.” Hebrews 12:24

We got a representative that stands before God on our behalf.

We have a new contract backed by the full faith and credit of Jesus’ sacrifice.

All Hell may be releasing its power against the world

Do this:

“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.” Ephesians 6:10

Then he tells you to put on the whole armour of God,

He also tells us to do this:

Let Christ dwell in your by faith. Be rooted and grounded in love, that you might be able to know the breath, length, depth, and height, to know the love of Christ that transcends human knowledge

That you might be filled with all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:17-19)

If you didn’t know God’s original purpose in Genesis 1:27, that God destined you and me to be created in His image and likeness, it might be easy to say the apostle Paul got excited when he wrote these things.

Apostle Paul was led by the Holy Spirit to write those things.

“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end, Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21

The power is at work in us to transform us into His image and likeness!

Grace & peace

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Dominion & Life Working Together

Adam was given the right to steward the substance known as life.

God gave him authority (dominion) over everything that fly, swim, crowd or creeps upon the earth. Everything that has life in it.

God also gave Adam seed, green herbs, and every fruit tree on earth. God said it is food for everything that has life in it.

The Agent of Life

The first appearance of the Agent of Life, who is God’s Spirit, the Holy Spirit.

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water.”  Genesis 1:1-2 (MEV)

God spoke into the empty formless, dark void and called for light, and light was!

The Breath of Life

Genesis 2:7

“Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, AND man became a living being.” Genesis 2:7

God formed man from the dust of the field. God breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and man became a living soul capable of having a relationship with God. The Spirit of God interacted with the dust. The Spirit of God created bodily functions and blood vessels, giving man the intelligence to relate to other life forms.

The Miracle of life

The Spirit of God transformed dust into a living soul.

The process

The Spirit of God enter into dust and changed it into a living soul.

God made the beast of the field. The Spirit of God gave life to each creation, giving it unique characteristics and abilities.

New Creation

Jesus told Nicodemus, “Marvel not; a man must be born again” (John 3:5) in order to enter the kingdom of God. JESUS SAID, “You must be born of water and Spirit!”

We actual see the process when Jesus told his disciples to wait at Jerusalem for the promise of the Father

Acts 2:1 says on the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit of God was poured out on the disciples assembled in the upper room. The Spitit of God filled the room where they were gathered together. The disciples saw tongues of fire sit upon each of them and they all were filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking with tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Jesus explains the process

John 6:61-62 (MEV)

“Knowing in Himself that His disciples murmured about it, Jesus said to them, Does this offend you? Then what if you see the Son of man ascend to where he was before?”

What were they murmuring about? Jesus said they had to eat his flesh and drink his blood. They were offended because they thought he talked about his natural flesh and blood.

Jesus’ disciples all left except the twelve. Jesus asked if they were going to leave. Peter said, we know you have the words of life (John 6:68).

Lots of people are getting offended base on what they see and hear being unwilling to understand and apply the process.

I am utterly amazed at how people can invest thousands of dollars in the stock market. They will invest hours to learn the patterns of market swings. They can lose everything and not lose hope of getting rich. They keep going back for more. But the people of God will quickly get discouraged and quit.

Jesus said,

“It is the Spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit and life.” John 6:63 (MEV)

The Spirit of God who at the beginning of creation moved upon the face of the water, he administrates life.

Here is a promise

“The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us through Your name.” He said to them, “I saw Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Look, I GIVE you authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. And nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Luke 10:12 (MEV)

The disciples illustrated what the gospel will do when applying it. Jesus saw Satan fall from heaven. Satan loses ground.

Here is another promise

“But YOU SHALL POWER WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT COMES UPON YOU. And you SHALL BE My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the endscof the earth.” Acts 1:8 (MEV)

Evidence of the Conferring of that Power

The conferring of power makes no long-term impact simply because most people believe that the acts of the apostles, namely miracles, ended when the last apostle died.

This is why you have to go back to the original blueprint. GOD gave Adam dominion over the works of his hands. He didn’t give it to angels, demons, or Satan. Satan has to have a flesh and blood person born of a woman on earth to move his cocaine. He has to have a flesh and blood human being to grow drugs. He has to use a human being to murder another human being.

When you as a born again child of God filled with the Holy Spirit begin to declare the Word of God over your ground, things will begin to shape.

For example, Acts 3

At the gate of the temple, their was a cripple man, who sat at the gate begging for gifts. Peter said, I do not have silver or gold but I WILL GIVE YOU WHAT I HAVE

“In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.”

The man’s ankle bones were strengthened. He jumped up and walked with them into the temple. This led to a mighty move by God among the disciples.

Dominion and life work together to advance God’s vision on Earth.

Developing a Sense of Urgency

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Mexico

God Bless Mexico

I grew up in a community that was considered oppressed and denied opportunities to advance in life. So, I can understand why people flee from violence, corruption, and poverty. They risk life and limb to come to the United States to find a better life for themselves and their families.

The Nature of the Battle

The nature of battle always starts in the spiritual or heavenly realm. For example, the apostle Paul mentioned the nature of warfare twice, having experienced it firsthand. In Ephesians

“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” Ephesians 6:10-12

The actual battle is in the heavenly places, which concerns worship. The apostle Paul describes a spiritual government. The apostle John opens the curtain of heaven in Revelation 17 and exposes the Babylonia government that functions all over the world called the Whore of Babylon. This system functions off of blood sacrifice. Mexico has some of the highest murder rates in the world.

According to Revelation 18:3, the natural side of the struggle is people through whom the spiritual forces work. For all nations have drunk of the wrath of these relationships. They are kings (government), merchants (Businesses), and great men (wealth held by a small number of people).

Much of the apostle Paul’s revelations concerning spiritual warfare came from his ministry in Ephesus, which is described in great detail in Acts 19. The principality that ruled that region of the world was the great goddess Diana of the Ephesians Acts 19:27-28. Demetrius, the silversmith, made silver shrines for Diana (Acts 19:24). Their thriving book business taught people how to practice the curious arts (Acts 19:19). Then you had the seven sons of Sceva (spiritual wickedness in the high place). Sceva, according to scripture, was a chief of the priests who had seven sons

“And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.” Acts 19:14 (KJV)

The scripture says that these seven sons of Sceva were vagabond Jews, exorcists, who took it upon themselves to call the name of Jesus over those who had evil spirits. According to the Bible, when the seven sons of Sceva called the name of Jesus over a possessed man. The evil spirit said, Paul, I know, and Jesus, I know, but who are you? One man beat up seven men. Some people have opened themselves to be possessed by evil spirits. These demon-possessed people dwell in our midst. They are drive economies. For example, they steal cars and drive up the insurance rates. They drive up the cost of goods to fuel their greed.

Pressure

The City of Ephesus was experiencing God’s power. The spiritual forces of darkness were trying everything to stop the ministry of the word and were losing their power over the people. So, Demetrius, knowing their craft of making shrines for the goddess Diana was in danger of being destroyed, and the temple and worship of Diana were about to be destroyed, caused a protest.

The apostle Paul talked about the great pressure that came against him

“For God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not us. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made to manifest in our body.” 2 Corinthians 4:6-10 (KJV)

No matter how dark the darkness is, we serve God who call light out of darkness. Just imagine what God did in the beginning, in Genesis 1:1, the earth is formless, void and darkness upon the deep. The Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. God said, let there be light. This same God has commanded light to shined in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God that shines in the face of Jesus. We have this treasure in earthen vessels. Satan put pressure on you through outward circumstances to get you to back down, to quit, and to give up on your prayers.

The apostle Paul says although the pressure came against them, they are not distressed, not in dispair, not forsaken, not destroyed, but always remembering the sacrifice of Jesus that the life of Jesus, might be manifested in their bodies. The apostle Paul is making reference to eternal life, the life of God.

The apostle John talks about this life in 1 John 1:1-2

“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witnes, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Fathere, and was manifested unto us;) that which we have seen it, and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.”

To think that eternal life is mysterious, is to deceived in your ability to benefit from it. Adam was created to steward life. God gave him seed to sow to be food for everything had life (Genesis 1:29-30) in it. The apostle John said, they saw life manifested. They heard it and handled it. John says, he that hath the Son hath life, 1 John 5:12.

Seize the Moment

We are in a time when great judgment is breaking out in the United States and in Mexico. The cartels have been designated as terrorist organizations. This is also a tremendous time to intercede for Mexico to come into its true calling, its divine destiny, to become a nation blessed with God’s blessings from coast to coast, from the top to the bottom.

Intercessors

We need to pray for intercessors to take up the call to interceed for Mexico from around the world, to bathed Mexico in prayer. The most powerful intercession is probably going to come from small groups of 1 to 10 people from all over the world. God values your prayers! Revelation 5,

“And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden viald full of odours, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to our God by thy blood out of every kindred,and tongue, and people, and nation; and hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.” Revelation 5:7-10 (KJV)

There is a lot of revelation in the scripture text above, but to touch on a few things, Jesus prevailed to open the book. Now the book contains a new blueprint for a new season.

The twenty-four elders who ministered before the throne, had harps and golden vials full of odours which are the prayers of the saints. These twenty-four elders are in worship as well as ministering before the throne of God with your prayers.

Your prayers are precious to God. No matter how much the enemy fights and put pressure on you to back down, know that your prayers are influencing things in the heavenly places and shaping future events!

We have been made kings and priests. I think a great disservice has been perpetrated against the body of Christ by so-called Bible teachers, who influenced believers to put off theses things until some special time in the future. We have been made kings and priest by the blood of Jesus to rule and reign now on earth because it was always God’s will from the beginning, Genesis 1:27-29, for Adam to exercise dominion over everything that creeps and moves upon the earth. God never took away the dominion. Man was and has been deceived in its operation. God never walks away from his plans and purposes.

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Great Wealth to Vanish

Consuming Fire

The devastation of California fires is a drop in the bucket compared to the fires about to be released against the Babylonia system. 

It appears judgment is breaking out in many parts of the world.

“And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.” Revelation 18:10 (KJV)

For in One Hour

“For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off. And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!” Revelation 18:17-18 (KJV)

The God Factor

The God factor is seen especially in times of judgment: the flood in Noah’s day, the overthrow of Sodom and Gorromorah, the ten plagues of Egypt in Moses’s time, the destruction of the Egyptian army in the Red Sea, and the angel of the LORD slaughtering 185,000 men in the night, 2 Kings 19:35.

Strong is the Lord God who judges her, Revelation 18:8

God is not judging people.  He is judging a system called Babylon the Great, the Queen of heaven.

Three groups of people who reaped tremendous wealth from the system will suffer great loss.

Three groups of people will suffer the most: kings of the earth, merchants and great men. The people who invested in it will lose all their wealth.

A shakening is coming

It is manifesting all over the earth, from fires to floods. The earth is being shaken.

But we have received a kingdom that cannot be moved. It operates on different principles. The world system is driven by the worship of money. The kingdom of God is driven by worship.

One group who will suffer needless loss is the people of God because they did not heed God’s warnings

“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4 (KJV)

The upside to this judgment is also the saddest part

The upside to this judgment is the kingdom (system) of darkness will be destroyed. It will become a prison for every hateful bird, Revelation 18:2 (KJV).

The saddest part is that people could have been spared sorrows, but because they are deeply invested in the world’s system, they will suffer much loss.

As a minister for over 35 years, the saddest part of ministry is that the people of God have not benefited from being heirs of the kingdom of God, James 2:5 (KJV).

One reason for this loss is that they valued the things of this world over the things of the kingdom of God.

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. People were not entirely convinced of God’s promises.

The promise is life, everlasting life. They never understood eternal life. Eternal life is not something get when we get to heaven. It is an event or an age.

Life

As revealed in Genesis 2:7, God first formed Adam from the dust of the ground. At this point, Adam was made of mud until God breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, which is when man became a living soul.

In John 6:51, Jesus compares it to manna, living bread.

In John 7:37, Jesus compares it to rivers of living water.

Life is divine sustenance. In John 4:13-14, Jesus said, the gift of God is like a well of living water springing up that quenches every thirst.

Isaiah 55:1-5, God offers the gift apart from money and labor!

“Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.” Isaiah 55:2 (KJV)

The promise

Joh 10:10, Jesus said, ‘The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy, but I am come that they might have life and have it more abundantly!’

Life is transformational! See Isaiah 55:9-13.

It was evident in Jesus’s ministry. He healed everyone who came to him, cast out devils, and bore the sins of the world.

The apostle Paul, 1 Timothy 6:12, says to fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life.

I hope this message has been a blessing to you.

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