What I Learned About Spiritual Warfare

In (Revelation 12:3) Satan appeared as a 7 headed dragon that had a crown on every head. He became so jealous and full of pride that he threw a rebellion against God. Isaiah 14 says “ I will raise my throne above the stars of God.” (Isaiah 14 12-15 NIV). A war broke out in Heaven, Michael and his angles fought Satan (Revelation 12:7). This next verse proves that Satan is truly evil, It says “Its tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child the moment he was born.” (Revelation 12:4 NIV) That clearly shows that he wants nothing good for us and wants to destroy us. Hell was originally for Satan only, but in Genesis God gave us the choice to live in eternally in heaven or go to hell. The

The purpose of this paper is to research and analyze the preterist and futurist views of interpreting the Book of Revelation and determine which view provides the most accurate Biblical interpretation. As Richard L. Mayhue states, the "word 'preterist' comes from the Latin term praeteritus which basically means 'past' in regard to time." A preterist interpretation of the Book of Revelation, therefore, asserts that incidents described therein have already come to pass. A futurist interpretation, on the other hand, suggests the opposite namely, that Revelation is a prophecy of things to come.

‘…the necessity of the Devil may become evident as a weapon, a weapon designed and used time and time again in every age to whip men to surrender to a particular church or church-state’

The “Spiritual warfare Movement” is a movement that intensely focuses on the movements of the Holy Spirit in evangelistic and spiritual warfare. Pentecostal in nature, their focus is not on the physical war which is seen, but the spiritual war, which is unseen. It is written, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (NIV, Ephesians 6:12). Dan Jorgenson writes, “Third wave approaches draw on a series of theological and practical innovations prominently associated with evangelists such as C. Peer Wagner, John Wimber, Benny Hinn, George Otis, and John Dawson). Wagner coined the term ‘Third Wave’ as a shorthand designation for a Spirit-based movement that succeeded earlier Pentecostal forms (Wagner 1988:15).” A great deal of this movement began in the 1980’s and has proliferated since this time. Before it were two other Pentecostal and Charismatic waves. While many of this movements aficionados seek to separate their persons from the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements to appear more balanced in nature, having academic backing John MacArthur writes, “If you look very closely at the

This is very important. This is a revelation from Jesus himself, the anointed one. God gave this revelation to show us “what must soon take place.” And we have to take it to heart because “the

The world has become more confused than ever and this may be a sign that the End Times is drawing near, but renowned evangelist Billy Graham reminds people that they should be prepared for these times, especially for the return of Jesus Christ.

Quote 1: “The wrath of God is like great waters that are dammed for the present; they increase more and more, and rise higher and higher,

Many of us fine ourselves in a state of being "battle weary."  I know I have.  It begins with a good thing and a God thing to refute our enemies. Because of fear, lack of knowledge and misapplication of spiritual warfare strategies, we take on the war ourselves with an over zealous and presumptuous approach towards demonic spirits.  What has happened is learned about all these spiritual warfare strategies, but we engaged in it without being prepared in our hearts.  We claimed our righteousness of God in Christ. We hurled the blood of Jesus in the devils face without first applying the blood of Jesus to our own hearts and lives through confession and repentance.

In retrospect, revelation unveils God's future plan for the earth and is written to be understood. Clearly the book of Revelation is the ultimate battle between good and evil. It is the time when all sin will be judged, demons will be cast away, and Christ will reign over the earth.

The followers of Christ have clearly stated the spiritual warfare in the Bible as dangerous. For Instance, Peter warns "Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour" (1 Peter 5:8). “Our adversary or enemy, the devil, refers to Satan, who is a real entity, not a mythical creature or invention. Other titles of Satan include the tempter “(1 Thessalonians 3:5), “the wicked one” (Matthew 13:19, 38), and “the accuser of the brethren” (Revelation 12:10).

The Book of Revelation provides for its readers images to coincide with the Christian meta-narrative. These images can later be used to relate the themes of Revelation to how they are held true in the past, present, and future of the world. War is waged against an already victorious lamb. This

To gain comfort, I stayed home to read my Bible and I also talked to God. No, prayer didn’t stop the enemy’s terrain of blockers, but God wouldn’t let me give up, and as I followed His Word, He kept pumping me up with His new strength.

Although Satan and his followers have been cast out of Heaven, Satan still maintains hope and courage. He states,

So this concept is telling me that all my life, I have chosen to be or act on anger. When I have laughed and said “no one makes me angrier than my husband” I have been deceived by Satan’s cunning plan, it has been my choice to be angry. I have understood that contention and anger are from Satan but I have never thought that when I get angry,

<br>There are other speeches of war in the epic that arouse the reader. One of the most significant is after Satan has made a meeting in the new Capitol of Hell, Pandemonium. "To have built Heaven high towers; Nor did he scape \ By all his engines but was headlong sent \ With industrious crew to build in Hell" (Milton 55). Following the rapid building, all the fallen angels gather for their meeting asking shall it be war or peace. "Their rising all at one was as the sound \ Of thunder heard remote. Towards him they bend \ With awful reverence prone, and as a god" (Milton 79). When his followers cheer Satan on, the reader notices how much he likes the attention. This is another sign of how Milton shows the significant role that Satan's pride plays in his decisions. In many different encounters Satan lets his pride interfere with his actions. In doing this, Satan begins to worry only about himself and the opinions his followers hold of him. Satan continues with the speech saying, "Should we again provoke \ Our Stronger, some worse way his wrath may find