Week 1 - September 27 to 29, 2021

THE LIFE OF PROBATION

SPIRITUAL WARFARE IS NOW (with comments based on review of materials on 10_5_2021)

Our enemy is a spiritual enemy, they are principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this world, spiritual wickedness in high places.

Spiritual warfare is against something UNSEEN with the natural eyes!

Jesus said to his disciples to perform NATURAL things (eat flesh, drink blood), and receive SPIRITUAL thing (eternal life)!

This is a hard saying to the disciples! So Jesus had to clarify whether his WORDS had offended them? the answer is in the very popular verse, John 6 : 63, THE SPIRIT giveth life, the flesh profiteth nothing; the WORDS are SPIRIT, LIFE.

So our conclusion, the spiritual warfare is SPIRITUAL WICKEDNESS against the WORD OF GOD.

THE spiritual warfare is against the LAW or COMMANDMENTS of GOD, which is spiritual!

When we read Revelation 12, we see a WAR which is a SPIRITUAL WARFARE between Michael and the dragon!

Dragon was DID NOT prevail against the law of God, and therefore this dragon, who is the serpent, devil, or satan was cast out to earth! Since this is a spiritual warfare, when it refers to serpent, it's the spirit of devil that controls the serpent!

The warfare started in heaven, moved to garden of Eden (on earth), and continues until today; Satan WARS against the LAW OF GOD!

The warfare is against the law of God; Satan contends that the law of God is void, have changed and no need to be followed!

In Genesis 3 the serpent (devil in the serpent) planted DOUBT to Eve, just as the same devil (who appeared as an angel of light) planted DOUBT to Jesus in Matt 4); the spiritual warfare is

the WORD of God versus THE WORD of Satan

initially planted doubt in disguise, however, eventually just like to JESUS, Satan blatantly asked to be worshiped with a catch, that he will give the world, and in the times of Sadrakh Mesakh and Abednego there is fiery furnace awaits!

Practical application: Of interest, while in the wilderness Jesus was tempted Jesus three times using three different modes, yet prevailed not! Satan would use his modes of operandi and then quit for a moment until finds another time to attack at a different situation and or location! Therefore it's important for us to be surrounded among people of the same faith so that we would not be in a disadvantage situation as easy prey to be tempted by satan!

When we doubt the word of the Father, we will eventually worship Satan; but if we continue to depend and the Word of God, we will be tempted and eventually persecuted just like the 3 Hebrew boys! This is the end result of choosing to be in the side of God, persecuted for God's sake!

1 Cor 3 : 16, that the body is temple of God,

The 3 Hebrew boys understood that their bodies are the temple of God; and had determined not to defile since they were offered the King's meat! Isn't the same issue is happening today where millions of people are accepting vaccination despite information has ingredients that defile the temple of God; however multitude opt for vaccination for convenient reasons to avoid travel bans, work restrictions etc.

In Genesis 3 : 4, Satan deceived by saying that to disobey God would not cause Eve to die!

Satan's same strategy today,

If you don't get vaccinated, you're gonna die 'cause you're not going to be able to eat!

Multitudes are very focused on NATURAL things, and neglecting SPIRITUAL principles that

they have been taught!

Matt 6 : 33 is a promise that if we seek first the SPIRITUAL, then God will take care of

the NATURAL things!

Satan's strategy is to make people busy with natural things so that people will neglect

or forget in prioritizing spiritual things!

We are reminded again that EVERYTHING that happens (since it is allowed by God) is

a blessing to those who depend on God!

MAJORITY OF THE WORLD DO NOT REALIZE THAT THE CURRENT SITUATION

IS A SPIRITUAL WARFARE; THEY SEE THE CURRENT EVENT AS NATURAL

EVENTS AND THEREFORE BEING DECEIVED BY SATAN!

LIFE ETERNAL