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the invisible spirit . ruler who
influences and sways
this world's
society, educational and religious
systems and governments. Since
many scoff at his very existence, it
is easy for him to get under their
guard, deceive them, arouse irra–
tional and even unnatural lusts,
hates and jealousies in men and
nations he wants to use in destroy–
ing others.
Satan is called "the prince of the
power of the air, the spirit that now
worketh in the children of disobedi–
ence" (Eph. 2:2) . Satan is in charge
of this earth and its
atmosphere.
and
broadcasts
wrong attitudes and
moods. In this way, he influences
people and nations, stirs them up
and BLI NDS them to the -true Cre–
ator Goo and his
purpose.
Jesus Christ acknowledged that
Satan has a
kingdom
(Matt.
12:26). But it is a misguided and
confused
kingdom, for Satan's sys–
tem is called "Babylon the Great,"
which literally means "great confu–
sion" (Rev. 17:5).
When accused by the hypocriti–
cal Pharisees of being illegitimate,
Jesus sharply responded: "Ye are
of your father the devil, and the
Iusts of your father ye will do. He
was a murderer from the begin–
ning, and abode not in the truth,
because there is no truth in him.
When he speaketh a lie, he speak–
eth of his own: for he is a liar, and
the father of it" ( John 8:44).
Here the Son of God revealed to
us Satan's real character. He is
essentially a
murderer
and a
liar.
He
hates
and wants to
destroy
any
who pose a threat to him and his
demons. So he will plot and scheme
to
hurt,
to
discredit
and to
over–
throw
the true servants of God in
this age- as he has in every age.
Satan
hates
the preaching of the
true Gospel- the "good news" of
the soon-coming kingdom or
govern–
ment ofGod.
For ·this message spells
out Satan's doom-the END of his
invisible control over this world's
society. As in the case of Job, Daniel
and Jesus himself, Satan will t ry to
vilify, accuse, discredit , hurt
and
destroy
any who preach this true
Gospel to the world!
And the devil is like a "roaring
Iion" (1 Pet. 5:8) trying to upset
and overthrow all true Christians.
There really
is
a
spiritual
w
AR rag-
30
ing with Satan and his demons try–
ing to overthrow all who truly seek
to know, to serve and obey the Cre–
ator God.
ln
this spiritual war, we
need to understand the steps
we
must take in our own self-defense!
God ls Ou r FORTRESS
Paul writes in Ephesians 6:10-20,
telling us to put on the "whole
armour" of God to withstand the
"wiles" of a cunning devil.
"For," he says, "we wrestle not
against flesh and blood, but
against .. . (WICKED SPIRITS, mar–
gin] in high places" (verse 12,
KJV). There is a . spirit world
around us! We need to
understand
that .and be sure we search out and
obey the truth ,
bui1d the
faith,
wie1d properly the sword of the
Spirit- the
Holy Bible-and
in
every way protect ourselves with
the spiritual armor Paul describes
in this passage.
Plain Truth
readers are privi-·
leged to have access to informa–
tion that enables them to under–
stand the Bible's message and the
meaning of the time in which we
are living. Then you
cannot be
deceived
by satanic miracles: "For
there shall arise FALSE CHRISTS,
and false prophets, and shall shew
great signs and wonders; inso–
much that,
if
it were possible,
they shall
deceive the very elect"
(Matt. 24:24).
The apostle J ames tells us: "God
resisteth the proud , but g iveth
grace unto the humble. Submit
yourselves therefore to God. RESIST
the devil, and he wi/1 flee from
you"
(Jas. 4:6-7) .
Learn to
do
what God says!
Learn to follow J esus' example, to
keep God's commandments
as he
instructed-see Matthew 19:17-
and write immediately for our
free
booklet
The Ten Commandments.
Resist Satan
and any and all wrong
impulses of vanity, lust, hate, mal–
ice, resentment. In any temptation,
as you resist,
ask the great God for
the extra spiritual
strength, faith,
/ove
and
understanding
that you
need.
As the
Elijah
oratorio so beauti–
fully paraphrases the Bible: "If with
all your heart
you truly seek Him,
you shall surely find Him." Certain–
ly God is our fortress, our Savior,
our strength, ou r Deliverer.
But you must
seek him
and OBEY
what he commands in his Word.
The words of this article will take
on
even more meaning
over the
next few years as you watch the
continuing decline of the American
and British Commonwealth
peoples, and as you witness the ris–
ing persecution of the command–
ment-keeping Church of God .
You have been warned!
Now, you are aware of what
you
should do through faith to over–
come Satan.
You have
your part
to do! o
GOODJOB
(Continued from page 21 )
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