How did Lucifer convince angels who lived in the presence of God to fight against God? What manipulative scheme did he weave into their souls that could possibly convince them they would win a war against God? Let’s argue that in numbers, they believed they could match God’s strength and overthrow the throne. How did they reason out fighting against the love of God? Whatever it was, it must have been soaked in a stiff gin that intoxicated the minds of those poor angels. It is easy to pity their state because man has sinned against God umpteen times and has enjoyed the luxury of God’s love and forgiveness; but these poor angels lost everything on the first bad decision.

But how can there be pity? These must have been a real nasty brood of vipers because they have not given an inch since they were kicked out of Heaven. It is because of these demons that the occupants of the Earth have lived with wars and constant fighting–forever. These evil beasts wield their power, especially on innocent children, crippling them for the rest of their lives.

Man would perhaps win the fight against these beasts if he could see them. God should have given man eyes to see these spirits. The truth is, physical battles are fought by sight, but spiritual battles are won by faith. God knows that man, in his limitations, is no match for a spirit, especially the one who dared to overthrow His throne. Man must rid his mind of the weakness of seeing is believing because the battle cannot be won by the senses. Lucifer’s best game is to manipulate the thoughts, and man is guaranteed to win if he resists in his mind.

Well, God should show His hand. If God showed His hand, it would not be choice; life would become a manipulation of man’s heart to love God. But man is faced with making a choice amidst a fierce battle for his soul. In this battle, no one is spared from the devastation of the war, even in a state of ignorance. There lies the reason for choice. To ask God to intervene and show His hand is an easy escape from responsibility. Earth belongs to man, not to the spirit world. Man must rise and protect his home and his heart from evil.

It does not help that God allowed innocence at birth in the absence of eternal truth. True, because the path to eternity demands loyalty. Soldiers who are dedicated to their army need not know the basis of the war. The generals study the battlefield, lay out strategies, and deploy soldiers to destroy even the traces of evil before laying stakes in the land. When the flag designating the overthrow is raised, the guards come in with a militant plan to protect that which has been taken. Those who love God must begin to fight for the Earth and for their brother. That is true love. Man needs to raise the flag of love and protect the Earth from evil. Evil cannot win against love.

But this is a fight for eternity, where there will be no end–forever. Why allow the peril of choice to determine the outcome of such an important destination? Those who love God have signed up to win the greatest battle of their lives. They are fighting to take back control of their families, and churches, and nations. In their eyes, it is not a matter of choice, it is a laser vision of focus on God. As a result, they refuse to be manipulated. They refuse to turn tails or run and hide–that show is over. Instead of asking ‘why’, they ask ‘how’. They are now enlisted in an eternal battle, and they understand that this time it is do or die.

Make no mistake, the competition is stiff. Darkness throws wealth and affluence around during the fight to sway the minds of the gullible, piling it on so thickly, the whole world gloats in envy. Light withholds its treasures, and beckons to the faith of the fighter to simply trust that the absence of glitter by no means reflects the absence of God. Softly, God reassuringly whispers that His vaults cannot be compared to the temporary and meager rations of Hell.

This is not just any fight. This is the fight for eternal life, and this fight is rooted in love. I can hear God asking, “Do you love Me enough to give your life for Me?”

The evil one is not an inventor, he is an impostor: he is not a creator, he is a crafter. He must use as his base argument something man was offered by God. Carefully camouflaged in his offer will be the makings of pure lies. In the garden of Eden, Eve was a god. She lived as a god, but there was no one to affirm her. She had not proven her worth because there was nothing to prove; she had never been challenged. The gut instincts of Eve were absent because she had never been provoked; she had never been tested. Pity her untested state, for this was her introduction to the form of sin that would shape the rest of her life.

It is the weakness of man that leads him to be duped into trusting his eternal destination to Lucifer and his demons. Lucifer will use the same lie that set off the war in Heaven to entice man. He will offer value which man already has and teach man how to dishonor Christ. Even so, it is spiritually unnatural to choose darkness and man has to struggle with himself before choosing the lie.

Every man sent into the Earth is given two things, a number and an assignment. The number tells the number of days he will play in the stadium of life. The assignment states his position in the game and the accomplishments expected. The rules of the game and how to win are made up of values, discipline, and obedience to God. If man follows the rules, he celebrates life as an amazing player. God’s game plan is a roll call. God calls the role, man enters the stadium and plays until his time is up. The Earth will only exist as long as there are spirits to be sent into it. When the last spirits have exited Heaven and have finished their course on the Earth, the time-clock will stop, and life will return to its spiritual order...

Chapter 6

Truth is Eternal

God is not on a timer, God is not a man, God cannot be traced, God was not born, and God will not die. This becomes a hard concept for those who live by the science of proof. Proof takes evidence and manipulates it until it can be mastered, and the same should be true about God. The problem is that man who desires to reduce God to science, cannot find Him. It remains, however, that an answer must be supplied. Therefore, man offers religion to satisfy the answer of God. Religion is the painting of a god who fits smugly into the back pocket like a magic wallet–conveniently satisfying...

It is a fair assumption to believe that God is responsible for the disorder of Earth. After all, He is God. He rules supremely and sovereignly with complete autonomy. However, God does not have full authority in the Earth. God created the Earth and, by rights and privilege, is the titled owner; but in an irrevocable contract, God deeded legal guardianship of the Earth over to man. This is a business transaction–God owns the land but has leased the property to man. The Heaven, even the Heavens, are the Lord’s, but the Earth He has given to the children of men. (Psalm 115:16)...

Chapter 15

The Judge of Angels

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Chapter 12

Eden Found

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