The Origin of the SPIRIT REALM: the Spiritual War Coming Soon! CONCLUSION
Ernesto Giro
Apostle, Evangelist, Prophet, "International Expert", Orator, Artist, Music Producer & Songwriter
Exactly what does it mean to wage in wage war in the spiritual realms?? This might be a hard concept for some to understand.? Most people in the world really do not understand this concept.? Even Christians, who usually read the Bible don’t comprehend what it means to wage war in the Spiritual Realms.? Why, is this such a hard concept to comprehend?
First waging war is a spiritually mature undertaking, if you don’t understand there is a war, how are you going to wage war?? Only by understanding the deeper aspects of scripture, can someone learn about the battle raging all around.? Paul calls these deeper doctrines in Hebrews, “Meat” as opposed to “Milk”.?Only those who pursue the deeper doctrines of scripture can expect to really understand and be engaged in the Spiritual War. 12: "For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. 13: For everyone who partakes only of milk is very unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. 14: But solid food just belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil."? Hebrews 5:12-14
Secondly, waging war requires someone to understand who we (Christians) are, and why we are here. Then once understanding our position, we have to really be willing to take God at His word and act.? We have to be willing to clear the stronghold and traps Satan has put in our way.?Satan’s goal is to prevent the believer from engaging in the war against his realm.?Therefore, to reach the point of waging war requires someone who pursues vision cast in scripture.?
Someone like me who is willing to act on their authority and the position that they have in Jesus Christ. ?
We have to understand, God gives us the responsibility of making our choices with our life.?We have 24 hours a day, 7-days a week, 168-hours per week until the day we die. This resource, Time is the great equalizer, regardless of whether we own a company that employs thousands, or a king who rules a kingdom of millions, or even a beggar in the streets, we all have the same resource.?We can choose to spend this resource any way we want.?What we choose to do with this resource is a good indication of who we are spiritually.?How are we investing this resource? So many options abound; kids, work, education, friends, vacation, fun, sports, yard work just for starters.?Despite all these options, we still have have 168-hours per week.?What investment of our time will outlast us in the end?
Jesus addresses this dilemma in the Gospels.? Peter the fisherman, who had just heard Jesus reply to the rich young ruler about gaining eternal treasures, makes a statement, “See, we have left all and followed You”.? Jesus replied to Peter, 29: "So Jesus answered and said, "Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel's, 30: "who shall not receive an hundredfold now in this time-houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions-and in the age to come, eternal life." 31: "But many who are first will be last, and the last first." Mark 10:29-31
The disciples were the first line of offense then, in the spread of the Gospel.?
They were the Lord’s warriors, advancing the PLAIN and SIMPLE truth of the GOOD NEWS of His kingdom on Satan’s domain, through the Church.?
We TRUE Christians have been given this same authority. We are the Lord’s army just as the old famous hymn: "Onward Christian Soldiers" proclaim advancing on enemy territory, the question is, how willing are we to use the most precious resource of time, given to us by the Lord???
Counting the cost of warfare
Is there a cost to being God’s warrior??Yes, there is a cost for everything.?Just ask the professional football or basketball player, was there a cost to being the top?? Most have spent hours perfecting, their skills, sacrificing other important aspects of their life to become the best.?Today, many young athletes train with a vision of seeing screaming crowds, multi-million dollar contracts, and fame and notoriety, urging them on.?Despite all of this investment in time, the promise of their glory is just temporary and soon fading away.?Few people today can remember those great names beyond a couple of generations.?The rewards that this world offers are simply temporary, however the reward the Lord offers is eternal.??
Spiritual warfare involves a commitment to the Lord’s work, many times at the expense of our own lives, dreams and ambitions.?This is why spiritual warfare is for the spiritual mature, those willing to exchange the temporary for the eternal.?
This is the meaning behind Jesus words.?Serving the Lord, in effect often requires someone to give up not only time, but also people who will keep someone from being a part of the Lord’s service.?
For example, many people who come to Christ in Muslim countries are often forced to choose between Christ and their families.?The cost is great, because Satan has blinded the eyes of the lost, and prevents them from understanding the TRUE Gospel. Satan holds families hostage, to prevent God’s people from using their authority to advance the Gospel of the Kingdom of God.
Engaging in the Spiritual War
Once we understand the battle, and have decided to be part of the Lord’s army, advancing His Kingdom on enemy territory, you might ask yourself the question, “How do I start?”?You might say, “I have so many commitments, how can I make time to engage in the wars of the Lord?”?Whatever your situation may be now, you can engage in the spiritual battle, advancing the message of the kingdom of God on Satan’s domain.?God does not require us to have anything other than a sincere heart, with faith in Him, through Jesus Christ.?Once we understand God can use us, wherever we are, we can let the power of the Holy Spirit do the work.
It’s not about our abilities, but our availability.
We just need to make ourselves available for His service. AT ALL TIMES! Being so busy to be used by God is one of Satan’s methods. This was the problem of the rich young ruler.?He loved his wealth too much to be of any use to God, money was the stronghold on his life, and he was not willing to part with it. ?Notice: 21: "Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."
22: But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. 23: Then Jesus said to His disciples, "Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
24: "And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Matthew 19:16-24
The rich young ruler in many ways reflected the church of Laodicea, he was not able to experience the power of God, because his wealth robbed him.?He learned to trust in material wealth and power. Jesus describes the rich wealthy church of Laodicea as “wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked” (Revelation 3:14-20).
Where do I start?
First, we need to know it is not about us, God does not need our abilities, God just wants our availability. When Jesus died on the cross, the veil in the Temple, which separated the Holy of Holies was ripped from top to bottom (Matthew 27:51).?This signified a very important event, the separation between God and man was eliminated with the death of Jesus.
We now have access to God’s HOLY throne directly, we don’t need a mortal High Priest to interced for us, we now have a Heavenly High Priest Jesus Christ.?Jesus is in Heaven, waiting for us to approach His throne.??
9: then He said, "Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God." He takes away the first that He may establish the second. 10: By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for all. 11: And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12: But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, 13: from that time on waiting till His enemies are made His footstool. 14: For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. 15: But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before, 16: "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,"
17: then He adds, "Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more."
18: Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.
19: Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest (of Holies) by the blood of Jesus, 20: by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21: and having a High Priest over the house of God, 22: let us draw near with a true heart (mind) in full assurance of faith, having our (minds) hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23: Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who has promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:9-23
Therefore the first place for us to start, when we engage in Spiritual Warfare, is to enter Heaven, before the throne of God in prayer, through the precious blood of Jesus Christ.?What do I pray, you might ask??Here is a nice sample of a good and great prayer, you may use, after praying to the Lord...listen for the Holy Spirit to speak to your inner man.
"Dear Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for my sins, and allowing me to approach your throne of Grace....I am so unworthy, thank you for your mercy.? Jesus I don’t know where to start, but I want to be used by you.? I come here to make my self available for your service...I want to be your Spiritual Warrior, Please Lord use me, wherever I can be used....Please help me to make myself available for service..., Lord fill me afresh with your Holy Spirit, let your love flow from me to those around me....In the name of Jesus I pray....AMEN!
One of the greatest examples of a prayer in recent memory is George Mueller, this story comes to us from the captain of a ship who witnessed the power of prayer first hand. Who himself became a man of prayer after witnessing it from George Mueller. Mueller was a prayer warrior who established orphanages all over the world and was a man of prayer.?One day he was on a ship headed to Quebec Canada, for a particular meeting, a thick fog settled in on the water.
As the story goes, the Mueller's had set off for the United States in August 1877 aboard the Sardian…Off Newfoundland the weather turned cold and the ship's progress was seriously retarded by fog. The captain had been on the bridge for 24 hours when something happened which was to revolutionize his life. George Mueller appeared on the bridge.
"Captain, I have come to tell you I must be in Quebec by Saturday afternoon."
"It is impossible," said the captain.?
"Very well, " said Mueller, "if your ship cannot take me, God will find some other way--I have never broken an engagement for 52 years. Let us go down into the chart-room and pray."?The Captain wondered which lunatic asylum Mueller had come from.?
"Mr. Mueller," he said, "do you know how dense this fog is?"?
"No, my eye is not on the density of the fog, but on the living God, who controls every circumstance of my life."?
Mueller then knelt down and prayed simply. When he had finished the captain was about to pray, but Mueller put his hand on his shoulder, and told him not to.?"First, you do not believe He will' and second, I believe He has, and there is no need whatever for you to pray about it." The captain looked at Mueller in amazement. "Captain," he continued, I have known my Lord for 52 years, and there has never been a single day that I have failed to get an audience with the King. Get up, captain, and open the door, and you will find the fog is gone."?
The captain walked across to the door and opened it. The fog had lifted. It was the captain himself, who later on told the story of this incident to all, and who was subsequently later described by a well known evangelist as "one of the most devoted men I ever knew." It was just simply prayer that swept his soul free of doubt, distemper, and the after-effects of a trial by the incoming tide of peace.
For this reason he could make such remarks as this entry on March 9, 1847, "The greater the difficulties, the easier for faith." And a later one, "The greater the trial, the sweeter the victory." His victories came through prayer, he also had GREAT trust in the Lord's unfailing promises and a faith that God's truth would not fail.
"It is not enough to begin to pray," he advises us, "nor to pray aright; nor is it enough to continue for a time to pray; but we must patiently, believingly just continue in prayer, until we obtain an answer; and further, we have not only to continue in prayer unto the end, but we have also to believe that God does hear us and will answer our prayers. Most frequently we will fail in not continuing in prayer until the blessing is obtained, and in not expecting the blessing."?
George Mueller illustrates our need to depend on Prayer and the Holy Spirit to direct us in the Spiritual war.? ?
Pray to be equipped and trained
Whatever area of Spiritual Warfare that the Holy Spirit chooses to assign to us, we need to be equipped.?Again, it’s not just only about our abilities, but about our willingness.?We need to learn to allow the power of the Holy Spirit to work through us.?So again, we need to pray for the Lord to equip us for service.?We need to wear His armor and not the world’s armor.? A sample prayer might go something like this...."Lord Jesus I come before your throne because I do need your Armor LORD, to enter the battle of spiritual realms,?I do not want to trust in the armor of flesh, but your armor...Equip me Lord with the...belt of truth... the breastplate of righteousness...the Gospel of peace...shield of faith...helmet of salvation...the sword of your Spirit...the power of prayer and supplication...? Equip me for your war, like your servants David and Paul...Let me know Lord where I need to grow in my knowledge and understanding so I can be used by you.??Help me to understand and read your Word with WISDOM.? Put people in my life, to help me Lord.? Direct me to the resources I need...Give me also a desire to grow...fill me with your?Holy Spirit...In Jesus Name I pray...Amen
Where can I be used???????????? ?
After praying, we need to let the Spirit of God direct our direction in warfare, so we need to be sensitive to the supernatural yearnings of the Holy Spirit.?
Remember, in Spiritual warfare, we are advancing the kingdom of God on Satan’s domain.? First in our life, by overcoming our personal strongholds, then taking in the battle in Satan’s domain.?
The Spiritual warrior must never forget, we operate not in our own authority but Christ’s authority, which has been given to us to advance the Lord’s Kingdom.?
Since our battle is taking place in heavenly realms we are not limited by physical terrain.?I might live in Quito, Ecuador but my warfare is not restricted to Quito.?I have authority to advance the message of the Kingdom of God on Satan’s very domain.?I am only limited, by my lack of faith,?notice this lesson from Scripture:
20: "And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, "How did the fig tree wither away so soon?" 21: So Jesus answered and said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' it will be done. 22: "And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive." ?Matthew 21:20-22?
We just need to be faithful, and let the Spirit of God direct us and guide us in the Lord’s battle.?The Spirit moved David in his fight against Goliath, God moved him to challenge the giant, who degraded Israel and the God of Israel.?We can allow God to move us, in the battle God wants us to engage in.?
In Spiritual warfare, there are a vast number of options available, as being where God wants us is where we will be the most effective.? ?
Battlefields to engage the enemy?
The range of options in Spiritual Warfare is only limited by the amount of faith, which the Spiritual warrior has.?Lets look at how anyone willing to engage in a Spiritual warfare, can do exactly that. However, lets just review some of the key verses, on spiritual warfare.? ?
11: "Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12: For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against all principalities, against (very evil and wicked) powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." Ephesians 6:11-12 3: "But even if our gospel is veiled (or HIDDEN), it is veiled to those who are NOW perishing, 4: whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the (shining) light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God (the Father), should shine on them." 2 Corinthians 4:3-4
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18: "And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19: "Go therefore and make disciples of all the tribes and nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20: "teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.?Matthew 28:18-20 3: "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 4: For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5: casting down arguments and every "high thing" that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ," II Corinthians 10:3-5?
Any sincere person who knows the Lord, can engage in the war of the Heavenly realms.?Since this type of warfare takes place in spiritual realms, it is not limited by physical limitations.?Age or health is no limitation to a Spiritual warfare, only availability and faith are.?
Prayer War?
One of the most accessible means of Spiritual warfare is the power of prayer, as exhibited by George Mueller.??Faith is the main factor in prayer warfare, do you really believe God is able to answer prayer?
So how can you be involved in prayer warfare????
God's TRUE Church?
One place to start is in the Church of God; where there are many converted front-line workers, who are representing the kingdom of God daily, to those who are lost.?They need a lot of prayer support, especially because they are assaulting Satan's domain.?Get all of the specific information, which can be used during your prayer time.?Find out such items as;?
1. What are their greatest struggles?
2. What daily problems and risks do they face?
3. Specific names of souls and families who are seeking the TRUTH? (So you can pray for their salvation)
4. Do they need materials, finances, and economic help?
5. Can they use prayer for healing??
6. Do they have a REAL bad situation or TRIAL in their life now?
7. Pray for their SPIRITUAL GROWTH and SPIRITUAL MATURITY!
The goal here is to being available to intercede for the needs and the problems of God's church before the throne of God, in the process you are empowering God to intercede, through your prayers. God works through the prayers of His people, we are told to bring everything to God in prayer (Phil. 4;6)?
Intercessory Prayer?
All around us souls are seeking God, yet Satan has them captive in blindness.?As an intercessor, we have the ability to take a soul before the throne of God and plead for their salvation.?Through the blood of Christ, we have direct access to Heaven.?Every lost soul, which comes to Christ, is an advancement of the God’s Kingdom on enemy territory.?To be involved in this aspect of warfare, start by collecting names of people who you know are lost. Ask those around you who are witnessing or working with people, find out who needs prayer for salvation.? Intercede for their soul, before the throne of God. Also find out, who might be struggling with their walk, pray for them to endure.? Pray for their protection against Satan’s attack.?Satan wants to disable saints, taking away authority.?
Pulling down strongholds in spiritual realms?
Our work is not limited by physical terrain. We do not have to be in a location, to be involved in the spiritual realms.?Remember our battle is against principalities and rulers in heavenly realms.?For example we can pray for other believers in countries where there is persecution.?For example, we can take our prayers for brethren in North Korea, before God’s throne, praying against the realms, like Daniel prayed about Persia.?We can pray for angelic intervention, we can also empower the Kingdom of Heaven, against demonic strongholds.? ?
Territorial strongholds
In Matthew 28, Jesus was given all authority in Heaven and on Earth, we have access to that authority.?Our problem is our lack of faith, are we willing to use the authority we have??You can start by getting specific information about the region, what is happening there? The strongholds? How many TRUE Christians and churches of God are there??A great place to start is by reading a book called Operation World by Patrick Johnstone and Jason Mandryk, containing over 700-pages of REAL vital prayer information, for the prayer warrior. ?
False Arguments and mental strongholds?
Satan also works in this world by creating false doctrines, working through cults.? These cults entrap people by presenting “false christs”.?We can also pray for their downfall, we can pray for their foundations to crumble, since souls are entrapped by their false doctrines.
We can ask the Lord of the Harvest to send the right workers, to pull down these strongholds.?To be involved in this type of warfare, you need to get a hold of the specific information to take before the throne of God.?Ask God to equip all of the saints to combat heretical false teachings. Choose a stronghold and take it to the Lord in prayer, some examples,?
Other strongholds that have been established, which the saints can pray against are ways of thinking,?which entrap souls in darkness.?Some examples here are;?
Taking authority around us?
We Ministers and Servants of God do have an authority from Christ, we need to learn how to use that authority, that we already have.?One of the best training grounds is the world around us.?When we come to Christ, we have the awesome promise of being a "Priest and King" under Christ and being a part of God's soon coming Kingdom, why keep such a good thing to yourself.?Around each of us, is a lost and dying world.?Lets exercise the authority we have in the world God has placed us in.
Have you overcome strongholds in your life?? Maybe God has called you to help others with a similar stronghold.?Maybe God wants you to use your experience, to rescue people trapped, people who are today, where you were.?These might include things like, Alcohol, drugs, gambling, abortion, pornography, money and financial needs and problems, pride and more.?Once you have been freed, keep in mind that it might be your calling to engage in Spiritual warfare, in these very same issues.?You can partner with God's people in God's TRUE church who have experienced like events and form a ministry.?Or you can join a ministry, already working with people.?Like my Ministry The PLAIN and SIMPLE Truth Ministries or our Non-Profit Organization: WIDFA!
Attacking strongholds?
One area of Spiritual warfare, you might choose is front line work, allowing the power of the Holy Spirit to lead you into the enemy camp.?
This type of work is often specialized, requiring training and Bible study, to reach a specific group or group of people.?
The goal here is summed up in 2 Corinthians 10:
4b: "pulling down strongholds, 5: casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every (sinful) thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ", II Corinthians 10;4b,5
Rescuing the lost?House of Israel
Another area of Spiritual warfare is the rescue of lost souls of modern Israelitish nations like Canada, Denmark, Holland, Iceland, the UK, the US, etc.?This is the heart of Spiritual warfare.?Because Satan has blinded the minds of the lost TEN TRIBES of ISRAEL and the Jews into thinking that the so called: State of Israel in the Middle East (The Jews) are ALL of ISRAEL and they simply are just ONE of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, therefore the core of every soldier of the Lord is bringing these Israelitish people to Christ and the PLAIN and SIMPLE Truth of GOD.?
Just keep in mind that as REAL and TRUE Christians we are not in any type of struggle or CONTEST against Satan the Devil to see just who can "WIN MORE SOULS" as the churches of this world have BELIEVED and TAUGHT!
Once you have honed your skill in Spiritual warfare, and in reaching people, you can help others in the Ministry.?Paul set this example with Timothy, he took time to help Timothy grow in his walk, understanding that his work would be carried on through Timothy.
Jesus did the same with the 12 disciples He had, therefore if Jesus and Paul have also used this method to advance the Gospel; this is probably the most effective form of Spiritual warfare.?This does not mean that we should witness to anyone by giving them tracts or "preaching" in streets etc., but by simply showing them God's way by our very own example of living righteoussly!
God gives us knowledge, not to keep to ourselves but to share by our interaction with others.?Discipline is imparting the knowledge of your experience in Christ to younger believers. Jesus gives us the mandate to disciple the nations.
18: "And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19: "Go therefore and make disciples of all the tribes, and nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20: "teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.?Matt 28:18-20?
The Soon Coming SPIRITUAL Battle and WAR in HEAVEN!
In Matthew the 24th Chapter Jesus had already prophesied just what exactly will be happening and taking place in the next few months! "Immediately after the tribulation of those days (these are the days we are living in now) shall the sun be darkened (this will be the coming Solar Eclipse of April 8th 2024 which will take place all accross the United States), and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars (the fallen angels that are going to come up to heaven to try to again overthrow God's Throne in Heaven) shall fall from heaven (AGAIN), and ALL the powers of the heavens (the angelic forces of the 2nd and 3rd heaven) shall be shaken (there will be WAR in Heaven please see Revelation 12:7-9):
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall ALL the tribes (or nations) of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with POWER and GREAT GLORY! And He shall send His angels with a GREAT sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." Matt 24:29-31. So my friends again Christ is coming very soon and as a song of mine says: "At the END we (the GOOD guys) WIN!
Conclusion: BEWARE of SIGNS and Lying WONDERS!
In the book of Matthew: Jesus gave this WARNING: "Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo here is Christ, or there; Believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew GREAT signs and (lying) wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before" (Matt. 24:23-25)
In his epistle to the Church in Thessalonica Paul also warns us of the very same thing: 8: "And then shall that Wicked (false Christ) be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming: 9: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with ALL power and signs and lying wonders, 10: And with ALL deceivableness (or deceit) of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth (The PLAIN and SIMPLE Truth that I bring), that they might be saved." 2 Thessalonians 2:8-10 I just recently watched a video in YouTube titled: "?ULTIMA HORA! (JUST IN) ?Jesus y muchos angeles aparecen en JERUSALEN! (Jesus and many angels appear in JERUSALEM!" and it showed a sort of figure that was supposed to be Jesus standing in a cloud and two or three human type angels with wings flying around, I immediately said: the Lying SIGNS and lying WONDERS of the Antichrist HAVE BEGAN!" And I just knew that simply because the REAL and TRUE return of Christ will NOT be like that! Notice now:
8 Biblical Passages that describe and mention the RETURN OF CHRIST!
The Sequence of Events in Christ's Second Coming!
"Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh" Matthew 24:44.