spiritual warfare
If I Were The Devil…. On April 3rd, 1965 (before I graduated from San Carlos High School in June), the legendary radio host Paul Harvey issued a warning to America. In this warning, he detailed what he thought the devil should do if the devil wanted to keep destroying the United States. Sadly, the truth is that most of this stuff has come to pass. What Paul Harvey saw for America’s future back in 1965 if the devil had his way was eerily accurate. Please share this with as many people as you can…. ****************************** If I were the Devil . . . I mean, if I were the Prince of Darkness, I would of course, want to engulf the whole earth in darkness. I would have a third of its real estate and four-fifths of its population, but I would not be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree, so I should set about however necessary to take over the United States. I would begin with a campaign of whispers. With the wisdom of a serpent, I would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve: “Do as you please.” “Do as you please.” To the young, I would whisper, “The Bible is a myth.” I would convince them that man created God instead of the other way around. I would confide that what is bad is good, and what is good is “square”. In the ears of the young marrieds, I would whisper that work is debasing, that cocktail parties are good for you. I would caution them not to be extreme in religion, in patriotism, in moral conduct. And the old, I would teach to pray. I would teach them to say after me: “Our Father, which art in Washington” . . . If I were the devil, I’d educate authors in how to make lurid literature exciting so that anything else would appear dull an uninteresting. I’d threaten T.V. with dirtier movies and vice versa. And then, if I were the devil, I’d get organized. I’d infiltrate unions and urge more loafing and less work, because idle hands usually work for me. I’d peddle narcotics to whom I could. I’d sell alcohol to ladies and gentlemen of distinction. And I’d tranquilize the rest with pills. If I were the devil, I would encourage schools to refine young intellects but neglect to discipline emotions . . . let those run wild. I would designate an atheist to front for me before the highest courts in the land and I would get preachers to say “she’s right.” With flattery and promises of power, I could get the courts to rule what I construe as against God and in favor of pornography, and thus, I would evict God from the courthouse, and then from the school house, and then from the houses of Congress and then, in His own churches I would substitute psychology for religion, and I would deify science because that way men would become smart enough to create super weapons, but not wise enough to control them. If I were Satan, I’d make the symbol of Easter an egg and the symbol of Christmas a bottle. If I were the devil, I would take from those who have and I would give to those who wanted, until I had killed the incentive of the ambitious. And then, my police state would force everybody back to work. Then, I could separate families, putting children in uniform, women in coal mines, and objectors in slave camps. In other words, if I were Satan, I’d just keep on doing what he’s doing. Paul Harvey, Good Day. *************************************** If I Were The Devil…. On April 3rd, 1965 (before I graduated from San Carlos High School in June), the legendary radio host Paul Harvey issued a warning to America. In this warning, he detailed what he thought the devil should do if the devil wanted to keep destroying the United States. Sadly, the truth is that most of this stuff has come to pass. What Paul Harvey saw for America’s future back in 1965 if the devil had his way was eerily accurate. Please share this with as many people as you can…. ****************************** If I were the Devil . . . I mean, if I were the Prince of Darkness, I would of course, want to engulf the whole earth in darkness. I would have a third of its real estate and four-fifths of its population, but I would not be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree, so I should set about however necessary to take over the United States. I would begin with a campaign of whispers. With the wisdom of a serpent, I would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve: “Do as you please.” “Do as you please.” To the young, I would whisper, “The Bible is a myth.” I would convince them that man created God instead of the other way around. I would confide that what is bad is good, and what is good is “square”. In the ears of the young marrieds, I would whisper that work is debasing, that cocktail parties are good for you. I would caution them not to be extreme in religion, in patriotism, in moral conduct. And the old, I would teach to pray. I would teach them to say after me: “Our Father, which art in Washington” . . . If I were the devil, I’d educate authors in how to make lurid literature exciting so that anything else would appear dull an uninteresting. I’d threaten T.V. with dirtier movies and vice versa. And then, if I were the devil, I’d get organized. I’d infiltrate unions and urge more loafing and less work, because idle hands usually work for me. I’d peddle narcotics to whom I could. I’d sell alcohol to ladies and gentlemen of distinction. And I’d tranquilize the rest with pills. If I were the devil, I would encourage schools to refine young intellects but neglect to discipline emotions . . . let those run wild. I would designate an atheist to front for me before the highest courts in the land and I would get preachers to say “she’s right.” With flattery and promises of power, I could get the courts to rule what I construe as against God and in favor of pornography, and thus, I would evict God from the courthouse, and then from the school house, and then from the houses of Congress and then, in His own churches I would substitute psychology for religion, and I would deify science because that way men would become smart enough to create super weapons, but not wise enough to control them. If I were Satan, I’d make the symbol of Easter an egg and the symbol of Christmas a bottle. If I were the devil, I would take from those who have and I would give to those who wanted, until I had killed the incentive of the ambitious. And then, my police state would force everybody back to work. Then, I could separate families, putting children in uniform, women in coal mines, and objectors in slave camps. In other words, if I were Satan, I’d just keep on doing what he’s doing. Paul Harvey, Good Day. ***************************************
Spiritual Armor of God
?Ephesians 6:10-18 (from the Lockman Foundation’s Amplified Bible and logically formatted)
10???In conclusion,
??????????????be strong in The Lord [be empowered through your union with Him];
??????????????draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides].
11??????????Put on God's whole armor [the armor of a heavy-armed soldier which God supplies],
????????????????????that you may be able successfully to stand up
??????????????????????????against [all] the strategies and the deceits of the Devil.
12?????????????????????????????For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood
???????????????????????????????????????[contending only with physical opponents],
?????????????????????????????????but against the despotisms,
????????????????????????????????????????against the powers,
????????????????????????????????????????against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness,
????????????????????????????????????????against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere.
13???Therefore put on God's complete armor,
?????????????that you may be able to
??????????????????resist
??????????????????and stand your ground on the evil day [of danger],
????????????????????????and, having done all [the crisis demands], to stand [firmly in your place].
14???Stand therefore [hold your ground],
?????????????having tightened the belt of truth around your loins
?????????????and having put on the breastplate
???????????????????of integrity and
???????????????????of moral rectitude?
???????????????????and right standing with God,
15?????????And having shod your feet in preparation of the Gospel of peace.
????????????????????[To face the enemy with the firm-footed stability, the promptness,
???????????????????????????and the readiness produced by the Good News.]
16?????????Lift up over all the [covering] shield of saving faith,
???????????????????upon which you can quench all the flaming missiles of the wicked.
17?????????And take
????????????????????the helmet of Salvation
????????????????????and the sword that the Holy Spirit wields, which is the Word of God.
18?????????Pray at all times (on every occasion, in every season) in The Spirit,
????????????????????with all [manner of] prayer and entreaty.
?????????????????????????To that end keep alert and watch with strong purpose and perseverance,
?????????????????????????????????interceding in behalf of all the Saints (God's consecrated people).
For returning back to basic true Christianity,
Bible lover Bill
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