WAR – The battle for God’s Kingdom

▪︎ The Plan – The Gospel… 1Cor 15:3-4;
▪︎ The Mystery – Deut 29:29; Rom 11:33-34, 35-36; Rom 16:25, 26;
▪︎ Communications – the Spirit – 1Cor 2:12;
▪︎ Open encryption: weakness, foolishness – 1Cor 1:27, 28;
▪︎ The enemy – satan and his conscripts – Eph 6:10-11, 12, 13-14, 15-16; 1Cor 16:9;
▪︎ Battlefield – all of creation, mostly earth
▪︎ Period – all of time, since creation – Gen 3:13-19;
   ► Cold war period… Old Testament;
   ► Active conflict… The Church Age;
   ► Victory, The Cross… John 12:31-32;
   ► Just Judgement… Rev 20:12;
▪︎ Involves Training – Ps 144:1;
▪︎ Requires Suffering and Total Commitment… 2Tim 2:3-4;
▪︎ Final Battle… Rev 19:2;