The War on Terrorism

Who are the soldiers? (When you were eternally saved you became an enlisted soldier)
2 Timothy 2:4 “…who hath chosen him to be a soldier.”
2 Timothy 2:3 “…a good soldier of Jesus Christ.”
2 Timothy 4:7 “I have fought a good fight,…”
1 Timothy 6:12 “Fight the good fight of faith,…”
1 Timothy 1:18 “…war a good warfare;”

Who is our leader? (The King of the earth)
Psalms 47:2 “…King over all the earth.”
Psalms 47:7 “…the King of all the earth:…”
Psalms 95:3 “…King above all gods.
Zechariah 14:9 “…king over all the earth:…”
1 Timothy 1:17 “…King eternal, immortal, invisible,,…”
1 Timothy 6:15 “…King of kings, and Lord of lords;”

What is the fight all about? (A spiritual, not a physical kingdom)
Luke 12:31 “But rather seek ye the kingdom of God;…”
John 18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world:…”
Luke 17:20 “…The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:”
Romans 14:17 “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink;…”
1 Corinthians 4:20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
1 Corinthians 15:50 “…flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God:…”
Luke 17:21 “…the kingdom of God is within you.”
Colossians 1:27 “…which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:…”

Who is our enemy? (The prince of this world)
1 Peter 5:8 “…your adversary the devil,..”
Ephesians 2:2 “…prince of the power of the air.”
Matthew 12:24 “…the prince of the devils.
John 14:30 “for the prince of this world cometh,…”
John 16:11 “the prince of this world…”
2 Corinthians 4:4 “…the god of this world…”
John 8:44 “…a murderer…”
John 8:44 “…a liar,….”
Revelation 12:9 “…the great dragon…deceiveth the whole world:”
Satan (def. Adversary) used to be an ally…Lucifer (def. light-bearer) - Ezekiel 28; Isaiah 14
1 John 3:8 "for the devil sinneth from the beginning…”
2 Peter 2:4 “…the angels that sinned,…”
Jude 1:6 “And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation,…”

Who are the enemies soldiers?
2 Corinthians 11:14 “…Satan himself is transformed (disguised) into an angel of light.”
2 Corinthians 11:15 “…his ministers (soldiers) also be transformed (disguised) as the ministers of righteousness;…”

What is the enemy’s mission?
John 10:10 “The thief cometh not, but for to 1. steal, and to 2. kill, and to 3. destroy:
Job 2:2 “And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it..”
Revelation 12:10 “….which accused them before our God day and night.”

What are our weapons? (They are spiritual)
1 Corinthians 9:26 “…so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:"
2 Corinthians 10:3 “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:”
2 Corinthians 10:4 “(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal (physical),…”
Eph. 6:12 “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
Eph. 6:14 *Your heart-“…the breastplate of righteousness;”
(Your heart supports your desires)
Eph. 6:15 *Your strength-“And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;”
(Your feet support the body)
Eph. 6:16 *Your soul-“…the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.”
(Your soul supports your emotions)
Eph. 6:17 *Your mind-“…the helmet of salvation,…”
(your mind supports your knowledge)
Eph. 6:17 *God’s Word-“…and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:”
(Your only offensive weapon)

What are the enemies weapons? (He has only three)
2 Corinthians 2:11 “Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.”
1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the 1. lust of the flesh, and the 2. lust of the eyes, and the 3. pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
2 great battles in the history of this war
Satan’s attack against God’s man- Gen. 3:6
Revelation 12:9 “…that old serpent…the devil…”
2 Corinthians 11:3 “…the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty,…”
1. Lust of the flesh – “And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food,”
2. Lust of the eyes- “…and that it was pleasant to the eyes,…”
3. Pride of life- “and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat
Satan’s attack against God’s son -Matthew 4
Matthew 4:1 “Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.”
1. Lust of the Flesh- “…If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.”
2. Lust of the eyes- “All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.”
3. Pride of life- “If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down:…”
What is our mission? It is a rescue mission behind enemy lines. (The world)
Matthew 13:19 “…the wicked one,… “ (The enemy)
1 John 5:19 “…the whole world lieth in wickedness.” (His lines)
I John 3:8 “…For this purpose (mission) the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.”
Colossians 1:13 “Who hath delivered us (rescued) from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:”
2 Timothy 2:26 “…that they may recover themselves (rescue) out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.”
2 Corinthians 4:4 “In whom the god of this world hath blinded (blindfolded) the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”
Ephesians 2:2 “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air,…”
Acts 26:18 “To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God,…”

What is our battle strategy? (it is three fold)
Ephesians 4:27 “Neither give place to the devil.”
James 4:7 “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
1 John 4:4 “greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”
1 John 2: 13 “…ye have overcome the wicked one…”
2 Corinthians 10:5 “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;”

Who wins the War? (God and his saints)
Matthew 25:41 “…into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels;”
Revelation 20:10 “…the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone,…”
Daniel 7:27 “And the kingdom and dominion, (Spiritual and physical) and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.”