Judgment, justice, and tricks of the enemy in spiritual warfare are topics, today. A “Yahoo! Answers” fighter using the ID “Bruce” (Level 7 with 101,630 points, a member since August 13, 2007) posted the following:
Was Herod the Great, who ordered the massacre of the innocents, welcomed into heaven or sent off to hell?
Besides ordering the murder of all children under 2 in Bethlehem, Herod executed his wife, her mother, and three of his children. There is not even a hint that he had the slightest pang of conscience in his murderous rampage, let alone repented (which would have been headline news in ancient Jerusalem). I'm just wondering how far my Christian friends will go with the retort than only God can judge. Hasn't he already judged?
THE GOLDEN ARROW: Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 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. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. (Ephesians 6: 11-13, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: Self-control and Law (04/15/2014); A Conflict of Interest? (04/16/2014); Philosophical Questions? (04/17/2014); Are We the Spoils of War? (01/08/2014); The Fullness of GODhead? (01/09/2014)
“Bruce”, here are a few points many Christian believers consider when challenged to engage in spiritual warfare:
(1.) Those who know and respect the law of GOD also know the penalties, precepts, principles, and sanctions declared through the law. Because divine law is the “expressed will of GOD,” there is no question whether GOD’s final sentence in judgment will contradict the proclamations of law.
(2.) The “sneak attack” against the law is often a distraction to turn the battle away from the blasphemy against divine righteousness. Great damage is done through the suggestion that men (or angels) can be more compassionate, fair, impartial, merciful, and unbiased than GOD. Divine love and eternal life are the priorities of divinity; therefore, such sacred operations as correction, forgiveness, incarnation, rebirth, regeneration, salvation, and sanctification appear.
(3.) Believers are cautioned to understand that sin operates upon the awareness and self-will of created beings and living creatures using subtleties (i.e., barely visible differences, hidden shifts in value and meaning). Sin opposes the continued existence of divine law, of the Law Giver, and of all divine order generated by law. Relying upon such finite human tools as intellect, logic, mathematics, reason, and science, sin can not be detected, eliminated, or resisted.
There is far more to be said, correctly understood, and spiritually apprehended. For example, (4.) What appears as a thrust and condemnation against Herod, in fact, can be a challenge to prophecy and divine revelation, that replaces knowledge of divine events and sacred process with expressions of human feeling and thought. Believers know the mind of Christ only by having experienced the full power of baptism (death of ones inborn spirit, and rebirth having an endowment of spirit content from the makeup of GOD). Thus, the answer to every question about who goes to heaven is declared in Christ harvesting the earth at his appearing. Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
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