By Isaac Aluko Ademoroti
The
chances are that most people already know that for political and administrative
purposes, the entire world is divided into continents while continents are further
sub-divided into countries. Furthermore, countries are divided into
regions or states. Again, regions and states are divided into local
government areas or boroughs. Finally, local government areas are divided
into cities, towns and villages. All these territories, from the
continent right down to the village usually have governmental cum political
authorities which rule over them and manage their affairs. For example,
the body responsible for managing the political affairs of the African
continent is called the African Union. All these facts are common
knowledge.
However,
it must be realised that all these territories also have
parallel spiritual governmental authorities which rule over them, calling
the shots. According to the Word of God, these are called principalities,
powers, rulers of darkness and spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly
places (Ephesians 6). This simply means that continents, countries,
regions, states, cities, towns and villages all have spirit overlords that
exercise ruler-ship over them. These are unseen rulers. One thing
that is common with these spirit rulers is that they are all against God and
against Jesus Christ, His Son whom He has appointed heir of all
things. You can be sure of this. They are also against the plans
and purposes of God for humanity. This is why there is always mayhem in
several places. Believe it or not, all the so-called traditional institutions
in all countries, regions, states, cities, towns and villages are all,
knowingly or unknowingly, hand-in-glove with these spirit rulers. For
your information, the successes that these evil forces record in any place or
area would depend on the history of the area or place and the spiritual
state of the Christian church in the area.
You need
to know that all the terrorist organisations, all occult groups, secret
societies, all the false religions, all false churches and other
questionable groups which people flock to are mere pawns in the political
chessboard of these territorial spirit warlords.
We are
going to look at two examples from the bible which confirm these things.
The first confirmation that earthly territories are controlled or ruled by
spirit warlords was when one of God's angels was held up as he made
his way to Babylon. This angel was going to deliver a message to one of
God's chosen servants, Daniel. The spirits that ruled over Persia had
considered that the angel had breached their territory. You can read the
account in the angel's own words as recorded in Daniel 10 verses 12 and 13,
'Then he said to me, ''Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set
your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words
were heard; and I have come because of your words. But the prince of the
kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the
chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings
of Persia.'' Please take note that the angel was only liberated after the
intervention of an archangel. The angel, after delivering God's message
to Daniel, went back to resume hostilities with the spirit forces that ruled
over Persia(Present day Iran)verse 20.
There was
also the case of the demon-possessed man reported in Mark 5. The evil
spirit, speaking through his victim, earnestly begged the Lord Jesus not to
send him and his colleagues away from their allotted territory. Verses 6
to 10 of the chapter state, 'When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped
Him. And he cried out with a loud voice and said, ''What have I to do
with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not
torment me.'' For He said to him, ''Come out of the man, unclean spirit!''
Then He asked him, ''What is your name?'' And he answered, saying, ''My
name is Legion; for we are many.'' Also he begged Him earnestly that He
would not send them out of the country.
Some may
want to know why evil spirits would want to rule on earth. Well, people
must realise that all evil spirits and their master, Satan, believe that they
own the earth and everything on earth. They also believe that they can
rule to their hearts' content. This is why, at every opportunity, they
try to invade every life, every marriage, every family, every community and
every nation. Sadly, their reign is always a reign of anguish and
terror. This is why the Lord Jesus states in John 10 verse 10, ''The
thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have
come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.''
Satan and
his evil spirits believe that they have the right to lord it over man because
Adam sold his posterity to them. Even though the Lord Jesus Christ, by His
death and resurrection, has snatched back the dominion and authority from Satan
and given them back to man, these evil forces refuse to give up and continue to
fight man. Hence, anyone anywhere on earth is fair game, as far as Satan
is concerned.
The only
way out for anyone is to be spiritually violent and to be fully immersed in the
faith and power of our Lord Jesus Christ. Also, such a person would do
well to be part of that living organism that is called the body of Christ which
is also known as the Christian Church. Christ is the only one who won the
victory over the devil and his vicious forces.
The Christian Church (when she is
fully awake) is the only institution on earth that has been mandated, having
been invested with the necessary authority by God, to take on these infernal
forces. Alternative arrangements for protection and victory are all part
of the deception
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