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Dark Spiritual Forces - At the root of mankinds suffering and heartache

Many deny the existence of a spiritual battle. They say it is nothing more than fairy tales of the imagination. However, if we accept the evidence found in the Bible, we clearly see this warfare is very real, that it always has been, and it will be until the end of the age. 
If the Bible portrays a spiritual warfare taking place throughout the spectrum of

mankind, starting in the beginning of God’s creation, being depicted all through

the Old and New Testaments, and culminating in a final battle with Satan’s defeat in Revelation, why would we think the battle has somehow stopped in our generation? Any casual observer would see both the evil and the compassion in the world today and wonder if it were not possibly due to an unseen spiritual battle raging for the soul of man. Although many wish to pin the darkness in the world today on a cold and uncaring God, a more reasonable explanation is an evil army on a mission to kill and destroy mankind, as the Bible clearly states. God wishes only love and peace throughout His creation. It has never been God’s plan for us to suffer so much here on earth. After the fall of Adam, He implemented a plan of redemption to take the world back from the dominion of Satan. This plan started with the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and is brought to its successful culmination through the role of the church. But if the church does not see the spiritual battle, and does not engage the forces of darkness, God’s plan of redemption cannot be fulfilled. 

Yes, the battle is for real, and it is all around us. The question for all of us is, will we have ears to hear and eyes to see this spiritual battle, and a heart to fight for the redemption of mankind?












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