The Rules of Engagement

Weapons of Mass Destruction

S pirits of A ffinity This spirit designs weapons that take a person into idolatry, causing them to lose favor with God. Exodus 20:2–3 states, “I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” This weapon was used in the life of many biblical characters such as King Solomon, Jehoshaphat, and the children of Israel. (See 1 Kings 3:1; 2 Chronicles 18:1; Ezra 9:14.) S piritual M iscarriage Spiritual miscarriage is spontaneous, diabolically initiated spiritual loss of divine purpose and destiny. This weapon was used effectively against Lot’s wife. (See Genesis 19:15–26.) S tigmatization This satanic weapon attempts to characterize or brand you as disgraceful or ignominious. It attaches “labels” upon a person, many of which are difficult to “shake off.” (See Matthew 12:24.) S trongholds A stronghold is a mental paradigm, ideology, heresy, information, doctrine, dogma, doctrines of men and devils, or any other mind-set Satan uses to control the destiny of an individual. He also uses strongholds to keep entire groups of people (communities, nations, kingdoms) in bondage. This powerful weapon blinds the minds and binds the will. He will use culture, fashion, music, political propaganda, religious and cultic activities, or anything else as a type of fortress, hiding and camouflaging himself so as to go undetected by the masses. (See Romans 1:21; 2 Corinthians 10:4; Ephesians 4:18.) S tumbling B locks Stumbling blocks are those things that obstruct movement and cause spiri tual instability. In the original Hebrew text, the word mikashowl had the connotation of an individual whose ankles could not support their weight, thus they would constantly stumble and fall. (See Ezekiel 14:3–4; 1 Peter 2:8; 1 John 2:10; Revelation 2:14.)

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