The Rules of Engagement

The Rules of Engagement

come to pass, and a believer hath vouchsafed to him “whatsoever he saith.” 1 The blood of Jesus Through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, we have already won and over come all of the forces of the enemy. Revelation 12:7–11 says: And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Money According to Ecclesiastes 7:12, money is a defense against the enemy. Money in the hands of the unrighteous is used to underwrite unrighteous ness, but money in the hands of the righteous can be used to underwrite the propagation of the gospel. Wisdom Who would know this weapon better than King Solomon? His words in Ecclesiastes 9:13–18 reveal how wisdom defeated an army greater than the one with the wisdom. This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: there was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city…Then said I, Wisdom is

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