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Jesus gave us power and authority over the devil and his demons!

Jesus fully exposed the devil and his devices.  With deliverance being roughly a third of Jesus’ ministry, we must not neglect this aspect of ministry.  We need to know our enemy and his devices!

The Bible uses many different names, titles, symbols, and descriptive phrases for satan. Depending on how you count (whether you include only proper names or also symbolic descriptions), there are between 40 and 70 distinct descriptions. These descriptions reveal his character, methods, authority, and ultimate destiny.

Here are the primary Biblical descriptions, grouped by category.

1. his identity

• satan — “Adversary” or “Opponent” (appears over 50 times)
• devil — “Slanderer” or “False Accuser”
• lucifer — “Morning Star” or “Shining One” (Isaiah 14:12, KJV tradition)
• The evil one
• The wicked one
• The tempter
• The accuser of the brethren
• The enemy

2. his position of authority

Jesus acknowledged that satan currently exercises real, though limited, authority in the fallen world.

• prince of this world (John 12:31)
• ruler of this world (John 14:30)
• god of this age (2 Corinthians 4:4)
• prince of the power of the air (Ephesians 2:2)
• ruler of the kingdom of the air
• spirit now working in the sons of disobedience

3. his character

These descriptions reveal who he is.

• murderer from the beginning (John 8:44)
• liar
• father of lies
• deceiver
• deceiver of the whole world
• slanderer
• destroyer
• lawless one (working behind the scenes)
• evil one
• wicked one
• adversary

4. his methods

The Bible describes how satan operates.

• roaring lion seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8)
• angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14)
• serpent
• ancient serpent
• dragon
• great red dragon
• fowler (Psalm 91 imagery)
• hunter
• snare setter
• one who blinds minds
• one who tempts
• one who steals the Word
• one who sows tares among wheat

5. animal symbols

Scripture often uses animals to illustrate satan.

• serpent (Genesis 3)
• ancient Serpent (Revelation 12)
• dragon (Revelation 12)
• great red dragon
• roaring lion (1 Peter 5)
• leviathan (many scholars see Isaiah 27 as foreshadowing satan’s defeat)

6. Descriptions of his kingdom

The Bible also describes the realm over which he exercises influence.

• kingdom of darkness
• dominion of darkness
• powers of darkness
• spiritual forces of evil
• principalities
• powers
• world rulers of this darkness
• cosmic powers
• hosts of wickedness in heavenly places

7. his relationship to People

• accuser of believers
• tempter
• deceiver
• ensnarer
• enslaver
• one who blinds unbelievers
• one who holds people captive
• father of those who reject God’s Truth (John 8:44)

8. his ultimate fate

The Bible also gives descriptions of what will happen to satan.

• Cast from heaven
• Bound for one thousand years
• Released for a short time
• Defeated
• Thrown into the lake of fire
• Tormented day and night forever
• Destroyed in power forever

Major Names Used Most Frequently

These are the most important titles every believer should recognize:

A Biblical pattern

When all these descriptions are considered together, they reveal a consistent picture. satan is presented as:

• God’s adversary (opposing God’s purposes)
• Humanity’s deceiver (leading people away from Truth)
• The accuser (bringing charges against God’s people)
• The tempter (enticing people to sin)
• The ruler of the present fallen world system (within limits permitted by God)
• A defeated enemy whose final judgment is certain through the victory of Jesus Christ.

Overall, there are over 50 distinct biblical names, titles, and descriptive phrases for satan, with the exact number varying based on whether symbolic imagery and repeated variations are counted separately. Together, these descriptions provide a comprehensive Biblical portrait of his nature, activity, and ultimate defeat.

FYI: I do not capitalize his name by design… he doesn’t deserve it!

Peace with GOD comes only through the Blood of Jesus Christ!

Religion is man’s attempt to reconcile himself with GOD… and he can’t do it.  Jesus Christ was the most anti-religious man that ever walked the planet Earth.  Man can’t reconcile himself to GOD, GOD is Who does the reconciling through Jesus Christ.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 5:

1 Our faith in Jesus transfers God’s righteousness to us and He now declares us flawless in His Eyes. This means we can now enjoy true and lasting peace with God, all because of what our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One, has done for us.

2 Our faith guarantees us permanent access into this marvelous kindness that has given us a perfect relationship with God. What incredible joy bursts forth within us as we keep on celebrating our hope of experiencing God’s glory!

3 But that’s not all! Even in times of trouble (tribulations) we have a joyful confidence, knowing that our pressures will develop in us patient endurance.

4 And patient endurance will refine our character, and proven character leads us back to hope.

5 And this hope is not a disappointing fantasy, because we can now experience the endless Love of God cascading into our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who lives in us!

Believers are justified by faith; they now have peace with God through Jesus Christ.  There is no other means by which we can obtain this peace.  This peace means the hostility between humanity and God is removed.  Believers also gain access to God’s grace and hope of sharing in His glory.

Suffering (tribulation) is not pointless—it produces perseverance → character → hope.  This hope is secure because God’s Love has been poured into believers’ hearts through the Holy Spirit.

Faith in Christ changes your relationship with God and gives meaning even to hardship.

GOD’S greatest problem: to compromise HIS hatred of sin would be to compromise HIS own character.  HE Loves us so much, HE wants to save us and reconcile us to HIM.  As I recently wrote, GOD’S justice is as important as HIS Love.  Sin is not allowed in HIS Throne Room.

How can a just GOD justify sinful man?  How can HE permit man to enjoy the destiny GOD made for us?  GOD can’t compromise HIS justice!  How does HE resolve this issue?  HE makes sure it’s paid for… and man can’t do it.  GOD paid for it Himself by becoming man and paying for it Himself, the perfect expression of Agape Love.

In Romans chapter 4, Paul refers to Abraham and David who referred to GOD’S greatest gift.

Romans 4:

3 Listen to what the Scriptures say: Because Abraham believed God’s Words, his faith transferred God’s righteousness into his account.

4 When people work, they earn wages. It can’t be considered a free gift, because they earned it.

5 But no one earns God’s righteousness. It can only be transferred when we no longer rely on our own works, but believe in the One Who powerfully declares the ungodly to be righteous in His Eyes. It is faith that transfers God’s righteousness into your account!

6 Even King David himself speaks to us regarding the complete wholeness that comes inside a person when God’s powerful declaration of righteousness is heard over our life. Apart from our works, God’s work is enough.

We earned nothing ourselves.  FATHER took care of the sin issue specifically through the Blood of Christ!

Paul continues in chapter 5:

6 For when the time was right, the Anointed One came and died to demonstrate His Love for sinners who were entirely helpless, weak, and powerless to save themselves.

7 Now, would anyone dare to die for the sake of a wicked person? We can all understand if someone was willing to die for a truly noble person.

8 But Christ proved God’s passionate Love for us by dying in our place while we were still lost and ungodly!

9 And there is still much more to say of his unfailing Love for us! For through the Blood of Jesus we have heard the powerful declaration, “You are now righteous in My Sight.” And because of the sacrifice of Jesus, you will never experience the wrath of God.

10 So if while we were still enemies, God fully reconciled us to Himself through the death of His Son, then something greater than friendship is ours. Now that we are at peace with God, and because we share in His resurrection Life, how much more we will be rescued from sin’s dominion!

11 And even more than that, we overflow with triumphant joy in our new relationship of living reconciled to God—all because of Jesus Christ!

The next time you partake of Holy Communion, take it in all serious and reflection of what it represents.  Your relationship with GOD is based solely on the sacrificial Blood of Christ!

Eternal punishment is fair and just!

Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit in Genesis chapter 2:

16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;

17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

This is the first moral command given to humanity:

Obey GOD; do not eat from the forbidden tree.  We are to trust GOD’s definition of good and evil

Paul explained by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 5:

12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned-

13 (For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come.

Therefore, death passed unto all men.  When a person dies without accepting the Lord, they remain in a state of spiritual death and separation from God, which cannot be reversed.  Being in a sinful state, man cannot be in the Presence of GOD.

Human sinful nature is inherently incompatible with God’s perfect, Holy Nature. One must be given a new nature through faith in Jesus to dwell with God.

Jesus spoke in John chapter 3:

3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.”

GOD promised us in Ezekiel chapter 36:

26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

27 I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.

28 Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God.

And Paul explained it further as he wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 5:

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

18 Now all things are of God, Who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation,

19 that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

This new nature is not earned by human effort, but is given by GOD’s grace. Good works and obedience then flow out of that transformed life rather than creating it.

Time spent in hell cannot serve as payment for sin because salvation is a gift of grace, not something earned through human works.  Once in hell, there is no way out.

Human time lacks the redemptive value necessary to pay for sin; only the shed Blood of Jesus provides sufficient payment.

Additionally, time taken to commit a sin does not dictate the duration of the punishment; even a single sin against a perfect standard carries Eternal consequences.  Because sin is committed against an Infinite, Perfect Being, it warrants an infinite punishment.

For example, insulting or harming a head of state is considered a much graver offense than doing so to a private citizen; similarly, the infinite status of God makes any transgression against His Law an infinite offense.  The severity of a crime depends on the relationship and status of the victim. Punching a mother is a more serious offense than punching a sibling, and since God is the Creator and Source of all life, sinning against Him constitutes an offense against infinite Holiness.

Because God is the ultimate Authority, all sin against Him is viewed as an attack on His infinite Sovereignty, necessitating an Eternal consequence.  As we come to realized how great and all powerful HE is, we will develop a reverential fear and that fear will dissuade us from sinning.

As a 100% just Judge, God must punish sin. However, because He is also 100% Loving, He provided Jesus Christ as the one and only means to take that punishment on behalf of humanity.

As Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 2:

8 For by grace you have been saved by faith. Nothing you did could ever earn this salvation, for it was the Love gift from God that brought us to Christ!

While hell was originally prepared for the devil and his angels, individuals have the personal choice to either receive the free gift of salvation through Jesus Christ or reject it, thereby facing the consequences of their own sin.

A judge who ignores crime or allows criminals to go unpunished is not considered a good or righteous judge. Because God is perfectly Holy and just, His moral Nature requires that sin be addressed and punished.   Sin is a serious transgression against an Eternal, Holy God. Because God is the Ultimate Authority, He is the only One qualified to uphold true justice.

Because of HIS Love for us, God provided Jesus Christ to take the penalty for humanity’s sin on the cross, allowing for a way to be redeemed while still satisfying God’s perfect justice.  This is our basis for declaring the Good News!

We are to walk in the authority in the Name of Jesus!

The Name of Jesus is not merely a polite ending to a prayer, but a powerful Spiritual weapon and legal authority.  In an earlier posting, we were to understand what the Name of Jesus afforded us to walk in.  This posting is to emphasize how important it is for us to fully embrace the power and authority of His Name.  Paul understood this Truth as he walked in the legal authority of the Name of Jesus.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Colossians chapter 3:

17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

And in Philippians chapter 2:

9 Because of that obedience, God exalted Jesus and multiplied His greatness! He has now been given the greatest of all names!

10 The authority of the Name of Jesus causes every knee to bow in reverence! Everything and everyone will one day submit to this Name—in the Heavenly realm, in the earthly realm, and in the demonic realm.

Most believers have ignorantly diluted the Name of Jesus because they weren’t taught the reverence attached to His Name, me included.  The legal authority attached to His Name is greater than any earthly court to those who truly have the revelation of His Name.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 5:

20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.

As an ambassador, I am fully authorized to speak on Christ’s behalf and in the power and authority of His Name.  To be qualified, I must have the revelation of His Name.

John 14:20 (4:28) states, “Ye in me and I in you.”

John 16:23 (4:46) is referenced when Jesus said, “Whatsoever ye shall ask the father in my name, he will give it you.”

Acts 19 (5:00) is mentioned in the context of the sons of Sceva.

Ephesians 2:6 (6:16) is declared as stating that believers are “seated with Christ in heavenly places.”

John 14:12 (7:45) is quoted as Jesus saying, “He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also.”

Mark 16:17 (10:28) declares, “In my name shall they cast out devils.”

Acts 16 (10:53) is referenced regarding Paul confronting the python spirit.

John 14:13 (15:44) is mentioned when Jesus said, “Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do.”

The name of Jesus is exalted above every name, including sickness, fear, and demonic resistance. It’s described as legal authority, Spiritual jurisdiction, and the signature of the risen Christ.

We are to Operate by revelation, faith, and identity.  The power of the Name isn’t automatic; It operates through revelation, faith, and the believer’s identity in Christ. Many Christians speak the name without understanding the authority behind it or their position in Christ.

Jesus earned His Name through conquest, defeating hell and rising triumphant. This enthronement is embedded in the Name, so when believers speak it, hell hears defeat and Heaven hears the blood.

The early church didn’t use the Name as a customary closing to prayer but to enforce a verdict, understanding It carried the authority of the risen Christ. Peter’s healing of the crippled man in Acts 3 demonstrates this, where he issued a command, not a request, acting as an ambassador for Christ.

The authority of the Name is not just given to believers but shared with them through their union with Christ. This is why the sons of Sceva failed, as they lacked union with Christ, despite speaking the Name.

When believers use the Name of Jesus, they stand in His place, in His victory, righteousness, and dominion. This means speaking to circumstances and confronting darkness from a position of having already won, rather than fighting to win.

The modern church has reduced the name to a ritual, but the early church understood it as the authority behind every opening, the foundation of their prayers, and the force of their declarations.

The Name of Jesus not only commands demons but also circumstances, patterns, atmospheres, and resistance. Speaking the Name legally transfers situations from the jurisdiction of darkness to Christ’s jurisdiction.

The Name works when spoken from faith, which flows from identity in Christ, not desperation.  Doubt, condemnation, and unbelief weaken the command, as the enemy attacks the believer’s identity to prevent them from wielding the Name boldly.  The Name is meant to govern the believer’s daily atmosphere, serving as a shield against fear and anxiety, and establishing jurisdiction over their household and body.

We are called to administer the Will of GOD on the earth!

This is done through prayer, praise, and action.

It is recorded by The Holy Spirit in Psalm chapter 2:

6 (FATHER speaks) “Yet I have set My King On My Holy hill of Zion.”

The Son responds:

7 “I will reveal the Eternal purpose of God. For HE has decreed over Me, ‘You are My favored Son. And as Your Father I have crowned You as My King Eternal. Today I became Your Father.

8 Ask Me to give YOU the nations and I will do it, and they shall become Your legacy. YOUR domain will stretch to the ends of the earth.

9 And YOU will shepherd them with unlimited authority, crushing their rebellion as an iron rod smashes jars of clay!’ ”

You and I have been given power and authority to administer justice on behalf of Our Lord Jesus Christ.  We are to bring forth Heaven to the ends of the earth.  Because of His death and resurrection, the earth has become His legally entitled inheritance.  We are fully authorized to administer this entitlement!

And in Psalm chapter 149:

5 Let (all) the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds.

6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand,

7 To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples;

8 To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron;

9 To execute on them the written judgment– This honor have all His saints. Praise the LORD!

Notice that the saints execute, administer, apply the Word of GOD on the nations.  When the glory comes down, the people get joyful.  Praise, prayers, and the two-edged sword are three instruments to be used.

It is also written by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 4:

12 For we have the living Word of God, which is full of energy, like a two-edged sword. It will even penetrate to the very core of our being where soul and spirit, bone and marrow meet! It interprets and reveals the true thoughts and secret motives of our hearts.

13 There is not one person who can hide their thoughts from God, for nothing that we do remains a secret, and nothing created is concealed, but everything is exposed and defenseless before his eyes, to whom we must render an account.

Jesus paved the way for us to be able to administer justice, judgement, and restoration to the world.

Jesus spoke in John chapter 12:

27 “Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour.

28 Father, glorify Your Name.” Then a Voice came from Heaven, saying, “I have both glorified It and will glorify It again.”

29 Therefore the people who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to Him.”

30 Jesus answered and said, “This Voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake.

31 Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler (prince) of this world will be cast out.

32 And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.”

33 This He said, signifying by what death He would die.

By necessity, Jesus died and was resurrected so that we would be empowered with His authority to fulfill His Commands and apply the victory!  We are to storm the gates of hell.

As the ekklesia, we are to pray for good government so that our prayers will not be hindered!

What promotes the mandates given to us by Jesus Himself?  Good government!  In the past four years, the ekklesia has been attacked with COVID mandates to abstain from congregating.  In addition, our free speech was attacked and those who spoke out were at risk of arrest.  Abortion advocates demeaned the ekklesia without hesitation.  LGBTQ was promoted and endorsed by the administration, entertainment industry, and mainstream news networks.  The U.S. warmongers want to continue the endless wars before the next president enters office.

I was concerned that there was judgment coming if things didn’t change.  Thankfully, FATHER’S great grace and mercy prevailed. However, the spiritual war is not over. 

How much longer do we have to walk out Jesus’ mandate?  By all indications, the time is short so we must not delay in sharing Christ with others. 

Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 16:

15 And Jesus said to them (and us), “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.

16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.

17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My Name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new Tongues;

18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Do not discount any of the above commands and do not be hesitant to step out in faith.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Timothy chapter 2:

1 Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men,

2 for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all Godliness and reverence (good government).

3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God Our Savior,

4 Who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the Truth.

5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,

6 He gave Himself as ransom-payment for everyone. Now is the proper time for God to give the world this witness.

Now is the time to testify of Our Lord Jesus Christ with boldness.  If The Holy Spirit directs you to testify to a particular person, do not be reluctant.

The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st John chapter 5:

14 Since we have this complete confidence, we can also have great boldness before Him, for if we ask anything agreeable to His Will, He will hear us.

15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we also know that we have obtained the requests we ask of Him.

Our Heavenly Father wants us to fully represent HIM on the earth.  There is no reluctance on HIS part.  HE has provided everything we need to fulfill the Great Commission given to us by HIS Son.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Chronicles chapter 7:

14 If My people who are called by My Name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My Face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

15 Now My Eyes will be open and My Ears attentive to prayer made in this place.

We are called to be humble, seek HIS Face, and walk in Holiness.  HE will respond and heal our land.  When HE says “I will”, HE means it!

As the ekklesia, we are to pray for good government!

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Isaiah chapter 1:

1 Here is the vision that Isaiah, the son of Amoz, received by Divine revelation concerning what was going to happen to Judah and Jerusalem during the times of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

2 Listen, O heavens! Hear, O earth! For the Lord YAHWEH has spoken: “I tenderly nurtured children and made them great, but they have rebelled against me!

3 Even a dumb ox instinctively knows its owner and the stubborn mule knows the hand that feeds it, but Israel does not know me nor do my people understand.”

4 Oh, how this nation keeps sinning! See them dragging the heavy burden of their guilt! They are corrupt children, descendants of evildoers. They have turned their backs on the Lord God and despised the Holy One of Israel! They have cut themselves off from the help of God!

5 Why would you seek to be injured further? Why would you stubbornly continue in your rebellion? Your whole head is sick, and your heart and your will are weak and faint.

6 You are corrupt from the bottom of your feet to the top of your head. There is no integrity—nothing but bruises, putrefying sores, and raw open wounds! They have not been drained or bandaged or soothed with oil.

7 Your country is devastated and your cities burned to the ground; foreigners plunder your crops before your eyes—with nothing but devastation and destruction in their wake!

8 And the daughter of Zion is left as helpless as a deserted shack in a vineyard or a flimsy shelter in a field of cucumbers—in every way like a city besieged!

9 If the Lord of Angel Armies had not left us survivors (a remnant), our fate would have been the same as Sodom and Gomorrah!

The above passage applies to America as well as many other countries.  Do you recall when the lawless were burning down cities in various states?  A statue of George Floyd, a known drug user and felon, was erected.  Sixty million children have been aborted.  Over the last four years, illegal aliens have been welcomed across the borders in a lawless fashion only to drain the productive capacity of the country.  Sexual debauchery has spread like wildfire.

What is sexual debauchery?  It is  extreme indulgence in bodily pleasures and especially sexual pleasures: behavior involving sex, drugs, alcohol, etc. that is often considered immoral.

Oxford anthropologist J.D. Unwin studied 86 societies and civilizations to see why some collapse and others don’t. What did he find? That sexual debauchery leads to the collapse of a civilization within 3 generations.  Further, he found that those societies where the woman remained a virgin until married, flourished.

If people were expected to remain virgins until marriage, the culture was more likely to have all of the markers of human flourishing. They were more likely to be an “advanced” civilization. 

What was the best combination, resulting in a culture that exceeds other cultures?
Prenuptial chastity combined with absolute monogamy. Absolute monogamy means one spouse for life.

Yes, they effectively followed Biblical principles and flourished.  Those that didn’t died off.  Think about it.  People become slaves to their own wants and needs, their appetites.

The church has been too busy being religious rather than correcting the societal problems through intercessory prayer.

Sexual freedom unleashes all sorts of demons on a society.  Couple it with modern medicine, which basically baptizes sexual debauchery with antibiotics and abortion, and you have an acceleration of collapse.  Slaves are too busy having orgies to be truly productive.

The solution is spiritual and intercessory prayers of the righteous will turn back the current path of society.

Once again, as Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Timothy chapter 2:

1 Most of all, I’m writing to encourage you to pray with gratitude to God. Pray for all men with all forms of prayers and requests as you intercede with intense passion.

2 And pray for every political leader and representative, so that we would be able to live tranquil, undisturbed lives, as we worship the awe-inspiring God with pure hearts.

3 It is pleasing to our Savior-God to pray for them.

4 He longs for everyone to embrace His Life and return to the full knowledge of the Truth.

The next president has a clear mandate to clean up the lawlessness in the country.  However, it is up to us to pray and pull down the spiritual strongholds that have been allowed to operate over the past years.