As the saying goes, “Know thy enemy.” Jesus revealed who the enemy is.
Jesus spoke in John chapter 12:
28 So, Father, bring glory to Your Name!” Then suddenly a booming Voice was heard from the sky, “I have glorified My Name! And I will glorify It through You again!”
29 The audible Voice of God startled the crowd standing nearby. Some thought it was only thunder, yet others said, “An angel just spoke to Him!”
30 Then Jesus told them, “The Voice you heard was not for My benefit, but for yours—to help you believe.
31 From this moment on, everything in this world is about to change, for the ruler of this dark world will be overthrown.
Some heard the Words of FATHER and others did not. We must have ears to hear this important message. As we embrace and walk in this revelation, everything in this world around us will change. As children of Light, we are to overthrow the ruler of the world and his minions.
Jesus also spoke in John chapter 14:
27 “I leave the gift of peace with you—My peace. Not the kind of fragile peace given by the world, but My perfect peace. Don’t yield to fear or be troubled in your hearts—instead, be courageous!
28 “Remember what I’ve told you, that I must go away, but I promise to come back to you. So if you truly Love Me, you will be glad for me, since I’m returning to My Father, Who is greater than I.
29 So when all of these things happen, you will still trust and cling to Me.
30 I won’t speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this dark world is coming. But he has no power over Me, for he has nothing to use against Me.
When we fully embrace His perfect peace, we will not yield to fear and we will be courageous as we are confronted by the slanderer, who is the accuser. You and I have been acquitted of our past by the precious Blood of Jesus so when the accuser comes, simply plead the Blood of Jesus and he will flee.
Jesus again spoke in John chapter 16:
5 “But now I go away to Him Who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’
6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.
7 Nevertheless I tell you the Truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.
8 And when He (The Holy Spirit) has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me;
10 of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more;
11 of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
Jesus did not hesitate to reveal the devil and his dominion as well as who he had dominion over. Also, Jesus revealed how critically important the ministry of The Holy Spirit was and is today. It is vital that we understand how important it is to be led by The Holy Spirit in all things.
Again, Jesus spoke of the ministry of The Holy Spirit in John chapter 14:
16-17 And I will ask the Father and HE will give you another Savior (paraklētos ), the Holy Spirit of Truth, Who will be to you a Friend just like Me—and He will never leave you. The world won’t receive Him because they can’t see Him or know Him. But you know Him intimately because He remains with you and will live inside you.
The Holy Spirit is the Savior Who saves us from the power of sin by living through us in fullness.
The word paraklētos means: defense attorney, counselor, comforter, advocate, encourager, intercessor, helper. The role of The Holy Spirit is to protect, defend, and save us from ourselves, and our enemies and keep us whole and healed. He is the One who guides and defends, comforts and consoles. The Holy Spirit IS the Spirit of Christ, our Savior. He is the One Who saves us and ends the curse of sin in our lives AND saves us from its every effect!
As we fully embrace the ministry of The Holy Spirit in all areas of our life, the ruler of this world will find nothing to accuse us with. With this understanding, we will walk in perfect peace!