BDCMINISTRIES

The Unseen but Obvious Battle

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. (Ephesians 6:12 NKJV)

Preface

I have been thinking a lot about the supernatural forces of evil that are present in our world and lives today. My last meditation dealt with the deceitfulness of Satan and I want to continue thinking about our wrestling match with him and his enablers.  I want to preface my remarks in this meditation by saying that I reserve the right to change my mind without notice.  However, I am convinced that most of us look at life from a very logical and natural point of view.  If we can't see it, we don't believe it.  Unfortunately, we are now believing many things that we shouldn't because we are supposed to see the good in people and we try to take what they say at face value.  However, lies repeated become lies believed and we are being bombarded (in my opinion) with lies in the political sphere and with lies in the religious sphere and even in the health care sphere like never before.  I believe that we fail to understand that the "Father of Lies" is working overtime through his fallen angels today.  I suspect that many of those fallen angels have "entered" unbelievers in much the same way Satan entered Judas.  We read, "Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve. (Luke 22:3 NKJV)."

Things that I Believe

I believe that the word "saved" is used in three ways.  It can mean that we are saved from the penalty of our sin, it can mean that we are  being saved from the power of sin (or preservation in our daily lives) and it can mean that we are going to be saved from the very presence of sin when the Lord raptures the church.  Being saved from the penalty of sin requires conviction of sin (a recognition of our need in some way) and an enlightening experience when we realize that trusting in the promises of God is  enough to save us.  I believe we do not grow into this salvation although we grow in grace in the knowledge of the Lord after we are saved.  When we are saved we enter into blessings that begin to unfold before us, and our understanding of what faith involves obviously grows and increases.   Nevertheless, I have many good friends who cannot remember being saved from the penalty of sin.  I wouldn't trace places with them for 5 minutes.  

I believe that the battle referred to in Ephesians 6:12 has intensified in these last days.   We know that there are worshipers of Satan who are to be avoided at all costs but what about those who claim to be Christians who cast doubt on the plain truth of Scripture? I recently used an Artificial Intelligence program to rewrite a message and I found out that it understood Scripture in a much different way than I do.  I could not use its rewrite.  Obviously, the future prophetic program of God is being seriously questioned by so-called experts.  Some are claiming that all prophecy connected with the second coming happened when Titus destroyed Jerusalem in 70 A.D.  But if that is true, we are now living in the millennial kingdom where the Lord reigns and where wars are a thing of the past and where wolves lie down with lambs.  That is certainly not the day we live in.   

Where is this Wrestling Taking Place?

The wicked spirits seem to be in heaven but we are on earth.  So obviously there is an intersection between the principalities and powers and us.  I notice that in Matthew 24 the Lord says, “For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark (Matthew 24:38 NKJV)."  The flood seems to represent the tribulation period of our day.  One of the things that will happen in the last days is that they will marry and they will be giving in marriage.  That has happened all through history.  So why is that significant with regard to the second coming of the Lord?  I notice the taking of wives is mentioned in Genesis 6.   Sons of god took wives for themselves.  These sons of god have been explained as the godly line of Seth but the term sons of God is only used for angels in other places in  the Old Testament.  Four times over that phrase is found in the book of Job.  Angels do not marry in heaven but that doesn't mean that the angels did not take on bodily form and mingle with the daughters of men in Noah's day.  They appeared to have produced giants (or fallen ones).  That statement "as in the days before the flood" has caused me to wonder if  that same thing is happening today.  Peter talks about angels that sinned.  Jude talks about angels who did not stay in their lane. I am beginning to believe that the heavenly battle is being taken to earth in a very real way and that the ability to discern error and truth is very difficult.  

My Concern

I believe that there was an actual interaction between fallen angels and the daughters of men in the Old Testament.  I believe that it produced "giants" and "mighty men".  I believe that our fight today is between Satan using his fallen angels and those who trust in the Lord today.  I would not be so bold as to say fallen angels are taking human wives today, but I certainly wouldn't rule it out.  Something is greatly amiss in our world and as I understand it, the only way to win this battle is with the shield of faith and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God.  The shield of faith is not the shield of intense believing but the shield of what we believe (the faith).  We who are saved need to be careful that we don't end up believing the Serpent, also known as the Devil and Satan, who is a liar and who uses his fallen enablers to undermine the simple truth of Scripture.  Satan deceives, Christ always embodies the Truth.  Our only salvation from the lies of the day are to spend time believing the providentially preserved Scriptures that God has given to us.

I Believe God!

I believe that many in Christendom are accepting the liar and doubting the only one who tells the Truth today.  We need to start letting the plain sense make sense as we prayerfully read the only book that can save us from believing Satan's lies today.  And yes, all of us who are saved have the holy spirit guiding and enlightening us as to the truth of scripture.  I personally want to be like Paul who in the midst of a storm said, “Therefore take heart, men, for I believe God that it will be just as it was told me (Acts 27:25 NKJV."

Bruce Collins

Meditation for the week of October 4, 2026

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