The victor is contained within the essay’s title but the fight is for the conscience souls of the world. The author suggests that the Creator has ultimate authority over His minion and He does, that is what the world needs to be reminded of. The only power that is greater than them is the power to choose. It is a fight between good and evil; God and devil for the power of your choice, which will ultimately lead to who will reclaim or claim your soul. You see, you were redeemed by the “lamb of God” but to lay person, what does that mean? Well, there was a time when sacrifices were the way to show reverence, obedience and worship to God. There is a humbleness in giving something in your possession away. But as the world grew and prospered there became an abundance of things; animals, harvests and material goods. God needed more of you not what you possessed; and so did the devil.
So God provided one last and final sacrifice. And the blood of that sacrifice was to wash away ALL sins, for ALL people, for ALL times but His requirement for this gift would cost you a fee that would render your soul; your life; your love and obedience to Him. The devil wants to take your will to do this from you. He wants you to choose what feels good to you or better put, what “tickles the flesh” because the body and the soul are fighting too. So you may ask did God create the devil?
Ezekiel 28:12-18
You were the model of perfection,
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
You were in Eden, the garden of God;
every precious stone adorned you:
ruby, topaz, and emerald, chrysolite,
onyx and jasper, sapphire, turquoise,
and beryl. Your setting and mountings were
made of gold; on the day you were created
they were prepared. You were anointed as a
guardian cherub, for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God;
you walked among the fiery stones.
You were blameless in your ways from
the day you were created till wickedness
was found in you. Through your widespread trade
You were filled with violence and you sinned…
Your heart became proud on account of
your beauty, and you corrupted wisdom because
of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth;
Just like you, God also gave Cherubs the power of choice and His most beautiful Angel became too prideful, corrupt with wisdom, lawless and violent. So God kicked Satan out of heaven. The cunning, clever, strong and beautiful Satan is still powerless over your will, your ability to choose between good and evil; your choice to accept God’s gift. He will never defeat God but he can defeat you by tempting you with the desires of your flesh. You don’t have to face him alone, God has provided you with an army and a battle plan; but He cannot make you choose. This is an epic conflict with everyone being accounted for, everyone will be tempted, no one will be spared; no one can abandon the power of choice, no one can resist the power of good and evil, no one escapes the field of combat. Your body will become a casualty of this spiritual warfare; but your soul will rise or descend with your choice between God and Satan.
