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We r not at war with flesh n blood

Twistie

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The Lord spoke to me again:
6 “Because this people has rejected(K)
the gently flowing waters of Shiloah(L)
and rejoices over Rezin
and the son of Remaliah,(M)
7 therefore the Lord is about to bring against them
the mighty floodwaters(N) of the Euphrates—
the king of Assyria(O) with all his pomp.(P)
It will overflow all its channels,
run over all its banks(Q)
8 and sweep on into Judah, swirling over it,(R)
passing through it and reaching up to the neck.
Its outspread wings(S) will cover the breadth of your land,
Immanuel[b]!”(T)

9 Raise the war cry,[c](U) you nations, and be shattered!(V)
Listen, all you distant lands.
Prepare(W) for battle, and be shattered!
Prepare for battle, and be shattered!
10 Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted;(X)
propose your plan, but it will not stand,(Y)
for God is with us.[d](Z)

11 This is what the Lord says to me with his strong hand upon me,(AA) warning me not to follow(AB) the way of this people:
12 “Do not call conspiracy(AC)
everything this people calls a conspiracy;
do not fear what they fear,(AD)
and do not dread it.(AE)
13 The Lord Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy,(AF)
he is the one you are to fear,(AG)
he is the one you are to dread.(AH)
14 He will be a holy place;(AI)
for both Israel and Judah he will be
a stone(AJ) that causes people to stumble(AK)
and a rock that makes them fall.(AL)
And for the people of Jerusalem he will be
a trap and a snare.(AM)
15 Many of them will stumble;(AN)
they will fall and be broken,
they will be snared and captured.”

16 Bind up this testimony of warning(AO)
and seal(AP) up God’s instruction among my disciples.
17 I will wait(AQ) for the Lord,
who is hiding(AR) his face from the descendants of Jacob.
I will put my trust in him.(AS)

18 Here am I, and the children the Lord has given me.(AT) We are signs(AU) and symbols(AV) in Israel from the Lord Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion
 
This reminds me of the Tea Party movements back in the early Obama admin and their folly. Why am I bringing this up? Because I was one of them, while we recognized the enemy in DC, the danger of socialism, we still perceived that as a fight against flesh and blood, I’ve heard it over and over again from conservative pundits that the GOP will fix the nation if they had the House, the Senate and the White House. Well guess what, all three were granted at 2016, it was a brief revival, but the dark spirit started to rear its ugly head to sabotage the Trump admin from within - and outside through various institutions. In 2020 an elaborate plan was hatched to steal the election - COVID begot shutdown, shutdown begot mail-in, mail-in begot fraud, fraud begot Biden, and Biden begot the suffering we’re in. It was no longer the “pendulum effect.” No, it was a turning point of human history, keep this in mind. This nation is officially given up to a debased mind, and this dark spirit is permeating in all facet of life. The only way to fight back is to put on the whole armor of God and wield the sword of the Holy Spirit. Fighting against flesh and blood is no use because those are just puppets, the enemy can always replace them with new ones, only by truth, righteousness and faith can we bust their lying narrative.
 
I do have a question.

As a retired military man, is it possible that the adversary also has those that are fighting on their side, I won't say on their behalf, because as disturbing as the first one is, the second seems consciously horrendous in the consequences they will face one day though they amount to the same thing. Anyway, is it possible that you have those (flesh & blood), who in the battle of the minds, hearts, and souls of humanity, are doing so as proxies for the powers & principalities that are against us as believers in Christ Jesus? I don't know, kind of like mercenaries.

I do believe the Scripture Verses from Isaiah you have shared are true and accurate, and the following which you identified in your title of this thread.

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

With the Love of Christ Jesus.
YBIC
Nick
\o/
<><
 
The Lord spoke to me again:
6 “Because this people has rejected(K)
the gently flowing waters of Shiloah(L)

and rejoices over Rezin
and the son of Remaliah,(M)

7 therefore the Lord is about to bring against them
the mighty floodwaters(N) of the Euphrates—

the king of Assyria(O) with all his pomp.(P)
It will overflow all its channels,
run over all its banks(Q)

8 and sweep on into Judah, swirling over it,(R)
passing through it and reaching up to the neck.

Its outspread wings(S) will cover the breadth of your land,
Immanuel[b]!”(T)

9 Raise the war cry,[c](U) you nations, and be shattered!(V)
Listen, all you distant lands.

Prepare(W) for battle, and be shattered!
Prepare for battle, and be shattered!

10 Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted;(X)
propose your plan, but it will not stand,(Y)

for God is with us.[d](Z)
11 This is what the Lord says to me with his strong hand upon me,(AA) warning me not to follow(AB) the way of this people:
12 “Do not call conspiracy(AC)
everything this people calls a conspiracy;

do not fear what they fear,(AD)
and do not dread it.(AE)

13 The Lord Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy,(AF)
he is the one you are to fear,(AG)

he is the one you are to dread.(AH)
14 He will be a holy place;(AI)
for both Israel and Judah he will be

a stone(AJ) that causes people to stumble(AK)
and a rock that makes them fall.(AL)

And for the people of Jerusalem he will be
a trap and a snare.(AM)

15 Many of them will stumble;(AN)
they will fall and be broken,

they will be snared and captured.”
16 Bind up this testimony of warning(AO)
and seal(AP) up God’s instruction among my disciples.

17 I will wait(AQ) for the Lord,
who is hiding(AR) his face from the descendants of Jacob.

I will put my trust in him.(AS)
18 Here am I, and the children the Lord has given me.(AT) We are signs(AU) and symbols(AV) in Israel from the Lord Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion
Because this people has rejected(K)
the gently flowing waters of Shiloah(
L)
and rejoices over Rezin
and the son of Remaliah,(
M)

many seem like they r not seeing n hearing

iTa very disturbing to me its like a big rock in the pit of my stomach so many refuse to take council In Immanuel many stop at the cross n go no further many r not Seeking first the kingdom we r definitely witnessing the great falling away

yet I have a peace that surrounds me tho I have no clue how we will even get by thru the next day


✌️Twistie
 
But for those who are righteous, the way is not steep and rough. You are a God who does what is right, and you smooth out the path ahead of them. Isaiah 26:7 NLT
 
I do have a question.

As a retired military man, is it possible that the adversary also has those that are fighting on their side, I won't say on their behalf, because as disturbing as the first one is, the second seems consciously horrendous in the consequences they will face one day though they amount to the same thing. Anyway, is it possible that you have those (flesh & blood), who in the battle of the minds, hearts, and souls of humanity, are doing so as proxies for the powers & principalities that are against us as believers in Christ Jesus? I don't know, kind of like mercenaries.

I do believe the Scripture Verses from Isaiah you have shared are true and accurate, and the following which you identified in your title of this thread.

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

With the Love of Christ Jesus.
YBIC
Nick
\o/
<><
Yes, both God and Satan use human beings to advance, both plant seeds in the hearts of men, Satan plants tares in the midst of wheats. Life is a battleground, not a playground. These powers and principalities are fallen angels on the move, vying for our attention.
 
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