Many Christians do not realize the Church is at war. Satan is a genius when it comes to sending in wolves in sheep's clothing or disguising himself as an angel of light. This is one of the reasons why i am so glad i get the opportunity to study and preach through the book of Jude at First Baptist Church (from time to time).
I ran across this article today from foxnews.com, "Al Qaeda in Iraq's purported leader vowed on Friday that his fighters would never rest until they have reached Jerusalem and blown up the White House.
In the audio tape made available on a militant web site, a man introduced as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir said Al Qaeda has 12,000 fighters at the ready in Iraq.
"We will not rest from our Jihad until we are under the olive trees of Rumieh and we have blown up the filthiest house -- which is called the White House," al-Muhajir said.
The "olive trees of Rumieh" appeared to be a reference to the Mount of Olive in Jerusalem, or Christendom in general as a continuation of the Roman empire.
Also known as Abu Ayyub al-Masri, al-Muhajir became the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq after Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed by the U.S. military in June.
Terrorists are clear about their objective: to destroy democracy, Christians, Jews, etc.
But do not forget in the spiritual realm the Bible is clear about Satan's objectives as well: to destroy the truth, distort the gospel, divide the Church, etc, etc.
This blog goes out to those who continue to contend earnestly for this non-negotiable body of objective truth (spiritual warriors).
This blog also goes out today to those soliders who are risking their lives to defeat another enemy (our freedom fighters).
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