We as lovers of Christ should be both lovely and lovable to the Lord and terrible to the enemy, both a city and an army with banners. Loving the Lord with the best love and advancing in the divine romance will bring us into spiritual warfare with the enemy. On the one hand, we enjoy […]
Becoming a Garden for Christ’s Private Enjoyment and as Terrible as an Army with Banners
As we progress in the divine romance, we as the lover of Christ become as beautiful as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, and as terrible as an army with banners (Song of Songs 6:4, 10). It seems that love and war are opposite, and it is true, but in the spiritual realm, if we love […]
Called by Christ to Live with Him in Ascension and Wrestle the Enemy from His Victory
As seen in Song of Songs 4:8, Christ calls us, His lovers, to live with Him in ascension, in the heavenlies, where there’s a spiritual warfare and where we fight from victory. In the Song of Songs, which depicts a loving romance between God and man, we see the matter of the spiritual warfare. When […]
Having a Will that is Subdued and Strong in Resurrection for the Spiritual Warfare
Spiritual warfare can also be seen in the Song of Songs, for spiritual warfare is a major part of our love affair with the Lord; our will needs to be subdued and strong in resurrection, and it will be like the tower of David, the armory for spiritual warfare. In our prayerful consideration of the […]
Christ, the Fighting General, is the Word of God, and His Fighting is His Speaking
In His second coming, the victorious Christ will come as the fighting General with His army to fight Antichrist, the kings under him, and their armies at Armageddon, and He is the Word of God to defeat and utterly destroy the enemy. Hallelujah for our victorious Christ! He has individually won the victory over Satan […]
In His Ascension the Victorious Christ Led Captives as Sons of God in the Heavenlies
In His ascension the victorious Christ led captive those taken captive, and He led a train of captives to the height. This is very wonderful yet so mysterious. Christ fought the spiritual warfare since His incarnation through His human living, His death, and His resurrection, and now even in His ascension He still fights the […]
The Resurrection of the Victorious Christ Declares that He is Victorious over Death
The resurrection of the victorious Christ declared that He is victorious over death – He overcame death, He took the keys of death and Hades, and He is the living One. Hallelujah for our victorious Christ who, in every step of His living and every stage of His work, has fought the spiritual warfare, has […]