The light wins and the nations come to the light, not to the darkness. Our victory is inevitable if we will just abide in the Light.
Because we are told not to be ignorant of the devils schemes, we need to understand the purpose of the darkness in these times and how it gains the authority for a time at the end. One of the basic characteristics about evil that we can see throughout the Scriptures, and is verified through history, is that the basic strategy used by evil to seduce and bring destruction upon men is the same, just repeated over and over.
For example, we see in the Garden that the serpent was crafty (see Genesis 3:1). This word implies one who is always bending and stretching the rules to see how much they can get away with. Contrary to this, the true disciples of Christ are not always trying to find out how much they can get away with, but rather how to obey better. These are exactly contrary natures. We can expect as we get closer to the end of this age that these two natures will become increasingly distinct, and they will clash. Now is the time for us to repent of the craftiness in our own nature because it will surely cause us to fall if we do not.
Since we are covering current events, as the nature of the legislation presented under the current Administration becomes manifest, we see that it is through craftiness that our Constitution is being diluted and undermined. The Constitution is written in plain English, and modern laws are written in legalese, which is basically a code that only other lawyers can understand. Documents written in legalese become so long that no one has the time to read them. Proverbs 10:19 certainly applies: When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, or we might say that we can count on it when this is the case. In these huge volumes that laws have become, you can now find hidden within virtually each one measures that are like bombs waiting to go off at the right time, which are contrary to the Constitution.
One of the most basic ways that we can tell if someone has been truly delivered from the spirit of Babylon (confusion) is by clear speech, or clear communication. One way I started combating this in my own private little war against it was to require that any contract I sign be in plain English and with no unnecessary words. I learned quickly that a 24-page contract can be 4 pages or less without losing any real content. Reduce the words and you will reduce the potential problems and deceptions in it. No one should ever sign a contract that they have not read and that they cannot understand.
America has become the most legalistic society in the world, now producing about eight lawyers for every engineer. China and India produce eight engineers for every lawyer, which is one reason why they are starting to beat the U.S. economically. It is a marvel how few words the Word Himself used and how powerful and concise they were. His Word is like a two-edged sword that cuts right to the point of the matter (see Hebrews 4:12). One of the ways that those whom walk in the Light are going to become increasingly distinguished from those in darkness will be the clarity of their speech vs. the confusion in others.
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