Advocate vs Adversary

You are living in perilous times; times you were told of by Christ Jesus. You should know that is His title; He is “the Anointed” Savior. Jesus was, still is and forever shall be, the Living Word of God...“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God; the same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him and without Him, nothing was made. In Him was Life and the Life was the light of men. And the light shined in the darkness and the darkness comprehended it not.” (John 1:1-5)

Jesus is your Advocate before the Father. When you confess Jesus as your Savior to others on earth, Jesus stands before the Father in Heaven and confesses YOU! But there is another spirit that comes before God also, to accuse you of unfaithfulness (Job 1:7). He is the Adversary, Satan, and he hates God's creation, “Man”. Why? Because YOU were made in God's image. Satan was not made in God's image. Neither were any of the angels! The Word spoke life into being, when God said, “Let us make Man in our own image”(Gen 1:26). The Adversary wants to be God and so he needs to deceive and eliminate faith in Believers, one way or another.

Most think there are many enemies, but there is really only one. It is Satan, the adversary, the father of sin, and of all deceptions and all unrighteousness. He comes to you in many ways and ithrough many people, even some in the clergy. Beware of those who do not teach you God's Word in Truth. "But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction" (1 Peter 2:1).“This know also, that in the last days...men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, truce-breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those who are good, traitors, headstrong, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a FORM OF GODLINESS, but denying the power, thereof. From such, turn away! (2Timothy 3:1-5)

Satan tries to work against you every moment of every day. He is a cunning adversary who watches where and to whom he may cause mischief to happen and will promote errors, even by twisting the words of Scripture. But guess what? Jesus works FOR you every moment of every day. For, greater is HE who is IN you than he who is in the world (1John 4:4). You are faced with many challenges all the time, and sometimes you grow weary of the struggles; but know this: Jesus suffered everything that you have ever, or will ever, suffer. He was tempted by Satan for 40 days in the wilderness, was persecuted by those indwelt by the adversary and put to death by them...but HE came out victorious...just as YOU can be victorious, through Him! Whatever uncertainty you are in or whatever mistakes may arise near the time of Christ Jesus' coming, one thing is for certain...HE IS COMING!

For the Lord Himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trump of God...then we who remain alive shall be caught up together with Him in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall ever be with the Lord. Wherefore, comfort one another with these words. (2Thess 4:16-18)

Your Advocate wins! The adversary loses. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad! You know how the story ends!!!