The enemy's purpose is to weaken us so that we begin to fall farther and farther behind; then we can be picked off more easily. In Scripture the Amalekites were typical of satan and his hordes. It was the practise of the Amalekites to attack the weak and defenseless. As the camp of Israel crossed the wilderness, the Amelekites picked off the loners or stragglers who fell behind the rest of the camp.
This is what the enemy seeks to do through counterfeit spiritual authority. He seeks to weaken believers so that they will begin to fall behind the rest of the camp and become easy prey. This is why Israel was told that there would be perpetual war with the Amalekites. When Israel's kings were commanded to fight them, they were also commanded to utterly destroy them and not take any spoil. We have a perpetual war against satan, and we cannot take any prisoners. Neither can we use that which is his in the service of God.
Counterfeit spiritual authority is being used against the church. Many who have failed to recognize it have been defeated, losing their vision, their ministry, their families, and even their lives. This is not sensationalism; it is fact. Paul said that we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers (Ephesians 6:12) Wrestling is the closest form of combat. The enemy is going to fight; he is going to wrestle with us. If we decide that we just are not going to fight, we will get pinned!
As Christians we have no option as to whether or not we are going to do spiritual warfare; if we want to survive, we must fight. But how do we combat this? We must first look at the basic principals of spiritual warfare required for every victory.
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