THEME: THE DRAGON’S WAR AND THE INFILTRATION OF THE ANTI-GHANA COALITION 

In Revelation 12 of the Christian Bible, our attention is drawn to a great force set against God and man, Christ, the Christian faith and the Church, and by implication the worship and service of God on earth. The dragon met with fury the birth of the child to the woman. This by interpretation stand for the fury of Satan against Christ and the Church, the Word of God or the Gospel of Christ, the Christian faith and the worship of God in general. 

The Bible describes the danger and challenge faced by the church in these words: 

“And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” (Rev. 12: 17 KJV) 

The genesis of the war between the dragon and the seed of the woman can be traced to the Eve and Serpent encounter in Genesis 3. Since that moment, Satan the devil has been set at war against the human race. This was demonstrated in the Jesus and devil encounter in the wilderness (Matt. chap. 4: 4-11).  Jesus Christ’s rebuff in refusal to buy the bait and opt for easy transfer and take-over of the kingdoms of the world aggravated and intensified the war between the serpent and the seed of the woman. 

Peace with God will bring victory to man and end of Satan domination of the world.  Christ has come to reconcile man with God and end the standing curse and Divine wrath against man. 

The truth is that the people who obey the commandments of God and accept the testimony of Christ will not only be reconciled, redeemed, and set free from curses and condemnation, the molestation, oppression, and dominion of the dragon (Satan).  They will become endued with power to resist and overcome the dragon.  Through Christ, they will enter into the eternal heritage and glory of God the Creator (Rom. 8: 1-17). Thus, those with the testimony of Jesus Christ not only stand in the Righteousness of Christ before the Father, but they also stand in Christ’s refusal to bow to the devil and His victory over Satan.  That is why it is a contradiction for a Christian to be enthused and indiscriminate in the pursuit of earthly and worldly gain. (1st John 2: 15-19) 

By that token, anyone who refuses to accept the testimony of Jesus Christ cannot claim that he can and has in fact fully obeyed the commandments of God.  Nor can he/she enjoy the full rights, privileges, inheritance of power, authority, and eternal glory available in Christ. (John 3: 16; Matthew 11: 25-28; Romans 14: 6) 

To be sure, there are millions of people who have not come into the true knowledge of God, His Will, Law, and Commandments so to enjoy the blessings of obedience and true worship.  They cannot enter into, abide, and walk in God’s righteousness, mercy, and goodness. The pagan nations, tribes, and peoples are of this category.  Many are yet to go beyond rudimentary awareness and existence of God and enter onto revelation knowledge and reality of Him.  Therefore, there is no way they can take advantage of the Cross and Resurrection of Christ, the Lamb of God.  

Without true knowledge of God and His ways they perish in all kinds of religious creeds, philosophical constructs, and socio-cultural endeavors.  Many religious, philosophies and cultural orders are the devices and deception of men or the works of Satan and men, demons, and powers.   Many result from the speculation and imagination of men set in place to deceive or cushion off the painful reality of human weakness. These are by definition far from the truth and reality of God, His Will and His Way. Without God and without light, men walk in darkness and death. 

Others on the other hand work strenuously and diligently under the deception and captive rule of Satan and wicked men. For pagan, and heathen nations, for folks held captive in religion, philosophy, and human constructs, for all of the human race imprisoned in human passion and weakness, corruption, and mortality has Christ come. (Matt. 1: 18:21; Acts 26: 14-18) that they might have forgiveness of sins, and that they might have life and have it more abundantly. (John 10: 1 – 11) 

Unfortunately, the finished Redemption Work and Victory of Christ notwithstanding, the dragon will not let go of his war agenda nor would he release his captives without a fight.  In the process, the devil has enlisted and raised armies of fallen angels and demons, wicked men and women enticed with power and riches, wealth and influence in the nations and world economy to stand with him in alliance of Anti-God and Anti-Christ forces for war against Christ (The Lamb of God) and the Church. That there are Anti-God and Anti-Christ forces in the nations and systems, dominions and kingdoms of the world, the world political economy in particular cannot be denied. 

That there are religions, philosophies, ideologies, scientific, and social theories set against God and the knowledge of Him is a spiritual and social fact.  Not only that, among peoples and nations professing to know God and the worship of Him, and who order and observe social order in the knowledge of Him, there are peoples and nations set against the testimony of Jesus Christ and thus, the Christian Faith. They reject that the Christian Faith— the legitimate heaven ordered faith system for man, creation and the world as a whole. 

At the same time, there are nations which vow against God, the knowledge and worship of Him in a so-called democratic setting. They, nonetheless, grant freedom to philosophies, theories, and religions that preach the worship of God. However, yet they stand stoutly and violently against the testimony of Jesus Christ and the Christian faith. Atheistic and humanist secular Europe is a typical example of the Anti-God territory and domain in the world today.  Even the USA has fallen prey to the dragon. 

That should not be surprising because Anti-Christ forces have entered into and have entrenched their position in the Church and Christendom as a whole.  For example, the world Council of Churches is battling with the war machine of the dragon.  The Council has virtually rejected the heaven posture that Christ and the Holy Scriptures of the Bible are of highest and greatest consequence, with lasting eternal effect in the worship of God.  That the Spirit, Name, Cross, Blood, and Resurrection Spirit of Jesus Christ is the only redemptive power.  That all other faiths and religious creeds offer but little that without Christ there is no hope for the human race, the rest of creation and the world at large. 

Accordingly, there have arisen inter-faith movements of diverse kinds which kind of accept all religions and philosophical propositions as of God the Creator, all in the name of peace, religious harmony, and tranquility.  The breeding and spread of hope have caught up with the Church. 

Thus, quite apart from the fact that there is no genuine seeking after true worship, righteousness, and godliness in society, there is instead growing acceptance of false Christ or false human redemption proposition in the world.  Such Human redemption propositions in philosophy, faiths, religion, and science with their false prophets and false teachers are all claiming right of audience, acceptance, and obedience in addition to or in place of The Truth, Peace, Righteousness, Joy, Life, Liberty, Hope, and Glory in the Christ human Redemption, Restoration, and Kingdom Order. 

This brings us finally to the Anti-God, Anti-Christ and Anti-Ghana forces in church and nation.  The Anti-God forces are not difficult to identify.  These are the traditional idolatry, blood sacrifice customs and demon dictated and dominated culture with gods, goddesses and deities and all. These are all part of the devil-serpent-dragon worship and kingdom order. They are all by definition Anti-God and Anti-Christ. To that extent, that not only reject the worship and obedience of God, and godly order established for observance through faith in Jesus Christ.  They also stand against Faith, Trust, and Hope in God through faith in Jesus Christ envisaged for Ghana as chosen and redeemed nation, and people made holy unto God. They are without any controversy against the New Divine ordered Ghana, Beulah Land, God Kingdom Glory Land.  

The second group of Anti-God, Anti-Christ, and Anti-Ghana forces can be found in academia, politics, business, and advocates of the tradition and culture of darkness and death, atheistic and humanist philosophies, ideologies, and ideas of social order outside God and Christ. 

There are also Anti-God, Anti-Christ and Anti-Ghana elements in the church. Aside from the advocates of inter-faith and all-religions are of One-God syndrome, fetish worshippers, occult, and spiritist practitioners in the church, there are some who have been bribed and given money and raised in position and power in the Church and in the corridors of political power, government, and business by foreign countries, foreign political parties, foreign corporate economic, and religious interests. They are hiring for peddling foreign ideas influencing and directing political, economic, religious, and national interests according to the dictates of their principals. The Anti-Christ—Anti-Ghana elements in the Church have grown in number and stature in Church and country. 

Today, in addition to the false apostles and false prophets, there are evangelists, pastors, and bishops who are caught in the worship of mammon (money), knowledge, and the intellect, proclaiming and institutional sing false doctrines and satanic overtures. There are many now engaged in consultation and operation with familiar spirits, dwarfs, mermaids, dragons, powers in the sea, waters, forests, and hills in church and country. 

There is now a coalition of the Anti-God, Anti-Christ, and Anti-Ghana forces against God and Christ, Church and Country.  Though they have gained momentum and are enjoying some degree of free rein, their days are numbered.  Soon they will all be cut off.  Ghana is and will remain free in God and Christ. She will prosper and flourish in the Kingdom of God in the land.  Christ Jesus will defend His victory, name and glory.  Amen and Amen!!! 

November 9, 2010