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  In war, strategy and tactics are absolutely vital. Strategy is the planning, coordination, and general direction of military operations to meet overall political and military objectives. Tactics implement strategy by short-term decisions on the movement of troops and employment of weapons on the field of battle. The great military theorist Carl von Clausewitz said, "Tactics is the art of using troops in battle; strategy is the art of using battles to win the war." Battle strategies require careful designs and calculated decisions to ensure victory. The first thing we have to know about the devil is what Ezekiel mentions about him: “Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty…”  Ezekiel 28:12 . Lucifer stands at the pinnacle of perfection, especially in wisdom. We can only imagine what kind of brain he has and how he uses it to plan out his attacks against his enemies. The Bible uses the symbol of a “Serpent” to identify Satan (Revelation 12:9). The first v...

  The Bible talks about the angelic being Lucifer who wanted to be God in Isaiah 14:12-14 and Ezekiel 28:11-19. Sin was conceived by his heart in the form of pride. It took him to the extent of wanting to take over God’s position as Sovereign of the Universe. He was however, not alone in His rebellion against God. The Bible in Revelation 12:7, describes that the war that took place in heaven was between Michael and his angels, and the Dragon and his angels. We will now dig deeper into how Lucifer convinced a large number of the angelic beings of heaven to join his side of the rebellion. God never creates a defective, evil or bad creature. Everything He creates is for His good pleasure and for His glory (Genesis 1:31). The big question is: “How did Lucifer convince them?” The Bible does provide clear-cut answers that will give peace to our ever-questioning minds. We must bear in mind that we are talking about a mighty angelic being who is “…full of wisdom and perfect in beauty…”  Ezekie...

  “Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” 1 Peter 5:8 “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War. Somebody once said, “Knowing your enemy is half the battle won.” Knowledge about the enemy is crucial for victory. From the analysis of Sun Tzu’s quote, we can deduce that there are two enemies that we face in every battle we fight. The Bible clearly mentions the two enemies that we war against: The Rulers of Darkness “Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual...

  What is an anomaly? Google Dictionary defines it as, “...something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.” Sin was the anomaly that caused discord in the perfect universe of the Creator. It cannot be created on its own. It has to be conceived from the heart of a living creature that has an intelligent knowledge of the justice and mercy of God and has the power to choose between good and evil. The Bible defines sin as “…the transgression of the law.”  1 John 3:4 . Google dictionary says, “Laws are system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.” When God created the universe, he made laws to govern his creatures and keep perfect order. For example, on the third day of creation, God said, “Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.”  Genesis 1:9 . God placed a law separating the land...

  Where did the Devil come from? If God is the Creator of all things, was it Him who created the Devil? Why is there a war between God and the Dragon? We can ask many more questions about the Devil, but let us dive into the Bible and piece together the fragments of his story which God has revealed.  First of all, there is no higher form of rebellion against God our King than to take over his throne, become king of the universe and rule over all creation. Bearing this in mind, let us filter out passages in the Bible that speak of this kind of rebellion. One such character was the king of Babylon called Tyrus during the time of Ezekiel the prophet. God said to Ezekiel, “Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God.” Ezekiel 28:2 Moreover, the word of the Lord came again ...

   Deep inside our hearts, something tells us that suffering is unnatural. Yet we see it every day; children cry, people die, wars, disease, famines, hunger and poverty. I have experienced quite a lot of tear-filled situations and my gut tells me that the human race was not meant to suffer and die.  What is the origin of all this? Who did it originate with? To answer these two questions is the purpose of this book.  The Bible is the most authentic source of truthful information on earth. We will therefore look through its pages to find our answers.  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 . All the textbooks of the world combined cannot rival absolute truths enshrined within the pages of the Bible. There are only two forces at play in life’s plane of existence: the for...

Sa tekivu na cakacaka vakamataisau ni veibuli. Vakanananutaki na veika vakamatalalai me vakayacori. Droinitaki beka na kena veilaini eso. Io, e dua na rivarivabi e tiko na vakanananu ni Kalou. Baleta ni na soli na galala ni digidigi vei ira eso na nonai bulibuli, e tiko na ririko ni so era na vakatanitaka ka vakavuleqa vei ira tale eso. Ea vakasama sara vakatitobu na matavuvale vakalomalagi ka mani caka e dua na plan. Kevaka e mani talaidredre ka i valavala ca na veika buli, eratou sa tu vakarau na vuvale oqo me ratou na cola na kenai vua. Na bucibucini oqo e vakayacori tu ena nodratou yalololoma kei na lomasoli. Na nona volavola na apositolo enai 1 Pita 1:18-20, eda raica ni se bera mada ga ni buli na vuravura, sa davo oti nai nakinaki me soli na bula ni Lami, na Luve ni Kalou, me i soro ni talaidredre ki na nona lewa na Kalou. Sa dua na Kalou vinaka eda qarava, ena nona qarauna tu na veisaqata kece ni veika e bulia. E kila ko koya ni na yaco na leqa ka sa vakavakarau me walia.  Na ke...