By Tim Taylor February 21, 2020 - The Culture War is a Spiritual War is a series.  It picks up where Part 1 ended.  Click here.

Even though I've tried to set a different example through the years, I count myself among those who occupy the pulpit.  I want to stand in proxy and ask your forgiveness for our failure to equip and prepare you for this spiritual and cultural war we are in.  

The war began in heaven and spilled to earth in Revelation 12. Verse 9 says, “So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”  In verse 10 he is called the accuser of the brethren and in verse 11 it describes how God’s people can overcome the attacks.  One of the three key elements is “the word of their testimony.” 
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This is a war of words!  It’s a war between dark and light, lies and truth, Satan and our Lord Jesus Christ who was the word made flesh (John 1:1-14).

There are those who testify and speak the truth and then there are those who lie. Jesus is called the way, the truth and the life (John 14:6) and it says that no one comes to the Father except through Him.  John 8:44 reveals that Satan is the father of lies and his children are liars, deceivers or murderers. It’s what they do.
Satan needs people for their mouth, hands and feet. Otherwise, how could sin, iniquity and abominations be spread?   He works through people.  God works through people too.

Ephesians 3:9-11 reveals that it was God’s eternal plan to show forth His manifold wisdom to principalities and powers through THE CHURCH.  Why? Because there is a spiritual war taking place and the issue at hand are the souls of men and women and their eternity in heaven or in hell.

How does God show forth His manifold wisdom?  He speaks and works through people. He needs our hands, feet and tongues otherwise we could not go, we could not preach, we could not teach, we could not cast our demons and neither could  we  lay our hands upon the sick so they might be healed (Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-18 & Romans 10:14). 
This spiritual war, which is manifested through a cultural war, is actually a proxy war.  God works through people and Satan works through people who stand in proxy. The weapons of our warfare and not carnal (ie. natural weapons) but rather spiritual weapons.  Words are used to convey lies, evil ideas, teachings of demons as well as the truth and good doctrine. The Christian’s primary weapon, our only offensive weapon is the Word of God (Hebrews 4:12, Isaiah 55:11 & Ephesians 6:17).  That my friends is the truth! 

By Tim Taylor February 21, 2020 - The Culture War is a Spiritual War is a series.  It began with a dream.

The Ambush Dream
On February 6, 2019 I had a dream.  I was part of a unit going down a trail when the ambush was sprung.  Multiple weapons and automatic fire opened up on our right.  We quickly dove behind some large rocks which provided some cover. 

Then I heard a command!  “Get on the line!”  It was repeated a number of times.  Then there was a pause followed by a loud command.  I heard, “attack.”  In the dream I remembered that this was often the best way out of an ambush.  The natural inclination is to run or hide from the threat. But a wise enemy knows this and anticipates the natural reaction and sets additional mines, traps or IEDs (improvised explosive devices). 

The last thing the enemy anticipates and the most unnatural response which requires great courage is to attack the threat.  In the dream I knew it was referring to the Church’s response over the last several decades.  For all intents and purposes, with our few exceptions of course, the Church was hiding behind cover.  Pinned down.  Ineffective.

Our enemy, Satan, working through his children like Madalyn Murray O’Hair managed to get prayer kicked out of public schools in the early 60s.  One woman, one atheist’s efforts got prayer kicked out of schools.  Where was the Church? 

In 1973 abortion, the murder of the unborn, was legalized.  Where was the Church?  The Ten Commandments began to be removed from classrooms in the early 80s.  This has been followed by increases in divorce, civil government redefining marriage so as to legalize practices the Bible calls abominations, and the list goes on.  Where was the Church? 

She’s been retreating.  I learned about the principles of war through the Navy War College.  I knew that defense only avoids, or delays defeat unless it is combined with an offensive strategy.  Offense is the only way to get victory.

The bottom line, God is calling forth a remnant who’ll come up on the line and attack the threat.  It reminds me of Joel 2 where there is an army that comes forth just before the Day of the Lord. They are a people like of whom the world has never seen.  They are a strong people set in battle array and they don’t break ranks.  The Lord gives voice before His army and the gates of Hades will not be able to withstand (Matthew 16:18) withstand or prevail against His Church.

It’s time for the real Church to arise. 

The Culture War is a Spiritual War

By Tim Taylor February 16, 2020: In Matthew 24 Jesus' disciples asked Him about the end of the age and the signs of the end-times.  The very first sign Jesus mentions is deception.  In verse 4 He says, "take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name saying ’I am the Christ' and will deceive many...." 

The key to addressing deception is discernment. 

Sadly, there are numerous example that I could draw from that highlights the lack of discernment in the body of Christ.  I could point to the over 15 yearlong fall of a Todd Bently, not being able to distinguish between Holy Spirit and demonic spirits, to the number of churches/denominations who've abandoned the faith even rewriting scripture so as to condone ordaining ministers who practice lifestyles the Bible calls an abomination (ie. Leviticus 18:1-25 - includes fornication, adultery, incest, homosexuality and abortion), to electing candidates and supporting political parties who enact laws which are directly contrary to God's word.  

Moral compromise, ignorance of God's word and the lack of a personal daily prayer life has resulted in an ignorant and therefore easily deceived Church.  Add to that a lack conviction because of fear, greed or a combination of both and we'll find a Church at large which is almost irrelevant to society except for a small remnant.  

Yet I have great hope. Why?  Because the cannon of scripture promises revival, a mature Church (spotless bride) and an incredible end-time harvest and some of God's prophets have recently  prophesied the same.   2 Chronicles 20:20 tells us we'll be blessed and prosper if we believe God's prophets. 

The Key to Fulfillment of Prophetic Words 
However, you'll find that most prophetic words are conditional.  Prophetic words often remain unfulfilled until someone or some group motivated by the love of God and informed by the wisdom of God put their faith into action so as to bring the prophecy from a vision or spoken word into manifested reality.  My friends, James 2:20 is so clear.  Faith without works is dead.  You show me your faith without your works and I'll show you my faith by what I do. 

Those works minus the love of God is useless (1 Corinthians 13:1).  Those works minus the wisdom of God is fruitless and often destructive.  The key to this revival is the Church awakening to the truth of God's word.  

Therefore I'm praying for a revival of discernment. I'm praying for the revival of true character with true miracles and healings.  

Revival Requires Discernment 

By Tim Taylor 2/9/2020 - I meet regularly with legislators, citizens and ministers who serve in our state's capitol. Recently some shared their eye witness reports of occutic activity being practiced in the halls of the capitol and noted the intersection between some legislation and sex trafficking. 

There was an emphasis on sex traffickers engaging the occult. Why?  It's because they want to hide their evil activities.  Think about it.  They seek to use the unbridled lust of some people and their power to exploit the young, the weak and the vulnerable so as to enslave a generation for profit.  It's about power and control motivated by selfish greed. 

This is an example of a spiritual war being waged in the family, government, healthcare, education, media and business mountains.  This spiritual war is also a cultural war.  

I'm happy to report that law makers have recognized this activity at its roots is a spiritual war.  If you want a modern example where the occult interacts with government then I'd just point you to this January 7, 2020 invitation to join "Witches Against Trump: Details on our 2020 Spell Casting Social Mixer."   I've witnessed meetings like this since 2017. Have you ever seen witches covens around the world band together in order to curse a president quarterly with a death curse?   Neither have I.  

Spiritual War in the Seven Mountains of Society
This should not come as a surprise as we see in Acts 13:8 that Elymas was a sorcerer who sought to influence a government official and to stop the gospel of the kingdom from being introduced to a whole region.  This illustrates a spiritual war that is being played out in both the "Religious" and the "Government" mountains of spheres of a society.  

It's not a new battle.  It's been going on since Revelation 12 where the angels of God expelled Satan and his fallen angels from heaven to earth.  These demonic forces have joined Satan to go and make war with the people on the earth who obey God's commands and the teachings of Jesus Christ.

At the core it is a war over truth.  The war occurs when lies are introduced contrary to the truth (Click for We've Entered the Valley of Decision).  The issue at hand are the souls of men and women and their eternal destiny in heaven or in hell.  This is serious.  Very serious don't you think? 

One of the reasons that evil people with evil agendas seek to use the occult is because they want to hide their activities in the dark.  They want to keep their secret agenda and tactics hidden.  If these are exposed they resort to using slander, lies, deceit ect... to keep their true goals hidden and the issues confused.  Satan loves confusion and confusion is one of the fruits of demonic activity.  This impacts all seven mountains of society.  For example:

I've observed a pattern for many years in the body of Christ.  Actually, I think it is a real problem.  I call it the "ation" problem. What is the "ation" problem?  It's the problem that is solved in the Transformation of a Nation equation. I would describe it as this.

Transforming a nation requires the proper or wise application of information which is the key to transformation.  Another way to say it is:

Inform-ation + Applic-ation = Transform-ation of a N-ation

I + A = TON 

The magnitude of transformation is determined by the amount of information applied wisely.

This is what I call the Transformation Equation. 

The revelation is weighty and solving it is what turns Goat Nations into Sheep Nations (Matthew 25:32-33).  

What have I observed?  
For years the Church at large hosts conferences.  We've hosted conferences.  We've attended conferences.  We've promoted conferences.  I like conferences.  However, here's the problem I observe. 

People attend conference after conference.  The goal is often to "train and equip the body of Christ."  That is an excellent and noble goal.  In my opinion. the majority of people attend the confences and don't understand the formula.  Many assume or act like getting the information was the same thing as application.  We all know, that's not true.  

What's the problem?  

by Tim Taylor, February 7, 2020.  The prophet Joel warns that the "day of the Lord" is coming.  He says it is a day of darkness and gloominess.  He says it is a terrible day.  Yet in the midst of this dark time there is a people who come forth like of whom the world has never seen.  It is the army of the Lord.  These are the ones who heed the voice of the Lord.  In Joel 3:12 and 14 the prophet says that God is bringing  everyone to a valley.  It's a valley of judgment and it is also called the valley of decision. 

Situations are occuring every day which brings each one of us to a place where we have to decide what to do. A decision is a judgment.  The question is, whose judgment does this scripture refer to; God's judgment or mans?  I submit to you, the answer is both.  Bear with me and hear me out.  

The Culture War Occurs in the Valley of Decision
A valley is a low point between the mountains.  Today, we've had issue after issue arise.  One one side is the counter culture to God's word and on the other side are those who contend for the truth.  They meet together in the valley of decision.  Some might even call it the valley of contention where opposing thoughts collide. 

The size of the mountain is based upon the number of people as well as their thoughts about an issue.  The more elaborate the deception, the more people who buy into a decieved way of thinking the bigger the mountain.  On the other hand, the more people that understand and practice the truth the bigger the mountain of truth. 

Paul the apostle reveals that a stronghold refers to our way of thinking often revealed through our arguments. He says in 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 "For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,..."  

There are situations today for which each of us must decide where we stand.  It's common for most of us to respond as Joshua did in Joshua 5:13 where he says, "Are you for us, or are you for our adversaries?"  Are you on my side or their side?  The response of the one Joshua asked reveals an essential truth.  In verse 14, "So he said, "No, but as the Commander of the army of the Lord I have come."  This is revealing. 

The issue is not, is God on your side? But rather, no matter what the issue, the real question is, are we on His side.  Does our opinion align with His?  

The valley is the low point between two conflicting mountains of opinon. It's where the culture war occurs. The question the wise person asks is, "where does the Lord stand on this issue?  What does He think? "
 
Valleys Exist Where Two Conflicting Opinions Meet

By Tim Taylor:  In the last few days the coronavirus outbreak has made international headlines.  This morning I saw a prophetic word from Charlie Shamp delivered May 29, 2018.  Charlie is one of a number of prophets we've learned to watch and I'd like to say we saw this word in 2018 but we did not.  

I'd like to use this situation to illustrate what how we use prophetic words to empower the Church to pray through 1Church1Day (get your app through Itunes or Google Play).  I'll share the lessons first and then at the end I'll share Charlie's complete prophetic word.

First, prophets are a gift from God (Ephesians 4:11).  The scripture also reveals that, Amos 3:7, 
"Surely the Lord God does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets."  Ezekiel 3 and 33 reveals that the watchman is likened unto the prophet and the watchman's job is to give the people they watch over warning.  2 Chronicles 20:20 also reveals that "...Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.”  

Second, God speaks to other ministers and people as well but 1 Corinthians 13:9  teaches us that know one knows everything.   That is why we know in part and prophesy in part.  God made us to need each other.  That is why in the 1Church1Day app we provide a way for every person to report what they see and hear.  Secondly, we've formed councils and one of those councils is a prophet's council.  This includes prophetic intercessors and prophets who give words, watch other prophets like Charlie, and report what they see and hear.  

Third, we do 1 Corinthians 14:29 which says, let the prophets speak two or three and let the others judge. That's what we do with our councils.  We determine:

1. Is this the word of the Lord?  Yes or no?  
2. Does the character of the prophet line up with God's word?  Yes or no?
3. If it is the word of the Lord does it have a personal application, or is the word limited to a family, a people, a local church, a city, region, state or nation or beyond?  
4. Does time play a factor in the word and if so how? 
5. How should we respond to God's word?  
   1. Psalm 68:11 teaches us that when God gives us a word, He wants His people to proclaim it.  It is how His will is enforced on earth as it is in heaven.  So we determine what to proclaim.
   2. Is any other action required to respond to God's word besides prayer?  If so, what?  

What Did God Warn Us Of? 
I've observed Charlie for years and found many of his prophetic words have proven accurate.  This is just one more example and it contains some instruction from our Lord. 

The founder of Embryo Adoption, Maria Lancaster, sent me the following message this morning.  She said, "Last night Elisha and I watched the movie Lincoln again. So timely!

So the day the 13th Amendment was passed in the house was January 31st, 1865.

The day that Donald Trump was exonerated was January 31, 2020, now ensuring his re-election. He is the first sitting president to ever show up in person at the March for Life.

Dinesh D'Sousa made a movie about the correlations between Lincoln, and Trump in 2016! Really prophetic on his part. 

Where Lincoln ended slavery I believe Trump will end abortion when he is reelected. This is the reason why they are so livid when they lost the impeachment bid. "

​Wow!  That's the same day as BREXIT, where the will of the people of Britain was finally honored and they departed the European Economic Union too.  All I can say to Maria's observation is "amen! I agree."  May it be unto You oh Lord as you have declared through your servant. 

Maria goes on to say you can see this film on Netflix and then, for context she shares how they watched LINCOLN first and then they watched "The Death of a Nation."  She said, "The Death of a Nation is a play on the 1915 movie "Birth of a Nation."  It's about the start of the KKK and socialism in America. "

Satan is the master of deception.  The best deceptions contain lots of truth and enough of a lie to cause you to miss the mark.  Our adversary has done that with the concept of hate over the last decade with cliches or favorite mantras such as "don't hate, don't hate educate, don't hate radiate, don't hate create, don't hate what you don't understand..." 

It's like it makes "hate" the sin.  They subtly refocus the hate from an act or idea and transfer it to a person or to a people group.  This violates two Biblical principles that most miss. 

First, only God can judge an individual.  See Hebrews 9:27, Matthew 25:31-35 and Revelation 20:11-12.  Second, God's people are called to judge words and actions by comparing those words and actions to God's word.  See Matthew 7:15-20 and 1 Corinthians 6:1-6. 

The Culture War
In America the Left has demonized the word "hate" in such a way as to make "hate" evil or sin (In truth, they don't practice what they preach at all but are the worst practitioners.  Hypocrites!).  Therefore many Christian's are tricked into a false sense of complacency which is one of the reasons why the Church is so ineffective in the culture war.  Most Christians are ignorant of God's word and think the love of God is best displayed by avoiding any sort of conflict and hating nothing for fear they'd be accused of judging people.  

Do you know what hate means biblically? 

Satan is clever!  He understands spiritual laws and their impact on the natural well and this is why he has focused so much effort on influencing politics in every nation.  In this case, I will use the United States as an example.  The goal is to expose Satan's clever traps and equip the believer with two keys to equip them to determine if a false prophet and or a doctrine of a demon is in play.

Jesus warned us in Matthew 24:24 that false christs and false prophets would rise in the last days to "deceive."  He ends it with "if possible, even the very elect."  His statement indicates that their speech, their arguments, their doctrine will be clever.  Convincing even! Especially to those who do not know truth.  

Paul, an apostle,  warned Timothy about the "falling away", Satan's modus operandi and the character of Satan's messengers.  In 1 Timothy 4:1-2 he says that some would fall for "deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons" who would be "speaking lies in hypocrisy."   

So what's the problem?  It's discernment. Why?  First, some ministers in the Church only focus on applying these admonitions in the "religious sphere."  In other words, only within the four walls of the Church on Sunday and Wednesday.  It's not applied to the life of every Christian who interacts with every sphere on a daily basis.   Ephesians 4:12 tells us that the role of the 5-fold ministry is to "equip the saints for the work of the ministry."  In other words every believer ought to be equipped as a minister.  So the first problem is not equipping every believer to act as a minister with discernment.  

The second problem is fear and ignorance. For example, some today espouse a "separation of church and state."  Some ministers today choose to avoid politics because of the conflict that is inherently involved.  Their motive, keep peace at all costs in their local church so people won't leave.  Why?  Because people translate to money; offerings! 

Separation of Church and State - NOT! 
This position is further bolstered by ignorance of the origin of the phrase "separation of church and state."  It's not a phrase from the Bible but rather from a letter penned by Thomas Jefferson who answered the Danbury Baptist's letter which expressed their concern that government would overstep their bounds to effect the church negatively.  It was in this context that Jefferson wrote in a letter (ie. not in a bill, law, etc.) about the "separation of church and state."  His view was based upon their knowledge of the history of the King of England starting with Henry the VIII who departed the Catholic Church because they would not annul his marriage to Catherine in 1530.  This led to a series of events which eventually positioned civil leader, the king, to also serve as the head of the Anglican Church.  Bottom line, the king ended up acting more like the corrupt kings we see in Israel (1st & 2nd Kings) who "made Israel sin" than the righteous kings like David who sought to love and honor our Lord which was reflected in his willingness to allow God's prophets and priests to confront and address his moral failures especially when it impacted the nation. 

These ministers are often ignorant, or have not focused on what God's word reveals about eternal spiritual laws that exist and how certain acts by a people can activate a spiritual law that brings blessing or enact a law that causes the land to expel it's inhabitants through wars, pestilence, and or "natural disasters." (ie. Deuteronomy 28, Leviticus 18, 20 and 26).  In other words, they do not understand how important righteous laws are.  Righteous laws are based upon truth.  

Satan has sent his false prophets which are influenced by deceiving spirits to teach their doctrines.  These are doctrines of demons.  I'll use Saul Alynski whose book, "Rules for Radicals" has been adopted as the playbook for the Democrat Party as an example.  You'll note in the article shared at the top of this article it describes the 8 strategies to create a socialist state.  These thoughts are being used today to impact America, don't you think?  Let me share with you the root system of his doctrine. 

The Two Keys to Discerning False Prophets & Doctrines of Demons