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Discerning the names of the Archons who are involved in the conflicts taking place in the world today.

* Archon – principality or ruler; high level evil spirit

In August 2013, in Discerning the Times we were dealing with the Archon that seemed about to break lose in the Middle East. We had been led to name that one Leviathan; this had to do with death and chaos breaking loose in the Middle East and was animating the stronghold of radical Islam. In the United States we were dealing with the demonic stronghold, liberal progressivism.

It seems that now there have been some profound shifts in the heavenly realm. I felt this taking place with the combination of several events that on the surface appear unrelated but at the spiritual level are all connected.

Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the continued assault of the Ukraine.
The rise of the ISIS radical jihadist group that is taking over large areas of Iraq, brutally destroying the ancient Christian communities as well as those they deem non-pure Muslims.
The massacring of Christians and the abduction and enslavement of Christian girls by the Islamic jihadists, Boko Haram (“Western education is forbidden”) in Nigeria.
Hamas rocket attacks against Israel and Israel having to remove the tunnel network of Hamas which is embedded in the population of Gaza. As of August 17 the USA and others seem to be doing everything possible to prevent Israel from completing the work of destroying Hamas.
The PC(USA) rejecting the overture to replace “being guided by Scripture” by “obedience to Scripture” and the one-sided condemnation of Israel in the conflict with Palestinians.
The crisis on the southern USA border of children coming across into America and race-related riots taking place in Ferguson, MO.
A USA President who is being seen to be destroying the careful balance of power established in our US Constitution as a guard against tyranny. This is taking place with the astonishing collusion of the liberal press.
Iran continuing to move forward with getting the atomic bomb and the arming of radical jihadist groups around the world.

What is going on in the heavenlies? I know most of us are struggling to keep our heads above water with the personal and local prayer battles we are engaged in. I, for instance, have been intensely engaged in developing a prayer guide for Kingdom Opportunity which is praying in PRMI’s future role in the worldwide movement of the Holy Spirit. We must not, however, let these personal and more local concerns prevent us from discerning and engaging in the spiritual war that is now coming upon us. [Read more…] about The Joining Together of Four High Level Demonic Spirits

Letting the Holy Spirit pray through us (Romans 8:26-27) during complex and confusing assaults in the world.

There seems to be a restless stirring of evil in the world. Everywhere you look seemingly insurmountable problems press in upon us.

Steve Strickler gives a good summary,

“Israel’s retaliation against Hamas for ongoing missile attacks has meant great Palestinian civilian losses in Gaza. How can Israel respond in kind when Hamas uses civilians as human shields? An impossible situation for Israel! What is going on in Syria, in Egypt and in Ukraine? Just because it is hard to find reports doesn’t mean those conflicts are solved. And, Christians world-wide continue to be persecuted and martyred because they call on the name of Jesus!”

It is not just in the Middle East that Christians are coming under attack, but in China as well as in Africa. There are alarming reports of increased government oppression in areas where there had been reports of growing freedom of religion in China. And what is usually not reported in the press is that in many places most of the conflict is coming from Muslims attacking Christians. There is the takeover of the Crimea by Russia, the missile bringing down the Malaysian jet raining innocent bodies over a contested patch of the Ukraine. [Read more…] about Letting the Holy Spirit pray through us (Romans 8:26-27)