A Destiny to Conquer

All throughout the scriptures you will find numerous references to the "Army of God" going out in battle array. In the 149^th Psalm it speaks about the execution of judgement that will come forth.

149:1 Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, And His praise in the congregation of the godly ones.
2 Let Israel be glad in his Maker; Let the sons of Zion rejoice in their King.
3 Let them praise His name with dancing; Let them sing praises to Him with timbrel and lyre.
4 For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.
5 Let the godly ones exult in glory; Let them sing for joy on their beds.
6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand,
7 To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishment on the peoples;
8 To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron;
9 To execute on them the judgment written; This is an honor for all His godly ones. Praise the Lord!

In the book of Joel reference is made to the end time army of God:

2:1 Blow a trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, For the day of the LORD is coming; Surely it is near,
2 A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn is spread over the mountains, So there is a great and mighty people; There has never been anything like it, Nor will there be again after it To the years of many generations.
3 A fire consumes before them, And behind them a flame burns. The land is like the garden of Eden before them, But a desolate wilderness behind them, And nothing at all escapes them.

The book of Revelation is also full of references to the battle and war that is waged, on every plane of existence, as the Lord begins to subject every kingdom unto the Father.

We also read in 1Cor 15:19-26:

19 If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied.
20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep.
21 For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead.
22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all shall be made alive.
23 But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ's at His coming,
24 then comes the end, when He delivers up the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power.
25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
26 The last enemy that will be abolished is death.

It is in the plan and heart of the Father that every knee will bow before the Lord Jesus Christ, and every tongue will confess His lordship. Every dominion will be brought down, every kingdom will be subjected unto the Lord, and it will only be at that point, when every knee has bowed before the Lord, that the Lord Jesus Christ will then in turn hand over the kingdom to our God and Father.

To read these scriptures one can idealize how these things will happen. To those who ascribe to the "rapture" theory, then it would seem that at some point, God is just going to do this; He will rapture His beloved, and just do it all for them. Nothing could be further from the truth. There is a type of rapture, if you want to call it that, that is even now taking place within the hearts of those God has prepared for this day;  it is what has been referred to in the book of Revelation (Rev. 12:5) when the manchild is "caught up" to rule and reign with Christ. The manchild being "caught up" refers to the vibrational state of being that happens as the Sons of God pass thru the heavens, as Christ did, in their ascent to sit in the presence of the Father.

The day of God’s sovereign moving is largely over, for this is the day of the body of Christ, the day of His army, who are drawn out in battle array. And it will be through God’s human "channels", His sons, that the kingdoms of this age will be brought down and subjected unto the Lord Jesus Christ. This is a day of great battle, and a day of great conquering, for our destiny is a destiny of conquering.

I recall a well known preacher back around the 40's by the name of Billy Sunday. Quite a fire and brimstone preacher. He was very much alive to God, and his message was a violent one. He often referred to "battle" in his sermons, and warring against the devil. He came under a great deal of persecution from the religious of that day because of it. They would say to him, "Mr. Sunday, we don’t experience this "battle" you refer to. We don’t know what you are talking about". They were rather indignant about it. His response was that when you are going the same way, there is no battle, but wait until you start going against the grain, start standing up for what God has revealed to you, then you will understand what "battle" is all about.

As we usher in the kingdom of God we will find an entire host of spiritual wickedness that is going to be brought down. If you have lived your life on the cutting edge, or the front line, reaching always beyond what you had, you would have found that you began to live a life of battle - not a battle in a negative sense, but a battle that is the precursor to conquering. The destiny of God’s sons in this day is to become the overcomers spoken of in Revelation. It is a day of overcoming, a day of conquering, but there will be no overcoming, and no conquering, without which you enter deeply into the conflict, or battle, to see it brought forth.

In the scriptures it also speaks about the victory that was once and for all time won by Christ on the cross. So when I speak of battle or warfare, do not mis-understand me, the conclusion is already written, the victory has been won, but it must be that a people will walk out and enforce the victory on that which has withstood the kingdom of God on every plane and level of existence.

So you say, just what is battle, or conflict? - simply that which is withstanding His lordship, whether it is the principalities and powers that exist, or the resistance within your own heart. If you can imagine that you have been directed to possess the land of Canaan, as the Israelites had been commanded, do you recall the statement to Joshua? The statement was that wherever his feet would trod, that he would have the victory, however it remained for Joshua to walk that victory out, and enforce it. To move into the promises and provisions of the Lord, we must remove that which has hindered. You can read much between the lines in what I am saying, but the battle can be with the spiritual wickedness in high places, or, it can be within your own mind to accept the reality of what Christ provided for you, or within your own heart that has resisted His lordship over your life. The battle or conflict we deal with can be multi-dimensional, and generally is.

Ours is a glorious calling, a calling to administer the authority of Christ into every dimension and every level.

The giants have been in the land, tending it until the time set by the Father. And that time has come, it is the time for the sons to move into the promised land, displace the giants who have occupied that land, and take it back for the glory of God.

It is not a time to be at ease in Zion, but it is a time that the violent will take the kingdom by force. These are all scriptures we have read before, but this day those scriptures are being fulfilled. You have been called and set aside for this day, as the warring Kings and Priests of God. Out of your mouth shall proceed a sharp two-edged sword. Be aware of your calling. Be aware of that which has withstood the manifestation of His kingdom. You are the sons of God, and it is God’s good pleasure that He shall bruise the enemy beneath your feet.