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Text Box: develop further, there usually there are no great differences amongst the potential combatants. The entire nations usually are not mobilized against each other, for there is mutual horror at the prospect of war. Eventually the problems are resolved, especially if the parties are honorable and honest, dealing with themselves and each other with even hand. There are many spiritual parallels, the most obvious being those occasions where there have been differences of opinion within the Church. Those differences were settled in true Ecumenical Councils, where dogmatic proclamations were made settling the differences of opinion. But there also have been many, many, local councils, which served to settle internal differences, some of which were procedural, others of which were theological, but none of which were binding on all parts of the Church because they were not True Ecumenical Councils - meaning, not every part of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church was invited to and did participate. Basically, these are “friendly” skirmishes, even though some involve very heated discussions. There also are skirmishes which linger for many years, seeming to dissipate, then flaring up, sometimes over one problem, sometimes over another. They may last for centuries, or even millennia. Such are war, whether declared or not, they are war. They are underlying (not ongoing but underlying) war. One side or the other may from time to time seem to be on the point of destruction, and from time to time there may be an appearance of peace, but with time the battles are renewed. Usually one (or more) of the combatants stokes the fires of distrust, dislike, hatred, desire to overpower, to destroy, invoking the righteousness of their cause and the evil of the their opposition; and the need to expand their own righteousness through combat which will defeat all who stand in their

Text Box: way. But the face of decency and just cause is presented to all so that the enemy and potential neutral parties will be deceived. Though there generally is not complete mobilization of all the participants, at least one party usually is generally mobilized, or able to mobilize the entire population on short notice. This is the main type of war which has existed since the creation of man. It was initiated by Satan and is focused against God, using humankind as fodder for Satan’s cannons. It is the war which will continue until the Second Coming, until, as it is popularly called, Judgment Day. In this war Satan often engages the services of men and women who attempt to prove that humankind does not require assistance from any source to solve its problems. They hold that all human needs and problems can be solved and resolved by humans alone. Very often these people engage in great charitable works. They often solve or resolve the problems of many individuals through their charitable works, such as the provision of free medical care to children suffering certain, difficult to cure, medical conditions. But their main premise is erroneous, for their main premise is Godless. Satan also engages the services of those who encourage sins of the senses, and sins of the intellect. But most often he encourages each individual’s more base and materialistic inclinations, tendencies,and instincts. More on this later. Then there are obvious or overt wars. Wars where if any participant is not fully mobilized, it will be defeated. Full mobilization involves not only the

Text Box: armed forces being on the alert to defend and to attack, but includes the industry of the participants being turned to matters of war. The respective populations are well aware of the war status, and each civilian either is involved in the war effort, has a family member involved in the war effort, or knows someone involved in the war effort. The forces of evil are fully activated in the spiritual war; but the forces of good are not. The Devil and his allies have always marshalled every force, device, technology, troop - everything possible to constantly attack those who would be good. They have infiltrated evil troops into the armed forces of the good, and have lead whole armies, navies, and air forces into rebellion, mutiny, and desertion. They have corrupted the command structure of the good armed forces by appealing to the unholy aspirations of many of the joint commanders and many of their subordinates. The evil forces have maintained focus on their battle plan, but the good forces do not always follow the battle plan issued by the Supreme Commander, God. Instead, the good forces, through inflated sense of self importance, deign themselves able to improve on the perfect battle plan issued by God, thus, hopefully unintentionally, making themselves allies of the evil forces. Obviously, World War II, was overt war, as was The Great War, World War I. The Cold War was a combination of war and skirmishes, with the military fighting being primarily in Korea and Vietnam, with additional skirmishes in Africa and Central and South America; while the other form of fighting was a combination of cultural and financial efforts. The Cold War was an underlying war. The current efforts by what are called terrorists and against terrorism is merely the latest series of battles which have been ongoing since the beginning of time. While the current struggles are seen as being between those who would

Text Box: . . . and those charged with dissemination of information are more concerned with destruction of those with whom they disagree on moral matters, than with preservation of freedom.

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