The Second American Revolutionary/Civil War, Part 13
Rick Joyner
It is basic military doctrine that you cannot defeat
an enemy you do not see. Seeing the enemy implies understanding him. Just as
the most effective military leaders are those who learn the ways of their
adversaries so they can counter them, we are commanded not to be ignorant of
the enemy’s schemes.
After studying our nation’s founding and being
convinced that the hand of God was in it and that our founding documents were
inspired by wisdom from above, it was easy to see how the enemy would seek to
destroy us and thereby destroy God’s purpose for our nation. In my dream, I saw one word in large caps
that summed up our purpose: LIBERTY. This was followed by “and justice for
all.” We cannot have true liberty if it is not for all, and we cannot have true
justice unless it is for all.
One of the
primary linchpins holding our Constitution together has been under relentless
assault by the enemies of our freedom. This assault has come primarily through
the courts by activist judges. Their ultimate target has been our religious
liberty, and a main strategy has been to set us adrift by a false
interpretation of the relationship between the church and the state established
in the Constitution.
It is very
possible that none of these judges really knew the impact of their decisions
and how they were an assault on our Constitution and therefore our Republic.
Just as Jesus prayed for those who crucified Him to be forgiven because they
did not know what they were doing, this is often the case by those used by the
devil. This is why we are told that we do not war against flesh and blood, but
against the principalities and powers using people to do their work. Even so,
we must see the strategy to counter it.
Nowhere in
the Constitution is there mention of the separation of the church and state.
This is a major fallacy and deception by which the enemies of the truth have
worked to destroy a linchpin of our Republic—the freedom of religion. Most
Americans, and even many conservatives who promote adherence to the
Constitution, believe this lie. What is actually stated is that “congress will
establish no religion, or prohibit the free exercise thereof.” This was
intended to keep the federal government out of the church, not the other way
around. The Founders even argued that the Republic could not last without the
influence of the church.
Again, the
term “separation of church and state” is not found in the Constitution or any
other founding documents. Those who say that it is are only revealing their
ignorance of the Constitution. This term was coined by Thomas Jefferson in his
letters to the Danbury Baptists. That term, and his letters, were intended to
ensure them that the church would be protected from the intrusion of the state,
not the other way around. This false interpretation of the Constitution and its
wrong application has resulted in the attempt to use the government, especially
the courts, to inhibit the freedom of religion in America. This is itself a
serious violation of the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
We can see
that in the year this began to be wrongly applied by the Supreme Court to
remove prayer from public schools, America began its present meltdown in
morality, righteousness, and justice. By this decision, the Supreme Court
allowed a tiny fraction of the population that were atheists and agnostics to
sever one of the most basic and important provisions of the Constitution and
violate the religious liberty of the rest of the country.
For this to
be allowed to stand—and the way that it was done through the Supreme Court
without even being contested—has led to the eroding of many other basic
liberties, and now has our continued existence as a Republic in jeopardy.
It did this by allowing
the judicial tyranny to go to a new level of intrusion on the authority of the
other branches of government, the states, and the people.
As
application of Supreme Court decisions have become even more intrusive into
these domains, it has brought us to the crisis point where it will be
determined if we live or die as a Republic. To be the salt and light that
Christians are called to be, we must resolve to stand against evil, injustice,
and tyranny. We are called to be “freedom fighters” and it should be
fundamental to all Christians to fight for “liberty and justice for all.”
Stewardship is one of the basic ways we will be
judged as faithful or unfaithful to The Lord, as Jesus explained in the Parable
of the Talents. This is not just about stewarding our money or stuff, but also
stewarding all that God has entrusted to us. As Americans we must be good
stewards of the freedoms that have been entrusted to us.
The
only commandment that God gave with a promise attached is to honor our fathers
and mothers. The promise given for doing this is that it would “go well” with
us and that our days would be prolonged. What could be more dishonoring of our
national fathers and mothers than to lose what was entrusted to us on our
watch, that which was paid for by such a dear price? America has been called
“the home of the brave,” and we have been preserved by the courage and
sacrifice of many. Now it is our turn.
Courage is the greatest need we have today in our
Christian and national leadership. When the first apostles were threatened by
the Sanhedrin they did not pray for more wisdom, protection, or even more
power; they prayed for boldness. Boldness
is the fruit of courage. We are about to see a bold new breed of leader
arise.