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As followers of Jesus Christ, we all want to live a triumphant Christian life. The Bible assures us that God and His Son Jesus are Victors and that believers can share in their victories: “But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:57). In a practical sense, how can we experience the victorious life that has been made possible in Christ? How can we achieve victory in Jesus?
Victory ultimately belongs to the Lord our God (1 Samuel 17:47). Since the days of Israel’s Exodus from Egypt, whenever God’s people depended on Him alone, He gave them victory over their enemies (Exodus 15). Old Testament prophets consistently pointed to a future Savior who would bring the fullest expression of God’s triumph: “Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey” (Zechariah 9:9; see also Psalm 110:1). We know these prophecies refer to Jesus Christ, the promised Messiah, who has overcome the world (John 16:33).
Jesus won the supreme victory at the cross. Sin was atoned for, and the power of sin and death was broken (see John 12:31 and 1 Peter 2:24). After Christ’s crucifixion and burial, He rose from the dead three days later, and now we share that victory. Satan thought he had won the ultimate contest with the death of Christ. Instead, that death released our chains, set us free from the prison of sin, and disarmed the supernatural powers of evil: “When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross” (Colossians 2:13–15).
The key to achieve victory in Jesus is faith in Christ: “For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God” (1 John 5:4–5; see also Romans 8:37). The first step to victory in Jesus is accepting Christ as Savior. We receive the Lord by grace through faith, and we live in His victory by grace through faith as well. Our salvation is a gift of God’s grace, and our victory in Jesus is a gift of God’s grace (Ephesians 2:4–8; Galatians 3:3).
What is the extent of Jesus Christ’s victory that He imparts to us? The victory that Jesus shares with us includes victory over the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life (1 John 2:16). Our Lord’s triumph over temptation and sin (Hebrews 4:15; see also Matthew 4:1–11) has become our victory as well: “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires” (Galatians 5:24; see also Romans 5:20–21). The apostle John elaborates: “But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin. No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him. Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work” (1 John 3:5–8).
Jesus has overcome Satan and the powers of evil (John 14:30; 16:11; Mark 1:23–27; Luke 4:33–36), and He shares that victory with us. Jesus says, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you” (Luke 10:18–19; see also Ephesians 1:21–22). The writer of Hebrews explains that Jesus took on flesh and blood and shared in our humanity “so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death” (Hebrews 2:14–15). We need not fear death or the devil because we share in Jesus Christ’s victory over them (Acts 2:24; Romans 6:9; 8:38–39; 2 Timothy 1:10; Revelation 1:18).
As long as we remain in this fallen world, we’ll still have struggles to overcome and battles to fight. At times we will fall and fail. But we continue to get back up, asking God to equip us with His grace and power to overcome (2 Corinthians 12:9). As believers, we fight our battles in the spiritual realm, on our knees: “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds” (2 Corinthians 10:3–4). God has given us spiritual armor to protect us from the powers of darkness that wage war against us (Ephesians 6:10–20).
Victory in Jesus is real and attainable now because our Lord Jesus has defeated Satan and every evil power of the world. We achieve victory in Jesus by resting in Christ (Matthew 11:28) and trusting Him to triumph for us (Romans 5:17). While we remain on earth, the Lord reigns victorious through those who have been delivered from the kingdom of darkness and translated into His glorious kingdom of light (1 Peter 2:9). However, a day will come when the victories of Jesus will be fully realized and celebrated in the new heavens and earth: “He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The LORD has spoken” (Isaiah 25:8).
As volgelinge van Jesus Christus wil ons almal ‘n triomfantlike Christelike lewe lei. Die Bybel verseker ons dat God en Sy Seun Jesus oorwinnaars is en dat gelowiges in hul oorwinnings kan deel: “Maar God sy dank! Hy gee ons die oorwinning deur onse Here Jesus Christus” (1 Korintiërs 15:57). Hoe kan ons in ‘n praktiese sin die oorwinningslewe ervaar wat in Christus moontlik gemaak is? Hoe kan ons oorwinning in Jesus behaal?
Oorwinning behoort uiteindelik aan die Here onse God (1 Samuel 17:47). Sedert die dae van Israel se uittog uit Egipte, wanneer God se volk op Hom alleen staatgemaak het, het Hy hulle die oorwinning oor hul vyande gegee (Eksodus 15). Ou Testamentiese profete het konsekwent gewys op ‘n toekomstige Verlosser wat die volste uitdrukking van God se triomf sou bring: “Verheug jou grootliks, dogter van Sion! Juig, dogter van Jerusalem! Kyk, jou koning kom na jou toe, regverdig en oorwinnaars, nederig en ry op ‘n donkie, op ‘n jong donkie, die vul van ‘n donkie” (Sagaria 9:9; sien ook Psalm 110:1). Ons weet dat hierdie profesieë verwys na Jesus Christus, die beloofde Messias, wat die wêreld oorwin het (Johannes 16:33).
Jesus het die hoogste oorwinning aan die kruis behaal. Sonde is versoen, en die mag van sonde en dood is gebreek (sien Johannes 12:31 en 1 Petrus 2:24). Na Christus se kruisiging en begrafnis het Hy drie dae later uit die dood opgestaan, en nou deel ons daardie oorwinning. Satan het gedink hy het die uiteindelike stryd gewen met die dood van Christus. In plaas daarvan het daardie dood ons kettings losgemaak, ons vrygemaak van die tronk van sonde, en die bonatuurlike magte van die bose ontwapen: “Toe julle dood was in julle sondes en in die onbesnede van julle vlees, het God julle lewend gemaak saam met Christus. Hy het ons al ons sondes vergeef deur die skuld wat teen ons gestaan en ons veroordeel het, uit te wis en dit aan die kruis vas te nael. Nadat Hy die magte en gesagvoerders ontwapen het, het Hy hulle in die openbaar tentoongestel en deur aan die kruis oor hulle getriomfeer” (Kolossense 2:13–15).
Die sleutel tot oorwinning in Jesus is geloof in Christus: “Want elkeen wat uit God gebore is, oorwin die wêreld. Dit is die oorwinning wat die wêreld oorwin het, naamlik ons geloof. Wie oorwin die wêreld? Slegs hy wat glo dat Jesus die Seun van God is” (1 Johannes 5:4–5; sien ook Romeine 8:37). Die eerste stap na oorwinning in Jesus is om Christus as Verlosser te aanvaar. Ons ontvang die Here deur genade deur geloof, en ons leef ook in Sy oorwinning deur genade deur geloof. Ons verlossing is ‘n geskenk van God se genade, en ons oorwinning in Jesus is ‘n geskenk van God se genade (Efesiërs 2:4–8; Galasiërs 3:3).
Wat is die omvang van Jesus Christus se oorwinning wat Hy aan ons skenk? Die oorwinning wat Jesus met ons deel, sluit oorwinning oor die wellus van die vlees, die wellus van die oë en die trots van die lewe in (1 Johannes 2:16). Ons Here se triomf oor versoeking en sonde (Hebreërs 4:15; sien ook Matteus 4:1–11) het ook ons oorwinning geword: “Dié wat aan Christus Jesus behoort, het die vlees met sy hartstogte en begeerlikhede gekruisig” (Galasiërs 5:24; sien ook Romeine 5:20–21). Die apostel Johannes brei uit: “Maar julle weet dat Hy verskyn het om ons sondes weg te neem. En geen sonde is in Hom nie. Niemand wat in Hom bly, sondig nie. Niemand wat sondig, het Hom gesien of geken nie. My kinders, moenie dat iemand julle op ‘n dwaalspoor lei nie. Hy wat reg doen, is regverdig soos Hy regverdig is. Hy wat sondig, is uit die duiwel, want die duiwel sondig van die begin af. Die Seun van God het verskyn om die werk van die duiwel te vernietig” (1 Johannes 3:5–8).
Jesus het Satan en die magte van die bose oorwin (Johannes 14:30; 16:11; Markus 1:23–27; Lukas 4:33–36), en Hy deel daardie oorwinning met ons. Jesus sê: “Ek het Satan soos weerlig uit die hemel sien val. Ek het julle die mag gegee om op slange en skerpioene te trap en om al die mag van die vyand te oorwin; niks sal julle skade doen nie” (Lukas 10:18–19; sien ook Efesiërs 1:21–22). Die skrywer van Hebreërs verduidelik dat Jesus vlees en bloed aangeneem het en deel gehad het aan ons menslikheid, “sodat Hy deur sy dood die mag van hom wat die mag oor die dood het, dit is die duiwel, kon verbreek en dié kon bevry wat hulle hele lewe lank uit vrees vir die dood in slawerny gehou was” (Hebreërs 2:14–15). Ons hoef nie die dood of die duiwel te vrees nie, want ons deel in Jesus Christus se oorwinning oor hulle (Handelinge 2:24; Romeine 6:9; 8:38–39; 2 Timoteus 1:10; Openbaring 1:18).
Solank ons in hierdie gevalle wêreld bly, sal ons steeds stryd hê om te oorkom en stryd om te veg. Soms sal ons val en misluk. Maar ons hou aan om weer op te staan en vra God om ons toe te rus met Sy genade en krag om te oorwin (2 Korintiërs 12:9). As gelowiges veg ons ons stryd in die geestelike ryk, op ons knieë: “Want hoewel ons in die wêreld leef, voer ons nie oorlog soos die wêreld nie. Die wapens waarmee ons veg, is nie die wapens van die wêreld nie, maar inteendeel, hulle het Goddelike krag om vestings af te breek” (2 Korintiërs 10:3–4). God het ons geestelike wapenrusting gegee om ons te beskerm teen die magte van die duisternis wat teen ons oorlog voer (Efesiërs 6:10–20).
Oorwinning in Jesus is nou werklik en bereikbaar omdat ons Here Jesus Satan en elke bose mag van die wêreld verslaan het. Ons behaal oorwinning in Jesus deur in Christus te rus (Matteus 11:28) en Hom te vertrou om vir ons te triomfeer (Romeine 5:17). Terwyl ons op aarde bly, regeer die Here oorwinnend deur diegene wat verlos is uit die koninkryk van die duisternis en oorgeplaas is in Sy glorieryke koninkryk van lig (1 Petrus 2:9). Daar sal egter ‘n dag kom wanneer die oorwinnings van Jesus ten volle verwesenlik en gevier sal word in die nuwe hemele en aarde: “Hy sal die dood vir ewig verslind. Die Here HERE sal die trane van alle aangesigte afvee. Hy sal die smaad van sy volk van die hele aarde af wegneem. Die Here het gespreek” (Jesaja 25:8).
Bible Verse and Prayer for Today
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
—Ephesians 6:10
Some of our strength in fighting evil comes from the spiritual experiences in our past, the encouragement of other believers, and our knowledge of the truth from Scripture. Ultimately, however, our power comes from God’s mighty power, the Holy Spirit. Paul uses his letter to the Ephesians to remind Christians that the power of the Holy Spirit, which raised Jesus from the dead, is at work in us now (Ephesians 1:17-20, 3:14-16). Through the Spirit’s power at work in us, God can do much more than we can ask or imagine (Ephesians 3:20-21). As we put on our spiritual armor and dedicate ourselves to spiritual discipline, God blesses us with his power and his might to live holy lives of courage and grace. God enables us to “be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power”!
Prayer
O Lord God Almighty, my Abba Father and loving Shepherd, strengthen me with your might and grace so that I can withstand the attacks and temptations of the evil one. In Jesus’ name, I ask for the might of the Holy Spirit to be at work in me for your glory. Amen and Amen
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
Laastens, wees sterk in die Here en in sy magtige krag.
—Efesiërs 6:10
Van ons krag in die stryd teen die bose kom van die geestelike ervarings in ons verlede, die bemoediging van ander gelowiges, en ons kennis van die waarheid uit die Skrif. Uiteindelik kom ons krag egter van God se magtige krag, die Heilige Gees. Paulus gebruik sy brief aan die Efesiërs om Christene daaraan te herinner dat die krag van die Heilige Gees, wat Jesus uit die dood opgewek het, nou in ons aan die werk is (Efesiërs 1:17-20, 3:14-16). Deur die Gees se krag wat in ons aan die werk is, kan God veel meer doen as wat ons kan vra of dink (Efesiërs 3:20-21). Soos ons ons geestelike wapenrusting aantrek en onsself toewy aan geestelike dissipline, seën God ons met sy krag en sy mag om heilige lewens van moed en genade te lei. God stel ons in staat om "sterk te wees in die Here en in sy magtige krag"!
Gebed
O Here God Almagtig, my Abba Vader en liefdevolle Herder, versterk my met u mag en genade sodat ek die aanvalle en versoekings van die bose kan weerstaan. In Jesus se Naam vra ek dat die krag van die Heilige Gees in my sal werk tot u eer. Amen en Amen.
Bible Teaching of the Day
Deuteronomy 29:29 says, “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.” This verse comes at the end of a long passage where the Israelites renew the Mosaic Covenant and its laws before the Lord.
The phrase the secret things belong to the Lord means that there are some things only God knows. He is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent. He is also eternal (Psalm 90:2), knows the future (Jeremiah 29:11), and sees all things (Proverbs 15:3). Unlike God, humans are finite and limited in our knowledge—we cannot fully or completely know everything about God or His purposes. So the “secret things” that belong to the Lord are those things that only He knows as the Creator and Sustainer over all creation (Colossians 1:16–17).
However, the fact that the secret things belong to the Lord does not mean that humans cannot know anything about God. In fact, Deuteronomy 29:29 also speaks of “things revealed.“ We can know a great deal about who God is and what He’s doing because He has revealed Himself to us through “the words of this law,” as Deuteronomy 29:29 says. Though God is mysterious, and certain “secret things” belong only to Him, He has chosen to reveal Himself to humanity through His Word (see 2 Timothy 3:16–17 and 2 Peter 1:20–21). More specifically, God has chosen to make Himself known to us through His Son, Jesus (John 1:14; Hebrews 1:1–3). God wants us to learn and know more about Him as we as we live our lives (Deuteronomy 4:34; Matthew 11:28–30).
So, even though people can never gain knowledge of “the secret things [that] belong to the Lord,” they do have access to what is clearly revealed in His Word about who He is and how He wants them to live.
The words of Deuteronomy 29:29 can also be a source of encouragement for people facing difficult or challenging circumstances. If a parent loses a child, or a woman is abandoned by her husband, or a man loses his job, knowing that “the secret things belong to the Lord” can help them remember that God knows and sees all things. The “why“ of a tragedy may be one of the “secret things“ that God keeps hidden as part of His inscrutable plan. But He has promised to work even the most difficult circumstances for good on behalf of His chosen and loved people (Romans 8:28).
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
Deuteronomium 29:29 sê: “Die verborge dinge behoort aan die Here onse God, maar die geopenbaarde dinge behoort aan ons en ons kinders tot in ewigheid, sodat ons al die woorde van hierdie wet kan nakom.” Hierdie vers kom aan die einde van ‘n lang gedeelte waar die Israeliete die Mosaïese Verbond en sy wette voor die Here hernu.
Die frase “die verborge dinge behoort aan die Here” beteken dat daar sommige dinge is wat net God weet. Hy is alwetend, almagtig en alomteenwoordig. Hy is ook ewig (Psalm 90:2), ken die toekoms (Jeremia 29:11) en sien alles (Spreuke 15:3). Anders as God, is mense eindig en beperk in ons kennis – ons kan nie ten volle of volledig alles oor God of Sy voornemens weet nie. Dus is die “geheime dinge” wat aan die Here behoort, daardie dinge wat net Hy ken as die Skepper en Onderhouer oor die hele skepping (Kolossense 1:16–17).
Die feit dat die geheime dinge aan die Here behoort, beteken egter nie dat mense niks van God kan weet nie. Trouens, Deuteronomium 29:29 praat ook van “geopenbaarde dinge”. Ons kan baie weet oor wie God is en wat Hy doen, want Hy het Homself aan ons geopenbaar deur “die woorde van hierdie wet”, soos Deuteronomium 29:29 sê. Alhoewel God geheimsinnig is, en sekere “geheime dinge” slegs aan Hom behoort, het Hy gekies om Homself aan die mensdom te openbaar deur Sy Woord (sien 2 Timoteus 3:16–17 en 2 Petrus 1:20–21). Meer spesifiek, God het gekies om Homself aan ons bekend te maak deur Sy Seun, Jesus (Johannes 1:14; Hebreërs 1:1–3). God wil hê dat ons meer oor Hom moet leer en weet soos ons ons lewens lei (Deuteronomium 4:34; Matteus 11:28–30).
Dus, alhoewel mense nooit kennis kan opdoen van “die geheime dinge wat aan die Here behoort” nie, het hulle toegang tot wat duidelik in Sy Woord geopenbaar is oor wie Hy is en hoe Hy wil hê hulle moet leef.
Die woorde van Deuteronomium 29:29 kan ook ‘n bron van bemoediging wees vir mense wat moeilike of uitdagende omstandighede in die gesig staar. As ‘n ouer ‘n kind verloor, of ‘n vrou deur haar man verlaat word, of ‘n man sy werk verloor, kan die wete dat “die geheime dinge aan die Here behoort” hulle help om te onthou dat God alles weet en sien. Die “hoekom” van ‘n tragedie kan een van die “geheime dinge” wees wat God verborge hou as deel van Sy ondeurgrondelike plan. Maar Hy het belowe om selfs die moeilikste omstandighede ten goede te laat werk namens Sy uitverkore en geliefde mense (Romeine 8:28).
Today’s Devotional
Revelation 12:10 calls Satan the “accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night.” The context of the verse describes a cosmic battle between a great red dragon (identified as Satan in Revelation 12:7) and the angelic hosts of heaven. The dragon is hurled to the earth (Revelation 12:9), the authority of the Messiah is locked in place (verse 10), and the believers are victorious:
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death” (Revelation 12:11, NKJV).
During the tribulation of the end times, Satan’s wrath against God’s’ people, especially Israel (the “woman” of Revelation 12) will intensify. But the believers are promised to overcome. Dr. Charles Ryrie comments on Revelation 12:11: “The believer’s defense against Satan is (1) to bank on the merits of the death of Christ, (2) to be active in witnessing, and (3) to be willing to make any sacrifice, including death” (The Ryrie Study Bible, Moody Press, 1978, p. 1,801).
Down through the centuries, the “great dragon” Satan has despised the mercy, love, grace, and forgiveness that God pours out on believers in Jesus Christ. With relentless, evil determination, the devil hounds us, fixated on destroying our walk with God and chasing us back into a spiritual prison. But, day by day, night by night, believers always overcome him “by the blood of the Lamb” (Revelation 12:11).
Satan’s tireless goal in the life of every Christian is to prevent, disrupt, and cut off his or her relationship with God. He “prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8). But the devil’s only real power over believers is to throw our sins and transgressions in our faces. He is the accuser. Thankfully, the sacrifice of Christ has effectively dealt with the problem. It is the blood of Jesus Christ—the blood of the Lamb—that redeems people, setting them free from slavery to sin and Satan’s control.
Scripture gives us vivid pictures of Christ’s redemptive work on the cross. Peter explains that “God paid a ransom” to save us from our old empty way of life. “And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God” (1 Peter 1:18–19, NLT). The tribulation saints will have “washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb” (Revelation 7:14). When Jesus Christ died, His precious blood “purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation” (Revelation 5:9). Jesus’ blood was poured out “for the forgiveness of sins” (Matthew 26:28), and it “purifies us from all sin” (1 John 1:7).
Satan tries to condemn us, but we overcome by the blood of the Lamb. “There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death” (Romans 8:1–2). Jesus freed us from the spiritual chains of sin (John 8:35–36; Romans 6:17–22).
The next time Satan tries to hurl past failures in your face, remember that “God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned” (John 3:17–18).
All believers—past, present and future—overcome the accuser by the blood of the Lamb. Jesus Christ’s death is the definitive basis for our victory over the enemy of our souls. The apostle Paul asks, “Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself. Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us” (Romans 8:33–34, NLT). Despite everything in the devil’s arsenal that he can throw at us, “in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us” (Romans 8:37).
Paul tells the Colossians, “For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead. You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross. So don’t let anyone condemn you” (Colossians 2:12–16, NLT).
We must not allow the devil to deceive us with lies and accusations. Every charge he can bring against us is canceled, nailed to the cross, and overcome by the blood of the Lamb. It may seem strange that, in Revelation 12, a raging dragon is overcome by a slain lamb. Lambs are not usually seen as dragon-slayers. But such is the power and efficacy of the death of Christ. Because of Christ’s shed blood on the cross, sin has lost its grip on us. Whenever Satan accuses us, we can sing, “My chains are gone; I’ve been set free.”
Vandag se Bemoediging
Openbaring 12:10 noem Satan die “aanklaer van ons broers en susters, wat hulle dag en nag voor ons God aankla.” Die konteks van die vers beskryf ‘n kosmiese stryd tussen ‘n groot rooi draak (geïdentifiseer as Satan in Openbaring 12:7) en die engele van die hemel. Die draak word na die aarde geslinger (Openbaring 12:9), die gesag van die Messias word vasgelê (vers 10), en die gelowiges is seëvierend:
“En hulle het hom oorwin deur die bloed van die Lam en deur die woord van hulle getuienis, en hulle het hulle lewe nie liefgehad tot die dood toe nie” (Openbaring 12:11).
Gedurende die verdrukking van die eindtye sal Satan se toorn teen God se mense, veral Israel (die “vrou” van Openbaring 12), toeneem. Maar die gelowiges word belowe om te oorwin. Dr. Charles Ryrie lewer kommentaar op Openbaring 12:11: “Die gelowige se verdediging teen Satan is (1) om op die meriete van die dood van Christus te staatmaak, (2) om aktief te getuig, en (3) om bereid te wees om enige opoffering te maak, insluitend die dood” (The Ryrie Study Bible, Moody Press, 1978, bl. 1801).
Deur die eeue heen het die “groot draak” Satan die genade, liefde, en vergifnis wat God op gelowiges in Jesus Christus uitstort, verag. Met meedoënlose, bose vasberadenheid agtervolg die duiwel ons, gefokus daarop om ons wandel met God te vernietig en ons terug te jaag in ‘n geestelike tronk. Maar dag na dag, nag na nag, oorwin gelowiges hom altyd “deur die bloed van die Lam” (Openbaring 12:11).
Satan se onvermoeide doelwit in die lewe van elke Christen is om sy of haar verhouding met God te voorkom, te ontwrig en af te sny. Hy “loop rond soos ‘n brullende leeu op soek na iemand om te verslind” (1 Petrus 5:8). Maar die duiwel se enigste ware mag oor gelowiges is om ons sondes en oortredings in ons gesigte te gooi. Hy is die aanklaer. Gelukkig het die offer van Christus die probleem effektief aangespreek. Dit is die bloed van Jesus Christus – die bloed van die Lam – wat mense verlos en hulle vrymaak van slawerny aan sonde en Satan se beheer.
Die Skrif gee ons lewendige beelde van Christus se verlossingswerk aan die kruis. Petrus verduidelik dat “God ’n losprys betaal het” om ons van ons ou leë lewenswyse te red. “En dit is nie met blote goud of silwer betaal wat hul waarde verloor nie, maar met die kosbare bloed van Christus, die sondelose, vlekkelose Lam van God” (1 Petrus 1:18–19). Die heiliges van die verdrukking sal “hulle klere gewas en wit gemaak het in die bloed van die Lam” (Openbaring 7:14). Toe Jesus Christus gesterf het, het sy kosbare bloed “vir God mense gekoop uit elke stam en taal en volk en nasie” (Openbaring 5:9). Jesus se bloed is uitgegiet “tot vergifnis van sondes” (Matteus 26:28), en dit “reinig ons van alle sonde” (1 Johannes 1:7).
Satan probeer ons veroordeel, maar ons word oorwin deur die bloed van die Lam. “Daar is nou geen veroordeling vir die wat in Christus Jesus is nie, want die wet van die Gees wat die lewe gee, het julle deur Christus Jesus vrygemaak van die wet van sonde en dood” (Romeine 8:1–2). Jesus het ons bevry van die geestelike kettings van sonde (Johannes 8:35–36; Romeine 6:17–22).
Die volgende keer as Satan probeer om vorige mislukkings in jou gesig te gooi, onthou dat “God sy Seun nie in die wêreld gestuur het om die wêreld te veroordeel nie, maar om die wêreld deur Hom te red. Elkeen wat in Hom glo, word nie veroordeel nie” (Johannes 3:17–18).
Alle gelowiges – verlede, hede en toekoms – oorwin die aanklaer deur die bloed van die Lam. Jesus Christus se dood is die definitiewe basis vir ons oorwinning oor die vyand van ons siele. Die apostel Paulus vra: “Wie durf ons beskuldig wat God as sy eiendom gekies het? Niemand nie, want God self het ons reg voor Homself gegee. Wie sal ons dan veroordeel? Niemand nie, want Christus Jesus het vir ons gesterf en is vir ons opgewek, en Hy sit op die ereplek aan God se regterhand en pleit vir ons” (Romeine 8:33–34). Ten spyte van alles in die duiwel se arsenaal wat hy na ons kan gooi, “is ons in al hierdie dinge meer as oorwinnaars deur Hom wat ons liefgehad het” (Romeine 8:37).
Paulus sê vir die Kolossense: “Want julle is saam met Christus begrawe toe julle gedoop is. En saam met Hom is julle opgewek, omdat julle vertrou het op die magtige krag van God wat Christus uit die dood opgewek het. Julle was dood as gevolg van julle sondes en omdat julle sondige natuur nog nie weggeneem was nie. Toe het God julle saam met Christus lewend gemaak, want Hy het al ons sondes vergewe. Hy het die skuldbewys teen ons uitgewis en dit aan die kruis vasgespyker. Hy het die geestelike heersers en maghebbers ontwapen en hulle in die openbaar beskaam deur sy oorwinning oor hulle aan die kruis. Laat niemand julle dan veroordeel nie” (Kolossense 2:12–16).
Ons moenie toelaat dat die duiwel ons met leuens en beskuldigings mislei nie. Elke aanklag wat hy teen ons kan bring, word gekanselleer, aan die kruis vasgespyker en oorwin deur die bloed van die Lam. Dit mag vreemd lyk dat ‘n woedende draak in Openbaring 12 deur ‘n geslagte lam oorwin word. Lammers word gewoonlik nie as drakeslagters gesien nie. Maar so is die krag en doeltreffendheid van die dood van Christus. As gevolg van Christus se gestorte bloed aan die kruis, het sonde sy greep op ons verloor. Wanneer Satan ons beskuldig, kan ons sing: “My kettings is weg; ek is vrygemaak.”
The Collectors of Manna – Women of the Word // Gaarders van Manna – Vroue van die woord
Dilize Light has Managed a TruLight Ladies Group on Telegram for the Past 6 Years and from Today . she will be Sharing her Manna with the Ladies in The TruLight Daily Manna Platform . Dilize is the only Daughter of Pastor Dirk and has been part of the Ministry since the age of 11 . Dilize is also the Radio Host for the Popular TruLight Top 10 that airs on TruLight Radio XM saturdays at 17h00′
Dilize Light bestuur die afgelope 6 jaar ‘n TruLight Damesgroep op Telegram en van vandag af sal sy haar Manna met die Dames deel op die TruLight Daaglikse Manna-platform. Dilize is die enigste dogter van Pastoor Dirk en is deel van die bediening sedert die ouderdom van 11. Dilize is ook die radio-aanbieder vir die gewilde TruLight Top 10 wat Saterdae om 17:00 op TruLight Radio XM uitgesaai word.
Gedeelde Stryd:
Om die stryd van die lewe te deel, is fundamenteel tot die manier waarop volgelinge van Christus geroep word om te leef. Soos Paulus ons uitgedaag het: Deel mekaar se laste en gehoorsaam op hierdie manier die wet van Christus (Gal 6:2). Deur saam te werk deur die uitdagings van die lewe, kan ons mekaar versterk en ondersteun wanneer tye moeilik is. Deur die sorg en liefde van Christus teenoor mekaar uit te druk, behoort die moeilikhede van die lewe ons na Christus en na mekaar te trek en ons nie in lyding te isoleer nie.
Deur deel te neem aan die stryd van ‘n ander, modelleer ons die liefde van Christus. Ons lees in Jesaja: Hy het sekerlik ons vriende gedra en ons smarte gedra (Jes 53:4). Maak nie saak hoe groot die stryd is wat ons in die gesig staar nie, ons staar dit nooit alleen in die gesig nie.
Ons kan baie verder saam gaan as wat ons alleen kan.
Shared Struggle:
Sharing the struggles of life is fundamental to the way followers of Christ are called to live. As Paul challenged us, “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal. 6:2). By working together through the challenges of life, we can strengthen and support one another when times are difficult. By expressing the care and love of Christ for one another, the difficulties of life should draw us to Christ and to one another, not isolate us in suffering.
By sharing in another’s struggles, we model the love of Christ. We read in Isaiah: “Surely he has borne our sorrows and carried our griefs” (Isa. 53:4). No matter how great the struggle we face, we never face it alone.
We can go much further together than we can alone.
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TruLight TV – Family Harmonies: The Williamsons Bring Joy to Worship
It’s easy to go through the motions at church. So many times we show up, say a few amens, sing a couple of songs, and just check it off our schedule. However, God is encouraging us to show up on Sunday ready to learn something new about ourselves and Him. Watch today’s video devotional as singer-songwriter Lynda Randle inspires us to get excited about our weekly gatherings. Today’s guest artist on Gospel Music USA (The Williamsons Family) – This group consist of a Mom, and her two young children singing some great gospel songs. Enjoy the music and message and share this video with your friends.
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King Charles & The Pope’s Ecumenical Service – A Dangerous Illusion Of Unity
It was a sight unimaginable for five centuries: beneath the vaulted frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, King Charles III and Queen Camilla sat alongside Pope Leo XIV in a joint worship service blending Anglican and Roman Catholic elements. Golden thrones, sacred music, and solemn prayers filled the room — a scene rich with symbolism.
And yet behind the beauty of the ceremony lies a deeper question: What kind of unity is this?
For the first time since the English Reformation, a reigning British monarch — sworn to uphold “the Protestant Reformed religion established by law” — joined a Pope in public worship. Some heralded the event as a healing of old wounds between Canterbury and Rome. Others, especially among evangelical believers, saw something else — a troubling blurring of lines that God Himself drew through the very truths of the gospel.
Because while unity is noble, unity without truth becomes deception. To pretend that five hundred years of theological difference have suddenly evaporated under the glow of good will is not reconciliation — it’s denial.
Let us indeed be civil. Let us be charitable. But let us not be confused. Truth matters. And love rejoices in truth, not without it (1 Corinthians 13:6).
Below are ten core distinctions that still separate Roman Catholic teaching and Protestant, evangelical conviction — distinctions that remain as relevant today as they were in the days of Luther and Tyndale.
- Scripture Alone vs. Scripture Plus Tradition
The heart of the Reformation beat around one phrase: Sola Scriptura — “Scripture alone.” Protestants believe the Bible is the final and sufficient authority for faith and practice. The Catholic Church, by contrast, teaches that both Scripture and Sacred Tradition together form the Word of God, interpreted infallibly by the Magisterium.
This is not a small footnote of difference — it’s a fundamental question of authority. Who decides what is true? The Protestant answers: God’s Word alone. The Catholic answers: the Church, through its ordained hierarchy. And therein lies the danger. When any man or institution places itself above or beside the Word of God, it’s no longer God’s truth that rules the church, but human interpretation.
In every generation, this question resurfaces. Will we build our faith on the unchanging Word of God — or on a system that can redefine truth as it pleases? And to be fair – this is not just a criticism of how the Roman Catholic church approaches scripture. Numerous protestant pastors today treat the Bible as a buffet, picking and choosing what they feel is relevant and what is not. The whole counsel of God needs to be treated as inspired as written, not reinterpreted to our modern day progressive ideologue as so many woke pastors do.
- Justification by Faith Alone vs. Faith and Works
Protestants proclaim with joy that sinners are justified — declared righteous — by faith alone in Christ alone. It is a once-for-all act of grace. Catholics teach that justification is a process involving cooperation between human effort and divine grace, where righteousness is infused gradually through participation in the sacraments.
The difference is not theoretical — it’s the difference between peace and perpetual striving. If justification depends on my progress, I can never truly rest. But if justification depends on Christ’s finished work, I can stand secure.
The gospel that saves says: “It is finished.” The gospel that enslaves says: “Keep trying, perhaps you’ll make it.” One produces grateful obedience born of love; the other breeds fear, guilt, and uncertainty.
3. The Nature of the Sacraments
Rome teaches seven sacraments as channels through which grace is literally conveyed: baptism, confirmation, Eucharist, penance, anointing of the sick, holy orders, and matrimony. Protestants recognize only two — baptism and the Lord’s Supper — as symbolic yet powerful signs commanded by Christ.
The distinction is simple yet profound: do sacraments save, or do they point to the Savior? To the Protestant, baptism and communion are outward testimonies of inward faith. To the Catholic, they are means by which grace is dispensed, often apart from personal belief.
Christ never intended ritual to replace relationship. When ceremony eclipses the gospel, people trust the performance instead of the Person who redeems.
4. The Priesthood and Mediation
Protestants affirm the “priesthood of all believers” — that through Christ, every believer has direct access to God (1 Peter 2:9). The Catholic system maintains a hierarchical priesthood through which grace flows and forgiveness is pronounced.
But the New Covenant tore the veil in two. The High Priest is no longer a man in robes but the risen Christ Himself (Hebrews 4:14-16). To re-insert a human priest as mediator between God and man is to rebuild a wall that Christ died to destroy.
Let us respect our Catholic neighbors, but let us not yield this truth: the believer needs no earthly mediator to find God’s grace. The door is open — wide and forever — by the blood of Jesus alone.
5. The Eucharist vs. the Lord’s Supper
In Catholic theology, the bread and wine become the literal Body and Blood of Christ — a miraculous change known as transubstantiation. In Protestant belief, the elements remain bread and wine, serving as a vivid reminder of Christ’s once-for-all sacrifice.
The distinction matters because it reveals how each side views the cross. Protestants see the Lord’s Supper as a proclamation of a finished redemption — “Do this in remembrance of Me.” Catholic teaching sees it as a repeated sacrifice, a mystical re-presentation of Calvary.
The Protestant conscience trembles at that thought, for Scripture says Christ was sacrificed once for all (Hebrews 10:10). To repeat what was finished is to suggest the cross was incomplete. And if the cross is incomplete, the gospel collapses.
6. The Pope’s Authority and Infallibility
Catholics hold that the Pope is the vicar of Christ on earth, possessing universal jurisdiction and, when speaking ex cathedra, infallibility in matters of faith and morals. Protestants reject this entirely. Christ alone is Head of the Church, and no man can claim infallible authority over the people of God.
History shows what happens when spiritual power becomes absolute: truth bends to politics, and holiness gives way to hierarchy. The Reformers did not reject papal authority because they despised order — they rejected it because they loved Scripture. It is for that very reason that the majority of the Anglican church has now split from the authority of the Church of England due to it’s appointment of feminist/pro-abortion Sarah Mullally as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury.
The evangelical church must never again be seduced by claims of divine authority resting in human hands. We already have a perfect Shepherd and an infallible Word. We need no earthly crown beside it.
7. Mary and the Saints
The Catholic Church venerates Mary as “Queen of Heaven,” prays for her intercession, and celebrates doctrines like the Immaculate Conception and Assumption. Protestants honor Mary as the humble mother of Jesus — blessed, yes, but still a sinner saved by grace.
The problem is not respect but replacement. When Mary becomes co-mediator, Christ’s unique role as intercessor is eclipsed. When prayers rise to saints instead of the Savior, affection becomes idolatry.
Evangelicals do not dishonor Mary by refusing to pray to her; we honor her by imitating her words: “My soul magnifies the Lord.” She pointed to Christ, not herself. That is her enduring greatness — and the lesson Rome must still learn.
8. Purgatory and the Afterlife
Catholicism teaches that after death, believers undergo purification in Purgatory before entering Heaven. Protestants reject this as unscriptural. The Bible declares, “To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord” (2 Cor. 5:8). Christ’s sacrifice was sufficient — nothing remains to be purged.
Purgatory sounds compassionate — a final cleansing before glory. But it quietly denies the completeness of grace. If sin remains to be burned away, then the cross did not finish its work. And if the blood of Christ leaves residue, what hope does any of us have?
The gospel says the believer’s sins are “as far as the east is from the west.” There is no halfway house between guilt and glory. In Christ, we pass straight from death into life.
9. Grace and Merit
Catholic doctrine teaches that grace is received through the sacraments and that good works can merit further grace and even eternal reward. Protestant theology insists that grace is entirely unearned — a gift that produces works, not the other way around.
The difference is subtle but seismic. In the Catholic system, man contributes to his salvation; in the gospel, man contributes only his sin. Grace, by definition, is unmerited. Once we add our effort to it, it is no longer grace at all.
The danger of any “grace-plus” theology is that it shifts glory from the cross to the creature. And as long as man takes even a sliver of credit, Christ’s crown is tarnished.
10. The Church Itself
Rome sees itself as the one true Church, outside of which there is no salvation. Protestants believe the true Church is the body of all who are born again by faith in Christ — a spiritual fellowship that transcends denomination, culture, and hierarchy.
The issue here is not structure but salvation. The Catholic Church ties spiritual life to institutional membership; evangelical faith ties it to regeneration. The one says, “Come to the Church, and find Christ.” The other says, “Come to Christ, and you’ll find His Church.”
Unity, therefore, cannot mean submission to Rome. It means fellowship in the gospel — not uniformity under papal rule.
Truth and Grace in Our Time
King Charles’s participation in this service marks an extraordinary historical moment — but not a theological reconciliation. The rift between Rome and biblical Christianity remains. We should not greet such events with hostility, but neither with naïve celebration.
True unity can never be built on blurred doctrine. It must rest on truth, repentance, and fidelity to the Word of God. The Bible calls believers to “speak the truth in love” (Ephesians 4:15). That means being gracious to Catholics while remaining unyielding on the gospel.
Let us hope this moment inspires dialogue, not delusion. May it renew in us the conviction that the gospel is not a shared compromise between traditions, but the blazing center of truth around which all true believers must rally.
Let the world see our kindness — but also our conviction. We can respect the Pope, honor the King, and still stand firm on the Rock that neither throne nor tradition can replace: Christ alone, Scripture alone, faith alone, grace alone, to the glory of God alone.
SIGNS OF THE TIMES
Run With Christ: The Gen Z Revival That’s Happening On The Move
Across America, a new kind of revival is running its course–literally. It doesn’t take place inside cathedral walls or conference halls, but on city sidewalks and park trails. It’s led not by seasoned pastors or celebrity influencers, but by twenty-somethings with sneakers, worship music, and a fire for Jesus.
They call it Run with Christ–and what started as one young man’s attempt to deepen his faith through exercise has turned into a movement uniting tens of thousands of young believers across more than 80 cities and five nations.
Faith in Motion
The story began with 21-year-old Will Garinger in Columbus, Ohio. What he thought would be a simple run club with a short devotional beforehand became something much larger–a spiritual awakening among a generation searching for something real.
On one September morning, hundreds showed up. People ran, prayed, and worshiped. Lives were changed. Garinger remembers seeing salvation, healing, and tears of joy. “I thought it would just be a little community,” he said, “but it became a place where people found Jesus.”
The idea spread like wildfire. City after city started new chapters–not because anyone told them to, but because someone simply said “yes.” One young person after another reached out, saying they longed for community, purpose, and hope. Within a year, Run with Christ was in over 80 cities and growing faster than anyone imagined.
From Isolation to Integration
Their slogan says it all: “From isolated to integrated through faith and fitness.”
It’s a rallying cry for a generation that’s tired of loneliness, tired of scrolling, tired of pretending. They want real connection. They want movement–physically and spiritually.
Every Saturday, young people gather–some shy, some skeptical, many broken–and find themselves surrounded by hugs, laughter, and worship. There’s no judgment. No competition. Just an invitation: come run with us, and meet the One who gives life its purpose.
Running is just the backdrop. The real race is the spiritual one.
A Generation Awakening
Something beautiful is happening here–something older generations have prayed for. The so-called “lost generation” of Gen Z is discovering what the world could never offer: the presence of God and the power of authentic community.
These runners aren’t chasing medals; they’re chasing meaning. They’re turning from addiction, anxiety, and self-doubt to a life filled with purpose. They’re finding that faith is not a spectator sport–it’s a journey meant to be lived out in motion.
As one participant put it, “We’ve tried everything–drugs, alcohol, chasing experiences–and we’re just tired. We’re ready to follow Jesus wherever He leads.”
There’s no stage, no spotlight, no polished sermon–just worship music echoing across city parks, hands lifted high, tears streaming, hearts changed.
Authenticity Over Aesthetics
At the heart of this movement is authenticity. Young people today have an uncanny radar for what’s fake. They can tell when religion is performative, when leadership is self-serving, and when faith has become more about image than intimacy.
But when they encounter something genuine–when they see love, humility, and the power of God–they respond. They show up. They run.
As one 20-year-old organizer put it, “Gen Z can recognize authenticity. We’re tired of the fakeness. We want to give our lives to something bigger than us–and that’s Jesus.”
The Spirit of Revival
When hundreds gather at dawn to pray and run for Christ, there’s a sense of something sacred in the air. It feels less like a fitness event and more like a revival–one without walls, without tickets, without denominational lines.
It’s the sound of sneakers hitting the pavement and worship songs filling the sky. It’s the sight of strangers laying hands on one another in prayer. It’s the miracle of community being reborn among a generation that the world said was too distracted, too distant, too broken to believe.
Steve Bannon Proposes “Christian State of Jerusalem” in New Regional Vision
“If you’re going to have a two-state solution, you have to have a three-state solution … one of those states has to be the Christian state of Jerusalem,” he said.
One State called a Freestate = Free for Jews , Muslims and Christians to Live in Unity !
Pastor Dirk Says
That is a Call From the Doctrine of Demons Christian Zionist Believers to be Included in the Original Two State Solution plan that will make out to be one of the 7 Year Peace Plan from the “Jewish Messiah” aka the Antichrist . Christian Zionist that want to go and do Animal Sacrifices in the New Jewish Temple.
White House Asked If Trump Plans to Rebuild the Holy Temple
Eyebrows were raised when a question about rebuilding the Holy Temple was asked in the White House press briefing room, bringing a subject usually found in Jewish study halls and prophetic discussions directly into U.S. political conversation.
Eyebrows were raised when a question about rebuilding the Beit HaMikdash (Holy Temple) was asked in the White House press briefing room on Thursday, bringing a subject usually found in Jewish study halls and prophetic discussions directly into U.S. political conversation. Mishpacha’s White House correspondent, Jake Turx, asked Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt whether President Donald Trump had ever discussed the prospect of supporting the Temple’s reconstruction in Jerusalem.
“To your knowledge, has the topic of rebuilding the Holy Temple in Jerusalem ever come up?” Turx asked, after noting Trump’s reputation for large-scale building projects and his newly revealed plans for a White House ballroom. “He’s likely gonna go down as the greatest builder of this era,” Turx said.
The exchange was brief, but it immediately recalled one of the most symbolically potent moments of Trump’s first term: the move of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem in May 2018.
Some have credited Trump’s success despite overwhelming and sometimes unscrupulous opposition to his attachment to Jerusalem, as per the verse in Psalms:
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you be secure.’ Psalms 122:6
Following the embassy move, the Sanhedrin minted a ceremonial coin depicting Trump alongside the Persian King Cyrus, who facilitated the Jewish people’s return from Babylonian exile and rebuilding the Second Temple. The Prophet Isaiah explicitly calls Cyrus “Moshiach” (Messiah) for playing this role in enabling Israel to return to its land and restore worship in Jerusalem. The comparison was not marginal or obscure — it gained traction among Christian supporters of Israel and appeared in Israeli political rhetoric as well.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly drew the same comparison in 2018, saying that like Cyrus, Trump “made history” by recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The suggestion that Trump’s policies had moved the Jewish people closer to restoring sovereignty in their capital city was accepted by many of his evangelical allies and taken seriously by some Jewish Temple activists.
The idea of a Third Temple is not speculative within the Hebrew Bible. The Prophet Ezekiel dedicates eight chapters to describing a future Temple with exact architectural measurements and designated rituals.
Several years ago, mentioning the Temple in a White House briefing would have been treated as marginal. Today, it was asked plainly — without laughter, without dismissal, and without scandal.
The Bible describes Jerusalem not as a negotiable city but as the center of God’s presence and the future gathering point for all nations. Isaiah wrote:
“For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.” (Isaiah 56:7)
Whether Trump has entertained the idea is clear: he has not. But the question itself now hangs in the air. It signals that talk of the Temple has entered the realm of public policy, political identity, and international religious meaning.
GOG AND MAGOG UPDATE
Israel Already Training For The Next October 7th Attack
Most of the world has learned to recognize the name Hamas–the militant group behind the October 7th attacks that plunged Israel into war. But fewer understand the other shadow looming to the north: Hezbollah.
Unlike Hamas, which operates from Gaza and rules through fear within Palestinian borders, Hezbollah is a far larger, more heavily armed army-like organization backed directly by Iran and embedded deep inside Lebanon. If Hamas represents chaos, Hezbollah represents calculation–and that distinction makes it even more dangerous.
Today, while Hamas still defies Israeli demands to disarm in the south and risks the wrath of President Trump, Hezbollah sits under a fragile truce in the north. But Israel knows better than to trust it. Beneath the surface of diplomatic calm, Hezbollah’s forces are rearming, reorganizing, and watching. And Israel, haunted by the lessons of October 7th, is wasting no time. It is training for the unthinkable: a coordinated, surprise invasion that could strike from Lebanon with deadly precision.
The Israeli Defense Forces are conducting intense 30-hour drills designed to replicate an October 7th-style assault–but this time, coming from land, air, and sea. In one simulation, hundreds of enemy fighters pour into northern Israel, attacking cities like Nahariya while others attempt to seize border outposts and kidnap civilians. The soldiers train to defend, recover, and counterattack–all under conditions meant to push them beyond endurance. There are no soft scenarios anymore; every exercise begins with chaos and ends only when order is restored.
One senior commander summarized the mindset bluntly: “The next attack will come unexpectedly. Intelligence can’t know everything.” That single statement captures Israel’s grim reality. The next war won’t arrive with warning sirens–it will arrive with shock, speed, and confusion. And Israel must be ready for it, because one defeat–just one–could be the end of the State of Israel as we know it.
Hezbollah’s position today is weakened but far from neutralized. Its infrastructure has been damaged, its ranks depleted, yet it still commands tens of thousands of fighters and a massive arsenal of rockets. More importantly, it remains a loyal servant of Tehran. Iran’s desire for revenge after years of setbacks is no secret. Should Israel show even the faintest sign of weakness–whether distracted by Gaza or political infighting–Hezbollah could strike, not alone, but in coordination with Iran and its proxies across the region.
For now, the odds of such an assault remain low. Hezbollah is still rebuilding, and international pressure has momentarily restrained it. Lebanon itself is teetering economically and politically, hardly in shape for another war. But that doesn’t mean the threat is gone–it only means the timing isn’t right. And Israel knows it.
Meanwhile, Hamas’ defiance continues to send a dangerous signal. Its refusal to disarm despite harsh language from President Trump shows it may be willing to risk it all for the sake of it’s survival. If Hamas can dig in and survive, why shouldn’t Hezbollah believe it can do the same? The message echoes across the region, eroding deterrence one day at a time.
Israel’s drills have taken what they have learned from the past two years and are implementing these changes nation-wide. Every weakness exposed on October 7th is being confronted head-on. Soldiers are trained to recover from system collapse, fight through confusion, and defend their communities without waiting for orders. Each northern town now has reinforced emergency squads, upgraded defenses, and quick-response teams ready to act within minutes. Israel’s military structure has been rebuilt from the ground up to ensure that when the next test comes, it will not break.
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