Okay, today we are going to look at the goal and the tactics of the Kingdom of Darkness in the war in which we are engaged.

In the previous episode, we looked at the fact that the place we find ourselves is living in the midst of a world at war.

And today we're going to look at how specifically the Kingdom of Darkness wages war against your heart.

What are evil's goals?

Strategies, tactics.

I am deeply indebted to both John Eldridge and Dan Allender for opening my eyes to what follows and for inviting me to take it seriously.

So I wanted to let you know, this whole category of warfare was something I believed in, but I didn't understand how it actually played out in my day to day life.

And Eldridge and Allender have really helped me understand this.

So if we are living in a world at war, a war between the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Darkness, what is the goal of the Kingdom of Darkness?

It is not to cause your death.

Your death results in a newfound nearness to the triune God.

So evil doesn't really want to end your life.

Jesus articulates the goal of evil in John 10 when he says,

the thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.

The goal of evil is to steal, kill and destroy.

Broadly speaking, evil aims to steal every opportunity you have to experience something of the goodness of God.

To kill every opportunity to experience the goodness of God, to destroy any and every opportunity you have to experience something of the goodness of God.

And in addition, we can put it this way.

Evil seeks to steal the goodness of your relationships.

To kill the desires of your heart and to destroy the beauty of your face.

In other words, the unique way that you represent the image of God.

If this is evil's goal, what are the tactics that it employs to achieve its goal?

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