Luciel, who opposed God’s will of creating human beings, was driven out of the Kingdom of Heaven and became Lucifer, Satan, who obstructs all the things that the almighty God carries out. Lucifer opposed the creation of this world, so he hinders and opposes the righteous life of all the human beings in the world.
He makes people violate God’s laws and tempts them, causing them to fall. He opposes God giving purpose to human beings, he opposes God working upon them, and he entices and deceives human beings. Satan also corrupts the world and corrupts its entire culture, so when people are exposed to [the culture] their minds and actions rot and become sick. In this way, Satan ultimately makes people go to Hell together with him.
Now is the final completion phase of the purpose of creation, and the one thousand-year Complete Testament history is starting, so satans are working frantically [to oppose it]. Satans frantically block and oppose in order to obstruct God’s will and to fulfill their own will. This is ‘spiritual tribulation.’
- Spiritual tribulation means that satans work upon people so that they have the heart, mind, and thoughts that Satan gives.
- Physical tribulation refers to disasters and woes that come in a physical sense, disasters caused by people or by nature—such as floods, droughts, earthquakes, typhoons, cold spells, heat spells, wars, and so on.
Satans are invisible to you. They are spirits, so they work secretly while hiding. So they are invisible. Therefore, pray! Then I, the Holy Son, will be with you and defeat them, and I will send soldiers of Heaven to assist you in the fight against satans to gain victory. Ultimately, those who absolutely believe in and worship the Almighty will defeat satans. But the difference is whether satans are destroyed sooner or later, depending on your responsibility. Therefore, first, be perfect. Second, pray. Satans will be destroyed more quickly if you become more perfect and pray more.
If you do not know about satans, you will be victimized by them. If you clearly know the Word of the time period and know about Satan’s deeds, you will recognize and discern satans that are trying to deceive you through other people, so you will not be victimized. If you do not know, you will be victimized. Satans entice those who are ignorant. Will a thief break into a house whose master knows he is coming? It is the same with Satan.
Satan works through your ‘weak heart and thoughts.’ He makes you give up, prompts you to hate, provokes fights among one another, makes you disbelieve, makes you sleepy when you pray, and distracts you and makes you doubt when you listen to the Word. It may seem like you are doing these things, but it is Satan that is working through your heart.
During the time of prayer also, do not give up praying, saying you are tired. Satan makes you think that way so that you yourself will accept the thoughts that you are tired and stop praying. Satan takes away your time of prayer. When the time of prayer comes, he makes you think, ‘Oh, I need to do this. I need to do that, too,’ and makes you do other things. If you pray definitely and fiercely during your prayer time, Satan cannot invade.
‘Prayer’ is the most powerful weapon in defeating Satan.
At that time, through prayer, you become connected with God and Me, the Holy Son, and through prayer you and I love each other, too. Therefore, Satan blocks it. If you cannot come to church during the predawn hours when you should pray, make sure you pray at your own place. When you pray, I, the Holy Son, will come (to you). During prayer, do not just pray but converse with Me, the Holy Son! Then Satan will not be able to invade. You should not pray alone without conversing [with me]. Be sure to call upon Me and pray while conversing.
Pray for yourselves, for your brothers, for everyone in the world. I have commanded you to pray after seeing satans’ deeds, but those who give excuses and do not pray will regret forever. If you hear My words but do not put them to action, satans will act with even more confidence, saying that you do not even keep the final words that I give you. Everyone, let’s pray. It is not about praying once or twice. Pray as if you eat when you are hungry and pray as if you sleep when you are sleepy. If you do not pray, satans choke you, lock you in their arms, and drag your spirit around in the darkness while beating and tormenting you.
Always seek Me throughout your daily life also. Think of Me. If you lose time, I, the Holy Son, cannot go to you either. Think that time is I, the Holy Son, and use time for Me. Arm your heart, arm your mind, and arm your spirit. The spiritual tribulation that Satan inflicts upon you has begun. Therefore, be firm. Pray. If you arm yourself with prayer and with the Word of the time period, Satan cannot come. You should know the fundamental Word clearly. Live your life giving thanks with clear knowledge of the times. Everyone, let’s do well. Read the Bible, arm yourself through those words. And arm yourself through prayer. I am the Holy Son who saves you. Shalom!