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5 WAYS ANGELS FIGHT FOR US—AND HOW DEMONS TRY TO STOP THEM
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Charisma Spiritual warfare is a reality throughout Scripture. God’s kingdom advances truth, strength, protection, peace and His purposes. The kingdom of darkness works to counterfeit each one with lies, weakness, destruction, fear and resistance.
In a recent teaching, evangelist Daniel Adams unpacked five biblical assignments of angels alongside the demonic counterfeits that oppose them. His message serves as a reminder that while the enemy actively resists God’s work, the kingdom of darkness can never overcome the kingdom of God.
1. Angels bring God’s truth. Demons spread lies.
Throughout Scripture, angels are sent to reveal God’s will and proclaim His truth. Adams pointed to Gabriel’s announcement in Luke 1 as a clear example of heaven delivering God’s message.
“One kingdom speaks truth to bring life and the other speaks lies to bring destruction.”
The enemy counters that assignment through deception.
According to Adams, the devil uses lies, false doctrine, accusation and confusion to pull people away from God’s Word. He compared it to Moses confronting Pharaoh’s magicians, noting that God’s truth ultimately consumed the counterfeit.
“Truth will always prevail. Lies will always fail.”
2. Angels strengthen God’s people. Demons weaken God’s people.
Before Jesus went to the cross, an angel strengthened Him in the Garden of Gethsemane. Adams said we should not be surprised that God still ministers strength to His people today.
The enemy’s counterfeit comes through:
· Discouragement
· Temptation
· Spiritual fatigue
· Pressure
· Hopelessness
“Hell tries to exhaust you until you quit. Hell wants you to quit.”
When we begin feeling spiritually worn down, Adams encouraged us to lean into God rather than retreat from Him.
3. Angels protect God’s people. Demons seek to destroy God’s people.
Psalm 91 declares that God gives His angels charge over His people. Adams also shared a personal testimony of what he believes was supernatural protection during a dangerous automobile accident.
He contrasted that promise with Jesus’ warning in John 10:10.
“While angels are assigned to protect, the devil comes to steal, kill, and destroy. God’s kingdom preserves life. Satan’s kingdom attacks life.”
God’s desire is preservation. Satan’s objective is destruction.
4. Angels bring peace. Demons bring torment.
One of the most common phrases spoken by angels throughout Scripture is, “Fear not.” Adams said heaven continually points us toward God’s peace, promises and faithfulness, while the enemy attempts to overwhelm us with fear, panic, confusion and torment.
“While God’s kingdom produces peace, love, and a sound mind… the enemy’s kingdom produces fear, torment, panic, and confusion.”
As Adams noted, we are called to walk in the fear of the Lord—not fear of the future, failure or the circumstances around us.
5. Angels advance God’s purposes. Demons resist God’s purposes.
Daniel 10 paints a vivid picture of spiritual warfare unfolding behind the scenes as an angel responds to Daniel’s prayers while encountering demonic resistance.
“Delayed answers are not always denied answers.”
Adams encouraged us to persevere in prayer, recognizing that spiritual opposition may delay what God is doing, but it cannot stop His will.
The counterfeit never has the final word
Adams reminds us that Satan has never created an original assignment. Every attack of darkness is a counterfeit of something God established first. Wherever God sends truth, the enemy sends lies. Wherever God sends strength, the enemy sends weakness. Wherever God sends protection, the enemy sends destruction. Wherever God sends peace, the enemy sends fear. Wherever God advances His purposes, the enemy attempts to resist them.
Even so, we do not live in fear. We belong to the victorious kingdom of God. As Adams reminded us, our eyes belong on Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit leads us into all truth, and God’s purposes will always prevail over the kingdom of darkness.
4 BIBLICAL TESTS EVERY CHRISTIAN SHOULD APPLY TO NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES
Charisma News – Apr. 26, 2026 -- Near-death experiences have become one of the fastest-growing genres of Christian content online. Social media feeds are filled with dramatic testimonies of people claiming to have visited heaven, witnessed hell or returned with messages about eternity.
While many believers find these stories inspiring, author Randy Kay says Christians should approach every account with one question above all others: Does it align with the Word of God?
In a recent teaching, Kay—who experienced a clinical death after suffering cardiac arrest years ago—warned that not every supernatural encounter necessarily points people toward Christ. In fact, he believes some of the greatest deception comes through experiences that appear loving, peaceful and even heavenly. “The most dangerous near-death experience isn’t the one that was fake,” Kay said. “It’s the one that was real and met the wrong thing.”
Drawing from both Scripture and years of interviewing hundreds of people who say they have experienced the afterlife; Kay outlined four biblical tests he believes every Christian should use before accepting any near-death testimony.
1. Does It Agree with Scripture?
Every evaluation begins with the Bible—not the experience itself.
Kay argues that no testimony, regardless of how emotional or convincing it may seem, should ever carry more authority than God’s written Word. If an experience teaches that everyone goes to heaven, that all
religions lead to God, that there is no judgment, that humanity is inherently divine, or that people receive multiple chances through reincarnation, Kay says it immediately fails the first test because those ideas contradict Scripture.
“The question was never, ‘Did you experience something?'” Kay said. “The question is, who did you meet and what did they tell you?”
Pointing to passages including Hebrews 9:27, John 14:6 and Paul’s warning that even an angel preaching a different gospel should be rejected, Kay maintains that the Bible remains the final authority over every supernatural claim.
2. Look for Verification, Not Just Emotion
Kay’s second test focuses on evidence.
While acknowledging that many people sincerely believe what they experienced, he encourages believers to ask whether there is independent corroboration for the account. That might include documented medical records, eyewitness confirmation or verified observations made while a person was clinically unconscious.
Kay also cautions against overstating evidence simply to make testimony more persuasive. He discusses several well-known cases in near-death research, noting both their strengths and the questions critics have raised. Rather than weakening authentic testimonies, he believes intellectual honesty ultimately strengthens them.
3. Examine the Messenger
Perhaps Kay’s most practical test has little to do with the experience itself and everything to do with the person sharing it.
After interviewing hundreds of individuals who claim to have encountered eternity, Kay says genuine encounters with God often produce humility before they produce publicity. He contrasts reluctant witnesses with those who quickly build platforms around extraordinary claims, encouraging Christians to consider whether a testimony is producing lasting spiritual fruit or simply attracting attention.
Referencing both his own decision to remain silent about his experience for years and the Apostle Paul’s delayed account of being caught up to the “third heaven,” Kay suggests restraint can sometimes be a mark of authenticity.
4. Know What Actually Happened
Finally, Kay encourages believers to distinguish between different kinds of supernatural experiences.
He separates documented clinical death, near-death trauma and spiritual visions into three distinct categories, arguing they should not be treated as interchangeable. While he believes God can work through each, he says they carry different levels of evidential support and should be described honestly rather than sensationally.
Kay also discusses scientific research surrounding cardiac arrest and brain activity, acknowledging ongoing debate while arguing that certain documented cases remain difficult to explain through natural processes
alone. At the same time, he insists Christians should never exaggerate medical evidence to strengthen their case because truth does not need embellishment.
As stories of heaven and the afterlife continue to captivate millions online, Kay believes Christians should resist both extremes—blindly accepting every testimony or dismissing them altogether. Instead, he calls believers to practice biblical discernment.
The issue is ultimately not whether an experience feels profound, emotional or even supernatural. The defining question is whether it points people back to Jesus Christ as revealed in Scripture.
In an age when extraordinary claims can spread across the internet in a matter of hours, Kay argues that the safest place for believers is not to be anchored in remarkable experiences but in the unchanging truth of God’s Word.
BELIEF IN GOD IS PART OF HUMAN NATURE
Humans are naturally predisposed to believe in gods and life after death, according to a major three-year international study.
WorldNetDaily – May 16, 2011 -- Led by two academics at Oxford University, the £1.9 million study found that human thought processes were “rooted” to religious concepts.
But people living in cities in highly developed countries were less likely to hold religious beliefs than those living a more rural way of life, the researchers found.
The project involved 57 academics in 20 countries around the world, and spanned disciplines including anthropology, psychology, and philosophy.
It set out to establish whether belief in divine beings and an afterlife were ideas simply learned from society or integral to human nature.
One of the studies, from Oxford, concluded that children below the age of five found it easier to believe in some “superhuman” properties than to understand human limitations.
Children were asked whether their mother would know the contents of a closed box. Three-year-olds believed that their mother and God would always know the contents, but by the age of four, children start to understand that their mothers were not omniscient.
Separate research from China suggested that people across different cultures instinctively believed that some part of their mind, soul or spirit lived on after death.
The co-director of the project, Professor Roger Trigg, from the University of Oxford, said the research showed that religion was “not just something for a peculiar few to do on Sundays instead of playing golf”.
“We have gathered a body of evidence that suggests that religion is a common fact of human nature across different societies,” he said.
“This suggests that attempts to suppress religion are likely to be short-lived as human thought seems to be rooted to religious concepts, such as the existence of supernatural agents or gods, and the possibility of an afterlife or pre-life.”
Dr. Justin Barrett, from the University of Oxford’s Centre for Anthropology and Mind, who directed the project, said faith may persist in diverse cultures across the world because people who share the bonds of religion “might be more likely to cooperate as societies”.
“Interestingly, we found that religion is less likely to thrive in populations living in cities in developed nations where there is already a strong social support network.”
JESUS IS STRONGER THAN OUR FEARS
Though storms may rage around us, Jesus is still present—He is our calm within the storm.
Related Scripture Mark 4:37-39, 1 John 4:4, Psalm 103:13-14, Bible in a Year, Jeremiah 51-52, Mark 4:37-39
The evening Jesus calmed the fierce gale on the Sea of Galilee, His disciples were terrified. Watching a storm from shore is one thing—dramatic but distant. But when you’re in the boat with waves crashing over the sides and rain pelting your face, fear becomes very real.
We all face storms of some sort: physical crises, relational ruptures, financial pressures, overwhelming circumstances. When troubles hit, we might find ourselves crying out, “God, where are You?” He is where He’s always been. The problem isn’t His absence; it’s that fear can make it hard to see Him clearly.
Remember, this is Jesus, whose voice commands nature itself. He is sovereign over every type of storm we face (1 John 4:4). Our Savior knows we are frail (Psalms 103:13-14), and He doesn’t stand at a distance critiquing our panic. He is present with us in the chaos, and He speaks peace into our heart even when the circumstances haven’t changed yet.
With three words, Jesus calmed a storm instantly. Sometimes He calms our storms just as quickly. Other times, He calms us in the midst of them, giving us His peace while the waves still rage. Either way, He is faithful. When we turn to Him in trust, we discover that His presence is always more than enough.
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