Spiritual Warfare: Know Your Enemy's Strategy

Five hundred years before Christ, the great Chinese General Sun-tzu wrote these words in his book The Art of War: 'One who knows the enemy and knows himself will not be endangered in a hundred engagements. One who does not know the enemy but knows himself will sometimes be victorious, sometimes meet with defeat. One who knows neither the enemy nor himself will invariably be defeated in every engagement.' Unfortunately, there is much confusion today in the area of spiritual warfare. Are Satan and his demons behind everything, or so irrelevant they should be ignored? Is the battle in me, or around me? Should I respond to every attack in the same way? In this three-part series, we look at a broad biblical map for understanding spiritual warfare, showing the nature of our three main enemies, how to effectively fight each one of them, and the three levels of warfare with the forces of Satan. This biblical foundation will help keep you oriented as you experience attacks and proactively engage the enemy. Understanding our enemy’s strategies will help us better prepare to counter his attacks.

In the second part of this series, we look at an overview of Satan’s strategy and the three levels of warfare with Satan’s forces: temptation and harassment, strongholds, and demonisation.