A shatterer has come up against you. Guard the ramparts; watch the road; gird your loins; collect all your strength. (Nahum 2:1 NRSV)
In Eden, Satan deceived Eve to sin against God. Adam was persuaded to do the same. Since then, Satan deceives men to fall into sin. The Church is the type of Eve and Christ is the type of Adam. God as the sovereign ruler and creator of all decided that Satan will suffer the punishment for his own sins in rebelling against God. Satan knows that he will die an eternal death. Still, he wages war against God. But He cannot fight God directly. So Satan goes after us, the Church that God so loved. God knows we are in battle. He equipped us with His full battle gear: God’s words is our two bladed sword; our faith is our shield; righteousness is our breastplate; this is fixed with the belt of truth; salvation is our helmet; our feet has shoes ready to proclaim the gospel of peace; and, prayer for God’s help and presence in our lives to strengthen us. As a Church, we have each other. Each one encourages, helps, and watches each other’s back. In unity, we fight against Satan until we defeat him under our feet. With our victory, God restores His original plan that man will have dominion over all creation. The Second Adam, Christ, and the second Eve, the Church, will rule the earth in the millennium.