Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
During the closing scenes of earth’s history the Bible tells us that evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, and the dragon is scheduled to go to war against all of earth’s inhabitants, but the remnant of God’s people living upon the earth will be especially singled out.
Thus, because there is currently an astronomical increase of demonic activity across the entire globe we must be made aware that it is not some future time that the Lord is speaking of, the time is now and the place is here. In other words, it is right at our doorsteps presently.
Because evil angels for the most part remain hidden from view, it is necessary for the Christian to have spiritual discernment that is born of God, to know whenever there’s a significant uptick in their activity especially in the context of the final conflict.
The alarm is being sounded at such a time as this so that the remnant people of God will be prepared for whatsoever would be heading our way, and to deal prudently with the fallout from those activities that will be increasing at the speed of lightening.
It is the most solemn statement that we make, that we are not living in normal times by any means, but instead we have entered a new abnormal, by which we can expect a general winding down of events as earth’s history hits its climax, in the conflict of the ages.
This is not mere hype, coming from the figments of our imagination, it is a five-alarm fire being sounded by The God of heaven, to let us know that prophecy and reality will be converging in the not too distant future. Let’s read:
Joel 2:1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
2 A day of darkness, and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
So, before we delve into the specifics of the arrival of the prince of darkness, we will do well to observe similarities between the activity of termites and the work of devils, for they have strategies in common that are worthy of note.
Here in the sunshine state where the weather gets hot and humid in the summer months, there is a proliferation of winged termites which go through a sort of metamorphoses, before entering your house and they can do tremendous damage if they are left undetected and unaddressed.
The following information contains the pointers and warnings given by Orkin pest control, to make folks aware of their activities, even as they remain hidden from view. They also show how to detect them, the signs to look for, and how to deal with the problem whenever it occurs.
Let us pay close attention to the highlighted words in the excerpts, for they represent some similarities between termites, and the workings of evil angels which we will address later on. Let’s read:
From Orkin
How to Identify Termite Activity/ Signs of Termites Termites can often live on your property, or inside your home for an extended period of time before being detected.
Whether it’s drywood termites, which burrow deep within wooden structures or subterranean termites, which are primarily found underground, these discreet intruders can be tough to discover before significant damage has already been done.
To help keep damage to a minimum, it’s crucial to catch the warning signs as soon as possible.
How to Identify Termite Infestations
Detecting a termite infestation early is essential to prevent costly structural damage to your home. Termites can silently compromise the integrity of a building, making it important for homeowners to recognize the warning signs of their activity. Here are some common indicators to look for.
One of the most noticeable signs of a drywood termite infestation is the presence of tiny, pellet-like droppings. Crumbling or Damaged Wood: Such as crumbling or soft spots, is also a clear indicator of termite feeding.
Hollow-Sounding Wood: Wood that sounds hollow when tapped could indicate termites have been feeding inside, often causing damage that goes unnoticed.
We will be focusing squarely on the most obvious sign, that of droppings. Since droppings are a sure way to detect the presence of termites, we have to identify what are the spiritual droppings that would indicate that there is an infestation of evil angels, so signaling that the prince of darkness is present.
Question: What are the spiritual “Droppings”? Answer: The droppings, just like the termite pellets are those natural byproducts of increased demonic activity which are revealed to us in the Bible. Here are some of them:
[1] Droppings of incessant and unwarranted Lying. Anywhere there is an over-abundance of lies daily, often with no logical reason or need, there you have a foolproof indicator that the prince of darkness has increased his presence. Let’s read:
John 8: 44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
[2] Pellets of cruelty and unwarranted killings. These two droppings are currently being manifested across the globe, and they represent a surefire sign that the prince of darkness is present on the ground with hosts of evil angels in tow.
These pellets or droppings could be seen on a daily basis, in Sudan, in Gaza, in Ukraine, in Ecuador, Haiti and in almost every nation under heaven. Droppings are also seen in the uptick of mass shootings across the land. These signs tell us that the activities of the prince of darkness have increased greatly. Let’s read:
John 8:44 He was a murderer from the beginning.
John 8: 39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
Isaiah 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
[3] False accusations. Wherever there is an abundance of accusations and constant finger pointing on a daily basis, there you’ll have droppings from the prince of darkness. Words of accusation had their beginnings in heaven, when lucifer accused God falsely of many things.
Here are just a few, so that we can understand why a day does not pass without fresh accusations being on the menu. What the world is now witnessing is not merely the doings of men, it is the outworking of methods, way and means coming directly from the prince of darkness. Let’s read:
[Spirit of Prophecy, Bk 1 pp 18>22] Concealing his real purposes, he assembled the angelic host. He introduced his subject, which was himself. As one aggrieved, he related the preference God had given Jesus to the neglect of himself.
He told them that henceforth all the sweet liberty the angels had enjoyed was at an end. For had not a ruler been appointed over them, to whom they from henceforth must yield servile honor?
He stated to them that he had called them together to assure them that he no longer would submit to this invasion of his rights and theirs; that he would take the honor upon himself which should have been conferred upon him.
And then he turned from the loyal and true angels, denouncing them as slaves. He told them that himself and they also had now gone too far to go back, that God would not forgive.
And now they must assert their liberty and gain by force the position and authority which was not willingly accorded to them.
He claimed that angels needed no law; but should be left free to follow their own will, which would ever guide them right; that law was a restriction of their liberty.
These are some of the reasons why in the book of Revelation, John saw the accuser of the brethren at his old job, carrying on the work that was begun in heaven, and now being witnessed on a wider stage on planet earth.
It’s not really about the human agent. What we are witnessing are the droppings of those termites we spoke about earlier, the natural byproducts of the prince of darkness, as he ramps up his diabolical work in the final days of earth’s history. Let’s read:
Revelation 12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God, day and night.
Zechariah 3:1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
[4] Deception. Wherever you see deception running rampant, as a part of the daily fabric of life; wherever there are constant efforts to mislead, misinform, twist facts, and subjugate the truth, you could be assured that the prince of darkness is increasing his activities and his presence. Let’s read:
Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceives the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
2nd Timothy 3:13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
[5] A craving for praise and self-adoration. An unusually insatiable craving for human praises, and adoration is one clear signal that the prince of darkness has significantly increased his footprint in the area, where persons indulge this craving.
Praise and worship belong to God, for it is His due, because of the fact that everything, and all people were created by Him. Therefore, when any created being desires worship and praise, they are thereby attempting to rob The Lord of what is naturally and rightfully His.
This is what started the whole problem in heaven, which then led to the fall of one third of the angels. It was lucifer’s craving for worship and praise which led to dissatisfaction and fault finding with God, and anyone on earth who follows his lead, will inevitably be seeking worship, sooner rather than later. Let’s read:
Isaiah 14: 12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north.
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most-High.
Here again is another instance of that same craving for worship and adoration, as manifested in a mortal man. The desire is being driven, not only by his own indulgence.
It is the same luciferian spirit on display, that’s being fostered and encouraged by the prince of darkness, who remains hidden from view just like the termites we spoke of earlier. And inevitably, the dragon’s ire will be turned against all who refuse to worship the human agent representing his kingdom. Let’s read:
Esther 3: 2 And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.
5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
Now, there is something of critical importance for us to observe as we go into the study, for in every case and instance recorded in the Bible, where the prince of darkness showed up, the people or the individual never saw him in reality.
The reason why this must be considered is because persons in our day would not see a direct, real devil yet. That time will eventually come just before Jesus comes, but up until that time the prince of darkness will be greatly increasing his presence and activities through human beings.
This is what is currently taking place, but because it is not recognized nor understood for what it is, folks are pointing fingers, and blaming the human agents. Observe carefully what is being revealed in the next examples, for the prince of darkness arrives, yet the people in question have not a clue. Let’s read:
1st Chronicles 21:1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
2 And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.
Matthew 16: 22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for you savor not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
1st Samuel 16:14 But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.
15 And Saul's servants said unto him, behold now, an evil spirit from God troubles thee.
23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took a harp, and played with his hand: so, Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
1st Samuel 18:10 And it came to pass that on the morrow the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.
11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.
John 13:26 Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
27 And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, what you do, do quickly.
28 Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spoke this unto him.
Mark 9: 17 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
18 And wheresoever he taketh him, he tears him:
and he foams, and gnashes with his teeth, and pines away: and I spoke to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
20 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tore him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
25 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
26 And the spirit cried and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
There’s a popular saying that goes like this: “If you see something, say something.” Do you mean to say that in all of these examples, not a single individual ever saw the prince of darkness? Not one? Not even king David who was blessed with such great spiritual discernment did not see anything?
Since that is true, it tells us that we are in very deep trouble, in the here and now, where we are seeing droppings and pellets piling up all over, the natural byproducts of the prince of darkness falling left right and center across the entire globe. And yet, no real to life devil is ever seen!
The next example shows us that demonic activities are not limited to your everyday John public. There was a time in the days of Christ and thereafter when the prince of darkness arrived, and took the reins of control from a nation, and again, the inhabitants of the city never ever saw a real devil. Let’s read:
Matthew 27: 20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
21 The governor answered and said unto them, which of the two will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
Here on display were two ambassadors, from two entirely different kingdoms, Barabbas representing the kingdom of darkness, and Jesus representing the kingdom of light. Therefore, when they asked for Barabbas, the invisible leader of that particular kingdom was the one that was really chosen.
If two nations have to negotiate on a very important national issue, such as trade, they’ll often send their representatives to the bargaining table, just like how the president of China does not always attend high stake summits personally. It is not always necessary for him to do so, because designated persons could represent him.
Thus, if an agreement is reached and decided upon, it is not merely the negotiator’s wishes that were in negotiation, it would have been the real leaders of the nations in question, whose will was done, and who would ultimately approve and appropriate the stated results.
Thus, when Barabbas was chosen, he represented the prince of darkness, who then approved the choice that was made, and who ultimately went on to rule the people with an iron fist.
Pay very close attention to what followed not long after he arrives on the scene, with his newly minted authority and mandate. This is what will be coming down the pike for all of earth’s inhabitants who are not sheltered by God’s power. Let’s read:
[The great controversy pp 88] Then God withdrew His protection from them, and He removed His restraining power from Satan and his angels, and the nation was left to the control of the leader she had chosen.
Her children had spurned the grace of Christ, which would have enabled them to subdue their evil impulses, and now these became the conquerors.
Satan aroused the fiercest and most debased passions of the soul. Men did not reason; they were beyond reason, controlled by impulse and blind rage. They became Satanic in their cruelty.
In the family and in the nation, among the highest and the lowest classes alike, there was suspicion, envy, hatred, strife, rebellion, murder.
The fear of God no longer disturbed them. Satan was at the head of the nation, and the highest civil and religious authorities were under his sway.
Then, in the most solemn words, the warning comes down to all earth’s inhabitants in our day, that there will be an astronomical increase in droppings, and pellets, the naturally occurring byproducts of the prince of darkness.
The following prophecy is not given or written in the Scriptures to scare anyone; it is written so that folks might position themselves intelligently in Christ, so that we can be covered, and sheltered by His power at a time when things will be looking pretty grim.
As we read, we will highlight some of the same old droppings and pellets we saw earlier, for this is what will tell us of the arrival of the prince of darkness. Let’s read:
2nd Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there comes a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
4 Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now permits will permit, until he be taken out of the way.
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming.
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness
in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
The power and the ability to subdue evil impulses is to be found in Christ alone, for we cannot, in and of ourselves subdue anything pertaining to our fallen human nature. Hence the reason why the prince of darkness is dead set on causing the Christian to be distracted from the real issues on the menu.
In other words, if the you and me in the here and now were to observe some of the same droppings in our own lives, now is the time to clean house as it were, for the prince of darkness could only arouse that which lies dormant within.
Many persons are filled with consternation at how rapidly deterioration is occurring across the globe. It is those dormant, latent tendencies that were never fully overcome, being fanned into life by the arrival of the prince of darkness.
And according to the Scriptures, you have not seen anything as yet, because we are just at the tip of the iceberg. In other words, as the 2nd coming of Jesus draws near every day, final movements will be rapid ones and individuals who are not governed by Christ will be doing unthinkable things.
Therefore, it’s an urgent appeal that is made for all to find refuge in Christ whilst we still can so that the work of salvation could run its course in our hearts, and bring to maturity, a Christlike character that will stand the test of time.
Hence the reason why we find it necessary, and we encourage you to pray like you never did before, so that the trickle-down effects of the droppings would not infect our minds imperceptibly.
If you find yourself craving compliments, praise and adoration from fellow mortals, if we find ourselves eagerly listening to juicy tidbits of tales, if we find ourselves using deception in any form, if we see the tendency to lie, or bear false witness, and if we are indulging pride, now is the time to have a serious talk with God.
The servant of The Lord puts the preparation that is needed for such a time as this, in the most solemn terms; and the reason for this is that the shakedown that is coming, will be so severe that persons who in times past, glowed with potential, could go out into utter darkness when prime time comes around. Let’s read:
[The Great controversy pp 622] Now, while our great High Priest is making the atonement for us, we should seek to become perfect in Christ. Not even by a thought could our Savior be brought to yield to the power of temptation.
Satan finds in human hearts some point where he can gain a foot-hold; some sinful desire is cherished by means of which his temptations assert their power. But Christ declared of himself, “The prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.” [John 14:30.]
Satan could find nothing in the Son of God that would enable him to gain the victory. He had kept his Father's commandments, and there was no sin in him that Satan could use to his advantage. This is the condition in which those must be found who shall stand in the time of trouble.
May The Lord help us to understand the import of these things, and may we be willing to make all the necessary changes, by the grace and power of God working within us. We therefore end with a passage of Scripture that will help us to do so. Let’s read:
2nd Peter 1: 3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue.
4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
6 And to knowledge temperance and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
God Bless!