Part 3: THE CRUSHING OF THE SERPENT:

A Manifesto for the Victorious Church in the Age of Deception

The modern Church stands at a precipice of history, a threshold where two distinct destinies diverge. On one side lies the path of retreat, a theology of escapism that views the Bride of Christ as a beleaguered refuge, huddling in the bunkers of culture, waiting for a celestial helicopter to airlift her out of a burning world. This is the narrative of defeat, a story that hands the title deed of the earth over to the enemy before the battle is even concluded. But there is another path—a high road of glory, authority, and dominion. It is the path of the Victorious Church, the sleeping giant now awakening to the reality that the war was legally won two thousand years ago at the Place of the Skull.

We are living in an era where the veil between the natural and the spiritual is thinning. The enemy, knowing his time is short, has unleashed a flood of deception—from the corridors of power to the skies above—attempting to convince the heirs of salvation that they are orphans on a doomed planet. But the Spirit of the Lord is raising a standard. A new sound is rising in the body of Christ, a sound not of whimpering for rescue, but of a war cry for conquest. It is the realization that the mandate given in Eden has been restored in Gethsemane and ratified in the Resurrection.

This manifesto serves as a clarion call to the Charismatic and Evangelical world. We must abandon the defeatist eschatology that has paralyzed our hands and silenced our voice. We must look with fresh eyes at the ancient prophecies—from the garden promise of Genesis 3:15 to the cosmic courtroom of Psalm 82—and realize that Satan is not a rival king, but a defeated outlaw. We must confront the bizarre modern manifestations of "aliens" and UFOs not with fear, but with the knowledge that these are the foot soldiers of a fallen hierarchy that we are destined to judge. The time for defensive Christianity is over. The time to finish the task is now.

The Declaration of Cosmic Hostility (Genesis 3:15)
The trajectory of human history was set in the garden of Eden. When God spoke to the serpent, He did not merely curse a reptile; He issued a declaration of war that would span the ages. "I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel".1 This verse, the protoevangelium, is the bedrock of victorious theology. It is the first announcement of the Gospel, but it is couched in the language of violent conflict.

For too long, we have read this as a mere foreshadowing of the Cross, failing to see its implications for the Church. The "seed of the woman" is indeed Christ, the Messiah who would deliver the fatal blow. But the "seed" is also corporate—it is the lineage of faith, the body of believers who are "in Christ." The enmity is not a passive state of dislike; it is an active, divinely ordained hostility. God put the enmity there. He designed the conflict not to destroy us, but to showcase His glory through our triumph.

The imagery of "bruising" or "crushing" the head is definitive. A heel wound is painful; it hinders, it causes one to limp—a picture of the suffering Church and the crucified Lord. But a head wound is fatal. It strikes at the seat of authority, the center of command. When Jesus died and rose again, He didn't just hurt Satan; He delivered a traumatic brain injury to the kingdom of darkness. The legal authority of the serpent was shattered. The "god of this world" was stripped of his right to rule, holding on now only by the power of deception and the ignorance of the saints.

The Seed of the Serpent: Understanding the Enemy
To understand our victory, we must understand the enemy. The "seed of the serpent" refers to more than just sinful men; it refers to a spiritual lineage of rebellion. Throughout Scripture, we see this seed attempting to corrupt the image of God and thwart the coming of the Messiah. From the murder of Abel to the corruption of the antediluvian world, the enemy has sought to cut off the "seed of the woman".

This is not a battle of equals. Dualism—the idea that God and Satan are equal opposites fighting for control—is a heresy. Satan is a created being, a fallen angel with a limited paygrade and a confirmed expiration date. His "seed" operates through usurpation, squatting on territory that belongs to the King of Kings. The Church's role is not to fight for victory, but to fight from victory. We are the enforcers of the verdict rendered in Genesis 3:15. Every soul saved, every demon cast out, every act of justice performed is a manifestation of the heel crushing the head.

The Restoration of Dominion
The defeat of Satan is inextricably linked to the restoration of the Dominion Mandate. In Genesis 1:26-28, Adam was given the crown of the earth. He was God's vice-regent, commissioned to steward creation and extend the garden to the ends of the earth. The Fall was an act of high treason where Adam handed that crown to the serpent. But the Second Adam, Jesus, came to take it back.

When Jesus declared, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me" (Matthew 28:18), He was announcing the recapture of the planet. The lease was up. The usurper was deposed. But notice what Jesus did next: "Go therefore..." He immediately delegated that recaptured authority back to the redeemed humanity. Dominion Theology is simply the recognition that the Church is now the authorized governing body on earth, tasked with expanding the Kingdom until "the earth is filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea" (Habakkuk 2:14).

We are not holding the fort; we are storming the gates. Gates are defensive structures. If the "gates of hell shall not prevail" (Matthew 16:18), it means the Church is on the offensive, battering down the doors of the enemy's strongholds to set the captives free. This is the "seed of the woman" in full maturity, rising to the stature of the fullness of Christ.

The Fall of the Morning Star
Isaiah 14: The Anatomy of a Fall
The prophet Isaiah pulls back the curtain of history to reveal the primal catastrophe that set this war in motion. In Isaiah 14:12-15, we read the taunt against the King of Babylon, which serves as a double reference to the spiritual power behind him: "How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low!".

This passage dissects the anatomy of pride. The five "I wills" of Lucifer—"I will ascend to heaven," "I will sit on the mount of assembly," "I will make myself like the Most High"—reveal the insane ambition of the enemy. He sought to displace God, to hijack the cosmic throne. But the result was not a negotiation; it was an eviction. "But you are brought down to Sheol, to the far reaches of the pit."

This is crucial for the Charismatic believer to grasp: Satan is a fallen foe. He is not "falling"; he has fallen. The descent is past tense. While he currently operates as the "prince of the power of the air" (Ephesians 2:2), his trajectory is only downward. He was cast out of the third heaven, cast down to the atmospheric heavens, and is destined for the abyss. The Church must stop treating him as a peer of the Almighty. He is a squatter, a vandal, a defeated rebel who trembles at the name of Jesus.

The "Cast Down" Imagery and Modern Warfare
The imagery of being "cast down" (Isaiah 14:12, Revelation 12:9) is violent and decisive. It implies a force superior to the one being cast. Jesus affirmed this reality when He said, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven" (Luke 10:18). This statement was made in the context of the seventy-two disciples returning with joy because "even the demons are subject to us in your name".

Here lies the secret to spiritual warfare: Satan's fall is actualized in the earth through the exercise of the believer's authority. When we command sickness to flee, when we break strongholds over our cities, when we declare the Word of God, we are re-enacting the fall of Lucifer. We are grounding the lightning. We are reminding the principalities that they have lost their vertical position and are now subject to the horizontal expansion of the Kingdom.
The "weakness" of Satan is exposed in Isaiah 14:16: "Those who see you will stare at you and ponder over you: 'Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms?'" There is coming a day when the veil will be fully removed, and we will see the enemy for what he truly is—small, defeated, and pathetic. But faith allows us to see that reality now. We don't have to wait for the consummation to despise the devil's power. We can look at his works today—sickness, division, fear—and say, "Is this all you have? You are defeated!"

Trampling the Lion and the Cobra
This theology of victory transforms our prayer life. We do not pray for victory; we pray from victory. We do not beg God to defeat the devil; we thank God that He has defeated him, and we step out to enforce that defeat. Psalm 91:13 promises, "You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot." This connects directly back to Genesis 3:15 and forward to Romans 16:20.

The "trampling" is our job. God places the enemy under our feet, but we must do the walking. A passive church that refuses to engage in spiritual warfare, politics, and cultural transformation is a church that is refusing to walk. We are leaving the enemy untrampled, free to bite and devour. But when we rise up in the anointing of the Holy Spirit, realizing that the "Day Star" has become a pile of dust, we become the army of God that cannot be stopped.

The Divine Council and the Judgment of the Gods
Psalm 82: The Cosmic Courtroom Unveiled
To fully grasp the magnitude of the battle—and the glory of our assignment—we must recover the worldview of the biblical authors regarding the "Divine Council." Psalm 82 gives us a stunning glimpse into the heavenly courtroom. "God [Elohim] has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods [elohim] he holds judgment".

For centuries, tradition watered this down, claiming these "gods" were merely human judges. But the text demands a supernatural interpretation. These are the spiritual beings, the "sons of God," whom Yahweh assigned to govern the nations after the Tower of Babel (Deuteronomy 32:8, Septuagint). But instead of ruling in righteousness, they rebelled. They accepted worship for themselves, becoming the gods of the pagan nations—Baal, Molech, Zeus, Osiris. They "judged unjustly" and showed partiality to the wicked, plunging the world into darkness.

The indictment in Psalm 82 is God's verdict against these fallen spiritual rulers. They have failed in their stewardship. The foundations of the earth are shaken because of their corruption. And then comes the sentence that should make every demon tremble and every believer shout: "I said, 'You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you; nevertheless, like men you shall die, and fall like any prince'" (Psalm 82:6-7).

"Die Like Men": The Loss of Immortality
What does it mean for a spiritual being to "die like men"? It implies a loss of immortality, a degradation of their nature, and a final, inescapable judgment. It means they are vulnerable. They are not eternal opposites of God; they are rebellious employees who have been fired and are awaiting execution.

This connects profoundly with the modern phenomenon of UFOs and "aliens," which we will explore later. If these fallen entities are sentenced to "die like men," it suggests a loss of their purely spiritual estate, perhaps forcing them to seek physical embodiment or to manifest in the physical realm in ways that make them vulnerable. The victory of the Cross sealed this sentence. When Jesus rose, He "disarmed the rulers and authorities" (Colossians 2:15). He stripped them of their immortality and their right to rule.

The Church as the New Divine Council
Here is the revolutionary truth for the Charismatic Church: If the old "gods" have been fired, who replaces them? We do. The Church is the new Divine Council. We are the "sons of God" (Romans 8:14) led by the Spirit, raised up to take the places of the fallen powers.

In Ephesians 3:10, Paul says the intent of God is that "through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places." We are the announcement of their replacement. When we gather in worship, intercession, and legislative prayer, we are convening the Council. We are releasing the judgments of God against the powers of darkness and releasing the blessings of God over the nations.

This is why Jesus said we would "judge angels" (1 Corinthians 6:3). We are not just saved sinners; we are cosmic royalty in training. We are being prepared to govern the galaxies. The "gods" of Psalm 82 are falling, and the sons and daughters of the King are rising to take the inheritance of the nations.

The Great Deception: UFOs, Aliens, and the Nephilim
Unmasking the "Space Brothers"
We live in an age of "Disclosure." Governments are releasing videos of UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena), pilots are testifying to crafts that defy physics, and the culture is obsessed with the idea of extraterrestrial life. The secular world calls them "aliens." The Victorious Church must call them what they are: Fallen Angels.

The "Interdimensional Hypothesis," even gaining ground among secular researchers, aligns perfectly with Scripture. These beings do not travel through light-years of space; they pop in and out of our dimension. They manipulate matter, walk through walls, and terrify their victims. This is the behavior of spirits, not biological astronauts. They are the "principalities and powers" of Ephesians 6, the "gods" of Psalm 82, manifesting in a technological guise to deceive a technological age.

Why "aliens"? Because modern man worships science. He won't bow to a wooden idol of Dagon, but he will bow to a "highly evolved intelligence" from the Pleiades. Satan is rebranding. He is preparing the world for a "Great Deception"—a narrative that claims these beings are our creators (panspermia), our saviors, and the architects of our future.

The Return of the Nephilim
Jesus warned, "As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man" (Matthew 24:37). What was the defining characteristic of Noah's day? It was the incursion of the "sons of God" who took human wives and produced the Nephilim—hybrid giants who filled the earth with violence (Genesis 6:1-4).

This was an attempt to corrupt the "seed of the woman," to genetically contaminate humanity so the Messiah could not be born. Today, we hear thousands of reports of "alien abductions" involving the extraction of genetic material and reproductive experiments. This is not science fiction; it is the recurrence of the Genesis 6 nightmare. The enemy is trying to rebuild his Nephilim army, to create a hybrid race that can bypass the judgment of "dying like men."
But we know the end of the story. The first Nephilim were wiped out by the Flood. The modern hybrids and their fallen masters will be wiped out by the fire of God's judgment and the authority of the Church. We need not fear "disclosure." Let them disclose! It only confirms the Bible is true. It confirms that the "dragon was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him" (Revelation 12:9).

The "Strong Delusion" and the Rapture
Many believe this alien narrative will serve as the "strong delusion" (2 Thessalonians 2:11) to explain away the Rapture or the judgment of God. If millions of Christians disappear, or if the world descends into chaos, the appearance of "saviors from the stars" will be a welcome lie to a world that has rejected the Truth. They will claim to be here to "upgrade" our DNA, to usher us into a "galactic federation."

This is the ultimate counterfeit of the Kingdom of God. It is a false ascension, a false millennium, a false savior. The Church must be the voice of reason and revelation, exposing these entities as the defeated foes of Calvary. We have authority over them. "Alien" encounters stop immediately at the name of Jesus. If they were advanced biologists, they wouldn't care about a Jewish name. But they are demons, and they must bow.

The Chariots in the Clouds
While we look for future deceptions, we must also anchor our faith in historical victories. The proper "end times" view of prophecy offers a powerful weapon against defeatism by showing that Jesus did come in judgment against the Old Covenant order, just as He promised with the destruction of Jerusalem in 79 AD

In AD 66, at the start of the Jewish War, a supernatural phenomenon was recorded by the Jewish historian Josephus, the Roman historian Tacitus, and the author of Sepher Yosippon. They testify that "chariots and troops of soldiers in their armor were seen running about among the clouds, and surrounding of cities". Tacitus wrote of "armies in conflict" in the sky and "glittering armour".

This was not a hallucination; it was a vision of the spiritual reality breaking into the physical. It was the fulfillment of Matthew 24:30, "they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory." Clouds in the Old Testament are the vehicles of God's judgment (Isaiah 19:1). Jesus came to judge the apostate system that rejected Him, and He brought His angelic armies.

Why This Matters for Us
Why is this relevant to a Charismatic believer today? Because it proves that the spiritual realm is not distant or inactive. It proves that the "armies of heaven" (Revelation 19:14) are real and active in human history. If the first-century church saw the angelic hosts enforcing Christ's victory, how much more should we expect to see the Kingdom manifest? In our day.

Except in our day it is not horses and chariots in the sky...it is UFO's and "Flying Saucers". Same deception, same angelic warfare, same victory of Christ and the Host of Heaven in our day as it was at the end of the last days of the Old Covenant.
This historical event validates that the "Parousia" (presence) of Christ is not just a split-second event at the end of time, but a sustained presence of the King judging the nations and vindicating His people. It shatters the deistic notion that God is far away. He is here. His chariots are in our skies. His angels are surrounding our cities. The victory has already been demonstrated in history; we are simply expanding its borders.

"Do You Not Know That We Will Judge Angels?"
One of the most underutilized weapons in our arsenal is the judicial authority of the believer. Paul asks the Corinthians, "Do you not know that we are to judge angels?" (1 Corinthians 6:3). This is not a metaphor. It is a statement of rank.
Because we are united with Christ, who is seated "far above all rule and authority" (Ephesians 1:21), we share His judicial seat. We have been given the gavel. The fallen angels—the "gods" of the nations, the "aliens" deceiving the masses—are subject to our jurisdiction. We are not just fighting them in a street brawl; we are prosecuting them in the Supreme Court of the Universe.

Operating in the Courts of Heaven
This theology has birthed a powerful prayer strategy known as "Operating in the Courts of Heaven." Just as Satan operates as the "Accuser of the Brethren" (Revelation 12:10), bringing legal charges against us based on our sin or generational iniquity, we have the right to enter the Heavenly Court.

We come not with our own righteousness, but with the blood of Jesus, which "speaks a better word" (Hebrews 12:24). When we confess our sins and renounce the agreements we (or our ancestors/nations) have made with the enemy, we strip the devil of his legal right to attack. We effectively "dissolve" the covenant with death.

This is how we "judge angels." We invalidate their legal hold on a territory. If a "prince" (fallen angel) is ruling over a city because of idolatry, we repent of that idolatry, apply the blood, and then issue a divine restraining order against that spirit. We enforce the judgment of Psalm 82. We declare, "You shall die like men! You have no right to this city!" This moves spiritual warfare from a shouting match to a legal verdict. It is cleaner, faster, and more decisive.

The Theology of Retreat
For the last century, much of the Evangelical church has been intoxicated with a theology of escape. Dispensationalism, with its focus on a "secret rapture" before the Great Tribulation, has taught us that the world is a sinking ship and our only duty is to polish the brass until the lifeboat arrives.

This view is disastrous. It creates a "defeatist" mentality. If you believe the Antichrist is destined to take over the world and the Church is destined to lose influence, why would you build a university? Why would you run for office? Why would you create art? Why build a family? It turns the Great Commission into a "Great Evacuation".

Dispensationalism teaches a "parenthesis" theory—that the Church is just a temporary Plan B until God goes back to dealing with Israel. But the Bible teaches that the Church is the body of Christ, the fulfillment of the ages, the instrument through which God's manifold wisdom is displayed to the powers (Ephesians 3:10). There is no Plan B. The Kingdom is here, and it is advancing.

The Victorious Alternative
Victorious Eschatology argues that the "end times" (last days) referred to the end of the Old Covenant age (AD 30-70), not the end of the physical cosmos. We are now in the age of the Kingdom, which is growing like a mustard seed and leavening the whole lump of dough (Matthew 13).

We are not waiting for the devil to win; we are waiting for the Church to wake up. Psalm 110:1 says, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool." Jesus is waiting for us to put the enemy under His feet. Escapism tells us to look for the exit; Dominion tells us to look for the inheritance. We are not leaving until the job is done. We are not grasshoppers in the sight of giants; the giants are bread for us (Numbers 14:9).

The God of Peace Will Crush Satan (Romans 16:20)
We return to the promise that frames our mission: "The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet" (Romans 16:20). Notice the timeline: Soon. For the Roman church, this was a promise of imminent victory over the pagan powers of their day. For us, it is a standing order.

The crushing is corporate. It is under your feet—plural. It takes the whole Body of Christ, moving in unity, to trample the dragon. This means we must stop fighting each other and start fighting the real enemy. We must unite across denominational lines—Baptist, Pentecostal, Charismatic—under the banner of the King.

Finishing the Task
The Church must finish the task. We are not called to survive; we are called to thrive. We are called to disciple nations (Matthew 28:19), not just individuals. We are called to bring the culture, the laws, the arts, and the sciences under the Lordship of Christ.

This is the "restoration of all things" spoken of in Acts 3:21. Jesus stays in heaven until this restoration is complete. He is not coming back to rescue a battered bride; He is building a church, without spot or wrinkle (Ephesians 5:27). A Church that has judged the angels, trampled the serpent, exposed the alien deception, and demonstrated the wisdom of God to the cosmos.

The days of the "poor, weak church" are over. We are the Ekklesia, the ruling council of God on earth. We hold the keys of the Kingdom. The enemy knows he is defeated; he is bluffing with smoke and mirrors, with UFOs and fear tactics. But we have the Truth.

Satan is defeated. The "gods" are judged. The title deed is in our hands. It is time to stop looking at the sky waiting for an escape, and start looking at the world as our inheritance. It is time to put our boots on and start walking. The serpent's head is waiting for your heel.

Arise, Church! The victory is yours. Finish the task!

Theological Data & Analysis

Concept	The Defeatist View (Dispensationalism)	The Victorious View (Dominion Eschatology)	Scriptural Anchor
Satan's Status	The "god of this world" ruling until Christ returns.	Legally defeated, disarmed, and bound at the Cross.	Col 2:15, Matt 28:18
The Church's Role	Hold the fort, save souls, wait for the Rapture.	Enforce the victory, disciple nations, judge angels.	Rom 16:20, 1 Cor 6:3
UFOs / Aliens	Physical extraterrestrials or irrelevant distraction.	Fallen angels/Nephilim; the "Great Deception."	Gen 6, 2 Thess 2:11
"The Gods" (Psalm 82)	Human judges or idols.	Fallen spiritual rulers of nations, sentenced to die.	Psalm 82, Deut 32:8
Prayer Strategy	Petitioning God to act; defensive warfare.	"Courts of Heaven"; legislative enforcement of the verdict.	Dan 7:10, Rev 12:10
The Future	Increasing darkness, Apostasy, Great Tribulation.	Increasing glory, Kingdom expansion, Restoration.	Isa 9:7, Hab 2:14

Insight: A new look at "The Coming of the Lord". Considering these truths I have expounded to you I now offer you a new insight into the coming of the Lord from the well known passages in 2 Thessalonians: First from 1:7-10 and then from 2:8-9
Here it is...... 2Th 1:7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
2Th 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
2Th 1:9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
2Th 1:10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day. 2:8 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:
2Th 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

Point 1
Jesus will bring the armies of heaven in flaming fire taking vengeance on those in rebellion against His Kingdom, punishing them with everlasting destruction. Think here the devil and his rebel angels. Think of UFO's crashing on the earth and their inhabitants exposed by the Spirit filled people of God.

Point 2
When He comes where is His landing place, where will He appear?
Answer: He shall come to be glorified in His saints! (Not earthly Jerusalem!)
What will be the world's reaction? He will be "admired in all that believe" The love of Jesus and His glory will shine through all His saints to the world. A world wide outpouring of the Holy Spirit to cover the earth.

Point 3
And then that wicked one "Azazel" that ancient devil and his rebel Nephilim will be revealed and exposed to all the world. And they will be "destroyed with the brightness of His coming".

You have been given the wrong interpretation of that last phrase. So I will give you the two key Greek words to give you a new revelation of the coming of the Lord in His saints.

"brightness" comes from the Greek word "epiphania" : This word means "manifestation"

"presence" comes from the Greek word "parousia" : The Greek word means "presence"

Here is the real coming of Jesus in the clouds with His angels in our day in the coming battle: Jesus is coming in His saints and with the coing great manifestation of His presence in His saints He will bring judgement to the rebel angels cast on the earth, He will bring glory to His church, salvation to the deceived masses and the glory of the Lord will cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. And it is this great manifest glory of God which is the great "fire that will not come to destroy mankind but to purify the earth for a new heavens and a new earth.

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