Success in the spiritual realm
By Prophet Jacob R. Blandford
References:
Gen. 3:15 KJV
1 Tim.
Heb. 2:14-16 KJV
John 4:24 KJV
The more I’ve lived the
Christian life (which is a spiritual life), the more I’ve realized that the spiritual
realm is very real. In fact, it is
superior to the carnal or physical realm.
We live in two realms at once: the physical and spiritual. Only the born-again man can see clearly in
the spirit world (see John 3:3). An
unsaved man is dead spiritually (Eph. 2:1, 5).
Not only is the spiritual realm superior, it is the parent (and
determining) force in our world. The
carnal man may have some degree of success or victory in the world, but he has
a whole other arena to contend with and fight in, an arena in which he is
absolutely handicapped to achieve any sort of victory in—a realm where there
are highly intelligent angels, devils, Satan himself, and God Himself. This is why Christ and Christianity are so
important. Christ left the spirit realm
with his Father to be born of the virgin Mary and take
on a fleshly body (see Hebrews Chapters 2 & 10). And then at the end of his life on earth he
achieved perfect victory in the spiritual realm with his death on the Cross,
burial, and glorious resurrection. And
through faith in Him: we also can partake in that victory; in both the physical
and spiritual realms. And the reason is,
because Jesus Christ is the Head and President over both realms (Col. 2:10),
because he was victorious in both realms, because he never sinned (Heb.