The troops were ready. This was it. The time had come. The fulfilling of the ages was upon us.
This would be the largest invasion the world had ever seen. Never before in the annuls of human history had a force of this magnitude been assembled. It had been meticulously planned out – every detail of this massive endeavor was precisely calculated. The stakes were high: the freedom of mankind lay in the balance.
Heaven was ready to hit the beaches of human history.
The hosts of heaven were poised to invade enemy occupied territory. Sure, for millennia there had been war in the spirit realm on planet earth, but this mission was designed to be a decisive blow to defeat the enemy of mankind – to break the curse of sin and the legal title Satan had on the sons and daughters of God.
The key to this plan was God Himself. God would become a man to demonstrate the government of God – the way humans were designed to live. Jesus, God’s Son, would come to earth as wholly God and wholly man to show us the way home to our Father; to show us the family rules – the true nature of the Kingdom of God.
But Jesus mission was far more than being a good example for mankind. He did not simply come to show us how to live. No, His mission was far greater than that.
The sons and daughters of God has been duped by the one who was evicted from Heaven due to his pride, jealousy and hatred. For too long Satan had meted out his jealousy, hatred and rage on the children of God. Too long mankind had been held hostage by sin in the kingdom of darkness on earth. Satan held legal title to the hearts of men and women.
It was time for Divine Liberation. It was time for a Divine Rescue Mission.
This was the announcement given by the initial Angelic invasion force:
“’Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.’…Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.’”
Great news: a Savior is here to rescue us. Peace on earth.
Do you know why that was the announcement? Because mankind were prisoners of war.
The General of the Hosts of Heaven – Jesus, God’s own Son – would become a man. He would grow to become the Divine Warrior who defied the empire of darkness. He would pay the blood price for the redemption of God’s children. He would set the captives free.
A Hero would rise.
The true Hero is risen – He is risen indeed!
It is the resurrection that sealed the deal. On the cross Jesus shattered the power of our legal indebtedness to sin, and triumphed over our enemy by His death and resurrection. His resurrection from the dead secured all authority in His name over the enemy or our soul. Jesus completed His rescue mission by rising from the dead, setting free the prisoners of war.
Jesus resurrection broke the chains of sin over mankind. He took the keys to sin and death from the enemy. He has all authority in Heaven and on Earth. He has conquered the enemy of mankind. The enemy of our soul has been defeated.
The prisoners of war are all free if we so choose to follow the Savior. Or, we can choose to stay captive to sin, imprisoned by the enemy of God who is committed to steal, kill and destroy all the good news of great joy that is ours in Jesus.
Do not surrender your life through sin to the enemy of your soul and become a prisoner of war. You have been divinely liberated. The Landing was the fulfilling of the ages when Heaven hit the beaches of human history to set the captives free. Let us choose to follow the Saviour of our souls into the freedom, joy, hope, peace and favour God has for us.
Galatians 5:1
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”
Colossians 1:13, 14
“For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”
Colossians 2:13-15
“When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.”
1 Peter 1:3
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,”