While much can be said about each of these trends, the prospect of completing the Great Commission is undoubtedly the most compelling. The closer we are to the end of the process, the higher the stakes. And since no stakes are higher than those associated with concluding the Great Commissionan accomplishment Jesus prophesied would usher in the end of the agetoday's Christian warriors can expect to face challenges on the spiritual battlefield that are unique in both type and magnitude. But now we are centuries deeper into history. There are places on earth, notably in Asia, where demonic pacts have been serviced continually since the great Dispersion.
Demonic desperation is a problem associated with the lateness of the hour.
As much as these days distress us, they are even more disturbing for the powers of darkness. Confronted with growing incur sions into their prayer-eroded strongholds, Satan's hordes are beginning to taste the same panic they have long induced in human beings. The enemy, determined to fill every seat in his hell-bound bus, has ordered a dramatic escalation of counterfeit signs and wondersa strategy of choice among Westerners in search of spirituality without rules. We must then welcome the King of Glory back into our neighborhoods through informed repentance, informed intercession, and informed prophetic action. George Otis Jr. is the president of the Sentinel Group, a Christian research and information agency based in Seattle, Washington.