Angels & Demons: Hidden Forces Shaping Your Life Right Now

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Angels & Demons: Hidden Forces Shaping Your Life Right Now

"Allen Jackson, pastor of World Outreach Church in Tennessee, is on a mission to get people thinking more deeply about angels, demons, and the supernatural realm. Jackson's new book "Angels, Demons & You" tackles these very subjects, with the preacher calling fellow believers to more boldly approach the subject matter. "Most of us are comfortable having a theoretical discussion about angels and demons," he told CBN News, noting, though, that, when it's made personal, the conversation becomes more complex and unpalatable for some. "The most important part is imagining that there are spiritual forces that are impacting your life today without any question."

Jackson continued, "And if we get to that point, then the discussion becomes pretty significant." The preacher said there's been an obsessive move toward rationalism since the Enlightenment — one that has led too many to lose touch with the "spiritual dynamic." Even when these issues are discussed, Jackson said there's a tendency to focus on the "dark side" of the spiritual. "We'll focus more on the demonic," he said. "And that's certainly legitimate. I don't want to diminish that, but the book title was intentional. I wanted to start with angels because I think there are spiritual forces to help us, spiritual beings to help us." Jackson said angels are pivotal to the Gospel narrative, serving a primary purpose to help people understand what's unfolding.

"The whole Gospel story can't really be understood apart from the angelic involvement," he said. "Gabriel [who] goes to visit Zechariah is the opening narrative for the story of John the Baptist, and Gabriel going to see Mary and Joseph, the angels that ministered to Jesus after his temptation in the wilderness, the angels that ministered to him in Gethsemane as he's preparing." Even the devil understood the importance of angels, as Satan told Jesus that if he tossed himself off the temple, the angels would save him.

Ultimately, Jackson said there's a disconnect today when it comes to many Christians' understanding of angels, in particular. While most in the aforementioned Gospel narratives seemed to understand their significance, too many today doubt or ignore. "It seems to me we're more willing to trust in a presidential election than we are in the beings that God has made available to us," he said." from the video introduction

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