The Bible says that there was a war in heaven that resulted in Lucifer being cast down to earth. In heaven and on earth, Lucifer and his followers fight to enslave, and the LORD and his angels fight to liberate. The prophet Isaiah referred to Lucifer’s attempts to imprison as follows:
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations…They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners? (Isaiah 14:12,16-17)
John the Revelator explained it this way:
And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. (Revelation 12:7-9)
Speaking as the Lord of Truth and Freedom, Jesus said:
“If you continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free…And if the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” (John 8:31-36)
Whether you believe in the Bible or not, it’s evident that some people fight for freedom, and others fight against it. History and current events verify that freedom promotes happiness and prosperity and coercion results in misery and scarcity. Fighting for freedom is good and right and fighting against it is wrong and evil.
Individuals and organizations that try to control and exploit others are fundamentally inferior to those who try to liberate and lift. Whether to seek control or freedom is a life-and-death issue.
Would you like to marry a tyrant? Do you want to work for a micro-manager? Do you want to live in a totalitarian country? Do you want to love and lift your family and friends, or do you want to bully them?
Literally or metaphorically, will you choose to side with and fight for Lucifer or Jesus? Criminals, communists, and globalists are willing to fight and kill for control. Patriots, capitalists, and heroes are willing to fight and die for freedom.
In the American election of 2024, Trump fought for freedom and his opposition fought for control. Trump was clearly in favor of free speech and free enterprise. His opposition was clearly opposed to free speech and free enterprise.
If Trump had lost, the tyrants would have most certainly doubled down on what they were already doing, and we would have lost most of our freedom and assets. Considering all the powers and principalities that opposed him, how and why did Trump win?
According to Newt Gingrich, Donald Trump “is a mythic figure, almost like the various Scandinavian Beowulfs and other kinds of sagas. There’s no practical way you can explain Trump within a normal political structure.” (Newt 1) (Newt 2)
Speaking of Trump, Sylvester Stallone said: “This individual does not exist on this planet. Nobody in the world could have pulled off what he pulled off. When George Washington defended his country, he had no idea that he was going to change the world…Guess what? We got the second George Washington.”
According to Ultrafrog17: “Trump’s defining characteristic is bravery in the face of evil…Many people have likened him to someone like Cyrus in the Bible. Cyrus was a figure who freed the people [from] Babylon and allowed God’s people to return to Jerusalem and worship whoever they liked.”
When freedom haters instigated the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, millions witnessed a miracle. Trump later said that he hoped God had saved him so that he could help save the country.
Some of those infected with TDS might scoff and ask, “Why would God save and use an imperfect man?” And the Lord’s answer is: “Because he is willing to fight, lead, and give his life for freedom.”
As the war between freedom and evil continues to be fought in every heart and nation, always choose freedom, and leaders that fight for freedom.
© Copyright 2025 Gene Van Shaar
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I have traveled up and down, to and fro, back and forth … Traveled all over the Land, met many people, worked many professions and in all my many years I have never found anything even remotely resembling Freedom.
Stallonie is a maggot just like the trumpie he falsely promotes.
both liars. both maggots. I’ll say it to their face.
Washington led from the battle front.
Trump leads from behind a desk and like the coward he is refused to fight in Nam.
Lying maggots like staloone need to be thrown back to the filth from whence it crawled out of.
Neither one of them knows anything of scripture nor do any of these writers like Shaar. They write to promote lies
This is what is presently wrong with the ussa – it is filled with writers who bow but pretend to stand and know.
Dear God, Where do I even Begin?
Mankind, you
re hopelessly lost. The things you call freedom: Jobs , Marriage .... Are the Very tools "Satan has used to Enslave you." Think about that, JOB, really, working and paying to work like a slave (beaten like a dog) and you can never pay your bills without Help or a Loan x Usery. God Cursed Mankind with Work as Punishment: See Genesis. Marriage ... Well, I know most of you do not have eyes to see; but can you count the ''Massive Demonic Payload: loaded into your Partners and Multiply that By State Marriage Laws and Penalties? No. You cannot; but I can. Tragic. None of you are Mature enough for Marriage. God was hoping youd Learn.And, this War in Heaven? Who would be dumb enough to make war on Almighty, God, who can Turn the Entire Angelic Host into ASH by snapping his Fingers! Lucifer was Smart, Not Dumb. There was an Argumen/Disagreement (misinterpreted as war) and the Angels Rebelled; because they Refused Gods Commands to OBEY MAN. Therefore, they got kicked out of Heaven. See now why you all have so much trouble with Fallen Angels? Hint, Beware of those who have not Fallen Too!
Now, if you Read ,JOB, then you
ll find Lucifer Walking around in Heaven Challenging GOD over, YOU, all of You; because whether you know it or NOT JOB is Metaphor. Lucifer and God were having a Conversation about all of Mankind. Imagine, that conversation and the Impossible dimensional math involved! Thats how I read it.Now, Satan, is planning a War, by leading you sheep into it. He wants to make you look like FOOLS before God. You see, the Chosen people are Decieved and following Satan`s Plan. You will all follow them. They will open the Door into a Dark unseen Room. They will drag all of you into the Last War: Armageddon. And, it is not about the Land it is about the OIL under the Land. God Tried to Warn. God Sent, Rabbi Jesus, to tell the Jewish People to Forgive their Brothers! Christianity only evolved as a Default. They all killed Jesus.
There will be no hope and there is no changing what must come:War. Sadly , mankind , never had the aptitude and therefore this all needs to be ENDED. Hopefully, God is Merciful. However, you should all think more; because lots of what you think and believe is totally WRONG!
Want a Little Taste of HOW WRONG, Mankind?
Think about this: ” Why would God use the Word “Fruitful” (Be Fruitful and Multiply) when telling mankind to multiply their numbers? They (Adam/Eve) ate a Sinful Fruit. Fruit and Sin are Synonymous here! They were told to be Fruitful and Multiply. Be Sinful and Multiply? See How Rebellion Works? Oh, and you all better think about all that SINFUL GENOME; because none of you should be multiplying in Truth. If only you cared about your Children! Nobody fools me, So, Good luck Trying!
The Bible is both misquoted and misinterpreted. The verse refers to the King of Babylon, Belshazzar who lost the fabulous empire built by Nebuchadnezzar.
We call Venus the morning star, The Latin used Lucifer.
Other than that it is a very good article.
Please understand that this is necessarily a lengthy response because of the need to give background.
A wonderful article, Gene, if we ignore the comments about “Lucifer”.
With all due respect to Gene and his previous wonderful posts, this one is a terrible twisting of a Bible verse that speaks of the “Bright Morning Star” and turns it into a reference to the prince of darkness and evil. Plain and simple, brother Gene has been deceived by false prophets who speak for Satan.
[The term “bright morning star” refers to the King of Babylon (Balshazzar who was ruling at the time the Median/Persian Empire crushed Babylon.
The Latin term is ‘Lucifer’. The “morning Star” was the planet Venus! Some had interpreted this as a reference to Satan being cast out heaven and thus give Satan the name ‘Lucifer.’]
The Jewish Publication Society put out their English/Hebrew Bible (the Tanakh) in 1917. …Isaiah 14:12a, which says, “How art thou fallen from heaven, O day-star, son of the morning!”
Compare verse 12 and Revelation 12:9 The great dragon was thrown down—the ancient serpent, the one called the Devil and Satan, the one who leads the whole inhabited earth astray—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. Now read verse 12 in the KJV “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which did’st weaken the nations!
And so apparently began the myth that Lucifer is the name of Satan. But the context of Isaiah does not support the theory, for the king of Babylon (in this case Belshazzar) is the subject and not Satan.
At this point we need to take time out to talk about the importance of Bible Translation, and the importance of those making theological statements having a basic understanding of the original Bible languages, as well as the Latin translation. We also refer to the Principle of Biblical Interpretation which says that the Scriptures are a unit and every interpretation must agree with all Scripture.
Some false explanations by certain commentators have been made because of mixing in myths or other false concepts learned in the past which the commentators ‘read into’ (eisegesis) a passage, rather than ‘read from’(exegesis) the passage. Some times that can be triggered by a failure of translators to properly understand the culture of the original language and to translate the concepts presented into the new language.
Compare verse 12 and Revelation 12:9 The great dragon was thrown down—the ancient serpent, the one called the Devil and Satan, the one who leads the whole inhabited earth astray—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. Now read verse 12 in the KJV “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which did’st weaken the nations!
And so apparently began the myth that Lucifer is the name of Satan. But the context of Isaiah does not support the theory, for the king of Babylon (in this case Belshazzar) is the subject and not Satan.
At this point we need to take time out to talk about the importance of Bible Translation, and the importance of those making theological statements having a basic understanding of the original Bible languages. We also refer to the Principle of Biblical Interpretation which says that the Scriptures are a unit and every interpretation must agree with all Scripture.
Some false explanations by certain commentators have been made because of mixing in myths or other false concepts learned in the past which the commentators ‘read into’ (eisegesis) a passage, rather than ‘read from’(exegesis) the passage. Some times that can be triggered by a failure of translators to properly understand the culture of the original language and to translate the concepts presented into the new language.
Excellent response Peter. Something I also found to be helpful in understanding scripture is to understand the author’s purpose for writing of each book, the audience he was addressing along with the setting (culture) and time when written.
Thanks