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They
cuddled together on the bed and she slipped her tongue into his mouth…if felt
longer than before, reaching to the back of his throat…it seemed to have two
ends…as though it were forked…it tasted nice…it was coated with something sweet…he
sucked greedily on her tongue when he found out that the more he sucked, the
more the sweetness oozed out of her tongue.
It relaxed
him…the sweetness lulled him to sleep as he gradually entered another Reality
somewhere else…somewhere that he recognized…it was the vast temple…in front of
the huge statue before whom he had once stood…but now the multitudes weren’t
there…just him alone…nor did the statue come to life again.
Instead
the light in the temple began to recede as though it fled away, leaving a
Presence in the room…it felt like the darkness that had just invaded the room
was a living Personality…Kehinde could feel it all around him…suddenly the eyes
of all the idols opened, releasing blood red light that flooded the entire
temple…there was a long trail of darkness that completely surrounded the temple…writhing
like a living thing…Kehinde looked more closely…it was a serpent of shadow! It had
been the Presence that had come inside the temple, chasing out the natural
light.
The face
of the serpent of shadow gradually loomed nearer to him…it was huge…as though
the face of a snake had been projected on a gigantic cinema screen…except that this
face was real…Kehinde began to feel fear like a living entity…it started from
his toes and began to writhe upwards to his heart…it was a cold fire within him
that paralyzed everywhere it touched…
You will lose him forever if you do not
wake up and pray now!
Mr Adeleye
stirred and sat up suddenly…Kehinde was in big trouble…he had seen him in a
temple about to be swallowed by a huge serpent! As believers were in Christ, so
Kehinde had to be in the serpent to belong to him forever…he had been woken up from
the dream to prevent it!
He hadn’t
prayed for more than ten minutes in the spirit when he felt himself being
tugged away…his reality was dissolving…everything was becoming transparent…like
it had happened at the hospital….he found himself being taken away once again,
and this time he knew where he was going….
Pastor
Taiwo had finally left the hospital
after Lolade’s condition had stablilized…Dr Adekoya had assured him he would
stay with her and call him if there was any need…Lolade had smiled weakly at
him as he left. The doctors were still amazed that she could possibly be alive
after so much loss of blood…what was even more amazing was that there had been
no need for a blood transfusion…her blood had somehow begun to replenish itself…all
three doctors including Dr Adekoya stood by and discussed her silently, casting
glances at her every now and then…
Lolade
slept again…she was very weak…
Your flesh is weak but your spirit is
strong…they need you in this battle, or all will be lost…
She
was certain it was the Holy Spirit! She hadn’t heard him speak before, but
there was no shadow of doubt in her mind that it was the Spirit of Christ!
John
10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
It was the scripture that
now reverberated throughout her entire being repeatedly…it was his voice she
was hearing and he was leading her somewhere…
She
walked into a huge temple, aware that her spirit emanated light that was not
welcome…she did not feel the weakness of her body any longer…she throbbed with
life and she could see it pulsing throughout her body in waves…there was
another being of Light on the far side…it was Mr Adeleye!
He
beckoned to her as he stood before the gaping maws of the serpent of shadow…in
his hand was a huge flaming sword and on his head was a helmet…he had on
sandals the like of which she had never seen…and held in his right hand a
shield that covered the entire length of his body…he hid behind that shield now
as fiery darts came out like torrents from the mouth of the serpent.
The
idols suddenly came to life and snarled horribly…Lolade began to run towards Mr
Adeleye but suddenly found herself beside him just as Taiwo suddenly appeared
beside her…and then Mrs Adeleye…
FORM
A CIRCLE OF PROTECTION AROUND HIM!
Kehinde
lay prone on the ground, not moving at all…a pale green sheen had started to
creep all over his spirit as he began to lose his Natural Life…
The
idols were shaped like hybrids of animals…mismatched and grotesque…they began
moving purposefully towards the Circle of Protection around Kehinde.
Mr
Adeleye suddenly saw an opening and thrust forth his sword into the right eye
of the serpent of shadow…it screamed horribly and recoiled…thrashing its tail
wildly as it backed away…
Then
Kehinde sat up and smiled…but it wasn’t his voice that laughed aloud.
HE
IS MINE ALREADY! The voice cackled maniacally. Then suddenly another head
popped out of his left shoulder…it was the face of a young beautiful lady…it
was joined by another head that popped out of his right shoulder…the face of an
old hag…Kehinde looked horrible…like a three headed monster…he sat there on the
ground cackling…except his own face…for he was in pains…he cried aloud for help
amidst the two cackling voices on either side of him.
Mr
Adeleye hid behind his shield to avoid a renewed terrible torrent of fiery
darts that came as a flood, as the serpent of shadow vented his pain and anger…
The
members of the Circle of Protection suddenly began praying in tongues at the
same time and found themselves each in possession of the Sword of the Spirit,
the helmet of righteousness, the shield of faith and the sandals of the gospel
of peace…for they knew now what they were…
As
they prayed, a larger shield began to form over them just as the idols reached
them…the shield was transparent pure light…
THAT
WON’T STOP US! Cackled Maureen and her mother at the same time…
WE
HAVE HIS MOTHER. SHE WILL DIE IF YOU DO NOT LEAVE!
The
idols separated themselves to reveal the dais behind them upon which Mrs
Abayomi appeared to be trussed up in chains and moaning in pain.
USE
YOUR SWORDS!
They
had stopped praying in the spirit, horrified and terrified by the horrible
things they were seeing and already, black spots of fear had begun to taint the
pure white light that enveloped their spirits…
The
words of the Spirit strengthened them again and they began to pray with renewed
intensity…suddenly the Swords took on a life of their own and pulled them
forward to battle the idols as the huge shield above them was lifted…
The
animal idols raked at their eyes with their claws and spat fire at them with
lightning speed when all of a sudden…a cold wind blew in and extinguished the
lights…except for the pure white lights that enveloped Mr Adeleye and the
others…
Someone
else had entered the fray…someone far mightier than the serpent of shadow…than
the hybrid idols…than Mammon!
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He couldn’t resist the temptation to
involve himself…yet they are ill prepared to meet him in battle…even together
they do not match his strength…nor will My Spirit contend with him…not now…therefore
you must go…alone…for it was never meant to be your battle, the battle belongs
to the sons of God…you must not involve yourself beyond the protection of the
mortals…they must learn to fight on their own…to defeat the Enemy with the
weapons they have been given.
Michael clenched his huge fists in cold
fury…anything that affected the people of God affected him…he was frustrated at
the limitations imposed on him by the Majesty…he could not fight on their
behalf, only defend them and protect them from harm…yet even in this, he would
do so with a vengeance!
Michael bowed himself to the ground in
worship before the Majesty and strode out of the Holy Place…the Elite of Heaven
formed a guard of honour for him as he left the Heavenlies and soared into the atmosphere,
unfurling his huge wings…the War Lord of Heaven was on his way!
The Elite cheered him on as he swooped
downwards, turning back briefly to salute them…then he flashed out of their
sight.
GO IN THE MIGHT OF THE SPIRIT, OH
CHAMPION OF THE HEAVENS…GO MICHAEL, IN THIS BLESSING! Spoke the Majesty into his
heart.
Michael acknowledged his Master’s Voice
with a bow and entered the Earth Realm.
Lucifer had entered the fray, therefore
Michael would oppose him and his plans…he cast his mind back to the last time
they had battled…it had been a terrible battle that he had nearly lost…it had
been the little girl, the one whom Majesty had named ENEMY OF DARKNESS that had
saved the day…he admired the sons of God for their courage…angels had no need
of courage, it was already part of their nature…they didn’t comprehend fear…they
were fearless by nature…they were not weakened by sentiments…they had no human
feelings…they were only moved by the Word of the Majesty…His word was Law!
That was why he admired the mortals…they
were hampered with so many things…weakened with many weaknesses and still some
of them were able to rise up above them all and show faithfulness…courage even in
the face of death…no wonder the Majesty often boasted of them and always
proudly referred to them as the SONS OF GOD!
They were above the angels, but Michael
didn’t begrudge them that…he knew why now…they had to live against their own
nature in order to become Sons…angels merely lived according to their nature…except
for the Fallen Ones who out of a Rebellious nature and not out of temptation
decided wilfully to fall…unlike them, the mortals were beset with so many
weaknesses and temptations that he often wondered if any of them would even win
in the end…but he had seen many rise above it all…men like Paul…Peter…James…all
were acknowledged as Sons of God…true warriors of heaven…their place in the
Kingdom was forever secure along with many others who had lived the Life that
is contrary to human nature.
He had arrived and there was darkness
but it could not overcome the light of the courageous believers…Michael hid his
light for a while and observed the serpent of shadow still in pain…thrashing
wildly in the background…he watched as Lucifer began to manifest himself,
hoping to terrify the believers and instil fear in them so that fear would
produce doubt and doubt would dissolve their weapons in an instant, rendering
them defenceless and utterly vulnerable…he had arrived at the right time as
always…
Lucifer began to pull himself up to a
terrifying height with an earth shattering roar…as he grew larger; the temple
ceiling seemed to move up higher to accommodate his height.
He was a dragon that spanned the huge
temple and now made the serpent of shadow look like a worm…
Lolade cowered at the terrifying sight
and almost immediately her Sword winked out of existence.
Do not be afraid, fear breeds doubt and
doubt quenches faith! shouted Mr Adeleye, seeing what was happening.
Taiwo held his Sword aloft, brandishing
it boldly and causing it to blaze its fiery light around them…
No weapon fashioned against us shall
prosper! Shouted Taiwo.
Every tongue that rises up against us in
judgment we condemn! Finished Mr Adeleye as he sprang towards Lucifer…
The serpent of shadow slithered slowly towards
the chained Mrs Abayomi…her spirit looked shrunken and shriveled from grief…the
serpent intended to devour her, that was clear as he encircled her.
Michael looked at the other Believers,
but all were fully occupied…his mission was to defend them not to involve
himself…but Mrs Abayomi was one of them…He waited till the last minute before
blazing into pure light to the surprise and chagrin of the Powers of Darkness…he
had identified everyone of them as Principalities whom he and his Elite had done
battle with in the past.
He moved swiftly, still keeping an eye
on Lucifer and with one horrendous blow chopped off the head of the serpent of
shadow! He watched it thrash around in its death throes for a moment...
In that same instant, Lucifer stretched
forth his hand and laid hold of the weakest member of the team – Lolade,
raising her up to his head like a trophy…Michael saw him and with a well-aimed
blow, snapped the chains around Mrs Abayomi.
Lucifer intended that they battle
together…it was the reason why he now held Lolade like a trophy, daring Michael
to take her…Michael’s hands were tied…he couldn’t very well save her without
engaging Lucifer in battle…
IT HAS COME TO THIS MICHAEL…THEREFORE
LET THE ZEAL OF THE LORD OF HOSTS CONSUME YOU NOW AND SAVE THE GIRL!
He had the go ahead from his Commander
in Chief; the Holy Spirit…in the blinding light of his Person, the hybrid idols
had retreated…now he flashed out his sword, pointing to the heavens and
uttering his terrible battle cry…
FOR THE MAJESTY! Roared Lucifer as blasts
of pure light burst from the tip of his sword wherever he pointed it…thus he
blasted several of the hybrid idols into non-existence in the Earth Realm.
Kehinde cried out in pain as Maureen and
her mother savagely contorted and distorted his spirit form…they intended to
exact retribution for the demise of the hybrid idols…the sisters of Mammon
their life essence!
Mr Adeleye now free to attend to other
things since the intervention of Michael; now turned his attention towards
Kehinde…he didn’t know how to battle beings that were inside Kehinde’s spirit
without doing damage to Kehinde…he hovered uncertainly nearby and watched helplessly
as they slowly began to tear him apart…
FREE HIM WITH THE TRUTH THAT YOU KNOW…THE
TRUTH YOU HAVE LIVED SHALL ANSWER FOR HIM THIS DAY, said the Spirit of the
Living God.
BECAUSE I HAVE NOT LOVED MY LIFE UNTO
THE DEATH, I STAND ON RESURRECTION GROUND…BEGONE YOU FOUL SPIRITS OF
DARKNESS!!! Uttered Mr Adeleye quite to his own amazement…the words had come to
him unbidden…
Suddenly he blazed into light; such that
the light of his spirit form was eclipsed by the light that now enveloped him
with a radius of many yards…it was the DUNAMIS of the Holy Spirit…the GLORY of
the Lord had arisen upon him!
Like corks in a bottle that had suddenly
been unstopped, Maureen and her mother popped out of Kehinde, revealing their
true forms…no longer beautiful…they were dragons like their master and
immediately they spouted flames of their wrath…but Mr Adeleye was there to
cover for Kehinde with the huge shield of Faith that expanded to cover them
both. Kehinde was free!
Taiwo watched anxiously as Michael –
Heaven’s Champion circled Lucifer, still holding up Lolade his trophy…the
remaining hybrid idols regrouped themselves and came towards Michael, but Mr
Adeleye and Taiwo and Mrs Adeleye moved to intercept them…they were greatly
encouraged by the presence of Michael the Arch-Angel…it showed up in the light
of their spirits that shined ever brighter than before…
They flashed out their Swords and
advanced together towards them…they had seen pure light burst forth from the
tip of Michael’s sword and they now expected nothing less from theirs…and their
expectation was not cut short as mighty torrents of light ejected themselves
forcefully from the tips of their Swords…erasing the presence of the remaining
hybrid idols forever…
Lucifer saw what was happening and
snarled his rage…he looked at Lolade and was about to tear off her head when
Michael struck with blinding speed…
TOUCH NOT MY ANOINTED! He shouted at
Lucifer as he plunged his sword deep into his chest…Lucifer froze for several
seconds…then Lolade dropped from his fingers and gently floated to the ground…on
her feet…
Michael kept his sword within Lucifer’s
chest till he began to disintegrate…vile smelling odours emanated out of the
puddles of darkness that began to form where once Lucifer stood…it was over…
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For several seconds Pastor
Kehinde stood there and said nothing…Pastor Taiwo stood beside him holding his
hand encouragingly…
“You
have the right to leave because I have fed you lies, not the Truth…you have the
right to leave because I have not been faithful to the Word of God…I have
created messages for my selfish ends by piecing together scriptures that were
in my favour...but should you choose to remain, know that it will now be under
Pastor Taiwo…for I step down today…”
“I
have been found wanting by my Lord and Saviour…It is not the sheep that protect the
Shepherd, yet I have protected myself from you with bodyguards posing as
protocol officers…it is not the sheep that feed the Shepherd, it is the
Shepherd that feeds the sheep with his substance and that which he receives
from God for them… yet I have taken from you all…from the poor…from the weak…even
from the rich…the true shepherd would not do that…for if even one member of the
flock hasn’t had a meal…what right has the shepherd to eat? Did not Christ go
in search of ONE missing sheep without resting till he found it? Pray for me
that I might find grace to repent sincerely before God and receive his
forgiveness.”
Pastor
Kehinde looked round the huge auditorium at the congregation that had been stunned
into silence…he had no more words to say…he handed over the microphone to his
twin brother and walked off the stage unaccompanied…a broken man…
Pastor
Taiwo took the microphone and cleared his throat…he wanted to talk…to say
something to encourage his brother…to encourage the church…but words failed him…he
opened his mouth to sing, but words failed him…even in song…it was Lolade that
came to stand by his side and lifted her voice in song…
He is Lord…He is Lord…Amen! He has risen
from the dead, he is Lord! Every knee shall bow, every tongue confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord…
Pastor
Taiwo dissolved into uncontrollable tears as he sank to his knees…he and a few
others had witnessed things that perhaps only a handful of other believers the
world over may have seen or experienced…
He called
Mr Adeleye up to the platform to pray for the congregation…the Rising Star
Church would not be dissolved after all…but things had changed irrevocably…all
across the auditorium men, women and children fell on their faces weeping…they did
not see what Mr Adeleye saw…a host of heavenly angels ranged themselves around
the auditorium and joined in their worship…he saw Michael raise his sword in
salute to him as he lifted himself into the atmosphere and swooped away…every
knee had bowed…and will continue to bow…Mr Adeleye sank to his knees as well…God
be praised forever!!! AMEN!!!
THE
END!!!
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