Believer’s Present position
God created man by the breathing of the breath of lives into him (Genesis 2:7). Man is the only creation of God who was breathed into by God, through which there is a relationship to Him in ‘spirit’. Adam is mentioned as son of God for this reason. “The son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God” Luke 3:38.
After eating the forbidden fruit, the man and the woman were sent away from the Garden of Eden. They lost the fellowship with God. In the fullness of time God sent His son Jesus Christ to restore our position and fellowship with God.
Jesus Christ not only died for our sins but as an offering for sin, condemned the sin in the flesh. Those who accepted him as Saviour and believed in Him, God offered forgiveness for their sins and newness of life to overcome the power of sin that works through flesh.
When a believer allows operating this new life in his or her life, they will be found doing the righteous works of God. God also gave the gift of the Holy Spirit to transform their lives unto sanctification. The ‘new life’ and the ‘Holy Spirit’, by the grace of God, when they are in operation in an obedient believer, holiness in character, and righteousness in works are formed.
These believers are called overcomers. Lord calls all the believers to this state and life, and blessed is the one who allows this operation of ‘new life’ and the ‘Spirit’ in them without any hindrance.
Overcoming Believers rule the Heavens
Once Satan and his angels are cast down from the heavens, the overcoming believers in whom the divine nature, through the operation of the Holy Spirit is formed, they fill in the heavenly places.
Divine nature is essential, to be compatible to dwell and rule in heavenly places. These heavenly places hitherto were occupied by Satan and his angels. Michael and his angels defeated Satan and his angels and cast them down on earth (Rev 12).
The Lord said to his disciples the night in which he was betrayed, in John 14:2-3, “In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again and will receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also”.
Since God does not like vacuum, the preparation of place will be done only when the number of people to fill in the heavenly place are completed. The place thus prepared in heavens is to be occupied by the overcoming believers. A group of believers who overcame and found in heavens, the Spirit records about them as,
“And they overcame him because of the blood the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death” Rev 12:11.
“Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: over these the second death hath no power; but they shall be priests of God and of Christ and shall reign with him a thousand years” Rev 20:6.
A) Overcoming believers judge the angels
“Know ye not that we shall judge angels? How much more things that pertain to this life?” 1 Corinthians 6:3.
Angels are spiritual and heavenly beings. God in his will bestows authority to those saints who attained divine nature through sanctification. They are led by the Spirit and called the sons of God; then only they have the wisdom to judge the heavenly beings like angels. This is part of the heavenly ruling and authority
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