I. Introduction: Obtaining Revelation for Victory

The lesson I am sharing with you today is truly excellent! What makes it so? I am finally addressing a very fundamental matter: victory. Back in the day, the Qing government mustered a large number of Boxers, but when the Eight-Nation Alliance marched into Beijing, it didn't take many of them to utterly defeat Empress Dowager Cixi. Why were they so easily defeated? Actually, entering Beijing was not the main issue; the crucial thing was the treaty that had to be signed because of the defeat, requiring them to pay reparations. This tells us: never suffer defeat! Defeat is no laughing matter; it means being bullied and left without recourse.

Today, if brothers and sisters come to me asking why they are living the way they are, the reason is simply: they are not victorious! Defeat in the spiritual realm is trouble. One day, I was chatting with a demon, and it asked me, Do you know what I've been up to lately? I said, What have you been up to? It said, I've been making money. I asked, You're not short of money, are you? It replied, Still, I want to make money. I asked, Where do you go to make money? It said, I go to hospitals to make money. How evil is this demon! Have you ever noticed that some people are fine when they have no money, but they fall ill as soon as they get some? Isn't that demonic? It's because they are constantly defeated.

Sometimes I ask brothers and sisters, Do you want to live a good life? Every brother and sister desperately wants to live a good life, dreams of it! No one wants to live so miserably. But can you decide whether you live a good life? Does wanting to become the richest man in China guarantee that you will? The desire to live well is closely tied to victory in the spiritual world. Being defeated in the spiritual world is a terrible thing.

When I started establishing the church, I had a vision of building a victorious and glorious church. That vision drove me to dedicate myself fully to building a glorious and victorious church. I truly put in the effort! But the problem was, we suffered defeat as soon as we went into battle! Of course, it's not that the church collapsed with every defeat, but the drive within me kept pondering: how can we achieve victory?

Although we spoke of discerning good and evil in those days, we certainly didn't speak of it enough, and our understanding of discerning good and evil was not very clear. Many times, I desperately wanted people to understand, but the more I tried to explain, the less clear it became. Later, I realized I was fighting demons using the method of discerning good and evil. For example, if you meet someone who thinks 3x8=23, when you say the correct answer is 3x8=24, he will argue with you endlessly, and in the end, even claim the calculator is broken.

Oh dear! It made me so angry, but I was helpless! You cannot win an argument with him, nor can you beat him, yet you still have to appear loving. It's incredibly painful. How can discerning good and evil lead to victory? My tears flowed, as if I were suffering and being wronged for the Lord.

While praying, I poured out my grievances to God: Lord, I forgive him for your sake. But does God need us to do that elaborate performance? God says: You are overthinking things. I really don't need you to forgive him for my sake; you need to forgive him for your own sake. Even though I was praying and crying, God did not remember my tears, because they were tears of discerning good and evil!

Why do we get hurt? Why can't we bear being wronged? Why do we force ourselves to forgive? It's all because of discerning good and evil. God saw how miserable I was, and His word came to me, telling me to read Rick Joyner's The Final Quest. Actually, I had read it many times, but I never understood it. When I obeyed God's word and read it again, my heart suddenly became clear, and I received God's secret transmission. This is called the path of ascent.

I found all my answers in this passage. At that moment, I wiped away my tears, jumped around in my office, printed many copies, and distributed them to our leaders and group leaders, asking them to read it. This passage, entitled The Hordes of Hell are Advancing, clearly describes the organizational structure and battle strategies of the devil.

After reading it, I felt so good! I gained a deep understanding of the organizational form of the Hordes of Hell and the situation of the church being defeated by the devil. It's because the church is not well-equipped, like a group of scattered soldiers, with ten or so people, seven or eight guns, and some carrying large machetes—all ridiculous things. The key issue is fighting the devil on the plains, a very low plane, the plane of discerning good and evil. The church is unilaterally beaten to a pulp, extremely miserable.

Even today, many churches are still in this situation. In those days, although we were defeated, we always had a concept of victory in our bones. It's just that for so many years, we didn't know where the path of ascent was. I thought reasoning could solve everything, always wanting to reason with others, but reasoning is actually discerning good and evil.

II. The Organization and Battle Strategies of the Hordes of Hell

I saw a horde of evil spirits that extended far beyond my sight. It was divided into legions, each carrying a different banner. The foremost legions advanced under the banners of pride, self-righteousness, face-saving, selfish ambition, unrighteous judgment, and jealousy. There were many more legions of evil beyond what I could see, but the vanguard of this terrible horde of hell seemed to be the most powerful. Leading this horde was the accuser of the brethren, Satan himself.

The weapons carried by this army all had names: the sword was called intimidation, the spear was called betrayal, and the bows and arrows were named accusation, gossip, slander, and faultfinding. There were also scouts or small units named rejection, bitterness, impatience, unforgiveness, and lust. They were sent ahead of the army to prepare for the main attack.

These small units and scouts were few in number, but their power was no less than that of the legions that followed. They were few in number purely for strategic reasons. Just as John the Baptist, though alone, was given extraordinary anointing to baptize many, preparing the way for the Lord, these smaller evil spirit units were also given extraordinary evil powers to baptize many. A single bitter spirit can spread its poison among thousands, even an entire race or culture. A lustful spirit can attach itself to an actor, a movie, or even an advertisement. The discharge it releases is like an electric shock. The masses, struck by it, lose their sensitivity. All of this is to pave the way for the evil hordes that follow.

This army is specifically targeting the church, but it is doing everything it can to attack everyone, aiming to strike first, because God is about to move, causing many to flood into the church. The main task of this army is to create division in all kinds of relationships—between churches, between members and pastors, between husband and wife, between parents and children, and even between children. Scouts are sent out to find breaches in the church, family, or individuals, allowing rejection, bitterness, lust, etc., to enter, and further expanding these breaches, so that the following troops can pour into these breaches and take complete control of the victims.

Let me explain a little. This situation completely matched the situation of our church at that time. There were many problems inside and outside the church, between husband and wife, and between parents and children. All of this was the work of the devil, creating much bitterness. I wondered, I helped him, but he still harbored bitterness towards me? I spoke to him word by word, while the devil spoke to him like inserting a USB drive to copy information, at 5G speed. And the most shocking part is,

This army is not riding on horses, but on the backs of Christians! This is why there are so many problems in the church. These Christians are almost all well-dressed, outwardly noble and respectable, and well-educated, but they also seem to represent all aspects of life. These people acknowledge the truth of Christ to soothe their consciences, but their lives are aligned with the powers of darkness.

When they obey that power, the evil spirits assigned to rule them grow and can more easily control their actions. Many of these believers have more than one evil spirit on them, and one is clearly in charge. The nature of the evil spirit in charge determines the nature of the legion it commands. A spirit of hatred hates other Christians, but it also hates other evil spirits, so the entire legion of evil spirits is also in a state of chaos. Spirits of jealousy are also jealous of each other.

You will find that in the church, those who are critical are together, yet they are still critical of each other. Their faultfinding is unparalleled! What I am talking about are things that I have seen and experienced firsthand. When I read these words, I was shocked. It turned out that God had already prepared His solution for me. These evil spirits are basically deceiving people with some false power. They are not that strong, but their deception is extremely powerful.

You will see that these battle strategies and organizational forms all carry their organizational names, which are the names I just mentioned: pride, self-righteousness, face-saving, selfishness, unrighteous judgment, jealousy, rejection, bitterness, impatience, unforgiveness, and lust. In the past few years, we have fought battle after battle against these things, and we are still fighting today. The weapons of these things are intimidation, betrayal, accusation, gossip, slander, and faultfinding. These things are all very powerful.

Years ago, I ministered to some people, some of whom wanted to jump off buildings, but after I ministered to them, they didn't jump anymore; some people were doomed, but after I ministered to them, they got better. The miracles and wonders they experienced far exceeded the miracles and wonders I experienced when I first believed in the Lord. But I became the hotpot ingredient after their gatherings. Gossip, idle talk, rejection, bitterness, impatience, unforgiveness, and lust are the battle strategies of the Hordes of Hell.

Everyone must understand that the battle strategy used by the Hordes of Hell is to use Christians. How miserable is it to be a defeated Christian? These demons ride on Christians to fight! Then I ask you, what do Christians ride on to fight? Christians ride on old horses to fight! Subdue this old horse, and it will become our weapon in battle. I won't continue reading. You can read Rick Joyner's The Final Quest. I will share some important content with you.

III. Do Not Fight the Devil on the Plains of Discerning Good and Evil

When we fought the devil back then, we were actually on the plains. Fighting the devil on the plains meant using what we call truth, that is, we like to reason. For example, if someone treats me like a hotpot ingredient, it is useless to reason with them! If I explain ten sentences, they will find fault with five of them, and there is no way to turn things around.

So, this passage describes fighting the devil on the plains, a one-sided and defeated situation. Whether you are wearing a military uniform or not, fighting the devil on the plains means there is no way to win.

Rick Joyner saw a vision, and a voice told him to turn around and climb the mountain behind him, the mountain called the Holy Mountain of the Lord. Do not fight the devil on the plains, because the plains are the battlefield of discerning good and evil, the devil's territory. So he turned around and began to ascend, climbing the mountain of the Lord.

The Holy Mountain of the Lord is arranged according to truth, layer upon layer, with different truths listed together. This holy mountain is actually a reception of understanding. The knowledge of God's truth is the level of truth you have climbed to. Lower levels include salvation, faith, sanctification, and prayer, and higher up are the naming of deeper biblical truths. In other words, the higher you climb, the stronger your ability to fight. So, fighting the devil on the plains is a completely one-sided battle.

But how many churches today are really climbing the peak of truth? Many times, what we see, as far as I know, is that what is being said sounds like truth, but looking at the results, we know that they are still on the plains. Today, our brothers and sisters must realize one thing: because the devil rides on Christians to fight, when we climb the mountain of truth and shoot arrows of truth at the devil, the arrows hit the Christians being ridden by the devil.

Each arrow that strikes him is like speaking the truth to him; this Christian becomes extremely angry, thinking you are accusing and pointing fingers. I have seen it with my own eyes among our brothers and sisters. As a result, the demons riding on the Christian become more and more powerful. Everyone must remember that at this time, shooting the arrow of truth, as if reasoning, is actually discerning good and evil.

We read the truth, not to shoot others with the arrow of truth! The truth is for ourselves. For example, the statement Love your neighbor as yourself tells me to love my neighbor as myself, not to tell others. We must shoot out faith, hope, and love. Faith is the faith of confidence, hope is the hope of expectation, and love is the love of charity. Only by shooting these can problems be solved. Once the arrow of truth is shot, it's troublesome, and the effect is fatal!

Some Christians who are ridden by demons or already wounded are hurting each other, and the hurt is getting deeper and deeper. The bitterness accumulated inside is also getting deeper, until they are completely subdued by the demons and eventually become the demons' mounts. Therefore, I tell everyone, do not fight the devil on the plains of discerning good and evil.

IV. The Path of Ascent - Knowing the Truth

Why do you usually feel comfortable after talking to me? Because what I release is faith, hope, and love. I will rebuild your faith and hope and re-launch and stimulate the love in your heart. This is because I have accumulated experience on the road to climbing the spiritual peak, only to understand what the path of ascent is all about.

Everyone must know. On the path of ascent, you will still be hit by the devil's arrows. When we are still stuck at the level of so-called sanctification, prayer, salvation, and faith, the devil's arrows will still hit us, and many Christians are hit by arrows and have a hard time. So being a grassroots Christian is very miserable. If you look closely, many churches, whether pastors, church leaders, or brothers and sisters, are in dire straits.

Let me give you an example: the leader of a sister's church died of cancer, and then another brother was raised to replace him, but this brother developed gastric bleeding. When others wanted this sister to be the leader, she refused. This position is either cancer or gastric bleeding, she cannot do it. Thank God, she came among us and brought in the brother with gastric bleeding.

Because the church is not victorious, perhaps it does not discern good and evil, but the church is at a very low level of salvation, baptism, being saved, sanctification, etc., and does not have the ability to strive for battle, is very weak, and is still wounded. Do not blame God, saying it is not working. You are at such a low level, but God's design is that you cannot stay at such a low level, so you must take the road of ascent. It is not that you are saved by believing in the Lord, you will live even more miserably.

At this level, the devil can shoot arrows, so you must constantly climb upward. It is hard to climb upward with a shield in your hand and a sword on your back, but it is even more difficult to stay at a low level. If those arrows hit you, it will be worse to pull them out and shoot them back. Do not treat others as they treat you, which is called discerning good and evil.

When some brothers and sisters climb to a level called brotherly unity, they suddenly discover that the devil's arrows cannot reach them. Brotherly unity does not mean you and I are united, good buddies, but refers to a person's spiritual level. When you reach this level, the evil habits in people that cause disunity, such as nitpicking and blaming, have been removed. This is a concrete manifestation of a person's spiritual life. When you reach the level of brotherly unity, everyone is united, and it is fine without being good buddies. At this time, the arrows can no longer reach you.

But at this level, the devil's vultures can still attack these Christians from above. They shit and spit on these people, so although these Christians have reached brotherly unity, they still have very depressed and uncomfortable feelings. The road to climb is very difficult, the road is wet, slippery and steep, and you cannot even see where the road is, you can only climb rocks. At this time, you find that you really have to rely on that sword to insert it into the rock to climb up, so as not to fall.

The height of the climb is increasing, and the strength of the battle is also increasing. The climbing process feels difficult, but you must persevere and keep going until you reach the level of Galatians 2:20: I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.

Although I knew the truth of discerning good and evil, for a long time I would have inexplicable depression, which you may not understand, thinking that a person like me would be depressed. When I was sad, I didn't know who to turn to. Brothers and sisters are very blessed. When you are sad, you can go to the pastors, but I have nowhere to turn.

Someone told me to pray, but prayer could not solve the problem, because the spiritual level was not high enough. So I developed a habit of working hard! One day when I was working, I felt particularly enlightened in my heart. I suddenly realized that I had climbed to a new spiritual level, which is Galatians 2:20: I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. Ordinary things can no longer take away my inner peace and joy. The feeling at this level is very good, and I often feel it to this day.

So today it is normal for you to have inexplicable discomfort, because the spiritual level is too low. If you climb to Galatians 2:20: I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. There is no You anymore, what is there to be uncomfortable about? Today, I am not often uncomfortable, mostly for the sake of God's church, not for my personal affairs.

When your spiritual level reaches Galatians 2:20, many problems are solved at once. In this process, there is something called faith, hope, and love, which are said to be three powerful angels who often add strength to us.

When you reach this level, the devil's vultures can no longer fly so high, and they can no longer shit on your head and do these dirty and filthy things. Today I want to release this hope to everyone, hoping that brothers and sisters will develop a habit of striving for it, and begin to know that there is a place on this road of ascent that is very flat and wide, and it becomes very easy to climb up.

Today it is not easy because there is still a You in us. When we deal with our carnal self, it is no longer I who live, but Jesus Christ who lives in me. I tell you, the feeling inside is particularly good! At this time, arrows can be shot very far, all the way to the devil's headquarters. Just think, if you have spiritual intercontinental missiles in your hand, how can the devil fight you? The devil has long been digested in front of you!

When we climb up again, you will be like Moses going up Mount Sinai to meet God. When you come down, your face will be shining, and the glory of God will be manifested on your body. As Rick Joyner said, he needs a cloak to cover the light, otherwise the glory is too strong and we cannot see the enemy clearly. That cloak is called the cloak of humility.

So today, brothers and sisters, have a hope, and start climbing the spiritual peak. Some brothers and sisters are still at a very low level and are shot all over by the devil's arrows, like a hedgehog, but they keep saying that they are very humble. In fact, you are not qualified to be humble. You have no glory, so how can you be humble? Only when you are full of God's power and glory do you need to be humble. Ascend the mountain of the Lord and enter the house of the God of Jacob. This sentence is in Isaiah 2.

In the last days the mountain of the Lord's temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. Many peoples will come and say, 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.' The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. (Isaiah 2:2-3)

Zion and Jerusalem refer to God's church. The house of the God of Jacob is His church. How well said! Today we are in such an era. We are climbing the spiritual peak and we will build God's glorious temple on this peak, and all nations will stream to this mountain. It sounds exciting! I actually have the grace to build God's church and God's temple. I can actually obtain such revelation and God's word. That is why in these years, we have constantly sorted out what we have received and written about 70 books. This is the result of striving for it.

V. Summary

I wish that all brothers and sisters would have the same aspirations and strive for it, because this is God's best grace. Just think, when we climb to a spiritual level, the devil cannot attack us, only we can attack the devil. It is exciting to think about it. The devil is digested as soon as he comes to us, how great! In the past, we were attacked and plundered by the devil and our enemies; we worked hard to earn money, but in the end we could not see the blessings.

Today, we begin to strive for it, begin to climb the spiritual peak, and begin to have such aspirations. Thank God for giving me such grace, giving me a way to climb the spiritual peak. Although I have not yet reached the top of that mountain, the grace I have experienced has exceeded what I asked for or thought.

So I tell everyone my experience, just to let everyone strive for it, which is immeasurably good! What is better than this grace? Do not be deceived by the devil's lies. The devil uses fear and all kinds of lies to deceive us, causing us to lose the motivation and ambition to strive for it, and as a result, we live miserably!

The spirit of fear is a very small evil spirit. Brothers and sisters, do not be afraid of it. If you do not kill the spirit of fear first in spiritual warfare, you will not be able to deal with other spirits. Fear is a lie, it is a feeling of fear. But this small spirit of fear can imprison many Christians. Many Christians live in fear.

Today we must come out of lies and fear, establish a correct view of the church, fight together with the brothers and sisters of the church, trample on and plunder the devil and our enemies, constantly climb the spiritual peak, and strive for it. What God has prepared for us in front of us is beyond what we ask for or think, what a rich grace!

The devil will deceive us by saying that it is cold at the high altitude. No! There is God's presence in the highest place, there is God's grace in the highest place, there is the strength to fight in the highest place, and you can plunder the enemy in the highest place! So brothers and sisters, start to be strong, re-know our God, know God's truth, and in the last days, like the sea filling the ocean. Today, let us ascend the mountain of the Lord and enter the house of the God of Jacob to receive God's glory.

In the past, we passed the corruption caused by failure to God, which was really unfair to God! Today, do not ask where God is, because God is waiting for us on the Holy Mountain. From today onwards, gather your faith and climb this spiritual peak and strive for it! The reason for past failures was ourselves, using the way of discerning good and evil to fight with ghosts. Today we no longer discern good and evil, but begin to climb the spiritual peak. We must constantly and more know God and more gain God! God is the God who makes us victorious! As long as we have such aspirations, we will surely be able to climb to the spiritual peak. At the peak there is God's glory and the house of the God of Jacob!

This is the most important lesson of the 101 course! Brothers and sisters, I give you a hope: in the days of victory, money is no longer a problem, health is no longer a luxury, and finances will no longer be your bondage. There is abundant grace, abundant glory, and extremely abundant property in our God's house. God's temples are built with gems and gold, so brothers and sisters will no longer be in need.

Let us climb this spiritual peak together! May God be with us until the end of the world! Amen!