Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus 24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
As true believers in Christ not in the world of sin flesh and the devil we wrestle not against flesh and blood and this is why it's extremely important once you make that commitment and you're a true born again believer not to live in the flesh. It doesn't profit you anything to do such if anything it tramples the blood of Christ and you have to be serious. You know a woman brought up how it's written in scripture that the world/majority of the world will turn against Israel which is very odd because aren't we seeing this or in its development? But the man brought up that the dragon wars against all true believers which is true. As written below..
4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 2 Corinthians 10:45
You can't serve two masters how true this really is and our lord Jesus Christ the true Jewish on earth Christ knows his sheep as they won't go to another. There is a dragon a serpent and he's a vicious opponent. You can say he's been defeated at the cross but he also has a kingdom. His kingdom is on Earth right now and many people ignorantly serve him. He was kicked out of heaven along with his angels. So we might come back to this later but my question to you is if he knows his end is eternal damnation why does he want you to end up there as well? What is truth and who do people say Jesus Christ really is? How can you distinguish truth if you don't study as commanded by God to be studied and show yourselves approved?
15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV
And after thoughts and after notes he corrupts everything and counterfeits many things steering people away from true salvation onto many false teachings including bringing forth a different gospel and a different Jesus. He hates God, he seeks worship has his own kingdom and many people follow him ignorantly and blindly not having understood. A little bit of pride, a touch of iniquity tempting Eve and look what he's become being created higher than human beings once guarding God thrown being kicked out of heaven along with his angels who he managed to deceive and have them rebel too he is the enemy of your soul.
4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 2 Peter 2:4 KJV