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The Sovereignty of Miracles:Pentecostal Political Theology in Nigeria 1
Author(s) -
Marshall Ruth
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
constellations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8675
pISSN - 1351-0487
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8675.2010.00585.x
Subject(s) - sovereignty , politics , citation , theology , sociology , political theology , religious studies , law , philosophy , political science
This is the eve of a national revival. Call it spiritual awakening or revolution if you please. There are few revolutions in history without bloodshed. But there is one revolutionary – the greatest revolutionary of all time – who did not shed another’s blood to establish his Kingdom. . .His was a spiritual revolution and it has changed the course of the history of man. . . The warfare we are presently engaged in is the battle of translating the victory of Jesus over the devil into the everyday, natural realities of our personal lives and also of our political, religious, economic and social systems. It is a battle of reclamation: to reclaim from the devil what he illegally holds in his control. . .It is warfare. But we are on the winning side. This is the time to muster the army – the Lord’s army. Here is a clarion call to battle. . . We are disadvantaged if we lean on carnal weapons. Prayer – militant, strategic and aggressive prayer – must be our weapon of warfare at this time. It is a spiritual warfare and it needs spiritual weapons. This is a call into the ring to wrestle, to sweat it out with an unseen opponent. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against spiritual wickedness, against invisible powers in high places (Ephesians 6:12). . .Nigeria is indeed poised for a revival of an unprecedented dimension. You and I are active participants in what God is about to do. . .Join the Lord’s army to bring about rapid changes that we desperately need in all areas of our national life. We are at the dawn of a new era. I can see it in my spirit.