THE PRINCIPLES OF WARFARE RELATED TO THE PROTOCOL PLAN

A. Introduction.

1. There is an analogy between the protocol plan of God and the nine principles of the art of war.

2. The application to the preparation and direction for war is called strategy. God’s strategy is found in our portfolio of invisible assets prepared for us in eternity past.

3. The application to specific battles and operations is called tactics. God’s tactics are in the mechanics of the divine dynasphere, which is the utilization of delegated omnipotence. 4. Our Lord Jesus Christ won the strategic victory of the angelic conflict during His First Advent and His saving work on the cross. The tactical victory for the angelic conflict is now assigned to each Church Age believer. As royal family of God, you are assigned the responsibility of tactical victory.

B. The Principle of Objective.

1. The purpose of a military operation is the attainment of an objective assigned to a designated force. This objective constitutes the guide for the interpretation of orders, for the formation of decisions, and for the employment of the means available. The nation, its military forces, and each element of the latter have their objective. The selection of national objectives depends upon political, military, and economic conditions under the following general rules. a. The neutralization and destruction of the power of the opposing military forces in battle. We do this in the spiritual life through the rebound technique. Sin takes us out of the divine dynasphere and away from the delegated power of God. When we sin and enter cosmic one or two, we function under human power and human energy of the flesh which is totally unacceptable to God’s plan for your life.

b. The possession of localities which will attain the national objective. That’s analogous to using the rebound technique to reenter the divine dynasphere, the only place where divine omnipotence is available. Divine omnipotence is delegated under three categories.

(1) The omnipotence of God the Father is reflected in the portfolio of invisible assets.

(2) The omnipotence of God the Son is reflected in the prototype divine dynasphere. The power of Jesus Christ as God was delegated to the prototype divine dynasphere for the function of His humanity.

(3) The omnipotence of God the Holy Spirit is delegated to the operational-type divine dynasphere.

c. Outside of the divine dynasphere, we are either operating under the power of Satan, under the human power of someone else, or under our own human abilities.

2. So in the Christian way of life the principle of the objective is the fulfillment of the protocol plan of God through the attainment of spiritual maturity inside the divine dynasphere. The objectives assigned to the royal family include the glorification of God in two ways.

a. The attainment of spiritual maturity resulting in the conveyance of our escrow blessings, which glorifies God. The first thing God ever did for us is the means of glorifying Him.

b. The passing of evidence testing, the highest honor God ever gives to a Church Age believer.

3. The selection by God of our spiritual objectives of the protocol plan of God is based on the provision of our portfolio of invisible assets, with special emphasis on the equal opportunity of predestination, which is residence, function, and momentum inside the divine dynasphere. In other words, the moment you sin and enter into cosmic one or cosmic two, you are out from under the equal opportunity to execute the protocol plan of God under divine power. In the cosmic system, you are under the worst and most evil system of inequality that has ever existed.

C. The Principle of Offensive.

1. Offensive action is the only means by which a decision is gained in warfare. When successful, the offensive brings victory; whereas the defense can only avoid defeat. Therefore, the only effective way to win a war is to act on the offensive.

2. The offensive increases the effectiveness of the force that adopts it because it raises morale, permits concentration of effort, and allows freedom of action.

3. The defensive should be used to assist offensive action elsewhere, to gain time to utilize the advantage of terrain in order to compensate for some weakness.

4. The offensive in the Christian life is the fulfillment of the protocol plan of God. This can only occur inside the divine dynasphere. Divine power is only delegated to the divine dynasphere.

5. This means that all human emotion does not advance you to the fulfillment of the protocol plan of God. In fact, emotion is often a terrible deterrent. This means that neither human morality, nor energy of the flesh works advance you.

6. God’s plan is designed to run only on God’s power. As Zechariah said, “Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord.”

7. The purpose of the offensive in the protocol plan of God is to advance to spiritual maturity. The results of fulfilling the protocol plan of God is the conveyance of your escrow blessings and the wonderful privilege of functioning under evidence testing as you become a witness for the Prosecution in Satan’s appeal trial.

D. The Principle of Mass.

1. The term “mass” is used in the military to define combat power. The concept includes the numbers, the weapons, the tactical skill, the fighting ability, the resolution, the discipline, the morale, the leadership which are all part of the power in the military principle of mass.

2. Success in warfare is attained by the employment of mass in a main effort at the proper time at the proper place for the accomplishment of a definite purpose.

3. In the Christian life, there are many distractions to the use of divine power.

4. By analogy, mass in the Christian life is the utilization of divine power delegated by God the Father in the protocol plan and the function of the power of the Holy Spirit inside the divine dynasphere. The principle of mass is directly related to the omnipotence of God.

E. Economy of Force.

1. The economy of force is the application of the principle of mass. Economy of force is the means by which military mass is deployed in a main effort. The time and place of the main effort are determined; then men and means are conserved by reducing their employment in other directions to the minimum, consistent with tactical and strategical safety.

2. God has designed a plan from which we are not to be distracted. He has made provision for our failures of distraction in the rebound technique.

3. In the Christian way of life, the economy of force principle is tantamount to:

a. Epistemological rehabilitation, which is cognition of our portfolio, the mechanics of the protocol plan of God.

b. The priority of relationship with God over relationship with mankind must be understood and lived.

c. The utilization of divine power rather than the function of human power in the cosmic system.

d. The utilization of divine power inside the divine dynasphere for the fulfillment of the protocol plan of God.

4. Therefore, the economy of force is the establishment of Biblical priorities.

a. Number one priority is assigned to relationship with God over relationship with man.

b. Number two priority is the application of number one priority: the use of divine power in the divine dynasphere over the use of human power in the cosmic system.

F. The Principle of Movement.

1. The term “movement” is a technical, military category referring to the maneuver of combat arms and their support units. Under the principle of offensive, it means to bring military mass into close contact with the enemy to secure a decisive result. It can also be used for placing combat arms where it can attack with advantage.

2. Movement is most effective when concealed. God has designed a plan whereby your spiritual growth is concealed. Only results at certain stages are apparent to others. This emphasizes the privacy of your priesthood in living your own life as unto the Lord.

3. Movement is most effective when covered by the effective employment of fire power; this is the concept of artillery supporting advance (when movement is not concealed). In the protocol plan of God, movement refers to momentum in the divine dynasphere and its result: invisible impact on history, which is like attacking from a concealed position.

4. Until the believer attains spiritual self-esteem, such movement in his life is concealed but effective. Not until you reach spiritual self- esteem will anyone notice any spiritual advance on your part. Until then, people will only observe the ups and downs of spiritual childhood. But the effectiveness of the Christian life is not in spiritual childhood.

5. At the point of spiritual self-esteem, movement is visible, and must be supported by maximum artillery fire. Firepower in the Christian life is the utilization of certain logistical grace principles and certain problem solving devices, like rebound, the faith-rest drill, and hope two and three. While you have the motivation of virtue-love with your personal love for God and occupation with Christ, you do not as yet have its full function as the greatest problem solving device in life.

6. God provides your barrage in these problem solving devices, as well as providing the opposition in providential preventative suffering. With firepower plus suffering for blessing, you can advance through each stage of spiritual adulthood to the point of maximum glorification of God.

G. The Principle of Surprise.

1. Surprise in some form is essential to obtain maximum effect in battle with minimum loss. Surprise occurs in many categories of military activity: time, place, direction, force, tactics, and weapons. The great captains of history all used surprise: Hannibal, Caesar, Adolphus, Frederick the Great, Napoleon, and MacArthur.

2. The surprises to Satan during the Church Age are the tactical victories of believers from varying races, cultures, mentalities, talents, and handicaps. Equal opportunity provided by God means you are not handicapped in any way by race, culture, mentality, talent, etc. Satan, the ruler of this world, is not only surprised but shocked every time a believer cracks the maturity barrier.

3. The Church Age with its unique factors, including the indwelling of the Trinity is a complete surprise to Satan. When the Church Age began, and the unique factors began to multiply, Satan received the greatest shock he’s had since he was thrown out of heaven in prehistoric times. No greatness by any Old Testament saint has so shocked, surprised, and defeated Satan like the most “insignificant” of believers attaining maturity in the divine dynasphere. It is the greatest single utilization of divine power in all of history! And it is available to you, not to anyone in the past before the Church Age. (We have the greatest pattern in how the apostle Paul did it.)

4. The mystery doctrine of the Church Age was not known to Old Testament writers, and neither was it known to Satan and fallen angels. Hence, every factor related to the protocol plan of God, the unique life, the lifestyle of wisdom, the divine dynasphere has taken Satan completely by surprise.

5. Now, in every generation of the Church Age, Satan counterattacks with his cosmic system. Satan invented the cosmic system as a direct result of the new protocol plan of God. The cosmic system, as we know it, did not exist in the Old Testament. The cosmic system exists now in the Church Age as Satan’s greatest genius put to work in order to distract, to counterattack, and to neutralize the effectiveness of God’s power on earth inside the divine dynasphere.

6. In our day, this counterattack is highly successful! Satan counterattacks from his cosmic system with temptation, with human good, with evil. Today Satan’s counterattack is effective because of lack of believers’ cognition of doctrine, because of the failure of the believer in spiritual childhood to establish and continue the habit of epistemological rehabilitation. 7. Perhaps the greatest surprise to Satan in every generation is the fact that there is always positive volition, and that there are always believers who pass evidence testing as a witness for the Prosecution in the appeal trial of Satan. When anyone passes evidence testing, that is the maximum blow to Satan.

H. The Principle of Security.

1. Security is defined in military science and tactics as all measures which are taken to guard against observations, surprise, and hostile interference with effective maneuver. Security is designed to gain and maintain the power of freedom of action.

2. The analogy not only includes eternal security for every believer at salvation, but also emphasizes the fantastic problem solving devices - rebound, faith-rest drill, hopes one, two and three, logistical grace supply, the indwelling of all three members of the Trinity, and the provision of your divine dynasphere.

I. The Principle of Simplicity.

1. “Simplicity” is used in a technical sense in the subject of military science. Simplicity means that all military plans, at any level of command, must be simple and free from complicated maneuvers. Orders have to be direct and free from contingencies. Frequent changes of plan should be avoided, and the unity of command should be observed.

2. What a wonderful application this has to the Christian life. Changes of plan are avoided by God. There’s only one plan, and it’s the same throughout the entire Church Age.

3. The unity of command is in the hands of God the Father, who authored the plan; God the Son who provided our entrance into the plan by His work on the cross; and God the Holy Spirit, who provides the power for our execution of His plan.

4. The principle of simplicity as related to the protocol plan of God is related to the mechanics of spiritual function inside the divine dynasphere. Mandates for the protocol plan of God are simple when related to the gates of the divine dynasphere.

J. The Principle of Cooperation.

1. By cooperation is meant that all elements of a mission work together for the accomplishment of that operation. This includes the principle of teamwork. Cooperation within a command is attained when everyone interprets his orders in an intelligent manner, and executes them in accordance with the spirit and the intent of the authority issuing them.

2. Between independent commanders, cooperation is attained by each working for a common objective without reference to individual ambition. (The classic failure of this principle was seen in the Battle of Tannenberg in 1914.)

3. The whole concept of virtue-love demands coordination.

4. This principle illustrates the importance of the believer identifying his spiritual gift and utilizing his spiritual resources, not only in the function of intercessory prayer, but in advancing in the privacy of his own priesthood, while not interfering in the lives of others. 5. There is a higher principle of cooperation which we studied in the doctrine of the unique life. The greatest illustration of teamwork in the Church Age is the fact that all three members of the Trinity indwell our bodies.

K. Summary. All of this emphasizes that God has a plan for your life, a plan carefully designed by God the Father. It reflects His omniscience, His sovereign decisions, and the fact that God has not given us a plan which calls for us to operate on our own devices, our own personalities, our own concepts, and our own human dynamics. We are to operate under divine power; therefore, we have been given the delegation of that divine power in the divine dynasphere. The name of the plan is protocol; the name of the power is omnipotence

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