The Two Great Wars (Part 1)

Below is but a small measure of revelation that my father had received from the Lord. I hope this will be a blessing to you. All that is written below are the words of my father.

THE TWO GREAT WARS (Part 1)

In loving memory of my father
Robert Louis (Bob) Padgett
July 28, 1931-May 22, 2023

The first great war was a spiritual battle. That battle occurred between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2. The last great war will likewise be a spiritual battle. It is referenced in Scripture as Armageddon. In between the first and last great wars we have a constant series of on-going battles, but not as severe as the first and last wars. When we were born from above, we became participants whether knowingly or unknowingly, it does not matter) in a war that we did not start.

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
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 10:3-5

A word of caution ... we charismatics have "learned" that when something does not go the way we think it should, we just need to say, "I rebuke that evil spirit in the name of the Lord." Our warfare does NOT work that way! The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. There is a prerequisite. That prerequisite is to walk in the Spirit, to be obedient to the Lord and His ways. When Jesus walked the face of the earth, He could cast out evil spirits in a second. Why? Because He never knew sin; because He always did the will of the Father; He was obedient even unto death.


10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might.

11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; Ephesians 6:10-18

The only way that we can stand against the wiles of the devil is to put on the WHOLE armour of God, not just a part or two. Note that we are to stand. The three functions of the Levitical priesthood were: 

8 At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto Him, and to bless in His name, unto this day.

9 Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him. Deuteronomy 10:8-9

Those verses are the prophetic prototype of the priesthood after the order of Melchizedek. The order is significant. "To bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord" is "Christ in you, the hope of glory." "To stand before the LORD to minister unto Him" does not speak of what most believers call "worship" when we assemble together. Ezekiel 44 makes a clear distinction between those priests who minister to the house (the body of Christ) and the priests, the sons of Zadok, who minister to the Lord. The Lord calls the former set of priests an abomination (Ezekiel 44:7-14).

And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. Matthew 24:6

1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

6 But He giveth more grace. Wherefore He saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

8 Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up. James 4:1-10 

Genesis 1:1-3

1 In the beginning God created the heaven[s] and the earth.

2a And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep [abyss].

There is, of course, nothing in the natural realm that is "without form." The very fact of material existence predicates a shape to matter. It may be as fluid and fleeting as a cloud, but there is still form. The earth that became a wreck and a ruin was not made so in the beginning (Genesis 1:1). Isaiah uses the same Hebrew word to tell us that the Lord did not create the earth a wreck ("in vain," Isaiah 45:18).

The earth has always been a mirror image of its inhabitants. When Lucifer was an unsinning cherub, the earth was perfect. When he fell, it became a wreck and a ruin. When Adam was created innocent, the world was a garden of Eden. When he fell, God cursed the ground for man's sake, and it became a mirror of fallen Adam.

2b And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters [or wasting].

If the Spirit of God does not move, there can be nothing but darkness and death. The Hebrew word for "move" comes from a primitive root that means "to brood." It is beautifully translated elsewhere, 

11 As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:

12 So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.

Deuteronomy 32:11-12

So does the Lord move on behalf of His people. The word that is translated "moved" in Genesis 1:2b is "fluter" in Deuteronomy 32:11. The heart may be an abyss of sin, but the Lord flutters over it, brooding with desire to have light (understanding) penetrate it.

Note the order: the Spirit of God moves first and then God speaks forth His word (Verse 3, below). This order is consistent throughout the Bible; for example:

21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him.

24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.

John 4:21-24

3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

John tells us that "In the beginning was the Word ..." When we read, "And God said ..." we have the going forth of the Word ... Christ. In the first chapter of Genesis, "And God said" occurs ten times. That is the Word in action. "By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth ... For He spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast" (Psalm 33:6, 9).


5 This then is the message which we have heard of Him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all.

6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

7 But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin. 1 John 1:5-7

To whom is the Spirit through John speaking? Who is "we"? John is speaking to all those over all of time who have been born from above. Note the "If" in Verse 6 and 7. In other words, to simply say that "I am a born-again Christian and I will go to heaven one day" is not sufficient if we want to please the Lord. The Church at Corinth could (and undoubtedly did) make that statement. But John says there is more required for believers to have fellowship one with another ... namely to walk in the light and not walk in darkness. Darkness does not speak of natural darkness. Now there can be no question that most crimes are committed in the darkness, and sinful lusts take their hold when the lights are put out. "He that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God" (John 3:21). But let us think about spiritual darkness, which means a lack of understanding His ways, a lack of discernment, or ignorance. Another, perhaps worse, state is to understand his ways and purposes but not walk in them. To whom much is given, much is required. But all things are of God.

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure. Philippians 2:13

What grace! Amazing grace!

Finally (but there is no finally to the Word of God),

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12

Is Hebrews 4:12 true only if the Lord Himself speaks the word of God? Or can that verse apply to the word of God as spoken through a member of the body of Christ?


19 And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD. 1 Samuel 3:19-20

Verse 19 is simply amazing! The same was true with Stephen, Paul, Elijah, Ezekiel, and others.

12 And there came a writing to him [Jehoram, king of Judah] from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

13 But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which were better than thyself:

14 Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:

15 And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day. 2 Chronicles 21:12-15

The amazing part (according to the dates in one of my old Bibles) is that the writing came to Jehoram several years AFTER Elijah was translated. Elijah had seen something set in motion, so he knew what the end result would be. If we take any given rifle and know all of the mechanical specifications of that rifle, and we point the rifle in a certain direction at a given angle, we can predict rather accurately where the bullet will fall. The same is true of a bow and arrow.

The Lord told Ezekiel to "prophesy to the mountains of Israel" (Ezekiel 36:1). That does not speak of natural, physical mountains. The Lord told Ezekiel to prophesy upon the bones (Ezekiel 37:4). The Lord told Ezekiel to prophesy unto the wind (Ezekiel 37:9). The Lord also told Ezekiel to prophesy against Mount Seir (Ezekiel 35:2) and against Gog (Ezekiel 38:1). In none of those cases did any person hear Ezekiel's prophecies with their natural ears. In other words, the spoken word of God is quick and powerful and will accomplish that for which it is sent. No man has to hear with his natural ears. It is like a radio or television transmitter with so much power that its message never diminishes over time or distance. Further the word of God will never return unto Him void (Isaiah 55:11).

Such will be the power granted to the Lord's hidden work that He has been in process of for a number of years. This work is not currently seen in the visible church on earth. Yes, the manifestation of the sons of God will definitely happen. The Master will one day (soon) unveil His masterpiece for all of the world to see. It is this masterpiece of the Lord that will do battle with the kings of the east. Guess who wins?