As Christians, those who follow Christ, our enemy is not politicians, public schools, government agencies, or any human being for that matter. During the first crusade in AD 1096 the crusaders committed massacres of the Jews “Christ killers,” especially of those who lived in France, Italy and Germany. Thousands were butchered, their synagogues burned, and their possessions pillaged. The horrible experience lasted nearly two centuries and was comparable only to their experience under Hitler.
The result was that Jewish leaders dropped their teaching that the Messiah had come and distanced themselves from anything Christian. [Victor Buksazen, Israel My Glory, March/April 2017].
The Biblical text is specific that we “put on the armor of God so that we can take our stand against the devil’s schemes. “For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but again ...