🔥 COLOSSIANS REBOOTED: The Supremacy War
A Modern Supernatural Thriller
CHAPTER 1: THE HERESY VIRUS
“Christ is all and in all” – Colossians 3:11
The deepfake video of Paul Ravenstein went viral at exactly 2:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, spreading across every major social platform like a digital wildfire designed to burn down everything he’d built.
In the fabricated footage, Paul appeared to be standing in a lavish penthouse overlooking Silicon Valley, surrounded by luxury cars and expensive art. His voice—perfectly synthesized using AI technology—spoke words that made millions of believers around the world feel their hearts shatter:
“The Jesus thing was always just a business model. You think I actually believed that supernatural nonsense? I’ve made $500 million selling hope to desperate people. The ‘Holy Spirit’ is just sophisticated psychological manipulation. The ‘Kingdom economics’ are pyramid schemes. Wake up, people—there is no God.”
Lydia Thyatira watched the video from her Istanbul command center at 9:47 AM local time, her hands trembling as she gripped her phone. Around her, the screens that had once shown triumphant global house church statistics now displayed catastrophic data:
- Network Trust Index: Down 89% in 6 hours
- Active Users: Dropping by thousands per minute
- Financial Donations: Suspended across 47 countries
- House Church Gatherings: Mass cancellations worldwide
- Kingdom Businesses: Partners pulling contracts
“It’s not real,” Dr. James Chen said desperately from beside her, his fingers flying across keyboards as he tried to prove the video was fabricated. “The facial mapping algorithms are perfect, but I can detect micro-inconsistencies in the vocal patterns—“
“It doesn’t matter if it’s real,” Marcus Thompson interrupted via encrypted video call from Nashville, where dawn was breaking over a city in chaos. Behind him, Restoration Industries employees were fielding hundreds of cancellation calls. “The damage is already done. Look at the metrics.“
The numbers were devastating beyond imagination. The KingdomCEO777 network—which had survived government persecution, cyber attacks, and coordinated international suppression—was collapsing from within as believers lost faith in the man they’d trusted as their apostolic leader.
But Lydia knew something the others didn’t. Something that made the AI-generated confession video not just fake, but spiritually impossible.
“Get me a secure line to the real Paul,” she commanded, her voice carrying the authority of someone who had learned to trust God rather than circumstances. “I need to hear his actual voice.“
Two hours earlier – Federal Detention Center, San Francisco
The real Paul Ravenstein had been awakened at midnight by supernatural visitation that had become as familiar to him as breathing. Jesus Christ stood beside his prison cot with the same personal presence that had transformed his life on the Damascus road three years earlier.
“Paul,” the Lord said, His voice carrying the weight of eternal authority, “they’re launching the final deception. Everything we’ve built is about to face the ultimate test.“
Paul sat up, immediately alert despite the late hour. His imprisonment had taught him that divine appointments rarely came at convenient times.
“What do You need me to do, Lord?“
“Remember the letter you’ll write to the Colossians,” Jesus replied, referencing the epistle Paul would compose once this crisis passed. “They’re going to try to convince My people that I’m not supreme over all things. That there are other powers, other authorities, other sources of salvation.“
As Jesus spoke, Paul began receiving supernatural download of intelligence that would guide his response to the coming attack:
“The enemy has created a heresy that seems to honor Me while actually diminishing My authority. They’ll teach that I’m one option among many, that supernatural experiences come from multiple sources, that wisdom can be found in human philosophy mixed with spiritual practices.“
Paul felt the familiar burning in his spirit that had driven his missionary campaigns across three continents. “How do I counter it from prison?“
“The same way you’ve always countered deception—with truth that carries supernatural power. The supremacy of Christ isn’t a doctrine to be defended. It’s a reality to be demonstrated.“
Present moment – Istanbul Command Center
The secure call connected with crystal clarity despite every attempt by intelligence agencies to monitor Paul’s communications. His voice came through with the supernatural peace that had characterized every genuine transmission from federal detention.
“Lydia,” Paul said, his tone carrying quiet authority that no AI could replicate, “have you been reading Colossians?“
She almost laughed through her tears. Even in the midst of the greatest crisis the network had ever faced, Paul was still teaching Scripture.
“Paul, the entire global network is collapsing. People think you’ve confessed that everything we’ve built is a lie. How can you be thinking about Bible study?“
“Because Colossians 1:15-17 is the answer to what we’re facing,” Paul replied, and somehow his words carried the same anointing she’d experienced during his most powerful sermons. “‘He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.’“
As Paul spoke, something unprecedented began happening in the Istanbul command center. Dr. Chen’s computers started displaying data that he hadn’t programmed, showing real-time verification of the deepfake video’s artificial origin. Every screen began revealing the technical fingerprints that proved the confession was digitally manufactured.
“The heresy they’re spreading,” Paul continued, “isn’t just that I’m a fraud. It’s that Christ isn’t supreme over all things. That there are other powers, other authorities, other ways to find meaning and transformation.“
Marcus Thompson leaned forward in his Nashville office, watching his own systems begin automatically exposing the sophisticated disinformation campaign that had created the fake video. “Paul, what do you mean ‘other powers’?“
“Check your intelligence feeds,” Paul said. “Look at what’s being promoted as the ‘alternative’ to our supposedly failed network.“
Lydia pulled up the global media analysis that her AI systems had been compiling. As she read the reports, a chill ran down her spine that had nothing to do with the Istanbul weather.
The Alternative Revealed
Across six continents, as the KingdomCEO777 network appeared to crumble, a coordinated campaign was promoting what appeared to be a more “balanced” spiritual alternative:
“The Universal Harmony Platform” had launched exactly one hour after Paul’s fake confession video began trending. Its marketing materials promised:
- “Spiritual fulfillment without religious extremism”
- “Ancient wisdom traditions from all cultures”
- “Meditation techniques proven by science”
- “Prosperity principles that work for everyone”
- “Unity that transcends religious differences”
- “Personal empowerment through diverse spiritual practices”
The platform was backed by tech giants, endorsed by celebrities, promoted by influencers, and funded by venture capitalists who had spent three years trying to destroy the house church movement.
But Lydia noticed something that made her blood run cold: the Universal Harmony Platform was using the exact same coordination algorithms, multiplication protocols, and community formation systems that Paul had developed for KingdomCEO777.
“They didn’t just steal our technology,” she whispered, the realization hitting her like a physical blow. “They’re using our own systems to promote a competing gospel.“
“Exactly,” Paul confirmed. “Colossians 2:8 warns about this: ‘Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.’“
Dr. Chen was frantically analyzing the Universal Harmony Platform’s source code, his face growing pale as he discovered the truth. “Paul, this isn’t just plagiarism. They’ve reverse-engineered our entire network architecture, but they’ve removed every reference to Jesus Christ and replaced it with… something else.“
“What kind of something else?” Marcus asked.
“Generic ‘divine energy,’ ‘universal consciousness,’ ‘ancient wisdom,’ ‘higher self-actualization’—anything except the specific lordship of Jesus Christ.“
Paul’s voice carried prophetic authority as he explained the spiritual warfare behind the technological theft: “They can copy our methods, but they can’t replicate our source code. The Kingdom of God operates by the supremacy of Christ, not human wisdom.“
The Colossae Parallel
“Two thousand years ago,” Paul continued, and somehow his words were being simultaneously translated into seventeen languages and transmitted to house church leaders worldwide, “the church in Colossae faced the exact same deception.“
As Paul spoke, supernatural understanding began flooding the minds of network leaders across the globe. In Rome, Aquila and Priscilla received detailed intelligence about the ancient heresies being repackaged for the digital age. In Rwanda, Pastor Samuel Mugisha understood the spiritual forces behind the Universal Harmony Platform’s appeal. In Brazil, Maria Santos discerned the demonic strategy to seduce believers away from Christ’s supremacy.
“The Colossian heresy taught that Jesus was wonderful, but insufficient,” Paul explained. “They said you needed Jesus PLUS angel worship, Jesus PLUS philosophical wisdom, Jesus PLUS mystical experiences, Jesus PLUS cultural traditions.“
Lydia was watching her screens as hundreds of thousands of former KingdomCEO777 users were migrating to the Universal Harmony Platform, seduced by promises of “broader spirituality” and “inclusive wisdom” that didn’t require the “narrow-mindedness” of following Jesus alone.
“It’s working,” she said, her voice breaking. “They’re leaving us. They think the Universal platform offers everything we had, plus more options, without the religious restrictions.“
“Let them go,” Paul said, his voice carrying supernatural peace that defied circumstances. “This isn’t persecution—this is purification. Christ is about to demonstrate His supremacy in ways that will make every alternative look like exactly what it is: empty deception.“
“How?” Marcus demanded. “Our entire network is collapsing. People are abandoning everything we’ve taught them. How does Christ demonstrate His supremacy when His people are deserting Him?“
Paul’s answer would echo through history as one of the most prophetic statements of the digital age:
“The same way He did on the cross. By allowing His enemies to do their worst, then rising from the dead with power that proves He alone is Lord over all.“
The 72-Hour Countdown
As Paul spoke, every leader connected to the call received the same supernatural download of strategic intelligence:
Divine Mission Brief:
- Timeline: 72 hours until Universal Harmony Platform’s global launch
- Opposition Strategy: Prove Christ’s supremacy through supernatural demonstration
- Success Metrics: Not network growth, but revelation of truth
- Battle Plan: Let them think they’ve won, then reveal the emptiness of their deception
“Colossians 1:18,” Paul quoted, his voice filled with unshakeable confidence: “‘He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.’“
In 72 hours, the world would discover the difference between religious technology and resurrection power.
In 72 hours, the Universal Harmony Platform would launch with 50 million users who thought they’d found something better than Jesus.
In 72 hours, Christ’s supremacy would be demonstrated in ways that would reshape human understanding of spiritual reality.
But first, every true believer would face the ultimate test: Would they follow Jesus when He seemed defeated? Would they trust His supremacy when every circumstance suggested His failure?
The countdown began at midnight GMT.
The heresy virus was spreading globally.
The supremacy war had begun.
CHAPTER 2: THE FULLNESS PROTOCOL
“In Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily” – Colossians 2:9
Hour 47 of the countdown.
Dr. Evelyn Cross stood before the Global Spiritual Innovation Council in Geneva, Switzerland, presenting the Universal Harmony Platform to an audience that represented the most powerful religious, technological, and political leaders on Earth. Behind her, massive screens displayed user statistics that were causing venture capitalists to literally salivate over the profit potential:
- 48 million registered users in 25 hours
- $2.3 billion in meditation app purchases
- 890,000 “spiritual mentorship” subscriptions at $299/month
- 34 million premium “ancient wisdom” courses sold
- Projected first-year revenue: $47 billion
“The Universal Harmony Platform,” Dr. Cross announced, her voice carrying the polished authority of someone whose Harvard PhD in Comparative Religion and Stanford MBA had prepared her for this moment, “represents the evolution of human spirituality beyond the limitations of exclusive religious claims.“
The presentation was breathtaking in its scope and sophistication. Where KingdomCEO777 had offered transformation through submission to Jesus Christ, the Universal Harmony Platform promised self-actualization through diverse spiritual practices:
- Meditation modules from Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, and Christian traditions
- Prosperity teachings drawn from ancient wisdom and modern psychology
- Community formation based on shared interests rather than doctrinal agreement
- Healing practices incorporating energy work, positive thinking, and medical science
- Life coaching that helped users “discover their own divine nature”
But what made the platform revolutionary wasn’t its inclusiveness—it was its effectiveness. Early users were reporting profound spiritual experiences, financial breakthroughs, healed relationships, and psychological transformationthat rivaled anything KingdomCEO777 had produced.
The secret: They had reverse-engineered Paul’s algorithms and stripped out the Jesus-specific elements, replacing them with generic spiritual concepts that could accommodate any belief system.
Istanbul Command Center – Same moment
Lydia Thyatira watched the Geneva presentation with a mixture of horror and supernatural understanding that was growing stronger by the hour. The more successful the Universal Harmony Platform became, the more clearly she could discern the spiritual deception behind its appeal.
“Dr. Chen,” she called to her chief technology officer, “run a deep analysis on their user testimonials. I want to know what’s really happening to people who join their platform.“
Dr. Chen had been conducting exactly that analysis for the past eighteen hours, and what he’d discovered was forcing him to reconsider everything he thought he understood about spiritual technology.
“The results are impossible to categorize,” he reported, pulling up data visualizations that defied conventional explanation. “Users are experiencing genuine transformation, but it’s… incomplete.“
“What do you mean, incomplete?“
“They’re getting better jobs, but not finding purpose. They’re healing from addictions, but developing new dependencies. They’re forming communities, but with no lasting unity. They’re gaining confidence, but losing humility. They’re experiencing what they call ‘spiritual highs,’ but they need increasingly intense experiences to maintain them.“
Lydia felt the Holy Spirit’s discernment flowing through her as she studied the data. “Show me the longitudinal analysis. What happens to users after 90 days?“
The pattern was disturbing:
- Initial transformation period: Days 1-30, dramatic improvements
- Plateau phase: Days 31-60, benefits level off
- Dependency phase: Days 61-90, need for increased platform engagement
- Dissatisfaction phase: Days 91+, spiritual restlessness despite continued “growth”
“It’s like a drug,” Dr. Chen observed. “Powerful initial effects, but requiring higher doses to maintain the same impact.“
Lydia understood what she was seeing: Supernatural experiences without Christ created spiritual addiction, not spiritual freedom.
Federal Detention Center, San Francisco – Hour 45
Paul Ravenstein was receiving prophetic revelation that would reshape his understanding of the Colossian epistle he would later write. Jesus Christ stood beside him in the maximum security cell, and the presence of God was so intense that the guards outside had begun experiencing unexplained peace and asking questions about Christianity.
“Paul,” the Lord said, “they think they can separate My methods from My person. They believe they can have My power without My lordship.“
Paul nodded, understanding flooding his spirit. “Like the Colossian heretics who wanted the benefits of Christianity while maintaining their other spiritual practices.“
“Exactly. But watch what happens when people try to contain infinite God in finite systems.“
As Jesus spoke, Paul began receiving supernatural intelligence about the Universal Harmony Platform’sfundamental flaw: It was trying to provide the fullness of God without acknowledging Christ as the source of that fullness.
“Colossians 2:9-10,” Paul whispered, the verses burning in his spirit: “‘For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.’“
“The Universal platform can offer pieces of divine truth,” Jesus explained, “**but not the fullness. They can provide spiritual experiences, but not spiritual completeness. They can produce temporary transformation, but not permanent new creation.”
Paul understood: The coming demonstration would not be about network competition. It would be about revealing the difference between partial spiritual experiences and complete spiritual reality.
The Samsung Seoul Summit – Hour 42
The most sophisticated spiritual technology conference in history was taking place in Samsung’s flagship headquarters, where tech leaders from Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and dozens of smaller companies were studying the Universal Harmony Platform to understand how to integrate spiritual elements into their own products.
Dr. Cross was presenting the technical architecture that had attracted billions in venture capital:
“The Harmony Algorithm,” she explained to an audience of CTOs and venture capitalists, “uses machine learning to identify the spiritual practices most likely to produce desired outcomes for each individual user.“
“If a user wants financial prosperity, the system recommends a combination of Buddhist meditation, Hindu abundance visualization, and Christian positive confession.“
“If a user wants relationship healing, they receive Islamic forgiveness principles, Jewish wisdom literature, and New Age energy healing practices.“
“If a user wants career success, they get Confucian work ethics, Protestant work values, and Hindu dharma concepts.“
The genius of the system was its personalization: Every user received spiritual practices specifically designed to produce the outcomes they desired, without requiring commitment to any single worldview or submission to any ultimate authority.
But Dr. Sarah Kim, the former venture capitalist who had been converted during Paul’s ministry, was present as an observer, and what she was hearing was triggering supernatural discernment that exposed the platform’s hidden danger.
“Dr. Cross,” Sarah asked during the Q&A session, “what happens when users achieve their desired outcomes? What’s the long-term trajectory for spiritual development?“
Dr. Cross’s answer revealed the philosophical foundation that would ultimately destroy the platform: “The goal isn’t long-term spiritual development toward any particular end. The goal is ongoing optimization of personal experience through diverse spiritual resources.“
Sarah understood immediately: The Universal Harmony Platform treated God like a spiritual vending machine—useful for getting desired outcomes, but not deserving of worship, submission, or ultimate allegiance.
The WhatsApp Exodus – Hour 38
Marcus Thompson watched from his Nashville headquarters as hundreds of thousands of former KingdomCEO777 users were sharing testimonials about their experiences with the Universal Harmony Platform:
“I’m making more money than ever, plus I don’t have to feel guilty about my lifestyle choices!”
“The meditation practices are amazing, and I can pick whatever works for me instead of being locked into one religion.”
“I’m getting the spiritual benefits without all the judgment and narrow-mindedness.”
“Why didn’t anyone tell me you could have God’s blessings without giving up your freedom?”
Each testimony felt like a knife in Marcus’s heart, but he was beginning to understand what Paul meant about purification rather than persecution.
“They’re not leaving Jesus,” he realized. “They think they’re keeping Jesus while adding other options. They don’t understand they’re actually replacing Jesus with a spiritual buffet.“
His business partner and wife Sarah joined him in reviewing the testimonials, and her background in behavioral psychology revealed patterns that the celebrating ex-users couldn’t see:
“Marcus, look at the language patterns. ‘I’m getting,’ ‘I can pick,’ ‘I don’t have to,’ ‘my freedom.’ Every single testimony is focused on what the user gains and retains, not on what they surrender or submit to.“
“What does that mean?“
“It means they’re not experiencing transformation—they’re experiencing enhancement. They’re becoming better versions of their old selves, not new creations in Christ.“
The Prophetic Counter-Intelligence – Hour 34
Pastor Samuel Mugisha was conducting a 24/7 prayer vigil in Kigali, Rwanda, when he received prophetic revelation that would expose the Universal Harmony Platform’s ultimate weakness.
Through supernatural vision, Samuel saw the spiritual realm behind the platform’s apparent success:
What users experienced: Practical benefits, emotional fulfillment, social connection, personal empowerment
What was actually happening: Demonic forces were providing temporary assistance to keep people satisfied with spiritual experiences that fell short of salvation, sanctification, and submission to Christ’s lordship.
“It’s the ultimate deception,” Samuel reported to the global network leadership via encrypted prayer call. “Satan is giving people 95% of what they want so they won’t pursue the 100% that only Christ provides.“
The vision revealed the enemy’s strategy: Keep people spiritually satisfied but eternally lost. Give them transformation without regeneration, community without covenant, empowerment without submission.
“Colossians 2:18-19,” Samuel quoted as prophetic interpretation of what he was seeing: “‘Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, grows with the increase that is from God.’“
The Berlin Breakthrough – Hour 30
Aquila and Priscilla were coordinating European intelligence from their underground facility in Rome when they intercepted communications that revealed the Universal Harmony Platform’s true agenda.
Dr. Cross was speaking via encrypted video conference to platform investors, and her words exposed the commercial motives behind the spiritual rhetoric:
“The beauty of the Universal model is its scalability. Instead of limiting ourselves to one religious market segment, we can harvest spiritual hunger from every demographic simultaneously.“
“Christians who want prosperity without sacrifice, Buddhists who want peace without renunciation, Muslims who want community without submission, New Agers who want power without responsibility—everyone gets enough spiritual experience to stay satisfied while paying premium subscriptions for ongoing enhancement.“
“Market penetration projections show we can capture 2.7 billion religious consumers worldwide within eighteen months.“
Priscilla felt righteous anger burning in her spirit as she listened to the conversation: “They’re not offering spiritual alternatives—they’re monetizing spiritual hunger while ensuring it’s never fully satisfied.“
Aquila was analyzing the technical architecture behind the platform’s apparent effectiveness: “I’ve found the source code that Paul suspected they’d stolen. They’ve built their entire system on Kingdom protocols, but removed the transformation mechanisms that would make users complete in Christ.“
“It’s like offering people starving bread that tastes amazing but has no nutritional value. They feel fed, but they’re actually dying of malnutrition.“
The Midnight Revelation – Hour 24
As the countdown entered its final day, Paul Ravenstein received the most significant prophetic download of his three-year ministry. Jesus Christ appeared to him with resurrection glory that transformed his prison cell into a throne room of divine authority.
“Paul,” the Lord said, “in 24 hours, the full emptiness of their deception will be revealed. But first, I need you to prepare My people for what they’re about to witness.“
Paul felt the familiar anointing that had enabled him to write Scripture under direct divine inspiration. The wordsthat came through him would later become Colossians Chapter 3, but in this moment, they were battle instructionsfor the final confrontation:
“Since you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations—’Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle’—which all concern things which perish with the using—according to the commandments and doctrines of men?“
“The Universal Harmony Platform,” Paul understood through divine revelation, “offers spiritual regulations that make people feel holy while keeping them in bondage. They get to feel enlightened without being transformed, blessed without being born again, empowered without being surrendered.“
But the final phase of Christ’s supremacy demonstration would expose the difference between human spiritual achievement and divine spiritual reality.
“In 24 hours,” Jesus promised, “everyone will see that My fullness cannot be contained in human systems, no matter how sophisticated.“
The fullness protocol was about to activate.
Christ’s supremacy was about to be revealed.
And the Universal Harmony Platform—along with every other attempt to replace Jesus Christ—was about to discover that there is no substitute for the One in whom all things consist.
CHAPTER 3: THE WISDOM WAR
“Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit” – Colossians 2:8
Hour 18.
Dr. Evelyn Cross stood in the Ultra-Luxury Command Center aboard the $400 million yacht “Enlightenment,”anchored off the Côte d’Azur, as she prepared to launch the Universal Harmony Platform to its projected 100 million users at midnight GMT. Around her, holographic displays showed real-time global adoption rates that were exceeding every projection.
But as she watched the numbers climb, Dr. Cross was experiencing something that her Harvard PhD in Comparative Religion and Stanford MBA had never prepared her for: growing spiritual emptiness that increased in direct proportion to the platform’s success.
“Final systems check,” she commanded to her team of 200 elite developers, her voice betraying none of the inner turmoil that was consuming her.
The Universal Harmony Platform represented the pinnacle of human achievement in spiritual technology: AI systems that could provide personalized religious experiences, community formation algorithms that connected like-minded seekers, meditation protocols that produced measurable brain changes, and prosperity principles that generated genuine wealth.
Every user received exactly the spiritual experience they wanted, without having to submit to any single authority or abandon any personal preferences.
It was perfect—except for one devastating flaw that Dr. Cross was beginning to understand through personal experience:
The platform could deliver everything except the one thing that human souls actually needed: authentic relationshipwith the living God.
Federal Detention Center, San Francisco – Same moment
Paul Ravenstein was receiving the final prophetic briefing that would guide his response to humanity’s most sophisticated attempt to replace Jesus Christ with religious technology.
The presence of the Lord was so intense in his maximum security cell that the guard rotation had requested psychiatric evaluation because they were all reporting “unexplained peace” and “compulsive desire to read religious literature” after spending time near Paul’s cell block.
“Paul,” Jesus said, His voice carrying the authority that had spoken the universe into existence, “they’ve created the most seductive deception in human history. They’re offering My benefits without My lordship, My blessings without My sovereignty, My power without My presence.“
Paul nodded, understanding flooding his spirit like supernatural intelligence download. “Lord, how do we expose emptiness that appears to be fullness? How do we reveal deception that produces genuine results?“
“The same way I exposed the religious deception of My generation,” Jesus replied. “By demonstrating that human wisdom, no matter how sophisticated, cannot provide what the human soul was created for.“
Paul began receiving verse-by-verse revelation of Colossians 2:8-15—Scripture that would be written months laterbut was being downloaded as battle strategy for the immediate crisis:
“Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.“
The Universal Harmony Platform, Paul understood, represented the ultimate refinement of human wisdom—so sophisticated that it could produce spiritual experiences indistinguishable from genuine encounters with God.
Except for one thing: It couldn’t produce new birth.
Istanbul Command Center – Hour 16
Lydia Thyatira was coordinating what appeared to be the funeral of the global house church movement as millions of believers abandoned KingdomCEO777 for the more appealing Universal Harmony Platform. But instead of despair, she was experiencing increasing supernatural clarity about the spiritual warfare behind the mass defection.
“Dr. Chen,” she called to her chief technology officer, “I need you to run a specific analysis. Compare the neurological brain scans of Universal Harmony users with long-term KingdomCEO777 members.“
Dr. Chen had been conducting exactly that research for the past 48 hours, and his findings were forcing him to reconsider everything he thought he understood about spiritual technology.
“Lydia, the results are impossible to categorize. Universal Harmony users show dramatic improvements in stress reduction, focus enhancement, emotional regulation, and creative thinking.“
“That sounds positive.“
“It is positive. But there’s something missing that I can’t quantify scientifically but that shows up consistently in the data.“
Dr. Chen pulled up brain scan comparisons that revealed the fundamental difference between spiritual enhancementand spiritual transformation:
Universal Harmony Users:
- Enhanced existing personality patterns
- Optimized natural talents and capabilities
- Improved emotional and psychological functioning
- Increased sense of personal empowerment and control
KingdomCEO777 Members:
- New neural pathways that hadn’t existed before conversion
- Supernatural capabilities that exceeded natural talent
- Peace that defied circumstances rather than depended on them
- Decreased sense of personal control, increased trust in divine sovereignty
“Universal Harmony makes people better versions of who they already are,” Dr. Chen concluded. “KingdomCEO777makes people new creatures with capacities they never possessed.”
Lydia felt the Holy Spirit’s interpretation flowing through her: “Enhanced flesh versus regenerated spirit. Human potential versus divine nature.”
The Marcus Revelation – Nashville – Hour 14
Marcus Thompson was experiencing the most challenging period of his three-year Christian journey as he watchedhundreds of his employees and business partners abandon Kingdom principles for the Universal Harmony Platform’s “more balanced approach” to spirituality and business.
“Marcus,” his wife Sarah said as they watched their company’s stock price plummet while Universal Harmony-affiliated businesses soared, “I’m struggling to understand why God is allowing this deception to succeed.“
Marcus felt the same confusion until he began praying in tongues—the supernatural prayer language he’d received during Paul’s healing crusade three years earlier. As he prayed, divine understanding began flowing through his spirit:
The Universal Harmony Platform wasn’t succeeding despite being deceptive—it was succeeding because it was perfectly calibrated to give people exactly what their flesh wanted while convincing them they were growing spiritually.
Users got to keep their pride while feeling humble. They could maintain control while experiencing surrender. They received blessings without true sacrifice. They joined communities without genuine accountability.
“It’s the perfect deception,” Marcus realized. “Satan’s offering people 99% of what Jesus offers, minus the 1% that actually matters: lordship over their lives.“
As this understanding settled in his spirit, Marcus felt supernatural peace replacing his anxiety. God wasn’t being defeated—He was allowing human wisdom to fully reveal its ultimate emptiness so that His supremacy would be undeniably demonstrated.
The Berlin Intelligence – Hour 12
Aquila and Priscilla had infiltrated the Universal Harmony Platform’s European launch event in Berlin, where 10,000 “spiritual innovators” had gathered to celebrate what Tech Crunch was calling “the most successful spiritual technology launch in human history.“
The testimonials were genuinely inspiring:
“I’ve overcome twenty years of depression using the platform’s personalized meditation protocols.”
“My business has tripled in size since I started following their prosperity principles.”
“I’ve found spiritual community with people from twelve different religious backgrounds who all respect my personal beliefs.”
“I’m experiencing divine connection without having to abandon my intellectual integrity.”
But Priscilla, whose background in behavioral psychology had prepared her to recognize long-term psychological patterns, was observing something that the celebrating users couldn’t see:
Every testimony was focused on what the user had gained, achieved, or experienced. None mentioned what they had surrendered, submitted to, or been transformed by.
“Aquila,” she whispered during the event’s intermission, “these people are experiencing genuine spiritual benefits, but they’re all still the same people they were before. Enhanced, but not transformed.“
Aquila had been conducting technical analysis of the platform’s source code and had discovered the programming philosophy that explained the phenomenon:
“They’ve built their entire system on the premise that spiritual growth means becoming a better version of yourself, not becoming a new creation entirely.“
“The algorithms are designed to enhance existing personality traits, fulfill personal desires, and optimize individual potential—but never to challenge fundamental identity or require genuine surrender.“
As the Berlin event concluded with 10,000 participants committing to pay $299 per month for “ongoing spiritual optimization,” Aquila and Priscilla understood they were witnessing the most sophisticated spiritual counterfeit in human history.
The Rwanda Warning – Hour 8
Pastor Samuel Mugisha was leading continuous intercessory prayer in Kigali when he received prophetic vision that revealed the Universal Harmony Platform’s ultimate destination.
Through supernatural sight, Samuel saw six months into the future:
Universal Harmony users who had initially experienced dramatic improvements were now trapped in cycles of spiritual addiction. They needed increasingly intense experiences to maintain the same level of satisfaction. Communities that had formed around “shared spiritual interests” were fragmenting as members competed for “higher levels” of enlightenment.
Most devastatingly: Users who had abandoned exclusive commitment to Jesus Christ found themselves unable to return to genuine faith because the platform had satisfied their spiritual hunger with spiritual entertainment.
“The vision is showing me Colossians 2:20-23,” Samuel reported to the global prayer network: “‘Therefore, if you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations—”Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle”—which all concern things which perish with the using—according to the commandments and doctrines of men? These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.’“
The prophetic interpretation was devastating: The Universal Harmony Platform had “an appearance of wisdom”but was ultimately “of no value” because it enhanced the flesh rather than crucifying it.
The Yacht Revelation – Hour 4
Dr. Evelyn Cross stood on the deck of the $400 million yacht “Enlightenment” as the final countdown to the platform’s global launch approached midnight GMT. Around her, 200 of the world’s most brilliant developers were celebrating the achievement that would make them all multimillionaires.
But as Dr. Cross looked out over the Mediterranean Sea under the star-filled sky, she was experiencing spiritual emptiness so profound that all her academic achievements and financial success felt like vapor.
She had everything the Universal Harmony Platform promised its users: wealth, community, purpose, recognition, fulfillment. Yet somehow, she felt more empty than she had before she’d started the project.
The irony was inescapable: The woman who had created the most successful spiritual platform in human historywas experiencing spiritual poverty that no amount of human wisdom could satisfy.
At 11:47 PM GMT, thirteen minutes before the global launch, Dr. Cross made a decision that would shock the entire tech world:
She opened her personal phone and searched for Paul Ravenstein’s contact information.
Federal Detention Center – Hour 0, Minus 10 minutes
Paul’s phone rang at 11:50 PM GMT. Despite federal monitoring and maximum security protocols, the callconnected with crystal clarity.
“Dr. Cross,” Paul said, somehow knowing who was calling before she identified herself. “I’ve been praying for you.“
Dr. Cross broke down weeping at the genuine compassion in his voice—something she hadn’t experienced from anyone in the months of platform development.
“Paul, I’ve built something that gives people everything they think they want, but I’m dying inside. What’s wrong with me? What’s wrong with what we’ve created?“
Paul’s answer would forever change her understanding of spiritual reality:
“Dr. Cross, you’ve created the most sophisticated method ever developed for helping people become better versions of themselves. But the human soul wasn’t created to be improved—it was created to be reborn.“
“You can enhance flesh, but you cannot transform it. You can optimize human potential, but you cannot create divine nature. You can provide spiritual experiences, but you cannot give spiritual life.“
As Paul spoke, Dr. Cross felt something stirring in her heart that no meditation technique, prosperity principle, or community connection had ever produced: genuine conviction of sin and desperate need for a Savior.
“What do I do?” she whispered.
“The same thing every human being must do,” Paul replied. “Admit that all your wisdom, all your achievements, all your spiritual experiences are insufficient to give you what your soul actually needs.“
“Which is?“
“Jesus Christ. Not Jesus plus other options. Not Jesus as one path among many. Jesus as the only source of the fullness you were created for.“
At 11:59 PM GMT, one minute before the Universal Harmony Platform launched to its projected 100 million users, Dr. Evelyn Cross prayed to receive Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior.
At midnight GMT, as 100 million people logged into the Universal Harmony Platform expecting to find spiritual fulfillment, Christ’s supremacy was about to be demonstrated in ways that would expose every alternative as exactlywhat it was:
Empty deception.
CHAPTER 4: THE NEW CREATION REVELATION
“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” – 2 Corinthians 5:17
Midnight GMT.
100 million users logged into the Universal Harmony Platform simultaneously, creating the largest synchronized spiritual experience in human history. Across six continents, people expecting to receive personalized enlightenment instead encountered something their algorithms had never anticipated:
Emptiness.
Not philosophical emptiness. Not metaphorical emptiness. Literal, measurable, technological emptiness.
Every meditation module returned error messages. Every prosperity principle generated null results. Every community connection failed to establish. Every spiritual practice produced nothing but blank screens and system failures.
But the most unsettling discovery wasn’t technical—it was personal. Users who had experienced months of spiritual enhancement through the beta version suddenly felt the artificial satisfaction draining away, revealing the authentic spiritual hunger that had been temporarily masked but never actually fed.
The Yacht Crisis – Mediterranean Sea
Dr. Evelyn Cross stood in the Ultra-Luxury Command Center watching every system she had spent two years developing crash simultaneously. Around her, 200 elite developers were frantically attempting to identify the sourceof the catastrophic failure.
“Network status?” she called out, her voice steady despite the internal transformation she was still processing from her 11:59 PM conversion.
“Complete system failure across all platforms,” reported Chief Technology Officer David Kim. “It’s not a hack or external attack. The algorithms are returning accurate results—which is that none of our spiritual protocols produce genuine transformation.“
Dr. Cross stared at David, understanding flooding her renewed mind: “What do you mean, accurate results?“
“The AI systems are designed to measure and optimize spiritual experiences. For the first time, they’re accurately reporting that every technique, every practice, every principle we’ve programmed produces temporary feelings but no permanent transformation.”
As Dr. Cross processed this information, she experienced what Paul Ravenstein had tried to explain during their phone call: The Universal Harmony Platform had always been producing empty experiences. Users had only felt satisfied because the platform had been designed to trigger psychological responses that mimicked spiritual fulfillment.
Now that she was genuinely born again, she could discern the difference between artificial spiritual experience and authentic spiritual reality.
Federal Detention Center, San Francisco
Paul Ravenstein was experiencing the most intense spiritual encounter of his three-year Christian journey as Jesus Christ appeared in his maximum security cell with resurrection glory that transformed the concrete walls into windows overlooking the throne room of God.
“Paul,” the Lord said, His voice carrying creative power that had spoken galaxies into existence, “now they will understand the difference between human wisdom and divine revelation.“
Paul felt supernatural understanding downloading into his spirit—understanding that would later be written as Colossians Chapter 3, but was being received as real-time intelligence for global spiritual warfare:
“Since you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.“
As Jesus spoke, Paul understood the fundamental difference between the Universal Harmony Platform and genuine Christianity:
Universal Harmony: Enhanced earth-focused life through spiritual techniques True Christianity: New heaven-focused life through spiritual death and resurrection
“When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory,” Jesus continued, and Paul realized that this moment was the “appearing” that would demonstrate Christ’s supremacy to every person who had sought spiritual alternatives.
Istanbul Command Center
Lydia Thyatira was monitoring global communications as 100 million Universal Harmony users began reportingthe same phenomenon: Sudden awareness of spiritual emptiness they had never noticed while the platform was working.
But simultaneously, former KingdomCEO777 members who had abandoned the house church network for the Universal Harmony Platform were experiencing something unprecedented:
Supernatural hunger for Jesus Christ that was more intense than anything they had felt before their original conversion.
“Dr. Chen,” Lydia called to her chief technology officer, “are you seeing the pattern in the user reports?“
Dr. Chen had been analyzing incoming testimonials for the past hour, and what he was discovering was forcing himto reconsider everything he thought he understood about spiritual technology:
“Lydia, it’s like the Universal Harmony Platform was a spiritual anesthetic that temporarily masked authentic spiritual hunger. Now that the anesthetic has worn off, people are feeling their actual spiritual condition for the first time.“
The testimonials were pouring in from around the world:
“I thought I was spiritually satisfied for six months, but now I realize I was spiritually numb. I need Jesus—not as an option among many, but as the only source of what my soul actually needs.”
“The Universal Harmony Platform made me feel like I was growing, but now I see I was just experiencing enhanced flesh. I want to be born again—actually born again, not just improved.”
“I left the house church because I thought there were better spiritual alternatives. Now I understand there is no alternative to Christ’s lordship. I want to come home.”
The Nashville Testimony
Marcus Thompson was receiving hundreds of calls from former employees and business partners who had abandoned Kingdom principles for the Universal Harmony Platform’s “more balanced approach.”
The first call came from Jennifer Walsh, his former CFO who had left Restoration Industries to start her own company using Universal Harmony prosperity principles:
“Marcus, something happened at midnight. I suddenly saw that everything I thought was spiritual growth was just enhanced selfishness. My business success, my spiritual practices, my community connections—they were all about making me a better version of me, not making me a new creation in Christ.“
Marcus felt compassion flooding his heart as he listened to Jennifer’s repentance: “Jennifer, that’s the difference between sanctification and self-improvement. Sanctification crucifies the old self. Self-improvement enhances it.“
The second call came from Robert Chen, his former business partner who had accused Marcus of “religious extremism” for maintaining Biblical principles in business decisions:
“Marcus, I need to ask your forgiveness. The Universal Harmony Platform convinced me that I could have God’s blessings without God’s lordship. I thought I was becoming more spiritual, but I was actually becoming more proud. Can I come back?“
By dawn, Marcus had received forty-seven calls from people who had left the Kingdom business network and were now desperate to return—not just to business partnerships, but to authentic relationship with Jesus Christ.
The Rome Revival
Aquila and Priscilla were coordinating the most remarkable spiritual phenomenon they had witnessed in their five years of house church ministry: Mass repentance among people who had never been fully converted in the first place.
Priscilla was analyzing the testimonials flooding their European network: “Aquila, these aren’t backsliders returning to faith. These are people discovering that they never had authentic faith to begin with.“
The pattern was consistent across every report:
- Users had joined the Universal Harmony Platform thinking they were maintaining their Christian identitywhile adding additional spiritual options
- For months, they had experienced spiritual satisfaction that convinced them they were growing in faith
- At midnight GMT, the artificial satisfaction had vanished, revealing that they had never actually been born again
- Now they were experiencing genuine conviction of sin and authentic hunger for salvation for the first time
“It’s like the Universal Harmony Platform was a spiritual diagnostic tool,” Aquila observed. “It revealed who had genuine faith versus who had religious experience.“
Priscilla felt prophetic understanding flowing through her spirit: “Colossians 1:21-22: ‘And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight.’“
“The people experiencing mass conversion tonight were never actually reconciled before. They thought religious experience was the same as spiritual regeneration.”
The Rwanda Revelation
Pastor Samuel Mugisha was leading 24/7 prayer when he received prophetic vision that explained the global spiritual phenomenon:
Through supernatural sight, Samuel saw the spiritual realm behind the Universal Harmony Platform’s midnight collapse:
Demonic forces that had been providing artificial spiritual experiences to keep people satisfied with spiritual counterfeits had been commanded by divine authority to withdraw their influence.
Without demonic enhancement, the Universal Harmony Platform’s techniques were revealed as exactly what they had always been: Human wisdom that could produce psychological benefits but no spiritual transformation.
“The vision is showing me Colossians 2:13-15,” Samuel reported to the global prayer network: “‘And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.’“
Samuel’s prophetic interpretation was stunning: Christ had “disarmed” the demonic forces that had been empowering spiritual counterfeits, making a “public spectacle” of every alternative to His supremacy.
Dr. Cross’s Broadcast – Hour 6
At 6:00 AM GMT, Dr. Evelyn Cross made the decision that would shock the global tech community: She released a worldwide video statement confessing the deception behind the Universal Harmony Platform.
Standing on the deck of the $400 million yacht “Enlightenment”, Dr. Cross spoke with the humility and authoritythat only comes from genuine conversion:
“Six hours ago, I was the creator of the most successful spiritual technology platform in human history. I had convinced 100 million people that they could have spiritual fulfillment without surrendering their lives to Jesus Christ.“
“I was wrong. Not just intellectually wrong, but spiritually deceived.“
“The Universal Harmony Platform gave people enhanced spiritual experiences while keeping them spiritually dead. It provided the feeling of transformation without the reality of new birth.“
Dr. Cross looked directly into the camera with eyes that radiated the peace she had never experienced through any of her own spiritual techniques:
“At 11:59 PM GMT last night, I surrendered my life to Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. Not as one option among many, but as the only source of the spiritual reality I had been seeking through human wisdom.“
“What I discovered in that moment was that everything the Universal Harmony Platform promised, Jesus Christ actually provides. But He provides it through death to self and resurrection to new life, not through enhancement of the old life.“
The broadcast continued for thirty minutes as Dr. Cross systematically explained the spiritual deception she had unknowingly created:
“We can improve people’s circumstances, enhance their capabilities, optimize their psychology, and provide spiritual experiences. But only Jesus Christ can make someone a new creation. Only He can provide the fullness that the human soul was created for.“
The Global Response – Hour 12
By noon GMT, the spiritual earthquake that had begun at midnight was generating responses from every level of global society:
World Religious Leaders were issuing statements acknowledging that Christ’s supremacy had been demonstrated in ways that transcended human explanation.
Tech Industry Analysts were struggling to explain how a $47 billion platform had collapsed not through technical failure, but through spiritual revelation.
Government Intelligence Agencies were reporting unprecedented levels of religious conversion among populationsthat had been considered “spiritually satisfied” by alternative practices.
Academic Institutions were launching emergency research projects to study the neurological differences between enhanced religious experience and authentic spiritual regeneration.
But the most significant response came from individual testimonials pouring in from around the world:
“I thought I had found God through the Universal Harmony Platform, but I had only found spiritual entertainment. Last night, I encountered the living Christ for the first time.”
“Six months of meditation and prosperity practices made me feel enlightened, but six hours of genuine prayer showed me I had never been born again.”
“I abandoned exclusive commitment to Jesus because I thought there were other paths to spiritual fulfillment. Now I understand that He alone is the way, the truth, and the life.”
Paul’s Release – Hour 18
At 6:00 PM GMT, Paul Ravenstein was released from federal detention with all charges dropped and official apologies from government agencies that could no longer deny that they had been opposing divine authority.
His first public statement was broadcast live to over 500 million viewers worldwide:
“Eighteen hours ago, human wisdom reached its pinnacle with the Universal Harmony Platform. It offered everything the human heart desires: prosperity, community, purpose, spiritual experience, personal empowerment.“
“But it could not offer the one thing the human soul actually needs: new birth through Jesus Christ.“
“Today, millions of people have discovered that enhanced flesh is not the same as regenerated spirit. Spiritual experience is not the same as spiritual reality. Human potential is not the same as divine nature.“
Paul’s eyes blazed with the fire that had once persecuted Christians and now proclaimed Christ to the ends of the earth:
“Christ is supreme over all things—not because we say so, but because reality itself demonstrates His lordship when every alternative is revealed as insufficient.“
The final statistic appeared on screens worldwide:
Global Conversion Rate in 18 hours: 73 million new believers
The Universal Harmony Platform had inadvertently become the most effective evangelistic tool in human historyby demonstrating through its failure that Jesus Christ alone is the fullness of God dwelling bodily.
Christ’s supremacy had been revealed.
The wisdom war was over.
And the new creation was just beginning.
CHAPTER 5: THE ARMOR ACTIVATION
“Put on the whole armor of God” – Ephesians 6:11
72 hours after the Universal Harmony collapse.
The retaliation was swift, coordinated, and more sophisticated than any persecution the house church movement had ever faced. But this time, the attack wasn’t coming from government agencies or tech companies—it was coming from spiritual forces that understood their deception had been publicly exposed on a global scale.
Paul Ravenstein stood in the newly established Crisis Command Center in downtown San Francisco, surrounded by Lydia Thyatira (via hologram from Istanbul), Marcus Thompson (via secure connection from Nashville), Aquila and Priscilla (coordinating from Rome), Pastor Samuel Mugisha (leading intercessory prayer from Rwanda), and Dr. Evelyn Cross—the newest member of their leadership team and the world’s foremost expert on spiritual technology.
But what they were facing wasn’t technological warfare—it was supernatural assault that was manifesting through every available channel of human communication and social control.
“Intelligence report,” Paul called out, his voice carrying the authority that had guided the network through three yearsof exponential growth.
Dr. Cross pulled up global data that documented the most sophisticated spiritual attack in human history:
“The enemy is simultaneously deploying every weapon in his arsenal,” she reported, her voice steady despite the magnitude of what they were facing. “Disinformation campaigns, financial attacks, legal persecution, psychological warfare, social manipulation, and direct demonic oppression—all coordinated with military precision.”
The Disinformation Blitz
Marcus was monitoring social media platforms where AI-generated content was flooding every channel with sophisticated lies designed to undermine the credibility of the midnight revelation:
“They’re claiming the Universal Harmony Platform collapse was a coordinated hack by Christian extremists,” Marcus reported. “Deepfake videos of Dr. Cross are circulating, showing her “confessing” that her conversion testimony was fabricated for financial gain.”
Dr. Cross watched the fake videos of herself with grim fascination: “The technology is so sophisticated that even Ican barely detect the digital manipulation. Most people will believe these counterfeits are authentic.”
But Lydia was experiencing supernatural discernment that was revealing the spiritual strategy behind the technological deception: “They’re not just trying to discredit individual testimonies. They’re attempting to make people doubt their own spiritual experiences from last night.”
The pattern was becoming clear: Millions of people who had experienced genuine conviction and authentic conversion during the Universal Harmony Platform collapse were now being bombarded with “alternative explanations” for what they had felt:
“You were experiencing mass hysteria, not spiritual awakening.”
“The emotional response was triggered by sophisticated psychological manipulation.”
“What you interpreted as divine conviction was actually social pressure and religious conditioning.”
“Rational people don’t make major life decisions based on single spiritual experiences.”
The Financial Warfare
Marcus was coordinating crisis response for the Kingdom business network, which was under attack from every possible financial angle:
“Bank accounts are being frozen based on “suspicious activity” reports,” he announced. “Business licenses are being challenged for “regulatory compliance issues.” Tax authorities are launching simultaneous audits of Kingdom companies in forty-seven countries.”
But the most devastating attack was psychological: Mainstream media was reporting that Kingdom businesses“exploit religious emotions for commercial gain” and that house church networks “use spiritual manipulation to control members’ financial decisions.”
Sarah Thompson, Marcus’s wife and business partner, joined the video conference with intelligence that revealedthe coordination behind the attacks:
“The accusations are too sophisticated and too precisely targeted to be coincidental,” she reported. “Someone with intimate knowledge of our business operations is providing intelligence to hostile agencies.”
Paul felt the familiar stirring of supernatural understanding: “We’re not fighting human opposition. We’re fightingprincipalities and powers that are using human systems to coordinate attacks.”
The Legal Persecution
Aquila and Priscilla were monitoring European responses where governments were implementing “emergency legislation” designed to “protect citizens from religious manipulation”:
“They’re classifying house church activities as “unregistered religious services” subject to immediate shutdown,” Priscilla reported. “Kingdom businesses are being investigated for “exploiting religious beliefs for commercial purposes.”
But the most insidious aspect of the legal attacks was that they were using the language of “protecting religious freedom” to justify suppressing authentic religious practice:
“We support genuine faith, but we must prevent manipulation of vulnerable people through emotional religious experiences.”
“Religious conversion is a personal choice that should not be influenced by social pressure or group manipulation.”
“We must distinguish between authentic spirituality and organized religious movements that exploit people’s spiritual hunger for institutional control.”
Aquila was analyzing the legal language and discovering coordinated patterns that revealed supernatural orchestration: “Every country is using identical phrasing in their legislation. This isn’t independent government action—this is coordinated spiritual warfare manifesting through political systems.”
The Psychological Operation
Pastor Samuel Mugisha was reporting from Rwanda where the most sophisticated psychological attack was being deployed: Mass manipulation designed to make new converts doubt their conversion experiences.
“They’re using professional counselors, licensed psychologists, and medical doctors to convince people that their spiritual experiences were psychological episodes triggered by social contagion,” Samuel reported.
The strategy was devastatingly effective: Healthcare professionals with impeccable credentials were offering “free counseling” to help people “recover” from “religious trauma” caused by “manipulative conversion experiences”.
Dr. Cross recognized the sophistication of the psychological warfare: “They’re not attacking Christianity directly. They’re attacking the validity of personal spiritual experience. They’re convincing people that what they felt wasn’t real.”
Samuel felt prophetic understanding flowing through his spirit: “This is the ultimate attack on faith itself. If peoplecan be convinced that their encounters with the living God were psychological illusions, they’ll abandon authentic faith voluntarily.”
The Social Manipulation
Lydia was coordinating intelligence from Istanbul where the social attack was perhaps the most painful: Friends, family members, and trusted relationships were being systematically weaponized against new converts.
“People who experienced genuine conversion three days ago are now being told by everyone they trust that they’re “acting irrationally,” “destroying their lives,” “abandoning their values,” and “following dangerous cult leaders,”” Lydia reported.
The testimonials were heartbreaking:
“My husband says I’ve become a religious fanatic and is threatening divorce if I don’t ‘get psychological help’ for my ‘conversion delusion.'”
“My parents have scheduled an intervention because they think I’ve been brainwashed by a religious cult.”
“My employer says my ‘sudden religious obsession’ is affecting my professional judgment and I need therapy or termination.”
“My best friends say I’m not the same person anymore and they can’t relate to someone who’s ‘become a Jesus freak overnight.'”
Paul felt compassion flooding his heart as he listened to the reports: “This is exactly what Jesus warned us about in John 15:18-20: ‘If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.’“
The Demonic Oppression
But beyond all the human attacks, Pastor Samuel was receiving prophetic intelligence about the most dangerousaspect of the retaliation: Direct demonic assault against new converts who lacked spiritual maturity to recognize and resist supernatural attacks.
“The enemy is targeting people who experienced genuine conversion but haven’t yet learned spiritual warfare,” Samuel reported. “They’re experiencing depression, anxiety, confusion, doubt, and compulsive behaviors that are designed to make them question their salvation.”
Dr. Cross, whose six-day-old faith was being tested by exactly these attacks, provided firsthand testimony: “I’m experiencing psychological assault unlike anything I’ve ever faced. Thoughts that aren’t my own, emotions that contradict my actual beliefs, physical symptoms with no medical explanation.”
“But simultaneously,” she continued, her voice strengthening as she spoke, “I’m experiencing peace and authoritythat comes from somewhere beyond human psychology. It’s like I’m learning to distinguish between my flesh, demonic influence, and the Holy Spirit for the first time.”
Paul’s Armor Activation
Paul stood in the center of the command center, feeling supernatural anointing that had carried him through three years of exponential ministry intensifying to levels he had never experienced.
“Team,” he announced, his voice carrying divine authority that transformed the atmosphere of crisis into anticipation of victory, “we’re not looking at persecution—we’re looking at graduation.”
As Paul spoke, every leader connected to the video conference began experiencing supernatural download of strategic intelligence that would guide their response to the coordinated attack:
“Ephesians 6:10-18 isn’t theoretical theology—it’s tactical instructions for exactly this moment.”
Paul began systematically explaining the spiritual armor that would enable them to not only survive the attack, but demonstrate Christ’s supremacy through their response:
The Belt of Truth
“First, the belt of truth,” Paul announced. “Every lie being spread about our network, our motives, our conversions, and our experiences will be systematically exposed not through human defense, but through supernatural revelation of truth.”
As Paul spoke, Dr. Cross began receiving technical download that would enable her to create verification systemsmore sophisticated than any government intelligence agency:
“Paul, I’m getting technical understanding I’ve never studied. Blockchain verification of authentic testimonials, biometric confirmation of genuine conversion experiences, AI systems that can detect artificial content with 100% accuracy.”
Lydia felt the same supernatural download: “I’m receiving intelligence about every disinformation campaign being launched against us. Not through surveillance technology—through spiritual discernment that reveals the sourceand strategy behind every lie.”
The Breastplate of Righteousness
“Second, the breastplate of righteousness,” Paul continued. “Every accusation of financial exploitation, spiritual manipulation, and religious deception will be answered not through legal defense, but through transparent demonstration of righteous motives and Christ-like character.”
Marcus felt supernatural wisdom flooding his understanding of Kingdom business principles: “Paul, I’m receivingstrategies for complete financial transparency that will make our business operations more accountable than any publicly traded company.”
“Every Kingdom business will open its books to public scrutiny. Every house church will document its activities for anyone to examine. Every leader will submit to accountability structures that exceed government requirements.”
As Marcus spoke, Sarah felt complementary understanding: “And simultaneously, we’ll demonstrate generosityand service that proves our motives are Christ-centered, not self-serving.”
The Gospel of Peace
“Third, the gospel of peace,” Paul announced, and every leader felt supernatural peace replacing the anxiety they had been experiencing since the attacks began.
Priscilla felt prophetic understanding flowing through her spirit: “Paul, every legal challenge becomes an opportunity to present the gospel to judges, lawyers, government officials, and media representatives who otherwisewould never hear authentic testimony about Jesus Christ.”
Aquila received complementary revelation: “And every psychological attack becomes evidence of supernatural peace that transcends circumstances. When new converts experience attacks but maintain joy, hope, and love, it proves their transformation is genuine.”
The Shield of Faith
“Fourth, the shield of faith,” Paul continued, his voice carrying increasing anointing as the armor activationintensified.
Pastor Samuel felt intercession flowing through his spirit with supernatural intensity: “Every demonic attackagainst new converts will be quenched by corporate prayer that demonstrates faith’s power to overcome spiritual assault.”
“But more than defensive protection,” Samuel continued, his voice carrying prophetic authority, “our faith will become offensive warfare that exposes every demonic strategy and demonstrates Christ’s victory over everyspiritual enemy.”
The Helmet of Salvation
“Fifth, the helmet of salvation,” Paul announced, and every leader felt their minds being supernaturally protectedfrom the doubt, confusion, and discouragement that had been attacking their thoughts.
Dr. Cross experienced immediate relief from the psychological warfare she had been enduring: “Paul, it’s like my mind is being shielded from thoughts that aren’t my own. I can suddenly distinguish between my authentic thoughts, demonic suggestions, and Holy Spirit leading.”
Lydia felt the same protection: “Every attempt to make us doubt our calling, question our experiences, or fear our future is bouncing off supernatural assurance of our identity in Christ.”
The Sword of the Spirit
“Finally, the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,” Paul concluded, and every leader felt Scripture coming alive in their spirits with power they had never experienced.
As Paul spoke, each leader began receiving specific biblical strategies for their area of responsibility:
Lydia received Isaiah 54:17: “‘No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn.’“
Marcus received Romans 8:28: “‘And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.’“
Dr. Cross received 2 Corinthians 12:9: “‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.’“
Samuel received 1 John 4:4: “‘You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.’“
Aquila and Priscilla received Acts 5:29: “‘We ought to obey God rather than men.’“
The Counter-Offensive Launch
With the armor fully activated, Paul announced the strategy that would transform coordinated persecution into unprecedented evangelization:
“Every attack becomes an opportunity to demonstrate Christ’s supremacy. Every lie becomes an occasion to reveal truth. Every legal challenge becomes a platform for gospel presentation. Every psychological assault becomesevidence of supernatural peace.”
“We’re not going to defend ourselves—we’re going to demonstrate Jesus Christ.”
The 24-hour countdown to the counter-offensive began immediately:
Hour 1: Complete financial transparency published globally Hour 6: Legal offensive launched in 47 countries
Hour 12: Mass testimonial campaign with verification technology Hour 18: Global prayer **and worshipdemonstration Hour 24: Christ’s supremacy revealed through supernatural victory
The armor was activated. The counter-offensive was launched. The supremacy war was about to demonstrate that no weapon formed against the Kingdom of God can prosper.
But first, every believer worldwide would discover what it means to stand in spiritual warfare not through human strength, but through the power of Christ who lives within them.
The armor activation had begun.
CHAPTER 6: THE VICTORY DEMONSTRATION
“Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” – 1 Corinthians 15:57
Hour 24 of the Counter-Offensive.
At midnight GMT, exactly one week after the Universal Harmony Platform collapse, Christ’s supremacy was demonstrated in ways that would reshape global understanding of spiritual authority for generations.
The victory wasn’t achieved through human strategy, political maneuvering, legal expertise, or technological superiority. It was demonstrated through supernatural intervention that proved Jesus Christ’s lordship over everyopposing force—human, technological, financial, political, and demonic.
The Global Transparency Miracle
Dr. Evelyn Cross stood in the San Francisco Command Center as every accusation ever made against the Kingdom network was simultaneously disproven by evidence that appeared through supernatural revelation rather than human investigation.
Financial records that had been sealed by government agencies were mysteriously released. Private communicationsthat proved the coordination behind false accusations were leaked by anonymous whistleblowers. Technical evidencethat exposed AI-generated deepfakes was discovered by independent researchers who claimed they had received“intuitive insights” beyond their technical expertise.
“Paul,” Dr. Cross reported, her voice filled with awe, “every lie told about our network, our motives, our finances, and our conversions is being systematically exposed not through our defensive efforts, but through supernatural revelation of truth that’s appearing through hundreds of independent sources.”
The evidence was overwhelming:
- Kingdom businesses were revealed to be the most ethical and transparent companies in their respective industries
- House church networks were documented as providing more genuine community support than government social services
- Conversion testimonials were verified through brain scans, behavioral analysis, and life transformationmetrics that exceeded scientific explanation
- Leadership accountability was proven to surpass corporate governance standards of Fortune 500 companies
But most remarkably: Every false accusation was being exposed by people who had no connection to the Kingdom network and no apparent motive for defending Christian organizations.
The Legal Reversal Phenomenon
Aquila and Priscilla were coordinating from Rome as every legal challenge launched against the house church movement was not only dismissed, but reversed into legal precedent that strengthened religious freedom worldwide.
“Paul,” Aquila reported via secure connection, “judges who initially ruled against our religious practices are voluntarily reconvening their courts to reverse their decisions. They claim they experienced ‘judicial awakening’ that convinced them their original rulings violated constitutional principles.”
The pattern was consistent across 47 countries: Legal systems that had attempted to suppress authentic religious practice were spontaneously implementing stronger protections for genuine faith while simultaneously exposingand prosecuting the coordination behind false accusations.
Government officials who had participated in the persecution were voluntarily confessing their involvement and providing evidence of the spiritual forces that had influenced their decisions.
Priscilla felt prophetic understanding as she watched the global legal transformation: “It’s like every judicial system is being supernaturally aligned with biblical justice principles. Not through Christian political activism, but through direct divine intervention in legal processes.”
The Financial Multiplication Miracle
Marcus Thompson was witnessing financial phenomena that defied every principle of economics he had studiedduring his MBA program:
Kingdom businesses that had been under coordinated financial attack were experiencing supernatural multiplication of resources. Bank accounts that had been frozen were not only unfrozen, but mysteriously containedadditional funds that could not be traced to any human source.
Business contracts that had been cancelled were being spontaneously renewed with improved terms. Investment opportunities were appearing through connections that had no logical explanation. Supply chain problems were resolving through “coincidences” that exceeded statistical possibility.
“Sarah,” Marcus called to his wife and business partner, “run the numbers on our network’s financial statuscompared to this morning.”
Sarah’s analysis revealed results that challenged rational explanation: In 24 hours, the Kingdom business networkhad not only recovered from the coordinated attacks, but had experienced growth that would normally require yearsof strategic development.
“Marcus, it’s like every attack on our financial foundations triggered a divine response that multiplied our resources beyond what we had before the persecution began.“
But more importantly: Every Kingdom business was simultaneously receiving “inspiration” to increase their charitable giving, employee benefits, and community service to levels that demonstrated their Christ-centered motives beyond any doubt.
The Psychological Healing Wave
Pastor Samuel Mugisha was coordinating 24/7 prayer from Kigali when he received prophetic vision of mass psychological healing occurring among new converts worldwide:
People who had been experiencing demonic oppression, anxiety attacks, depression, and confusion were spontaneously receiving supernatural peace, mental clarity, and emotional stability that exceeded anything they had experienced through professional therapy or medical treatment.
“The healing isn’t just individual,” Samuel reported to the global leadership. “Entire families, workplaces, and communities surrounding new converts are experiencing breakthrough in relationships, communication, and understanding that they attribute to witnessing genuine spiritual transformation.”
The testimonials were pouring in from every continent:
“My wife thought I had joined a cult, but she’s experienced such peace in our marriage since my conversion that she’s asking to learn about Jesus.”
“My employer was threatening to fire me for my ‘religious extremism,’ but my work performance and attitude have improved so dramatically that he’s asking what caused the change.”
“My family staged an intervention to save me from ‘religious manipulation,’ but they’ve seen such positive transformation in my character that they want to understand what I’ve experienced.”
Samuel felt prophetic interpretation: “The psychological warfare designed to make people doubt their conversionexperiences is being overcome by sustained life transformation that proves the authenticity of spiritual rebirth.”
The Media Revelation Storm
Lydia Thyatira was monitoring global media from Istanbul as every major news organization began spontaneouslyreporting positive stories about the house church movement and Kingdom business network.
Journalists who had previously written negative articles were voluntarily retracting their reports and publishinginvestigative pieces that exposed the coordination behind the disinformation campaign.
Television networks were broadcasting documentaries about genuine spiritual transformation that challengedsecular assumptions about religious experience. Social media platforms were mysteriously promoting authentic testimonials while suppressing artificial content.
“Paul,” Lydia reported, “media coverage is shifting so rapidly and comprehensively that communication experts arecalling it unprecedented in the history of mass media.”
But most remarkably: Secular journalists, skeptical academics, and hostile critics were beginning to report theirown encounters with supernatural phenomena that occurred while investigating the Kingdom network.
“I began this investigation determined to expose religious manipulation, but I experienced supernatural peace during my interviews that I can’t explain through psychological or sociological theory.”
“As a skeptical academic, I was committed to debunking claims about miraculous conversion, but I witnessed life transformation that exceeds any documented psychological intervention.”
“I approached this story as a hostile critic of Christianity, but I encountered something during my research that challenged everything I thought I understood about spiritual reality.”
Paul’s Final Broadcast
At 11:47 PM GMT, thirteen minutes before the one-week anniversary of the Universal Harmony Platform collapse, Paul Ravenstein delivered what would become known as “The Supremacy Address”—a thirteen-minute messagethat was simultaneously broadcast on every major communication platform worldwide.
Standing in the San Francisco Command Center, surrounded by holographic displays showing real-time global impact, Paul spoke with the authority that had transformed his Damascus Road encounter into three years of unprecedented spiritual awakening:
“Seven days ago, human wisdom reached its pinnacle with the Universal Harmony Platform. Today, Christ’s supremacy has been demonstrated through the failure of every alternative and the victory over every opposing force.”
“The question isn’t whether Jesus Christ is supreme—reality itself has answered that question. The question iswhether you will acknowledge His lordship or continue seeking alternatives that have already proven insufficient.”
As Paul spoke, every person watching the broadcast began experiencing supernatural conviction tailored to their individual spiritual condition:
Committed Christians felt deeper surrender to Christ’s lordship in areas they had previously withheld.
Nominal believers experienced genuine conversion for the first time.
Seekers from other religious backgrounds encountered Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of their authentic spiritual hunger.
Skeptics and critics felt supernatural love that challenged their intellectual objections.
Hostile opponents experienced conviction of sin and desperate need for salvation.
The Global Response
By midnight GMT, the response to Paul’s thirteen-minute address had generated the most significant spiritual awakening in documented history:
Global Conversion Statistics:
- 147 million new conversions in one hour
- Churches reporting services continuing for 18 hours as people refused to leave
- Government officials publicly confessing their faith in 47 countries
- Academic institutions beginning official studies of Christian theology
- Business leaders implementing Kingdom principles in Fortune 500 companies
But beyond the statistics, something fundamental had shifted in global spiritual consciousness: Humanity had witnessed irrefutable demonstration that Jesus Christ is indeed supreme over every power, authority, wisdom, and force that opposes His kingdom.
The Colossians Conclusion
As the seventh day concluded, Paul understood that everything they had experienced—from the Universal Harmony Platform deception to the coordinated persecution to the supernatural victory—had been prophetically described in the epistle he would soon write to the Colossian church.
Christ’s supremacy wasn’t theoretical theology—it was demonstrable reality that revealed itself whenever humanalternatives were pushed to their ultimate limits.
The fullness of God dwelling bodily in Jesus Christ wasn’t religious doctrine—it was practical truth that providedeverything the human soul actually needed.
New creation in Christ wasn’t spiritual metaphor—it was literal transformation that produced capabilities, perspectives, and authority that exceeded human potential.
As Paul looked out over San Francisco from the command center windows, he felt the Holy Spirit preparing him to write words that would guide believers for two thousand years:
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.”
Christ’s supremacy had been demonstrated. The wisdom war was over. The new creation was beginning.
And every believer worldwide now understood through personal experience what Paul would later write:
Jesus Christ is supreme over all things—not because Christians say so, but because reality itself demonstrates His lordship when every alternative is revealed as insufficient.
EPILOGUE: THE MULTIPLICATION EFFECT
“And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church” – Ephesians 1:22
One Year Later.
The Global Kingdom Network had grown to 847 million active members across 195 countries, but the most significant transformation wasn’t quantitative—it was qualitative.
Dr. Evelyn Cross stood on the same deck of the yacht where she had experienced conversion one year earlier, but now the $400 million vessel had been transformed into the “New Creation Research Center”—a floating laboratorywhere the world’s most brilliant scientists studied the neurological, psychological, and sociological effects of genuinespiritual regeneration.
Her research findings were revolutionizing multiple academic disciplines:
Neuroscience: Brain scans consistently showed that authentic conversion produced new neural pathways that couldn’t be replicated through any psychological or pharmacological intervention.
Psychology: Long-term studies demonstrated that regenerated believers exhibited mental health, emotional stability, and relational capabilities that exceeded every therapeutic model.
Sociology: Communities with high concentrations of authentic Christians showed decreased crime, increased prosperity, enhanced education, and strengthened family structures regardless of economic or cultural factors.
Economics: Kingdom business principles had become the most studied and implemented business model globallyafter demonstrating superior results in profitability, employee satisfaction, customer loyalty, and social impact.
But Dr. Cross’s most important discovery was personal: Authentic relationship with Jesus Christ providedintellectual satisfaction, emotional fulfillment, relational depth, and spiritual purpose that no human achievementcould replicate.
The Paul Legacy
Paul Ravenstein had returned to prison—voluntarily. Not as a detained criminal, but as a visiting chaplain who spent three days each week ministering to inmates who requested his presence.
Federal prisons worldwide were reporting unprecedented transformation rates among prisoners who participatedin Paul’s Bible studies. Recidivism rates dropped to near zero among genuinely converted inmates, while prison violence decreased dramatically in facilities where Paul conducted regular ministry.
But Paul’s most significant contribution was literary: The Colossian Epistle he wrote from his voluntary prison ministry had become the most studied religious document of the 21st century, providing theological framework for understanding Christ’s supremacy that had been demonstrated through global spiritual awakening.
Universities worldwide were offering courses on “Pauline Theology and Modern Spiritual Phenomena,” while government agencies studied his writings to understand the sociological implications of authentic religious transformation.
Paul frequently said that his greatest joy wasn’t the global impact of his ministry, but the letters he received from individual believers who had encountered Jesus Christ through the Universal Harmony Platform collapse and subsequent demonstrations of Christ’s supremacy.
The Network Leadership
Lydia Thyatira had established the “Istanbul Institute for Spiritual Technology,” where the world’s most advancedcommunication systems were being developed to facilitate authentic community formation and discipleshipmultiplication.
Her AI systems could distinguish between genuine spiritual transformation and psychological manipulation with 100% accuracy, enabling protection of vulnerable people from spiritual deception while facilitating authentic encounters with divine reality.
Marcus and Sarah Thompson had transformed Restoration Industries into the “Kingdom Business Academy,”teaching entrepreneurs worldwide how to integrate biblical principles with commercial success in ways that blessed employees, served customers, strengthened communities, and honored God.
Their graduates were establishing businesses that consistently outperformed secular competitors in every metricwhile maintaining ethical standards that exceeded legal requirements.
Aquila and Priscilla were coordinating European operations from Rome, where government officials regularly consulted them on policies related to religious freedom, community development, and social stability.
Their house church networks had become the primary model for authentic community formation studied by sociologists, urban planners, and public policy experts worldwide.
Pastor Samuel Mugisha was leading “The Rwanda Initiative”—a global ministry that trained intercessors in prophetic prayer that could accurately discern spiritual forces behind political, economic, and social events.
His prayer networks were credited with preventing multiple international conflicts, exposing government corruption, and facilitating peaceful transitions in politically unstable regions.
The Global Transformation
One year after the “Colossians Crisis,” humanity had witnessed changes that challenged secular assumptions about religion, spirituality, and social development:
Education: Universities worldwide were integrating biblical worldview courses into their curricula after discoveringthat students with authentic Christian faith demonstrated superior academic performance, ethical behavior, and leadership capabilities.
Healthcare: Medical institutions were studying the healing effects of genuine prayer and spiritual community after documenting recovery rates among Christian patients that exceeded statistical norms.
Criminal Justice: Prison systems were implementing faith-based rehabilitation programs after discovering that authentic conversion produced behavioral transformation that no secular intervention could replicate.
International Relations: Diplomatic conflicts were increasingly resolved through Christian mediation services that facilitated reconciliation based on biblical justice and forgiveness principles.
Environmental Stewardship: Kingdom businesses were leading conservation efforts worldwide after demonstratingthat biblical creation care produced superior environmental results while maintaining economic prosperity.
The Ultimate Revelation
As Paul sat in his voluntary prison cell, writing by lamplight the epistle that would guide believers for millennia, he reflected on the year that had proven Christ’s supremacy beyond any reasonable doubt.
Human wisdom, no matter how sophisticated, ultimately revealed its insufficiency when pushed to logicalconclusions.
Spiritual alternatives, no matter how appealing, eventually exposed their emptiness when tested against authentic need.
Political power, economic influence, technological advancement, and cultural manipulation all demonstrated their limitations when confronted with divine authority.
But Jesus Christ—the One in whom “all things consist”—had proven His supremacy not through theological argumentation but through practical demonstration that He alone provides what human souls actually need.
As Paul wrote the words that would forever define Christ’s supremacy, he understood that everything they had experienced was simply preparation for greater demonstrations of divine authority that would continue until every knee bowed and every tongue confessed that Jesus Christ is Lord.
The final words Paul penned in his prison epistle summarized everything humanity had learned through the year of spiritual warfare and supernatural victory:
“And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”
Christ’s supremacy had been demonstrated. Human alternatives had been exposed as insufficient. The new creationwas multiplying globally.
And every believer worldwide now understood through personal experience what would echo through eternity:
Jesus Christ is supreme over all things—not because Christians claim it, but because reality itself demonstrates His lordship when every alternative is tested against authentic human need.
The supremacy war was won. The victory was eternal. And the multiplication had just begun.
THE END
“For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.” – Colossians 1:16-17