The Rightful Prince Jesus Christ by S.D.Gordon

In its simplest meaning, prayer has to do with a conflict. It is the deciding factor in a spirit conflict. The scene of the conflict is the earth. The purpose of the conflict is to decide the control of the earth and its inhabitants. The conflict runs back into the misty ages of the creation time. The righful prince of the earth is Jesus Christ, the King's Son. There is a pretender prince who was once rightful prince. He was guilty of a breach of trust. But like King Saul, after his rejection and David's anointing in his place, he has been and is trying his best to hold the realm and oust the rightful ruler. The rightful Prince is seeking by utterly different means--namely, persuasion--to win the world back to its first allegiance. He had a fierce run-in with the pretender, and after a series of victories won the great victory of the resurrection morning. There is one peculiarity of this conflict that makes its different from all others: a decided victory and the utter vanquishing of the leading general has not stopped the war. And the reason is remarkable . The Victor has a deep love-ambition to not merely beat the enemy but win mens's hearts, by their free consent. And so,with marvelous love born of wisdom and courage, the conflict is left open, for men's sake.