The Church Under Fire: Exposing the Enemy’s Covert Campaign Against Unity | No Longer Hiding | EP 06

The enemy’s attack on unity is not loud, obvious, or dramatic. It’s covert. Subtle. Strategic. And in today’s culture, it’s often disguised as conversations about race, offense, or identity.
In this gripping episode, Athena Dean Holtz and Elizabeth Lambert uncover how Satan’s divide-and-conquer strategy toward race mirrors the guerrilla warfare tactics used during the Vietnam War. From stealth attacks to psychological warfare, from using “terrain” to turning allies against each other, Athena and Elizabeth expose the hidden strategies the enemy uses to fracture the Body of Christ.
They share personal stories of misunderstandings, cultural wounds, inherited assumptions, and the painful reality of false accusations — all while pointing listeners to the freedom and healing Christ purchased for every tribe and tongue.
This episode reminds us that unity isn’t sentimental — it’s spiritual warfare. And resisting the enemy means becoming vigilant, humble, discerning, and fiercely committed to one another in Christ.

KEY POINTS:
1. Hidden, Not Head-On
Guerrilla warfare relies on stealth. The enemy blends into the landscape, strikes quietly, and hides behind the ordinary.
Athena shares how today’s automatic “racism” label and the obsession with finding “micro-aggressions” in everything mirror this strategy — creating suspicion where none existed and turning misunderstandings into accusations.
The battlefield is the heart, not the headlines.

2. Turning Allies Against Each Other
Just as guerrilla tactics eroded trust among soldiers, Satan sows doubt among believers.
Cultural assumptions, political differences, and inherited prejudices fracture fellowship.
Elizabeth explains how turning Christians against each other is often a sign of misplaced allegiance — to culture, ideology, or identity instead of Christ.
When we forget we’re on the same side, the enemy wins without lifting a weapon.

3. Psychological Warfare
Propaganda and misinformation were powerful tools in Vietnam — and they remain powerful now.
The enemy whispers:
• “They’ll never understand you.”
• “You don’t belong.”
• “They’re against you.”
Athena shares a recent conversation with a sister in Christ who believed the choir was racist because she assumed no one could relate to her past as a Gospel singer. Her hurt was real — but the interpretation was shaped by the enemy’s narrative.
Isolation is the goal. Vulnerability is the outcome.

4. Using the Terrain
Guerrilla fighters used the jungle to their advantage.
Satan uses history, generational trauma, family narratives, and cultural wounds the same way.
Athena shares her own family story — a grandfather who assumed she would never be accepted by her significant other’s family because of skin color.
The enemy hides behind old wounds to convince people that reconciliation is impossible — when Christ has already purchased it.

5. Victory Through Exhaustion
In Vietnam, the goal wasn’t always to win — it was to wear the opposition down.
Likewise, the enemy wants believers fatigued, discouraged, cynical, and too exhausted to pursue unity.
Athena and Elizabeth remind listeners of Galatians 6:9 and the call to steadfastness:
Don’t grow weary in doing good.
The enemy wants unity to feel too costly. Christ calls us to endure in love.

6. Counterstrategy: The Unity Offensive
Just as counter-insurgency requires awareness and unity of purpose, the Church must fight spiritually:
• Discern the enemy’s schemes
• Refuse offense
• Repent quickly
• Stand shoulder-to-shoulder as one Body
Athena and Elizabeth share how choosing unity and humility in their own friendship — across cultural lines — reflects the Kingdom.
They testify that in Christ is the truest identity, the deepest bond, and the clearest priority.

Scripture Highlights
• Ephesians 4:1–3 — Maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
• 1 Peter 3:8 — Have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.

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