Derek Prince - War in Heaven: Taking Your Place in the Epic Battle with Evil

D erek Prince lived on a wartime footing. Most of his Christian experience took place in a context of intense physical and spiritual warfare. As believers in Jesus Christ in these present challenging days, we would do well to take note of the example he set and the lessons he conveys in this book.

Derek came to faith in Jesus Christ while in the British army in World War II. That was his beginning pointpreparing for battle. As a soldier, he was surrounded by the conflict in North Africaintegrally involved in the battle of El Alamein, a turning point in that world war.

Shortly after the wars end while living in Jerusalem, Derek, his wife Lydia and their entire family were eyewitnesses to the massive outbreak of fighting surrounding the birth of Israel in 1948. Shells and shrapnel filled the living area of their home in Jerusalemthe home from which they eventually fled.

During the late 1950s, a time when Derek was director of a mission school in Kenya, warfare in adjacent nations that were battling communist insurgencies encroached upon their lives as well. Soon after his time in Africa, returning to Great Britain, then to Canada, and then to the United States, God led Derek directly into a ministry that included one distinct and unique aspectdeliverance and spiritual warfare.

Is it any wonder, then, that Derek could speak so authoritatively in War in Heaven on the topic of the battles we wage in earthly and heavenly realms?

You are holding in your hands a rather controversial book. What makes it controversial? At least two things:

First, some Christians refuse to accept the reality that believers are in a war that we are required to fight. Far too many deny the need to take up not only defensive but also offensive spiritual weapons to deal with the enemies opposing us. Huge numbers of believers are not even aware of the battle swirling around themone into which they will inevitably be swept as participants, either willingly or unwillingly.

The second cause of controversy revolves around some of the theories Derek Prince presents regarding the origin and nature of the spiritual enemies facing us.

There are probably other areas of controversy as well because this is an unsettling book by an uncommon warrior.

How should you approach this publication, filled as it is with the potential for controversy and upset? Our suggestion is that you simply read what Derek has presented in War in Heaven and then decide for yourself.

Supernatural warfare is going on all around us, and it demands our undivided attention. Forewarned is forearmed. If you possess a strong desire to prepare yourself more fully for battle and victory as a soldier in the Kingdom of God, we invite you to read on!

The International Publishing Team of Derek Prince Ministries