In this book the author examines the invisible forces that drive upright people into corruption. He looks at the stealthy process of physical and moral degeneration amongst the people in the Old Testament and compares it to the way those same forces have been at work in the Church Age; destroying faith, driving the Organized Church into apostacy, and transforming upright people into spiritual monsters. The checkered history of the Jewish people and their relationship with Jehovah, as described in the historical books of the Old Testament is repeated in the history of the Church of the New Testament. It is amazing how easily Israel departed from Jehovah after He had again and again brought them back into relationship. The influence of the neighboring nations was so strong that Israel's walk with God was like a swinging pendulum that constantly moved from one extreme to the other, without ever finding balance.In the same way the Church, right after the death of the premier apostles, constantly swung, and is still is; from spiritual retrogression to revival, and from revival back into spiritual retrogression.In this book the author cautions that the secrete forces of corruption are so powerful that, unless individual believers make a definite choice to constantly renew their faith, they would experience retrogressions and possible apostasy. He believes Jesus Christ has provided adequate weapons to deal with, and defeat the forces of corruption; and that it is up to the individual to make use of such weapons, not the denomination.
While the author was on a business trip in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) in September 2002, the military insurrection that partitioned the country into two with a de jure government in Abidjan and a de facto administration in Bouake took place. Mark witnessed the violence meted out by both factions to ordinary people, including women and children, and the horrors encountered by those fleeing from machine gunfire. The author was indelibly marked by what the quest for power and wealth by a few could do to the innocent, helpless, and vulnerable populations. He was appalled by the manifest hypocrisy of the international community in their handling of the conflict and the incendiary role that the local and international press played in the conflict. He felt compelled by the sights and sounds of war to document the conflict, and this book is the outcome of his daily painstaking records from group discussions, interviews, as well as local and international print and electronic news media.
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