The modern church is like this ancient Troy. As long as they kept their gates closed they were invincible. It is the gifts that we have accepted in the church that we thought were blessings, in reality, have been curses. It is what we have decided to mimic like the world, you know, its style, music, and performances that have become "center stage" and the spotlight of Glory is dimming. Confuse the "Body of Christ" and it becomes too drunk for the "head," Jesus Christ to mount its shoulders.

As long as the church was persecuted it remained strong. It fortified itself with prayer, doctrine, and developed separate life styles to purify itself. Suddenly we weren't trying to conquer the world for Jesus Christ anymore, just blend into the fabric of society. So when the church blended and made peace with its enemies, it became corrupt. The church's history has moved from pleasing the Lord to pleasing society to pleasing itself.  It's as if the church is now announcing that the war is over - so let's have a "Holy Ghost" party and wait until Jesus comes.