Establishing Foundations: Contending For A Generation by Bobby Conner

In the realm of the spirit there is a great conflict and confrontation for this young prophetic generation of promise. One of the tools Satan is using to deceive this young generation is Harry Potter. Be very sure of this one thing; there is a fight for this generation. However, no matter how hard the foe seeks to deceive these young champions, the Spirit of God will have His way with these whom God has sealed for these days.

We must do all we can to help prepare the way. This generation is attuned to the supernatural in an awesome way. Now is the time to walk in the fullness of the gifts of the Spirit of God. These children are hungry for spiritual power and they will not be denied. If the Church will not give them the true power, Satan stands ready to reap them with his deceptive counterfeits. Throughout Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the number 11 and the color green are prominent. The number 11 can portray the prophetic or it can symbolize the counterfeit prophetic. In a similar way, Harry's newspaper is called, The Daily Prophet, which I believe portrays the counterfeit prophetic. In addition, the color green stands out in the first book. Green, which can symbolize life, resurrection or eternal life in a positive sense, can also refer to the flesh or being driven by the soul, a counterfeit to a godly, Spirit-led conscience.

Even more troubling, Harry Potter teaches children to be disrespectful, to lie, to break rules, and to disobey authority figures. These describe what happens when sin rules our lives. They are evidence of Satan's fruit (Galatians 5:16-21), which is diametrically opposed to God's fruit, (Galatians 5:22-25). Therefore, we should not be surprised to discover the Harry Potter books have fueled a rapidly growing interest in witchcraft among children. In fact, the demand to know more about witchcraft is so great that the Pagan Federation has appointed a youth officer to handle the flood of inquiries and offer advice and information to youngsters.

Although the Pagan Federation refuses to admit new members who are under the age of 18, nonetheless it reports that each month an average of 100 inquiries come from children who want to become witches. Explaining the growing interest in witchcraft, the Pagan Federation claims the Christian Church has failed to provide "the right degree of spirituality for young people." They also say that paganism involves "direct communication with the divine." These events point to the enhancing of Satan's master plan-a plan to gather the most prophetic generation in history and lure them into embracing evil. Ten years from now, our children will welcome things that we would never accept today. What are we doing about it?