Jacksonville pastor turns Bible study into book, Know Your Enemy

Perry Case met readers Thursday, June 25, at Chapter II Events at 420 S. Clay Ave. in Jacksonville, then Friday, June 26, at the Neikirk Building in Mount Carmel, with both events scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m.

Know Your Enemy grew out of a four-week study Case first called Stranger Things, a title he used because the material dealt with difficult and unusual biblical themes. As the lessons developed, Case said the study kept returning to one central figure, which pushed him to build the book around what he calls the Enemy, meaning Satan, the Devil or Lucifer. He said the goal was to make the subject less mythical and easier to understand.

Know Your Enemy is Case’s first book. Before this project, his writing had been limited to sermons or music. The book is organized into four parts with five chapters in each part, and Case said it also tackles common misunderstandings about hell, heaven and judgment.

Know Your Enemy looks at the devil’s origin, tactics and limitations, moving from the fall in the garden to the days of Noah and into modern-day spiritual warfare.

Case grew up in Allendale, attended grade school there, graduated from Mount Carmel High School, spent two years as a plumber’s apprentice and then worked 13 years in oil filter manufacturing. He met Kristi in 1995 and married her on July 6, 1996.

The Chapel is located in the historic Annie Merner Chapel at 428 E College Ave. in Jacksonville. Know Your Enemy is available through his website, Amazon, Apple Books, Kindle and local bookstores.