It’s the “Last Days,” the devil and his followers are loosed in their last ditch effort to thwart God’s work. Look around you, lots of evil, yet a great deal of good! You must hedge yourself about with righteousness to withstand the temptation which will surely come. We will all face it and must find refuge in His Word! The Savior said of these times that if possible the very elect might be deceived we will find protection in treasuring His Word!
I think it is because the enemy knows his time is short.
I also think that there was an increase in spiritual activity when Jesus walked the earth.
When God moves, Satan does not sit idly by.
You’re not the only one facing increased spiritual activity.
The degree of intensity/frequency of the temptation will always be directly in proportion to 'what you stand to gain by resisting. I would then suggest there's something very good you stand to gain that will prove itself in time.
If your temptation is adultery the only question you have to ask yourself is how would you feel if your spouse cheated on you? If you can be tempted can’t your spouse/significant other also be tempted. I will pray for your temptation to leave you in peace.
I think of Paul's lament about doing that which he would not do and not doing that which he would do. Couple that with the line about the poor in spirit inheriting the Kingdom of Heaven - to me it means that we are human and cannot totally abstain from sinful thought/activities (else He wouldn't have had to die for us) but regretting it in our hearts and going to Him in prayer with a repenitent heart is what makes us "poor in spirit". In short - we realize our sinful natures and don't act proud by claiming that we are able to avoid all sinful activity (like some of the holier-than-thou folk who constantly judge others by comparing them to the standards they fantasize themselves to meet).
The up side is it gives us more reason/opportunity to go to Him in prayer and He loves to hear from us whether it be in joy or in despair - He stores our prayers in front of the altar at the foot of His throne and any time we go to Him, it eases the pangs of our souls because that's how He rolls.
God Bless - the battle is going to get even uglier and our hearts and souls will often ache with the Evil trying to take the glorious feeling of our Salvation from us - the Evil One can't steal our Salvation, but he can keep us from reveling in it as He wants us to.
Can't say; but the line between the two seems less blurry.