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Robert Jeffress - The Invisible War (Part 2)

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Dr. Robert Jeffress | Robert Jeffress - The Invisible War (Part 2) | November 24, 2025

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From the pulpit of the first baptist church
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Of dallas, texas, this is "pathway to victory"
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With dr. robert jeffress.
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Hi, i'm robert jeffress,
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And welcome again to "pathway to victory".
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In the united states, most citizens are blessed
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To lead relatively peaceful lives,
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Free from the threat of immediate danger.
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But even though our everyday surroundings appear calm,
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There's a battle raging all around us.
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Today, we're going to take a sobering look
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At the major conflict taking place right now
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In the spiritual realm.
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My message is entitled the invisible war
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On today's edition of "pathway to victory."
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In a culture that celebrates compromise
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And rejects absolute truth,
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How can you stand firm in your christian faith?
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The prophet daniel faced this same challenge millennia ago,
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And his unwavering courage offers a powerful example
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For believers today.
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In the book "daniel: courageous living in a pagan world,"
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Dr. robert jeffress shares how you can remain steadfast
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And immovable in a culture ruled by darkness.
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Request your copy today when you give a generous gift
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Aren't you naturally drawn
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To that child who's obedient to you,
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To that child who wants to spend time with you,
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To that child who has a desire to please you
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As opposed to a child who wants to do,
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Have nothing to do with you,
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That a child is constantly rebelling against you,
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A child who has no interest in following your will?
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Aren't you naturally drawn to children who love you,
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Who want to spend time with you,
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And who want to obey you, aren't you?
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Of course you are.
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You know the reason we feel that way?
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It's not because of our ungodliness,
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It's because of our godlikeness.
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We are made in the image of god.
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And god, our heavenly father, is like that.
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He has a special feeling toward those children who obey him
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And want to follow him.
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And we see that all throughout the bible.
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Remember john?
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He was the disciple whom, what? jesus loved.
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It's not that jesus didn't love all of his disciples,
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But he had a special affection for the apostle john.
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Or think about abraham.
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Abraham certainly had his mess ups in life,
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But he was called what?
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The friend of god.
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No other person has that designation.
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Or think about david.
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David was an adulterer, a murderer.
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He wasn't perfect, but he had a desire to follow god
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And that's why god referred to him
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As a man after my own heart.
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And that's true of daniel here.
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He was referred to as a man of high esteem.
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It's not that we earn salvation,
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But we do earn god's favor by our obedience to him.
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Now, it was to this daniel
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That god sent this angel to minister to him.
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I don't have time to get into this this morning,
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But you know god does send angels, an angelic presence,
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To minister to us.
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Hebrews 1, verse 14 says,
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"are they not all ministering spirits
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To those whom god has sent
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For the sake of those who will inherit salvation?"
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That's what angels are.
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They are ministering spirits sent out to render service
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On behalf of those who will inherit salvation.
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I like to think of angels as god's aaa service, okay?
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When you're in trouble, god sends an angel,
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Or angels, on your behalf.
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They came to render service to daniel.
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Now look at verse 12, the helper's conflict.
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"then the angel said to me," now he's not named,
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Though some people think he's gabriel.
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I don't think it's gabriel,
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Because gabriel was named a few chapters before.
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It's an unseen angel, but it's a good angel.
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"then this angel said to me, 'do not be afraid, daniel,
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For from the first day
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That you set your heart on understanding this
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And on humbling yourself before your god,
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Your words were heard
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And i have come in response to your words.'"
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Now how long had daniel been praying?
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Verse two says he's been praying for three weeks,
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For 21 days.
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The angel said, "now, i want you to know,
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As soon as i heard, god sent me to answer your prayer."
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But notice verse 13,
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"but the prince of the kingdom of persia
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Was withstanding me for 21 days."
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How long is that? three weeks.
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"then behold, michael, one of the chief princes,
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Came to me, for i had been left there
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With the kings of persia."
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In other words, this good angel said,
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"you probably wondered why i didn't come earlier.
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I was on my way the moment you started praying,
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But i was hindered for three weeks from coming
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Because of the prince of the kingdom of persia.
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And i was thwarted from coming until finally michael,"
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Who, later in chapter 12,
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Is identified as the defender of israel, "until michael came
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And cleared the way for me to be able to come."
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Now the question is, in verse 13,
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Who is the prince of the kingdom of persia
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That could keep an angel from coming to daniel?
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Now, obviously this is not a human prince.
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No human being could stop an angel.
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The old testament tells us of an occasion
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In which one angel killed 186,000 assyrian soldiers.
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So no human being is going to be able to stop an angel.
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It's very clear here that the prince
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Of the kingdom of persia is a demon,
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A fallen angel that did heavenly battle
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Against this good angel
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Who was attempting to answer daniel's prayer.
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You know, this tells us, and we find this in scripture,
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That there are certain demons
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Who have power over certain nations.
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Did you know that?
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There are certain demonic forces
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Behind certain nations in the world
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That explains much of the conflict that you see right now.
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For example, we know in the future,
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In revelation chapter 16,
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The bible says that it will be the demons
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Who are able to lure the kings of the north, south,
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And east, and west to the plain of megiddo, armageddon,
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To do war against antichrist.
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What is it that controls the movement
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Of these very real human kings?
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It is the unseen but real forces of darkness.
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And the bible says here it was the demon,
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The prince of the kingdom of persia.
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Now, class, where is persia today?
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Iran. persia is today iran.
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The bible says there is a demon,
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A demonic force behind the kingdom of iran
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That is doing battle against god's people,
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As we'll see in just a moment.
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And this verse reminds us that there is an unseen
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But very real war going on between nations
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As well as in our own hearts as well.
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Ephesians 6:12 says, "for our struggle
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Is not against flesh and blood,
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But it is against the rulers, against the powers,
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Against the world forces of this darkness,
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Against the spiritual forces of wickedness
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In the heavenly places."
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The bible says there is an unseen but real war going on,
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And this war is going to especially manifest itself
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In future attacks against israel.
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I want you to hold your place here
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And turn over to revelation chapter 12,
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As we look at this final period of seven years
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Known as the great tribulation.
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Revelation 12 tells us that halfway
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During the seven-year period
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That there is going to be a war in heaven,
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In which satan, the dragon, is cast out of heaven forever.
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You say, "well, i thought he was cast out years ago."
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Now he still has limited access.
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Remember the story of job?
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He's able to go before god and accuse the brethren.
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But halfway through the great tribulation,
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He's going to be permanently banished from heaven.
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He's going to be thrown to the earth,
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And at that point he's going to launch
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The final attack against god's people, israel.
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Look at verse 13 of revelation chapter 12.
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John says, "and when the dragon," that is satan,
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"saw that he was thrown down to the earth,
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He persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child.
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But the two wings of the great eagle
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Were given to the woman,
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So that she could fly into the wilderness,
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To her place where she was nourished for a time,"
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That's one year, times, that's another two years,
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"and half a time," that's a total of three and a half years,
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"from the presence of the serpent.
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And the serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth
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After the woman so that he might cause her
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To be swept away with the flood."
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Now, who is the woman? the woman is israel.
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It's the woman who gave birth to the child,
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Verse 13, talking about the messiah.
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Notice what john says.
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"when satan is cast to the earth,"
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During those last three and a half years,
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"he," as a spiritual force, "is going to release a flood
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Of persecution against israel
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Like she has never experienced before."
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It will be through a human leader, the antichrist,
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That this persecution comes.
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But the antichrist is empowered,
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The beast is empowered by the dragon, the serpent,
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That is satan himself.
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What i'm saying to you is throughout history,
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All the attacks against israel
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Have been demonically inspired.
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And the reason is satan has a special interest
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In wiping israel off the face of the earth.
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Because if he can do that, if he can accomplish that,
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He can negate the promise that god has made
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To take care of israel, he can discredit almighty god.
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God has not made a promise
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To take care of any other nation in the world.
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You understand that, don't you?
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No nation has ever been promised
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That it will survive until the end of time.
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America has not received that promise.
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Greece has not received that promise.
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Egypt has not received that promise.
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Only israel has been promised
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That she will survive until the end.
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And so satan wants to do everything he can
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To discredit god's purpose.
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And that's why, since the beginning of israel's day,
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Satanical-inspired leaders have tried to destroy israel
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And keep god from fulfilling his purpose.
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Look in the past, at pharaoh, or look at herod,
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Or look at antiochus epiphanes that we talked about,
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Or look at adolf hitler,
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Or look at today, iran's leader, ahmadinejad.
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I want you to look at this for a moment, verse 15,
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"he, in the last day, is going to cause a flood
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To be unleashed against the woman
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So that he might cause her to be swept away with the flood."
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What does ahmadinejad said?
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He said, "i want to see israel swept into the sea."
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Those are his words.
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She needs to be swept into the sea.
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He's also said, "israel ought to be wiped
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Off the face of the earth."
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That is a human leader satanically inspired.
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And let me just say this.
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We're going to see next week, in chapter 12,
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That were it not for michael the archangel,
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Who is called the defender of israel,
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Had it not been for michael the archangel,
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Israel would've been destroyed.
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And were it not for michael,
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Who will take his stand at the end of time,
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Israel would be destroyed under the antichrist.
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But god has given israel michael to be her defender,
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And that says something to me very, very clearly.
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Any nation that opposes israel is on the losing side
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Because they are opposing the plan of almighty god himself,
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And we need to remember that as a nation.
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God said to abraham, "i will bless those who bless you,
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And i will curse those who curse you."
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I believe right now, behind the chinese government
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That is persecuting millions of christians,
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Behind the human leaders of china, there is a demonic force
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That is inspiring the persecution of god's people.
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And in the last day, there will be a human leader,
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The antichrist, who will be demonically inspired
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To try and destroy israel.
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Now that's the vision that daniel saw.
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Look at verse 14.
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Now, this good angel said, "i was coming.
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I wanted to deliver this message to you,
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But i was prevented from doing so by the demon,
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The prince of persia."
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But look at verse 14.
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"but now have i come to give you an understanding
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Of what will happen to your people in the latter days,
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For the vision pertains to the days yet future."
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As you've heard before, there are those who say
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All of the book of daniel,
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All the book of revelation have already been fulfilled,
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It's just history.
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No, the bible says this is yet future, it is yet to come.
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And look at verse 20.
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"then he said," the angel said,
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"'do you understand why i came to you?
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But i shall now return
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To fight against the prince of persia,
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So i'm going forth.
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And behold, the prince of greece is about to come.
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However, i will tell you what is inscribed
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In the writing of truth,
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Yet there is no one who stands firmly with me
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Against these forces except michael, your prince.'"
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The good angel says, "daniel,
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I'm going to reveal this to you,
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But i'm going back to do battle with the demon,
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The prince of persia,
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And the one who is leading greece as well."
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You know what that says to me?
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It says to me spiritual warfare is never over.
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There's never a time you and i can relax
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And say, "we've succeeded.
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We're victorious."
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The bible says we will fight
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Against the spiritual forces of darkness
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Until the day the lord returns for us.
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Ephesians 6:12 again says,
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"for our struggle is not against flesh and blood."
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You've heard me say before
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That word struggle is the greek word palai.
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It refers to a wrestling match in the greek times.
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It was a life and death match.
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Whoever lost the wrestling match
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Would have his eyes gouged out first and then be executed.
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The bible says that is the kind of struggle
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You and i are engaged in right now.
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Our struggle is not against other people.
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Your struggle is not against
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That obstinate boss you work for.
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It's not against that unloving and uncaring mate.
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Your struggle is not with that rebellious child
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Who won't obey you or god, no.
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Our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
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It's against the rulers, against the powers,
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Against the world forces of this darkness
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Against the heavenly forces of wickedness
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In the high places.
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And that's why if we're going to win this battle,
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We have to put on the full armor of god.
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I want you to imagine for just a moment.
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You're driving home one evening, at dusk.
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You're listening to the news on the radio
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And you hear a news report
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That a lion has escaped the local zoo,
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And it was last seen
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Roaming up and down the streets of your neighborhood.
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As you pulled into your driveway,
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Before you got out of your car,
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Don't you imagine you might look around?
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(congregation chuckles)
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Your eyes might dart back and forth
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To see if there's any movement in the shadows at all.
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And only when you felt it was okay,
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You would run into your home
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And yet you really wouldn't feel safe
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Until that lion had been apprehended.
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Ladies and gentlemen, a lion has been loosed.
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First peter 5:8 says, "be of sober spirit.
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Be on the alert for your adversary, the devil,
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Roams about like a roaring lion
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Seeking someone to devour."
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Make no mistake about it, satan is after you.
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He has a blueprint for your destruction,
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That includes the defilement of your conscience,
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Dividing your family, destroying your relationship with god.
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And he will not give up until he has succeeded.
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Daniel 10 is a reminder of that invisible but very real war
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That is going on in your life.
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My friend steve lawson describes that spiritual war,
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Not only between nations,
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But that it is being waged in the battlefield of your heart,
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This way, listen carefully:
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"deep within the hidden recesses of the human heart,
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A bloodless battle is being fought,
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A life-and-death struggle for your soul.
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This intense spiritual warfare
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Is raging between god and satan
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Upon the invisible battlefield of your heart."
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As long as you are upon this earth,
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Every square inch of space
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And every split second of time in your life
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Is an arena of war.
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This battle is relentless and ruthless.
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It stalks us like prey.
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It tracks us down like a wild animal.
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It finds us no matter where we go.
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There is no escaping this war.
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We can't run from it.
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We can't hide from it.
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There is no neutral ground in this conflict.
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No truce can be called, no ceasefire negotiated,
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No peace treaty can be signed.
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There are no conscientious objectors,
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No spiritual pacifists, no draft dodgers.
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Every believer is enlisted into active duty
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And placed on the front lines.
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Every arena of your life is an unseen battlefront
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For the deadliest firefight of all,
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The spiritual warfare waged by satan
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For the control of your soul.
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Ephesians six reminds us that our only hope
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For winning that battle is to put on the full armor of god.
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Paul wrote, "finally, be strong in the lord,
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In the strength of his might."
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Put on the full armor of god
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That you might be able to stand firm
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Against the schemes, the methodia,
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The blueprint for destruction of the evil.
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These ominous scenes from daniel can remind us
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That the darkness around us is real,
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But so is our opportunity
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To shine the light of jesus christ.
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As second corinthians 6:2 says,
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"now is the time of god's favor.
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Now is the day of salvation."
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Speaking up for biblical truth
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Often leads to tremendous backlash.
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Nebuchadnezzar, first of all,
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Changed daniel and his three friends' names.
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Secondly, he changed their culture, their education.
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And finally, he asked them to change their diet.
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And this is where daniel drew the line.
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He was not going to disobey god's law.
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In these dark and confusing days,
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Like daniel.
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Daniel was a young prophet who spoke boldly for god.
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And i believe his story will fill you with courage,
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Daniel chapter 10 reminds us about the invisible war
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Raging in our lives today.
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It's just one more reason to remain diligent
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As the day of the lord's return draws near.
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And next time, we'll look at even more
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Clear and convincing evidence
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That jesus is coming back soon.
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Our society's morals and our world's political climate
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Are already declining, but the bible teaches
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That a time is coming when things will get even worse.
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Stay tuned for a preview of what's coming up next
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In our series, courageous living in a pagan world.
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You know, the fact is daniel chapter 11
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Is a biblical barometer.
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And the needle is stuck on a spiritual hurricane
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That is coming our way.
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The bible says there is going to be a spiritual,
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A political storm that will one day
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Engulf this entire world.
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And regardless of the changing political situations,
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God's word remains constant.
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It says the storm is coming.
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Robert Jeffress - The Invisible War (Part 2)

November 24, 2025 | 29:0

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