There's so much information in here. I had to do a second part this morning
And we're just going to talk about some other things here that we see in this chapter
But let me just do a bit of a review from thursday night on thursday
We talked about the woman in verse number one
It says and there appeared a great wonder in heaven a woman clothed with the sun
And the moon under her feet and upon her head a crown of 12 stars
And we were talking about how this person this woman represents
Uh eve and because of that she is the mother of all living she also represents israel
And that's why you see there the head a crown of 12 stars
We see later on she also represents christians because of the fact that in verse number six that the woman flees into the wilderness
And it says that she's there for a thousand two hundred and three score days
We obviously understand that's referring to the beginning of sorrows and that is referring to not just mankind going through that but also
Saved people you say well if it's eve who is the mother of all living and you know
Both the world and christians are going into that, you know, how how can this be eve?
You know if she's the one going into the wilderness if it's also including unsafe people
Well, we know that this is not just referring to unsafe people
But that it's also referring to say people because of the fact that it says that a place was prepared of god
That they should feed her there
1203 score days and I believe that is
The imagery there is the fact that god is going to take care of his people
During the time of the beginning of sorrows yay, even into the great tribulation
He's going to nourish his people during the time of famine and protect them, etc
So the woman flees into the wilderness symbolic of those thousand two hundred sixty days of tribulation
And by the way, you know, what's interesting is that you know
Obviously this is the second half of the book of revelation if you remember in the first half
The thing that's really being emphasized even in chapter number six when dealing with the great of the tribulation and great tribulation
Is the fact that there's martyrdom right people are being killed
You know, the saints are being killed, you know, you see the the souls under the altar
But what do we see prior to that in chapter number three? We see god promising us through these
Symbolic churches that we see they actually existed but they're symbolic of what's taking place in the end times that he's going to deliver them
In a time in that hour of temptation he's going to save them he's going to rescue them physically speaking
and
In chapter 13, which is a parallel passage to chapter number six
The thing that's really being emphasized when making war with the saints is that the mark of the beast is going to be implemented
You know people who do not have the mark of the beast are not going to be able to buy or sell
So what's being emphasized is famine
And what do we see prior to chapter 13 is chapter 12 where god promises that he's going to nourish his people
He's going to feed them there a thousand two hundred sixty days
So the first half is really emphasizing the deliverance of the body
In reference to not being killed not being martyred
The second half is god reinforcing his promises that he's going to provide for us physically as well
So he's going to protect us
But he's also going to provide those provisions that we need to make it through that difficult times very beautiful there what we see
So the story begins again in chapter number 12
And is reiterated a couple times throughout this chapter and that's what we went over on thursday now
Let's look at verse number three
It says and there appeared another wonder in heaven and behold a great red dragon
Having seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns upon his head
Now one thing that we know for sure is that the devil the anti-christ babylon the new world order
Although these are separate entities
They kind of culminate to that one agenda, right?
And the reason we know that is because this person or this this image that we see here of the great red dragon
Has seven heads ten horns seven crowns upon his heads
And in the following chapter the bible says that john stood upon the sand of the sea
And he saw a beast rise up out of the sea having seven heads and ten horns and upon his horns
Ten crowns and upon his heads the name of blasphemy
And that's referring to the beast with the new world order the representation of the anti-christ
But we see how similar the features are when it comes to the beast
In third and chapter 13 and the great red dragon here in verse number three of chapter 12
Look at verse number four and it says and his tail
Drew the third part of the stars of heaven and did cast them to the earth
And the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered for to devour her child as soon as it was born
Now a lot of time is being featured here just in one verse
Because it goes through the birth of christ
the deliverance that
uh, jesus christ experienced when harry was trying to kill baby jesus and it goes directly into
Uh, i'm sorry in verse number four
It talks about satan falling and his tail drawing the third part of the angels and then it goes into the birth of christ
So a lot of times being mentioned there now
The the tail drawing the third part of the stars of heaven
This passage is actually referring to it's alluding to the fall of satan. Okay
Now keep in mind that later on we see satan being cast out permanently from heaven
Whereas here this is actually referring to his fall
Now his fall does not include his permanent casting out of heaven
His fall is referring to the fact that he ceases being
That angelic being who was part of god's army so to speak and now being that rebellious devil demon known as lucifer satan
That you know that being that celestial body
That has had the agenda to fight against god and his people
But this is this is what that's referring to here now
When we think about satan's fall you often think about for example jude 6 where it talks about the angels leaving their first estate
They've left their habitation
And so what's being talked about here is that when satan fell when he chose to rebel against god
When he chose to just forsake his habitation in his first estate
He was able to influence a third part of the angels which are in heaven to come with him
Okay
He led this mass rebellion against god and the stars do represent the angels now go with me
If you go to matthew chapter 9 hold your place there in revelation chapter 12 go to matthew chapter 9
You know in job 38 the bible says whereupon are the foundations there are fastened who laid the cornerstone thereof when the morning stars
Sane together and all the sons of god shouted for joy
So here in job chapter 38 we see that when jesus christ came at his first coming
There are two groups of people who rejoiced at that first coming
The first group there is the morning stars the second group being the sons of god shouting for joy
Now there's this false doctrine out there that'll teach you that'll teach people to say
You know, they'll say that the sons of god is referring to angels, right?
And they'll say the genesis 6 you have the sons of god intermarrying with the sun with the with mankind
And they create these giants called the nephilim so this is a stupid doctrine of the nephilim, okay
Now we know that's not true because the sons of god are just safe people
The bible tells us in john 112
But as many as received him to them give you power to become the sons of god
Even unto them that believe on his name not only that in hebrew chapter number one
It says unto which of the angels said he at any time thou art my son this day. I have a begotten thee
So what's really being emphasized here is that the sons of god who are in heaven?
Rejoice at the coming of christ when the word was made flesh and dwelt among us
And we beheld his glory as the glory of the only begotten the father full of grace and truth
That's what's being emphasized and we know that to be true
Because of the fact that abraham saw his day and rejoiced as well. That's what the bible tells us the morning stars singing
Is referring to those angels singing at the coming of christ?
And in fact, we have a fulfillment of that in luke chapter number two
Where the angels the great heavenly hosts sing right about the glad tidings and and the fact that peace is coming on earth and goodwill
toward men so we see the reference there is referring to
The angels and the reason i'm mentioning that is because of the fact that you see the third star stars of heaven falling from heaven
And that is a reference to the angels there and I wanted to reinforce that with job chapter 38
now
so the bible
Depicts and describes angels as being stars
It also depicts angels as being spirits. Okay
Why because the spirit is like a celestial body?
and when referring to
Angels who fell from heaven they take on a new name, you know
They take on unclean spirits a dumb spirit a foul spirit. Okay
And in fact you think of alcoholic spirits, right?
You know when they talk about alcoholic spirits this is referring the reason it's given that name
Is because when they would do these types of elixirs with alcohol and they would burn the alcohol, you know
A vapor would arise and they would say what's the spirit of the alcohol that's coming out?
So even the people who make them know
That you know people who are making this stuff are demonically possessed right now, obviously, it's just a vapor
but it's a good depiction of what alcohol does it just
Allows you to be influenced by some unclean spirit
The bible also refers to angels as devils and people think well, I thought satan, you know, lucifer was the devil
Why is it also referring to all these fallen angels as devils? Well, look at matthew 934
It says but the pharisees said he casteth out devils through the prince of devils of the devils
So what is that telling us? It's telling us that although satan is the devil in reality
He is the prince of the remainder of the devils the third part that fell from heaven
He rules them, right? He is their leader
He is their prince and we see throughout the new testament people being possessed with devils, you know people sacrificing unto devils
We see
Them being mentioned throughout the new testament now we would describe them as being demons today
And it's a proper term
And but I want you to notice that when he cast those third part of the stars from heaven to follow him in his rebellion
You know, they're they they became a hierarchy of demons as well
This is why the bible tells us for we're wrestling not against flesh and blood
But against what principalities against powers against the rulers of the darkness of this world against spiritual wickedness in high places
Now keep this in mind, you know, regardless of what they call them. We know who these demons are
In fact, each and every one of us has experienced some type of battle against demons
Right why because we are their enemy
They're our enemy their agenda is to take us down to make war with us
To wear us out to try to cause us to stumble to go out of the way, you know
They work through false prophets
They work through times of difficulty to try to get us to fall out of the way
Not to do god's will not to serve the lord not to sow in they're working day in day out 24 hours a day
And their agenda is to stop us
Well, you know the bible tells us greater is he that is in us than he that is in the world
And no matter how many angels fell and and followed satan from heaven
No matter how many he's able to influence at the end of the day. No weapon formed against these shall prosper the bible says
So we see that we wrestle with these
spiritual beings these demons these devils
These principalities these powers and these rulers now keep in mind. It's not only a spiritual battle in the sense that
You know, you know you have these demons and these devils and they seek to tempt us to seek to discourage us
They seek to try to get us out of the way. I believe sometimes even devils try to send us thoughts
Try to try to orchestrate situations to get us to think a certain way
You know in order to disobey the word of the lord, this is why the bible tells us to cast down imaginations
And every high thing that exalted itself against the knowledge of god and to bring into captivity every thoughts of the obedience of christ
You know satan is able to orchestrate imaginations in order to get us to disobey the lord
But not only that, you know, I believe that there are principalities and powers who are influencing the rulers of this world
the physical leaders presidents prime ministers
Politicians these people are being influenced by satan and his minions
Okay
He said what about trump? You know, he's a christian that guy's being influenced by god
You know that guy is just he's he's like cyrus persian, you know, he's
No, he's not
Okay, and look i'm not saying it's impossible
For god to influence a godly leader, you know a president or a politician
But you know, it's it's like finding a pterodactyl though
Especially in the day and age in which we live, you know the further we get away
The further we get away from the the day of creation the less likely you're going to see a pterodactyl
Right the further you get away from the flood the less likely you're going to see yourself a velociraptor or something
You know why because there's so far few and in between
And so the you know, this is this world belongs to satan
He is the god of this world. He is the prince of the power of the air the bible says
And I i'm sure he's worked 24 7, you know throughout
Uh the beginning of time until up until now to gain a stronghold in this world
And how does he do it through leaders through presidents through kings, etc?
Now, how do we know that he's being successful because look at all the wickedness that's taking place
Look at all the laws that are being passed. Look at the agenda of politicians and kings and presidents, you know
Obviously, they're not leading us in the way of righteousness
Which would show us that they're not being influenced by god
Not the god of the bible they're being influenced by lowercase g god, which is satan now
Let's give an example of this look at ezekio chapter 28 go to ezekio chapter 28 if you would ezekio chapter number 28
Colossians 2 tells us that when christ came he was crucified on the cross and he made a show of the ordinances openly
That he spoiled principalities and powers. He basically damaged him
Okay
You know the bible tells us the first corinthian chapter number one that if the princes of this world had known
What christ was going to do they would have not crucified the lord of glory
Okay
But he spoiled these principalities. He spoiled the powers and
You know make no mistake about it satan and his minions very powerful beings, but you know, they're they're self. They're they're deceived
Because they actually believe
That they're going to be able to war against god and win
Impossible, okay
Now here's an example of someone who is influenced by satan
To carry out his agenda his will look at verse 11
It says moreover the word of the lord came unto me saying son of man take up a lamentation against the king up
Excuse me a lamentation upon the king of tyros and saying to him thus saith the lord thou sealest up the sum
Full of wisdom and beauty and perfect in beauty now the remainder of the the verses here is referring to satan himself
But I believe it's also referring to this king
Okay
Why is it because I believe he was possessed by satan?
And often those who are possessed by demons by devils or by satan himself
They take on that attribute and those characteristics of that devil. That's why reprobates are devils
Right reprobates people who have a seared conscience their reprobate concerning the faith
They're ever learning never able to come to the knowledge of the truth as janice jambres withstood moses
So do these also resist the truth men of corrupt minds reprobate concerning the faith these same people
Basically become the devils that they are possessed by because you think to yourself how can you know these serial killers?
You know do such things. How can they kill people without any conscience? Well only a devil can do such a thing, right?
Look what it goes on to say in verse 13 thou has been in eden
The garden of god now this is referred to satan every precious stone was thy covering
The sardius topaz and the diamond the barrel the onyx and the jasper the sapphire the emerald the carbuncle and gold
The workmanship of thy tablets of thy pipes was prepared indeed in the date that thou was created
Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth
And I have set thee so thou was upon the holy mountain of god
That was walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire
That was perfect in thy ways from the date that that was created till iniquity was found in thee
I believe this is dual meanings to the to the king of tyros
But obviously he exerted such wicked qualities that god saw fit to basically compare him to satan
In his attributes and characteristics now go with me if you go back to revelation chapter 12
So we see that satan is able to influence the rulers of this world
This is why a new world order
Is going to be possible
right not because
Trump
I mean, how does if trump is like to say if he's like cyrus king of persia, you know
And he's going to just save the world. He's going to just do so much well
Explain to me how the new world order
Is even able to be implemented you trying to tell me that he has no dealings with the jews
And he's not going to foment the the agenda of judaism and zionism. Of course he does
You know
We need to recognize that
The hope of america
Is not in the white house
It's in the church house. Amen
And we're not seeking to usher in the kingdom
As these calvinists want to do, you know, these calvinists are doing a fantastic job
deceiving people into thinking that oh christians are just going to permeate all of politics all the
Businesses and we're just going to usher in the kingdom. No jeff durbin. You're not you're going to be a part of
satan's kingdom
They're ushering in the new world order, which is the anti-crisis kingdom, okay?
You know, well, how do you expect how are we going to set up the kingdom? I'm not setting up the kingdom. Jesus is
And he's not doing it by trying to influence politics. He's just going to come and say get out of the way
I'm taking over
He's not going to come and try to take a vote
He's not going to try to come and and you know influence the the the businesses and walmart and costco to be christ-like
And the schools and just try to subject everything he's just going to come and say
I don't want any of this get it out of my face
He's going to destroy all his enemies and he's going to set up his own rule
Come in with the with the rod of iron
That's the way he's going to do it not by ushering in the kid. We need to keep you know
Uh winning people to christ so we can usher in this kingdom and get people, you know
We need to have christians in in high authority and as presidents and politicians. That's not the way it works
And look even if there's politicians out there that are executing some form of righteousness still that's not the hope folks
We need to place our hope in christ
Who is going to subject his enemies by force?
And yeah, you heard right by force
He's not taking a vote there is no elections with jesus
He is the elect
He's the elect one
Okay
He chose himself. It's like
voting for himself
Okay
So but what i'm saying is that is that you know?
satan is operating in this world through the politicians and kings through the
You know the wickedness in high places through different companies and just you know through the jews and stuff like that
You know, obviously he's operating through these people
because he is
Comparing the foundation and setting up his earthly kingdom of darkness. Okay
Go back to revelation chapter 12. Look at verse number seven. It says and there was war in heaven
Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and the dragon fought
and his angels
Now this is this is amazing here
Because this is like a celestial war taking place
And sometimes we think well, you know
Things just happen so fast and this just don't just breeze over this passage of scripture
When it says there's war in heaven, this is what this is like world war three actually
Okay, this is the greatest war
That will be ever recorded even in history because it's a war in heaven against satan himself now we fight against satan
We fight against his minions, but here's the thing
We're not literally fighting against satan because satan's not necessarily he's like the big guns
He's not going to come and fight us directly. You understand
He's going to send his minions and his demons, you know to come in his name and his authority to do so
However, michael and his angels are actually fighting against satan here. Okay
Now let's talk about michael the archangel for a little bit because he's pretty interesting character in the bible
You know people who are saved and unsaved. They all know who michael the archangel is now we want to study him
We could admire the god made, you know
Awesome creation, but we never want to take it to the catholic extent where they venerate worship make obeisance to
Michael the archangel they make a graven image of him
They hang them on their little mirror in their car so michael could protect them throughout their travels or whatever
This is stupid. That's idolatry. Okay
You know if god so chooses to use michael to to to save me to rescue me physically speaking
Let him do so but you know, the thing is i'm praying unto the lord, right?
I'm asking jesus to protect me. I'm asking the lord to protect me by the means in which he does it
That's up to him, but i'm not going to worship some angel. Okay, because that obviously is sin. Okay
Now why is he referred to as the archangel?
Well, ark is that prefix there meaning chief or the superior one?
Okay, you think of arch nemesis you think of you know, archbishop archdiocese, you know archduke, you know
You hear these terms being used it basically means the chief one the one who is superior
so what does this tell us about michael it tells us that he's one of the like the
That guy is like he's he's like the top doc
Of the angels, okay
This guy is pulled out. He's like a polyon
I would say a polyon is also a chief angel
He's probably an archangel as well
The reason I say that is because in daniel you'll see
Daniel you'll see I believe it's gabar who's making mention of the angels and he says
When he talks about michael, he says one of the chief princes. They're chief angels
Okay, so he's referring to the fact that michael is just one of many i'm sure there's not a lot
But I would say michael and apollyon are one of them because they're they're the one they're the big guns
Who are brought out for the big tasks? Okay
They're like the navy seals the generals of the navy seals, so to speak
Now how do we know that michael is is just this powerful angel because he's he whoops lucifer
So guess what? There is an angel who is stronger and far more superior than even the devil himself
Even lucifer himself who michael
He goes there and look
In my opinion michael is made to fight
That's all michael is made for
Is to do war
Because he's found scattered throughout the bible and the times that we see him is when he's just fighting
And jude, he's contending with satan. He beats him there
You know, he meets him back up in revelation 12 is like so we meet again
You know that that someone's got to make the meme someone's got to make the meme where he's just like right
Yeah, lucifer and michael and he and you know revelation chapter 12 you have lucifer in the pink little suit
Okay
Because that's what it is. He contends with with satan over the body of moses
and he prevails against them because
Lucifer is not able to capture
the body of moses
They meet up again in revelation chapter 12 and now it's the big war and the bible says that they prevailed against them
They're able to cast them down and then in revelation chapter 20, we find apollyon abaddon, you know
Tying up satan with the with the chain and casting him down into the bottomless pit
Look folks lucifer is not that I mean he's powerful, but he's not he's nothing in comparison to the other angels
That god created think about that
Okay
And look, there's some pretty powerful angels
There are some very powerful angels in the bible
I mean think about this you have in first chronicles 21 the angel that stands before heaven and earth with his sword drawn out
Punishing israel for david's sin for numbering the people and he kills 70 000 people
Just just drawn out his sword by the plague he just destroys 70 000 people, you know
How about in second kings 19 where the angel comes down and just destroys the aserean army?
185 000 of them
We would say that angel is pretty dangerous
When he could just come and just wipe it's like ants
Just kills a bunch of people. It's pretty powerful. You have apollyon abaddon, you know the destroyer
When you're given the nickname a destroyer
You know the guy is not a pony he's not he's not the little catholic fat baby angel
The naked chunky fat baby, you know with curly hair and
You know with little wings that's not a bad folks
That is not apollyon
He's the destroyer
He's like a chief prince
Okay
I mean think about jesus when he said
You know think not thinking not that I can call upon 12 legions
That's like not that he needs it but it would almost be like his personal bodyguards
12 legions of angels. What do you think they can do to the world if jesus just
Snaps his fingers and says get them, you know
so what i'm saying is that
Lucifer made a big mistake when he chose to rebel. He's not even that like, you know
Not he's pretty much nothing in comparison to these other angelic celestial beings
I'm, not downplaying his power because obviously he has power
His power is the ability to overcome the minds of the masses
His power is the ability to damn and lie to people to see people in such a way that he damns them to hell
Okay
And this is why we see
I mean, we understand why god would be so mad and even say, you know that people will be cast into the hell
You're the hell that is prepared for the devil and his angels
You know, he created hell
To punish and torment
Celestial powerful beings and unfortunately people are going there. They're there now
Etc
Okay, look at daniel chapter 10 if you would daniel chapter number 10
So there's some pretty powerful angels in the bible, but nothing in comparison to michael the archangel
Nothing in comparison to apollyon abaddon the angel that we see in first chronicles 21 and second kings 19
Or even the 12 legions of angels
Nothing in comparison to that, but there are out there. Okay
And look the devils that followed satan
They know what's coming
Because if you remember anytime jesus would come they would say hasta come to torment us
before the time
They just shriveled before him
You know, they trembled before jesus christ
Because far more terrible than even michael the archangel is jesus christ the creator. Okay
Look at daniel chapter number 10. Look at verse number eight
It says therefore I was left alone and saw this great vision and there remained no strength in me for my comeliness was turning
Turned in me into corruption and I retained no strength
Yet heard I the voice of his words and when I heard the voice of his words
Then was I in a deep sleep on my face and my face toward the ground and behold and hand touched me
Which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands and he said unto me. Oh daniel a man greatly beloved
Understand the words that I speak unto thee and stand upright for unto thee
Am I now sent and when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling now
I believed it doesn't say by name that this is referring to gabriel the angel
And the reason I say this because gabriel is often sent when we see him
He's often sent to give people understanding of the word of god
Okay, we'll see him both in the old and new testament giving prophecies and giving understanding to those who have who don't have it
He says in verse number 12 then said he unto me fear don daniel for from the first day that thou did set
Thine heart to understand and to chasten thyself before thy god thy words were heard and I am come for thy words
But the prince of the kingdom of persia withstood me one and twenty days
But lo michael, well, let me stop there. So what do we see we see that daniel is fasting he's praying he's petitioning
He is afflicting his own body by fasting and he wants an answer to prayer what happens gabriel who I think to be gabriel
Comes with the answer to his prayer
But what happens for a hundred and twenty days?
An angelic celestial demon is fighting against that angel
So that this person so that daniel does not get understanding of the of the scriptures think about that
Now, how do we apply it to ourselves? Well, this should show you that we need to have patience when we pray for things as well
And if you don't see immediate results, you don't have an immediate answer to your prayer
It's not that god's not answering your prayer. Sometimes there's just a spiritual battle taking place
You know where the angels coming to give you that blessing god is sending that angel to give you that answer
But there's a warfare taking a spiritual warfare taking place in the spiritual realm and you know
We need to take that into consideration
You know, that's why it's important that we're in portune in our prayers, right?
We keep praying we're persistent in prayer. We continuously we pray without ceasing we're asking god
We're begging him we're afflicting our souls, but no hey if you don't get the immediate answer, maybe there's a spiritual battle taking place
Okay
I believe that to be true
And it could be that this battle lasted for 120 days because of the fact that the understanding was essential
In order for the rest of the world to understand
biblical prophecy
Daniel was being used to pen down the bible
He was being used to give understanding of the word of god and this is a pivotal book in the bible
I mean daniel is a pretty pivotal book
Dealing with end times bible prophecy and so satan is like hey
Go stop that angel before he gives daniel the answer to that
Okay
Now look what it says it says the prince of the king of persia withstood me one in 20 days
So, you know, I don't know maybe gabriel's not that strong or something. He's just like this this angel is pretty powerful
So what happens but lo?
Michael one of the chief princes came to help me and I remained there with the kings of persia
Now i'm come to make the un make the understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days for yet
The vision is for many days and when he had spoken such words unto me
I set my face toward the ground and I became dumb. So what do you see michael comes and he helps him out
You know and michael's pulled out
And he's like we need to write the bible man. So you need to go there and fight against that
Demonic being who's trying to withstand gabriel or this angelic being that's bringing the answer to daniel
Now go to daniel chapter number 12 if you would daniel chapter number 12
Daniel chapter number 12
And look spiritual warfare is taking place all the time
You know
Um, you think of when elijah was per was, you know, asked the lord to show his servants, right?
How many they had on their side and he opened up his eyes of his understanding and there are horses and chariots of fire surrounding them
You know whenever you're afraid whenever you fear you doubt whenever you feel like the enemies of god are coming after you
You know, you need to ask the lord to open the eyes of your understanding and I don't believe physically
We're going to see these things but you know, I believe we have those angels protecting us
There's a reason why our church is able to continue forward why because god is protecting us through his angels
You know and look there's times even before salvation when I felt like god was just protecting me
You know, you know, I remember
Oh, I don't remember this but actually I was a baby. I was told this story how uh, I was a baby and and you know
I come from an unsaved family
My my father was a drunkard. Okay. He's no longer a drunkard
But he was a drunkard and and my mom was driving down the freeway
And this is in those days where they just put the baby in the car seat
They wouldn't really strap them down, you know, seat belts weren't really that important back then
And and literally, you know
He just he just did not have a will to live and he wanted all of us to die
And he yanked the steering wheel on the freeway the car flipped over it was turned into like a can basically
My mom's face was broken. Her legs were broken my dad's face teeth all knocked out
You know just multiple fractures broken legs
And when they came there, they I believe they came with the jaws of life to pry open the vehicle because it was so
destroyed
And they're like, man, there's a baby back here
And they say they found me on the floor I was already out of the car seat I was crying
Glass everywhere but not a scratch on him
Nothing
When they took me out, you know, they took my parents to to to the hospital
And they said that I just I just kept crying and kept crying and kept crying and they're like, well, maybe he needs a diaper change
And they checked my diaper and there's there's shards of glass in my diaper that's why I was weeping
You know because glass on your bottom doesn't
Feel too good
You feel me? So but hey, but my bottom was not cut up. He protected my hanger parts as well
You know, i'll be honest with you I believe that there was an angel of the lord
Who came and flew right into that car and just covered me as that car was just rolling out of control
My parents suffered because of that but I was I was fine, you know
And you know the bible tells us that the angels are ministering spirits
Send forth to minister to them who are those who are going to be the heirs of salvation
And you know, who knows I don't know if we all have that same guardian angel
I don't know if I still have that same angel
Maybe I do but I can count how many times in my life something could have happened to me where I could have died
You know and and you know, I believe that god rescued me from that
Potentially sending an angel to protect me from that, you know, who knows how many times even today
Yesterday or throughout the last couple of weeks or months how many times you could have been at the brink of death
You probably didn't even know it
And god sent forth an angel to protect you, you know, these powerful beings that god sends forth to protect you
You know and times that he could have kept you from getting sick times
He could have kept you, you know, you made a right turn instead of left
You know where you went down one street instead of another where there's some reprobate who was potentially trying to kill people
Or try to rape and pillage a family or something like that. God protected us
You know, I remember when even when I first got before I got saved the day before I got saved
I almost drowned in the ocean
And and I believe that god, you know saved me from that and he allowed me to make it back to the shore
Lungs burning, you know salt water in my in my mouth and I could have died
And you know what that led me to go to church find someone and get saved
You know
What i'm saying is that angels have their part in life
You know, they have their part they're ministering
They're sent forth as agents of god to fulfill his will and we see that taking place here
Look at daniel chapter 12 verse number one. I believe this is a reference to what we're seeing in revelation 12
It says and at that time shall michael stand up the great prince which stands before the children of thy people
And there shall be a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time
And at that time thy people shall be delivered. Everyone shall be found written in the book
Now i'll get back to that in just a bit
You know, by the way, I mean those of you who are parents
You know your babies have angels guarding them
You know, I don't know how many times i've seen my little kids and they're walking and there's like a sharp corner
and they're like the corners right there and they're like
And like oh they have an angel, you know
Or they're just on the brink. How do you know what i'm talking about? Maybe I just have clumsy children or something. I don't know
They're always like on the brink of just
destroying their lives
Just maiming themselves or something. They're just there's a sharp corner, you know, there's a step that they miss or you know
I've seen i've had times where my children they're they're coming down the steps
and they come down and they like they're about to fall and somehow they just like
Regain their balance or something like that. I'm just like
And he thinks to yourself man, that was an angel god protected you
You know, they're playing with each other and my son throws like something at my daughter and it just like
You're like that was an angel i'm serious I believe that
You know because look if that was me i'd be snapping my ankles i'd be hitting the corner of that glass
I my my son has hit me multiple times with hammers and stuff. He's throwing them
I'm just like son, you know, you know, my angel is kind of like you can deal with it
Your body's strong, you know these little ones they see the face of god. Okay, so they're special to god. They're innocent, you know
I believe those are angels protecting children. Okay, and keep that in mind the next time, you know
You said well my child split their forehead, you know, whatever was the angel off on that day or something or what?
Well, you know if they're alive no
You know, there you go
Shh
Because maybe you know
You don't know what's going on in the biology of that child's body where they're capable of helping them and rescuing them
Hey, brother. John brother. John got in a really bad car accident a couple months back
You know
Kind of split his spleen a little bit I think right
And you know, it was a bad car accident, but you know, I believe that an angel protected john
God protected john through an angel sending them there
Okay
so
You know, we don't want to venerate honor or or look at angels in such a way that that we would you know, uh
Worship them but they do have their place in a christian's life. Okay, go back to revelation chapter 12
So we see there's war taking place
Michael and his archangels michael and his angels are fighting against satan and his devils and it's just this explosion of the
Celestial battle this war that's taking place in heaven and we know how it ends look at verse number eight and prevail not
Neither was their place found anymore in heaven. So what was michael sent to do to give satan his eviction notice?
Okay, he sent to give satan his eviction notice is like now you're completely out of here by the way
this proves
That satan and his minions still have access to heaven even today
Yeah
Because obviously he fell from heaven
He took the third part of the stars with him, but they're not completely kicked out of heaven and some people do
Are you trying to say that satan and the devil they're in heaven today. I didn't say they had eternal life
I'm just saying they have access to heaven
They're able to come before god. Now. How do we know that because later on later on we see
That he's called the accuser of our brethren
Who's accusing them before god day and night
So guess what? They're working around the clock to do accusing you
What does that mean? I believe satan and his devils are constantly in heaven accusing us to god saying they're failures
They just they're not they're not worth anything. They're gonna sin against you. They're gonna stop living for you
They're gonna sin. They're gonna disobey you they can't keep your commandments
Look at them and just constantly accusing us before before god I believe that to be true
Constantly trying to put us down and say you should just do away with him. He's done. She's done
They can't live a godly life. They're done constantly accusing us day and night
But thank god we have
You know an advocate with the father
Jesus christ the righteous
So guess what jesus is working 24 7 as well
You know when satan and his minions come to accuse you before god he comes and he's like lord father i've already paid for that
This is already paid for
Already paid for so one guy gets in line accuses you already paid for leaves another one comes already paid for
Already paid for already paid for already. He's our advocate
Okay
Thank god for that
But there comes there's going to come a time
Because part of satan's wrath today
Part of his you know battling with us today is his ministry that he has going on in heaven
Which is accusing us?
But but here's the thing at the end of those thousand two hundred and sixty days
He is permanently cast out now, there's no more accusing the brethren before god now it's time to make war with the saints
That's when the wrath is turned up seven times hotter than usual, okay
So satan and his minions are allowed a certain part, you know
Go to first kings chapter 22 if you would first kings chapter 22. Let me prove this to you
By the way, we have jobe, you know where the sons of god came to present themselves before the lord and satan came among them
The bible says okay
And satan tells them you don't have to turn there
He says then satan answered the lord and said the job fear god for not
Has not thou made a hedge about him and about his house and about all that he hath on every side
Thou has blessed the work of his hands and his substance is increased in the land
Put forth thine hand now and touch all that he hath and he will curse thee to thy face that's devious
He's like the only reason he's even serving you is because you blessed him
You know take all those things away and let's see how he acts that's an accusation
But here's the thing
god
Because jobe was a perfect and upright man. He was like i'll take you on that
I'm gonna take everything away from him except for his life
And he still is not gonna accuse me to my face
He will not charge me foolishly
What can we take from that well
If you're going through a trial and and and your security is being removed from you
Take it as a challenge
If your security your resources your money your health
Your attendance at church
Is being removed from you
Now we're going to see what you're really made of
Because it's like sates and saying
Doth this person serve you for not
You gave him a great church. You gave him the king james bible. He has a great job
You gave him promotions. You gave him a great wife. You gave him children. You gave him security
You gave him all these things but take away those things. Let's see how he acts then
So when you when those things are removed from you which in each and every one of us
There's a little bit of fear is there not
The things that are precious to our life would be removed from us if that were to ever happen
Just keep in mind
that god
thinks highly of you
To allow those things to happen to you because he knows you can handle it. Amen
Keep in mind that it's satan seeking to accuse you and god is rooting for you
He knows that you're not going to charge him foolishly
So
Don't prove the devil right amen
But i'm just proving here that the devils and satan have
grounds there look at first kings 22 verse 20 says and the lord said who shall persuade ahab
He may go up and fall at raimath gilead and one said on this manner another said on that manner
And there came forth the spirit and stood before the lord and said I will persuade him and the lord sent him
Wherewith and he said I will go forth and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets
And he said that thus shall per excuse me
Thou shall persuade him and prevail also go forth and do so now this shows you how powerful god is
Do you really think god didn't know that this spirit was going to speak up?
He knew
He just kind of put it out there. He's like i'll be a lion spirit. He's like, all right, i'll let you do that
He said it he's like thou shall persuade and prevail also go forth and do so
Showing us that demons have a place in heaven even now
However at the end they will not go back to revelation chapter 12. We're going to finish up here
Look at verse number nine of revelation chapter 12. It says and the great dragon was cast out
That old serpent called the devil and satan which deceived the whole world
He was cast out into the earth and his angels were cast out with them
This is predicted back in luke chapter 10 where jesus said I saw satan falls lightning fall from heaven
I'm gonna uh, let's see. Should we go through this?
Let me go through this one last verse here. You don't have to turn there
isaiah 14
Is I believe obviously it's it's symbolic of or shown as when jesus when uh when satan fell from heaven
however
I believe it's also foreshadowing when he's actually permanently cast out because it says in isaiah 14 verse 12
How art thou fallen from heaven? Oh lucifer son of the morning
How art thou cut down to the ground which did weaken the nations
Obviously, he didn't weaken the nations when he first fell from heaven, right?
For thou hast said in thine heart. I will ascend up into heaven
I will exalt my throne above the stars of god
I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation in the sides of the north
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds. I will be like the most high now who does that in the new testament?
the antichrist
He proclaims himself to be god, right?
Yet thou shall be brought down to hell
To the sides of the pit they that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee and consider thee saying
Is this the man that made the earth to tremble that did shake the kingdoms?
Now what I believe that's probably referring to and again, this is speculation i'm conjecturing here
The in revelation chapter 19 when jesus comes on his white horse and he destroys
The antichrist in his army, there's almost a separation made there's not almost there is a separation made there
Because you see the antichrist in his prophet being cast into the lake of fire
And then the angel comes down who has the keys to the bottom of his pit
And takes satan and throws him into the bottom of his pit
Okay
So it could be that right when he destroys them. There's a separation made and people are able to see satan for who he really is
People are able to see the antichrist for who they really are. Okay, and they consider them
This is the man that made the earth to tremble that did shake the nations that made the world as a wilderness
Don't we see that in revelation 12?
And destroy the cities thereof that open not the house of his prisoners all the kings of the nations
Even all of them lie in glory everyone in his own house
Look at verse number 10 of revelation 12
And heard a loud voice saying in heaven now has come salvation and strength in the kingdom of our god and the power of
Is christ for the accuser of our brethren is cast down which accused them before god day and night
And they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony and they loved not their lives unto death
And i'm gonna stop there because we're completely out of time
We see verse number 12 that he has a short time. This is referring to those last 75 days
So when he's cast out and his and his minions are cast out with him
He knows he he has wrath and he knows that he has but a short time
How how long is that 75 days?
That's why the furnace is turned up seven times hotter
And that's why it's referred to great tribulation because that's why he's making war with the saints
This is when he is possessed when the antichrist is possessed by satan himself and he makes war
With the saints and in revelation chapter 13
We pick up where basically that leaves off
Because then we see revelation chapter 13 that war being made being made and what that looks like
Etc. So what are some things that we can take away from the second half of revelation chapter number 12?
Well, the biggest thing is this is hey don't count out the spiritual warfare that's taking place
Even today there's spiritual warfare taking place
There's there's a war for the souls of men
There are angels that god is sending forth to minister unto you
Hey in time times when you're discouraged times when you're depressed times when you're feeling afflicted
Just know that there's war taking place
Don't count off that war we wrestle not against flesh and blood against principalities is what we're worn after
And when you feel that overwhelming sense of anxiety of fear of doubt, there's war being made
Pray
Keep praying pray without ceasing read your bible
Get involved in that spiritual warfare and don't quit
Okay
You know, it'd be sad
It would be a sad thing is you're praying for this kind of this deliverance
You're praying for god to provide you're praying for god to protect you and the angels coming
He does all this warfare
But you quit
And he comes and he's like, where'd he go
He's gone
He didn't endure
He didn't afflict his soul. He was not able to endure. He was not able to have that
tenacity
You know and here here's a good rule of thumb to live by okay
When you're doing spiritual battle
Even if you're spiritual bleeding out bleed out until you die
Never quit
Never throw on the towel
If you have to completely bleed out
Though he's slain me yet. Will I trust him?
So why i'm just i'm done. Well, you know what that's great because his strength
Is made perfect in our weakness
Okay, and when we are weak when we are are at our our wits end that's when god comes through
Okay, and we'll be the stronger because of it
Let's bow our heads and have a word of prayer father. We thank you so much for your word
and thank you lord for
Showing us the spiritual warfare that's taking place even now lord
And of course the foreshadowing of the ultimate spiritual warfare that we're going to see in the end times
I pray god that you'd help us lord to not quit when the going gets tough
Help us to remain in prayer help us to remain in the bible
May you show yourself strong on our behalf lord
Continue to increase our faith. We love you. We thank you. Pray these things in jesus name. Amen