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 Three pieces of war reporting, but the context here is of spiritual battle.

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 So we hear reports taken from the heat of the battle.

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 In chapter 13, we're taken inside the enemy camp to learn something of our enemy's strategies.

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 And then in chapter 14, we're taken to the final outcome

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 to see the victory of the king and the peace that he brings.

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 I think there's a growing awareness in our culture of the reality of the spiritual realm,

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 of the reality of good and evil, that evil is real and we need real hope

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 and we need real goodness as the antidote.

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 And that's why these chapters come to us as good news.

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 You know, they have something of the qualities of a graphic novel.

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 They can be quite hard for us to grasp some of the images.

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 There's really vivid pictures.

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 But the basic idea is that there is this war going on between the forces of good and evil,

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 but it's not a battle of equals.

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 Good will triumph in the end.

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 That Satan will fight against God and his purposes and his people,

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 but he is defeated.

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 That the victory belongs to Christ Jesus.

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 That victory which we see begin at the cross and finishes when he returns.

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 So as we get into these battlefield reports and as we think about the big picture,

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 and there's some details that we'll grapple with as well,

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 let's ask ourselves the question,

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 why does Jesus give them to the first century church and to us today?

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 And hopefully that as we ask that question,

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 as we think about the details,

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 it would help us to understand that these are given to us so that as Christians,

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 if we're Christians here today,

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 we would keep trusting our God and our Savior.

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 And if you're not a Christian,

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 you would understand the importance of joining Jesus in order to share his victory.

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 So turn with me in your Bibles to Revelation 12.

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 We come to the first battlefield report,

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 and the headline is that God protects Jesus and protects his church.

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 So we're introduced to the story of a woman and a son and a dragon,

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 and there's tension and there's threat.

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 And it actually reads,

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 there's lots of ancient stories and ancient myths that sound a bit like this.

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 So in the Roman Empire,

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 there was the story of the goddess Leto,

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 who was pregnant with the god Apollo,

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 and there was the threat of the snake,

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 the serpent,

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 the python,

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 and Poseidon came to the rescue.

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 And so,

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 oh,

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 it's like that.

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 But actually,

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 there's a huge difference in what we have in the book of Revelation.

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 Because while there are these sort of graphic pictures,

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 it's not myth.

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 These events take place in history.

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 And the great hero of the story is none other than Jesus.

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 And Jesus is the one who is presented as offering hope to all peoples,

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 from all cultures,

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 in all times and places.

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 He is the one who defeats the forces of evil.

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 He defeats the dragon.

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 He is the one through whom good triumphs.

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 He is the one through whom we can have the true happily ever after.

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 But let's get into these verses.

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 Recognize,

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 first of all,

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 the opposing forces that we have.

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 And we see,

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 first of all,

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 there is the woman,

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 clothed with the sun,

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 with the moon under her feet,

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 and a crown of twelve stars.

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 This woman represents the people of God.

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 The church in the Old Testament and the New Testament.

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 And wonderfully,

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 clothed with the glory and the majesty of God.

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 Psalm 104,

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 God wraps Himself in light.

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 Now God wraps His church in glory and majesty.

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 So there's the woman and the sun.

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 You know,

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 she's pregnant and about to give birth.

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 And in verse 5,

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 she gives birth to a son,

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 a male child,

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 who would rule all the nations with an iron scepter.

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 This is talking to us about the promise in the Bible of a coming king and savior.

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 This child represents the true king,

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 God's king,

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 who represents the shepherd who will rule over and who will defend His people,

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 and who will defeat His people's enemies.

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 This iron scepter is the same rod that we meet,

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 held in the hand of the good shepherd of Psalm 23.

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 This is speaking to us of Jesus,

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 the shepherd and the savior.

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 But then on the other side,

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 there is the dragon,

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 the red dragon.

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 And the dragon in the Bible,

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 and I guess through all ancient stories,

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 is a symbol of chaos and evil and death.

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 And we're told in verse 9 that the dragon is representative of Satan.

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 And we meet this dragon in verse 4,

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 poised to kill the son when the son's about to be born.

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 And perhaps if we go to the beginning of the Gospels,

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 we think about King Herod,

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 so eager,

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 bent on evil,

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 to kill King Jesus.

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 And we see the dragon in verse 6,

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 pursuing the woman,

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 pursuing the church.

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 And so we're reminded

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 that there is the devil

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 who would seek to destroy

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 and to harm

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 the church of God.

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 And think about brutal opposition

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 that there has been to the church

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 from the first century

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 until now,

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 making it clear

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 that in this battle,

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 people need a savior.

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 God's people need a savior.

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 And so we're presented as well

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 with the protection

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 of God.

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 First of all,

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 notice how God protects

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 the son.

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 In verse 5,

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 the child was snatched up to God

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 and to his throne.

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 It's almost as if

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 the whole events of the life of Jesus

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 are captured in a sentence.

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 So Jesus is born,

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 the devil tries to kill him

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 through King Herod,

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 but he's kept safe.

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 And then Jesus lives this perfect life,

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 and then he dies

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 on the cross,

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 and it looks like defeat,

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 but it's actually victory.

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 And then he's risen,

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 and then he ascends

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 back up to heaven

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 where he now sits

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 on the throne of glory.

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 Now he sits today

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 as king.

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 So God protects Jesus,

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 the one who came to be savior.

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 How does God protect the church?

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 Notice verse 6,

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 the woman fled into the wilderness

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 to a place prepared for her by God.

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 The wilderness

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 is this place in the Bible

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 where God meets with his people,

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 where he provides for his people,

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 where he offers protection

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 to his people.

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 You can think about

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 the book of Exodus.

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 You can think about

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 the shepherd of Psalm 23,

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 guiding and providing

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 green pastures

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 even in the wilderness.

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 Well, as the story continues

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 in chapter 12,

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 we're then invited to see

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 that war breaks out in heaven.

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 So the report changes focus.

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 So now it's thinking about

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 what's happening

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 in the spiritual dimension.

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 Verse 7 and 8,

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 we're told war broke out in heaven,

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 and you've got Michael

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 and the angels of God

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 fighting against the dragon.

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 And what we discover

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 is that Adam and Eve,

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 they were not the first

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 to try to be like God.

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 They were not the first

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 to rebel against God

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 and to reject his authority.

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 Actually, that happened first

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 with the devil

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 leading some angels astray

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 to try and rebel

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 and remove God

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 from the throne.

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 But what we see

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 is that God's angels

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 defeat the devil

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 and he's cast down.

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 We're told in verse 9

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 something of the description

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 of Satan.

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 He's the great dragon,

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 he's the snake,

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 he's the devil,

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 he's the Satan

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 who leads the whole world astray.

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 We're going to think about that

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 in a few minutes.

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 The biggest con man of all

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 is the devil.

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 He knows in verse 12

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 his time is short,

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 he is full of fury against God,

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 so he's full of fury

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 against God's church.

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 And so he fights in opposition,

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 wanting to drag people

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 away from God.

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 But the wonderful truth

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 that we have in Revelation 12

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 is that Satan

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 has been defeated.

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 That when God

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 and the devil

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 are locked

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 in spiritual battle,

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 this is not

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 a battle of equals.

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 God is greater.

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 The outcome

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 is not in doubt.

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 So listen to the song

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 that we have

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 in heaven.

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 Now has come

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 the salvation,

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 the power,

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 the kingdom

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 of our God

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 and the authority

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 of his Messiah

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 for the accuser

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 has been hurled down.

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 Hurled down

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 in defeat.

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 Really interesting

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 when Jesus sent

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 his 72 disciples

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 out on mission

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 and they came back

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 reporting

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 that people

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 had become followers

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 of Jesus.

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 Jesus said,

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 I saw Satan fall.

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 Whenever someone turns

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 to put their faith

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 in Jesus,

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 it's like there's

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 another defeat

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 of Satan

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 beyond that

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 original defeat.

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 There is defeat

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 because the kingdom

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 of God

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 is established.

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 established.

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 And it's established,

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 verse 11,

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 they triumphed

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 over him

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 by the blood

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 of the Lamb

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 and by the word

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 of their testimony.

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 So God is greater

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 and has the victory

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 and the church

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 in Christ

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 has the victory,

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 wins victory

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 over Satan.

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 Not in our own strength,

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 but as we trust

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 in what Jesus

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 has done for us,

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 there is victory

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 for us

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 in the sacrifice

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 of Jesus.

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 and as we hold

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 on to the testimony,

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 to the gospel word,

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 to the good news.

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 And so there is joy.

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 Rejoice,

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 you heavens,

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 and you who dwell

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 in them.

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 For those who are

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 associated with Jesus,

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 there is joy.

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 There's joy now

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 and there's joy

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 that will last forever.

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 But there is woe

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 for the enemies,

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 according to verse 12.

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 So war breaks out

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 in heaven.

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 And then we also need

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 to see in verse 13 to 17

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 that this war

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 breaks out on earth.

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 When the dragon saw

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 that he'd been hurled

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 to the earth,

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 here's his response.

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 He pursued the woman

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 who'd given birth

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 to the male child.

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 So he failed

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 to dethrone God.

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 He's hurled down

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 in defeat.

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 Now he turns his guns,

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 his weapons,

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 on the church,

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 the people on the earth.

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 And the scene

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 that we have here,

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 it's pictured a little bit

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 like the book of Exodus.

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 In the book of Exodus,

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 we have an evil king,

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 Pharaoh,

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 who is chasing down

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 the people of God,

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 looking to destroy them.

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 And again,

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 in that context,

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 hear God's protection.

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 So the devil is pursuing,

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 but verse 14,

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 the woman was given

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 the two wings

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 of a great eagle

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 so that she might fly

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 to the place prepared

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 for her in the wilderness

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 where she'd be taken care of.

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 Book of Exodus,

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 chapter 19,

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 God has taken his people

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 all the way

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 to meet with him

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 at Mount Sinai

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 and he puts it like this.

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 He said,

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 I rescued you

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 and brought you

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 on eagle's wings.

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 God uplifts,

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 protects,

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 guides his church.

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 Safety on the eagle's wings.

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 And again,

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 brought into the wilderness,

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 brought to meet with God,

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 to enjoy God's presence

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 and protection.

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 And even here,

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 there's this image

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 where the snake

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 trying to destroy the church

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 spews out a torrent of water.

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 But God's people

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 are kept safe from the flood.

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 Again,

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 Book of Exodus,

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 kept safe through the Red Sea.

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 God protects his church.

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 So we are reminded

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 of two things in this.

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 We're reminded

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 that Satan will keep attacking.

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 Verse 17,

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 the dragon was enraged

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 and went off to wage war

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 against the rest

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 of her offspring.

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 So if you want

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 to stay faithful,

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 if you want to keep

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 obeying God,

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 if you want to be

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 a follower of Jesus,

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 there is the reality

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 of spiritual battle.

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 But there's also

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 the greater reality

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 that Jesus has won

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 the victory.

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 And so our call

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 is to hold fast,

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 to live with faith

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 in Jesus

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 and obedience

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 to God's Word.

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 Just to help us

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 to think about this,

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 two things

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 that we can take

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 from this first

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 battlefield report.

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 I think the first thing

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 is to stay awake

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 because spiritual battle

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 is real.

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 I don't know

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 how many of you

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 have read C.S. Lewis'

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 wonderful book,

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 The Screwtape Letters.

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 It imagines

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 a senior devil

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 writing to a junior devil

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 and it's really

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 instructive

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 for the number

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 of different strategies

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 that the devil

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 will use

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 to try and fight

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 against God

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 and His purposes.

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 practices.

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 So,

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 this senior devil

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 will speak about

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 practices

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 of trying to

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 conceal themselves

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 and their evil intent.

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 Sometimes he will

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 encourage this junior devil

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 to,

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 here's what you need

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 to do,

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 you need to distract

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 a Christian

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 by all the different

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 good things

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 of this world.

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 It's a reminder

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 that the devil

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 will use

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 various temptations

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 to lead us astray.

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 The devil

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 might appeal

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 to our pride

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 to say,

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 I don't need

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 God,

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 I don't need

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 to trust His Word,

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 I'm strong enough

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 by myself.

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 The devil

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 might choose

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 to use

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 personality clashes,

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 quarrels

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 and conflicts.

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 conflicts.

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 He might choose

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 a culture

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 of flippancy

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 where everything

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 seems like

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 no big deal.

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 Sin is no big deal,

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 eternity is no big deal.

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 There are all

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 kinds of ways

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 in which the devil

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 is at work

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 and so we need

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 to stay awake

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 because the spiritual

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 battle is real.

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 We need to be

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 on guard

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 by spending time

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 in His Word

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 and in prayer

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 and in worship

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 and in fellowship

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 and remembering

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 the good news

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 of the Gospel

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 because we need

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 to stay awake

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 but we also need

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 to stay close

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 to Jesus

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 because His

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 victory

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 is certain.

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 So this is a

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 spiritual battlefield

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 report.

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 Sometimes in

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 spiritual battles

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 and we find this

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 in the Bible,

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 it's a battle

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 between two champions.

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 Think about David

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 and Goliath.

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 And the way

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 that that battle

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 went was

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 as it went

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 for the champion,

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 so it went

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 for the whole people.

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 So if David wins

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 and he did,

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 that meant victory

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 for all the followers

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 of David.

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 As it goes

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 for Jesus,

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 so it goes

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 for the church

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 of Jesus

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 and Jesus

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 has won

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 the victory

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 through His death

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 and resurrection

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 which means

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 if we're in Christ

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 we're on

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 the winning side.

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 We share

00:15:13.980 --> 00:15:15.539
 in His triumph

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 and our responsibility

00:15:17.719 --> 00:15:18.559
 is to keep

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 faith alive

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 by keeping close

00:15:20.559 --> 00:15:21.779
 to Jesus

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 in the grace

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 that He provides.

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 So that's the first

00:15:26.619 --> 00:15:27.899
 spiritual battlefield

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 report that reminds

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 us that God

00:15:29.579 --> 00:15:30.639
 protects Jesus

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 and protects the church.

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 Now we move

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 to the second one

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 which really

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 zooms in

00:15:37.579 --> 00:15:38.359
 on this fact,

00:15:38.519 --> 00:15:39.699
 Satan's strategy

00:15:39.699 --> 00:15:41.500
 of deception.

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 To help us

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 think about this,

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 a little story

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 from the American

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 Civil War.

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 So back in 1862

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 there was a battle

00:15:50.019 --> 00:15:50.659
 called the Battle

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 of Antietam

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 or the Battle

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 of Sharpsburg

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 and the Union

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 soldiers

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 who were really

00:15:57.299 --> 00:15:58.279
 struggling against

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 the Confederacy

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 at this stage,

00:16:00.579 --> 00:16:02.000
 as this battle

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 was looming

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 they were walking

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 through a farmer's

00:16:05.500 --> 00:16:05.779
 field

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 and they found

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 three cigars

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 with a piece

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 of paper

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 wrapped around it

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 and that piece

00:16:11.799 --> 00:16:12.359
 of paper

00:16:12.359 --> 00:16:14.279
 was the Confederate

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 battle plans

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 and so all of a sudden

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 this army

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 that's been struggling

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 they've got

00:16:19.919 --> 00:16:20.879
 their enemies

00:16:20.879 --> 00:16:21.560
 plans

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 and with that

00:16:23.000 --> 00:16:23.919
 intelligence

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 it changed

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 everything

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 for the short term

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 and ultimately

00:16:29.240 --> 00:16:29.940
 in the course

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 of the Civil War.

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 Now they have

00:16:33.299 --> 00:16:33.960
 the capacity

00:16:33.960 --> 00:16:34.580
 to halt

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 the advances

00:16:35.139 --> 00:16:36.000
 of General Lee

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 they've got

00:16:36.620 --> 00:16:37.519
 this key advantage

00:16:37.519 --> 00:16:38.860
 in the battle.

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 Now think about

00:16:41.240 --> 00:16:41.799
 what Jesus

00:16:41.799 --> 00:16:42.700
 gives us here

00:16:42.700 --> 00:16:43.940
 in chapter 13.

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 He gives us

00:16:45.980 --> 00:16:46.840
 insight

00:16:46.840 --> 00:16:47.900
 and details

00:16:47.900 --> 00:16:48.600
 about

00:16:48.600 --> 00:16:50.100
 Satan's

00:16:50.100 --> 00:16:51.360
 battle plan

00:16:51.360 --> 00:16:53.240
 his strategy

00:16:53.240 --> 00:16:54.760
 against the church

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 which is all

00:16:55.940 --> 00:16:56.540
 about

00:16:56.540 --> 00:16:58.040
 deception.

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 We see it

00:17:00.620 --> 00:17:00.940
 as we look

00:17:00.940 --> 00:17:01.480
 through the pages

00:17:01.480 --> 00:17:01.840
 of the Bible

00:17:01.840 --> 00:17:02.640
 started with Adam

00:17:02.640 --> 00:17:03.060
 and Eve

00:17:03.060 --> 00:17:04.259
 deceived to think

00:17:04.259 --> 00:17:05.380
 life was better

00:17:05.380 --> 00:17:05.980
 without God

00:17:05.980 --> 00:17:06.880
 to have the forbidden

00:17:06.880 --> 00:17:07.240
 fruit.

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 Think about deception

00:17:08.740 --> 00:17:09.519
 as it happened

00:17:09.519 --> 00:17:10.100
 in the story

00:17:10.100 --> 00:17:10.660
 of Judas

00:17:10.660 --> 00:17:11.340
 the disciple

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 so he was

00:17:11.880 --> 00:17:13.360
 deceived to betray

00:17:13.359 --> 00:17:14.199
 Jesus.

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 Think about

00:17:15.879 --> 00:17:16.619
 that deception

00:17:16.619 --> 00:17:17.259
 that happens

00:17:17.259 --> 00:17:18.039
 whenever we are

00:17:18.039 --> 00:17:18.899
 persuaded that

00:17:18.899 --> 00:17:19.699
 choosing sin

00:17:19.699 --> 00:17:20.859
 over obedience

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 is better.

00:17:23.539 --> 00:17:24.319
 Or when a person

00:17:24.319 --> 00:17:25.439
 says that life

00:17:25.439 --> 00:17:26.099
 without Jesus

00:17:26.099 --> 00:17:26.899
 is better than

00:17:26.899 --> 00:17:27.859
 life with Jesus.

00:17:28.039 --> 00:17:29.259
 Deception is how

00:17:29.259 --> 00:17:31.000
 the devil operates.

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 And so Jesus

00:17:31.740 --> 00:17:32.959
 gives us this report

00:17:32.959 --> 00:17:35.139
 to highlight the fact

00:17:35.139 --> 00:17:35.859
 that our enemy

00:17:35.859 --> 00:17:37.179
 acts by deception.

00:17:38.399 --> 00:17:39.159
 And this chapter

00:17:39.159 --> 00:17:39.979
 tells us how he

00:17:39.979 --> 00:17:40.339
 deceived.

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 So the vision

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 has some crazy

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 images

00:17:43.439 --> 00:17:44.000
 but the vision

00:17:44.000 --> 00:17:44.619
 reveals

00:17:44.619 --> 00:17:46.379
 that the dragon

00:17:46.379 --> 00:17:47.279
 the Satan

00:17:47.279 --> 00:17:47.799
 the devil

00:17:47.799 --> 00:17:48.419
 he takes his

00:17:48.419 --> 00:17:49.279
 limited authority

00:17:49.279 --> 00:17:49.740
 and remember

00:17:49.740 --> 00:17:50.619
 God is ultimate

00:17:50.619 --> 00:17:51.179
 authority

00:17:51.179 --> 00:17:52.679
 but he takes

00:17:52.679 --> 00:17:53.139
 his limited

00:17:53.139 --> 00:17:54.079
 authority

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 and he uses

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 that to try

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 and imitate

00:17:56.919 --> 00:17:57.480
 the power

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 and the promises

00:17:58.159 --> 00:17:58.740
 of God

00:17:58.740 --> 00:17:59.879
 in order

00:17:59.879 --> 00:18:01.299
 to draw people

00:18:01.299 --> 00:18:01.839
 away from

00:18:01.839 --> 00:18:02.679
 true worship

00:18:02.679 --> 00:18:03.639
 of the true God

00:18:03.639 --> 00:18:04.579
 in order to

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 give their love

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 and their loyalty

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 and their worship

00:18:06.619 --> 00:18:08.179
 to other things

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 because the devil

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 wants to destroy

00:18:10.220 --> 00:18:10.880
 people made

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 in the image

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 of God.

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 He wants to spoil

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 our ultimate joy.

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 Let me just show you

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 scattered through

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 this text

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 how there are

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 these examples

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 of deception

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 so that we get

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 the sense

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 of the strategy.

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 Verse 3

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 Here is this

00:18:27.120 --> 00:18:28.580
 beast being described

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 this horrendous

00:18:30.140 --> 00:18:31.000
 beast with ten horns

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 seven heads

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 and ten crowns.

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 One of the heads

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 of the beast

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 seemed to have

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 a fatal wound

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 but the fatal wound

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 had been healed.

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 What's the devil

00:18:38.179 --> 00:18:38.899
 doing there?

00:18:39.579 --> 00:18:40.979
 He's deceiving

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 that there is

00:18:42.559 --> 00:18:43.779
 a power here

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 that is equal

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 to the power

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 of Jesus

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 in his death

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 and resurrection.

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 There is this

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 false claim

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 that there is

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 one who can

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 give true life

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 who is not

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 Jesus.

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 The whole pattern

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 of the chapter

00:19:00.839 --> 00:19:03.119
 sees the dragon

00:19:03.119 --> 00:19:04.219
 and two beasts

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 setting themselves

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 up as this

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 unholy trinity

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 of evil

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 mimicking

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 the Father

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 and the Son

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 and the Holy Spirit

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 looking to deceive

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 so that the worship

00:19:15.279 --> 00:19:16.960
 would be directed

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 away from the

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 one true God.

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 Verse 13

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 and 14

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 This beast

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 the second beast

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 performs great signs

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 and because of the signs

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 it was given power

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 to perform

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 it deceived

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 the inhabitants

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 of the earth.

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 Jesus had miraculous

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 power used

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 for good

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 to draw people

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 to see the glory

00:19:39.559 --> 00:19:39.980
 of God

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 and be saved.

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 The devil

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 and the beasts

00:19:43.639 --> 00:19:44.859
 will use a different

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 form of power

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 in order to drag

00:19:47.279 --> 00:19:47.839
 people away

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 to false worship.

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 We have read

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 in recent chapters

00:19:52.179 --> 00:19:52.779
 about God

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 marking his people

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 as belonging

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 to him.

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 Verse 16

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 and 17

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 the beast

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 forced all people

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 to receive a mark

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 so they could not

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 buy or sell

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 unless they had

00:20:05.540 --> 00:20:06.620
 the mark.

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 And the goal

00:20:10.600 --> 00:20:13.120
 deception

00:20:13.120 --> 00:20:15.700
 dragging people

00:20:15.700 --> 00:20:16.500
 away from true

00:20:16.500 --> 00:20:16.880
 worship.

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 Verse 12

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 It exercised

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 all the authority

00:20:21.340 --> 00:20:22.380
 of the first beast

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 and made

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 the earth

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 and its inhabitants

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 worship

00:20:26.380 --> 00:20:27.860
 the first beast.

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 Verse 14

00:20:29.480 --> 00:20:30.279
 It deceived

00:20:30.279 --> 00:20:31.720
 the inhabitants

00:20:31.720 --> 00:20:32.400
 of the earth

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 so they set up

00:20:33.300 --> 00:20:34.180
 an image

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 to worship.

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 And then in verse

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 16 and 17

00:20:39.360 --> 00:20:39.940
 if a person

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 is not willing

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 to identify

00:20:41.580 --> 00:20:42.740
 and have that mark

00:20:42.740 --> 00:20:44.040
 there is exclusion

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 and the threat

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 of death.

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 Perhaps

00:20:47.840 --> 00:20:48.860
 we think in our minds

00:20:48.860 --> 00:20:49.160
 about

00:20:49.160 --> 00:20:50.460
 that Old Testament

00:20:50.460 --> 00:20:51.500
 story of Daniel

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 and King Nebuchadnezzar

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 setting up

00:20:53.720 --> 00:20:54.840
 that giant statue

00:20:54.840 --> 00:20:56.080
 and the command

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 worship or die.

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 Perhaps if you

00:20:59.039 --> 00:21:00.419
 know your history

00:21:00.419 --> 00:21:01.099
 you can think

00:21:01.099 --> 00:21:02.139
 about the

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 sort of

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 the worst

00:21:03.639 --> 00:21:04.459
 excesses

00:21:04.459 --> 00:21:04.980
 of the Roman

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 emperors

00:21:05.699 --> 00:21:06.679
 calling themselves

00:21:06.679 --> 00:21:07.699
 sons of gods

00:21:07.699 --> 00:21:08.099
 and saying

00:21:08.099 --> 00:21:08.639
 if you don't

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 worship

00:21:08.980 --> 00:21:09.799
 then there's

00:21:09.799 --> 00:21:10.139
 the threat

00:21:10.139 --> 00:21:10.740
 of exclusion

00:21:10.740 --> 00:21:11.579
 or even death.

00:21:12.779 --> 00:21:13.399
 Perhaps we

00:21:13.399 --> 00:21:13.839
 think about

00:21:13.839 --> 00:21:14.379
 the brutal

00:21:14.379 --> 00:21:15.259
 one religion

00:21:15.259 --> 00:21:16.519
 systems that

00:21:16.519 --> 00:21:16.819
 we see

00:21:16.819 --> 00:21:17.399
 in our world

00:21:17.399 --> 00:21:17.839
 today.

00:21:18.839 --> 00:21:19.419
 If you

00:21:19.419 --> 00:21:20.000
 do not

00:21:20.000 --> 00:21:20.399
 worship

00:21:20.399 --> 00:21:21.219
 in our way

00:21:21.219 --> 00:21:22.439
 then you

00:21:22.439 --> 00:21:23.179
 risk death

00:21:23.180 --> 00:21:24.860
 and persecution.

00:21:25.120 --> 00:21:26.200
 We see

00:21:26.200 --> 00:21:26.920
 the power

00:21:26.920 --> 00:21:27.560
 of

00:21:27.560 --> 00:21:28.680
 deception

00:21:28.680 --> 00:21:30.620
 that Satan

00:21:30.620 --> 00:21:31.279
 can do

00:21:31.279 --> 00:21:32.220
 his work

00:21:32.220 --> 00:21:33.600
 through

00:21:33.600 --> 00:21:34.320
 regimes

00:21:34.320 --> 00:21:35.440
 through governments

00:21:35.440 --> 00:21:36.700
 to try and stamp

00:21:36.700 --> 00:21:37.860
 out to destroy

00:21:37.860 --> 00:21:38.940
 the Christian

00:21:38.940 --> 00:21:39.620
 church

00:21:39.620 --> 00:21:41.380
 to draw people

00:21:41.380 --> 00:21:41.840
 away from

00:21:41.840 --> 00:21:42.480
 true worship.

00:21:42.480 --> 00:21:46.500
 Jesus gives

00:21:46.500 --> 00:21:46.980
 us

00:21:46.980 --> 00:21:48.500
 these visions

00:21:48.500 --> 00:21:50.240
 to remind

00:21:50.240 --> 00:21:50.779
 us and to

00:21:50.779 --> 00:21:51.519
 help us

00:21:51.519 --> 00:21:52.440
 to know

00:21:52.440 --> 00:21:53.640
 our enemy

00:21:53.640 --> 00:21:56.059
 to understand

00:21:56.059 --> 00:21:56.839
 that Satan

00:21:56.839 --> 00:21:58.099
 always sells

00:21:58.099 --> 00:21:58.900
 a lie

00:21:58.900 --> 00:22:01.300
 but sometimes

00:22:01.300 --> 00:22:02.060
 that lie

00:22:02.060 --> 00:22:02.560
 can seem

00:22:02.560 --> 00:22:03.100
 very

00:22:03.100 --> 00:22:04.000
 very

00:22:04.000 --> 00:22:05.200
 appealing.

00:22:07.380 --> 00:22:08.120
 If we

00:22:08.120 --> 00:22:08.660
 think about

00:22:08.660 --> 00:22:09.160
 how he

00:22:09.160 --> 00:22:09.700
 worked

00:22:09.700 --> 00:22:10.320
 back

00:22:10.320 --> 00:22:10.700
 at the

00:22:10.700 --> 00:22:11.100
 beginning

00:22:11.100 --> 00:22:12.060
 if we

00:22:12.060 --> 00:22:12.620
 go back

00:22:12.620 --> 00:22:13.120
 to how

00:22:13.120 --> 00:22:13.940
 the devil

00:22:13.940 --> 00:22:14.680
 operated

00:22:14.680 --> 00:22:15.040
 in the

00:22:15.040 --> 00:22:15.380
 garden

00:22:15.380 --> 00:22:15.940
 of Eden

00:22:15.940 --> 00:22:17.040
 think about

00:22:17.040 --> 00:22:17.340
 some of

00:22:17.340 --> 00:22:17.980
 the lies

00:22:17.980 --> 00:22:18.340
 that he

00:22:18.340 --> 00:22:18.880
 sells

00:22:18.880 --> 00:22:21.080
 persuading

00:22:21.080 --> 00:22:21.660
 Adam and

00:22:21.660 --> 00:22:21.860
 Eve

00:22:21.860 --> 00:22:22.500
 deceiving

00:22:22.500 --> 00:22:23.300
 us

00:22:23.300 --> 00:22:23.700
 perhaps

00:22:23.700 --> 00:22:24.000
 God

00:22:24.000 --> 00:22:24.620
 limits

00:22:24.620 --> 00:22:24.860
 your

00:22:24.860 --> 00:22:25.440
 joy

00:22:25.440 --> 00:22:27.840
 God

00:22:27.840 --> 00:22:28.320
 holds

00:22:28.319 --> 00:22:28.799
 back

00:22:28.799 --> 00:22:29.079
 his

00:22:29.079 --> 00:22:29.839
 best

00:22:29.839 --> 00:22:31.759
 there's

00:22:31.759 --> 00:22:31.980
 more

00:22:31.980 --> 00:22:32.460
 fun

00:22:32.460 --> 00:22:32.839
 to be

00:22:32.839 --> 00:22:33.139
 had

00:22:33.139 --> 00:22:33.359
 more

00:22:33.359 --> 00:22:33.859
 fullness

00:22:33.859 --> 00:22:34.259
 to be

00:22:34.259 --> 00:22:34.579
 had

00:22:34.579 --> 00:22:36.039
 outside

00:22:36.039 --> 00:22:36.480
 of

00:22:36.480 --> 00:22:36.859
 God's

00:22:36.859 --> 00:22:37.399
 commands

00:22:37.399 --> 00:22:40.059
 choose

00:22:40.059 --> 00:22:40.379
 to live

00:22:40.379 --> 00:22:40.859
 your best

00:22:40.859 --> 00:22:41.159
 life

00:22:41.159 --> 00:22:41.359
 now

00:22:41.359 --> 00:22:41.599
 don't

00:22:41.599 --> 00:22:41.939
 think

00:22:41.939 --> 00:22:42.179
 about

00:22:42.179 --> 00:22:42.879
 eternity

00:22:42.879 --> 00:22:44.419
 don't

00:22:44.419 --> 00:22:44.579
 think

00:22:44.579 --> 00:22:44.740
 about

00:22:44.740 --> 00:22:45.059
 life

00:22:45.059 --> 00:22:45.200
 in

00:22:45.200 --> 00:22:45.599
 relation

00:22:45.599 --> 00:22:45.859
 to

00:22:45.859 --> 00:22:46.379
 God

00:22:46.379 --> 00:22:49.559
 his

00:22:49.559 --> 00:22:50.099
 deception

00:22:50.099 --> 00:22:51.000
 includes

00:22:51.000 --> 00:22:52.119
 that

00:22:52.119 --> 00:22:52.619
 denial

00:22:52.619 --> 00:22:52.879
 of

00:22:52.879 --> 00:22:53.240
 God's

00:22:53.240 --> 00:22:53.700
 authority

00:22:53.700 --> 00:22:54.099
 no one

00:22:54.099 --> 00:22:54.559
 can tell

00:22:54.559 --> 00:22:54.740
 you

00:22:54.740 --> 00:22:54.939
 what

00:22:54.939 --> 00:22:55.119
 to

00:22:55.119 --> 00:22:55.480
 do

00:22:55.480 --> 00:22:57.559
 listen

00:22:57.559 --> 00:22:57.879
 to do

00:22:57.879 --> 00:22:58.019
 what

00:22:58.019 --> 00:22:58.259
 God

00:22:58.259 --> 00:22:58.859
 forbids

00:22:58.859 --> 00:22:59.279
 that

00:22:59.279 --> 00:22:59.440
 mean

00:22:59.440 --> 00:22:59.539
 you

00:22:59.539 --> 00:22:59.839
 become

00:22:59.839 --> 00:23:00.059
 like

00:23:00.059 --> 00:23:00.619
 God

00:23:00.619 --> 00:23:01.639
 you

00:23:01.639 --> 00:23:01.759
 can

00:23:01.759 --> 00:23:01.879
 have

00:23:01.879 --> 00:23:02.159
 true

00:23:02.159 --> 00:23:02.700
 life

00:23:02.700 --> 00:23:02.919
 when

00:23:02.919 --> 00:23:03.220
 God

00:23:03.220 --> 00:23:03.379
 is

00:23:03.379 --> 00:23:03.919
 replaced

00:23:03.919 --> 00:23:04.139
 on

00:23:04.139 --> 00:23:04.299
 the

00:23:04.299 --> 00:23:04.679
 throne

00:23:04.679 --> 00:23:05.899
 be

00:23:05.899 --> 00:23:06.119
 your

00:23:06.119 --> 00:23:06.720
 authentic

00:23:06.720 --> 00:23:07.419
 self

00:23:07.419 --> 00:23:07.679
 don't

00:23:07.679 --> 00:23:07.859
 let

00:23:07.859 --> 00:23:08.240
 anyone

00:23:08.240 --> 00:23:08.599
 tell

00:23:08.599 --> 00:23:08.799
 you

00:23:08.799 --> 00:23:09.460
 otherwise

00:23:09.460 --> 00:23:14.159
 the devil

00:23:14.159 --> 00:23:14.819
 would deceive

00:23:14.819 --> 00:23:15.279
 us to

00:23:15.279 --> 00:23:16.200
 reject

00:23:16.200 --> 00:23:16.960
 God

00:23:16.960 --> 00:23:18.279
 in

00:23:18.279 --> 00:23:19.819
 to

00:23:19.819 --> 00:23:20.359
 favor

00:23:20.359 --> 00:23:20.740
 our

00:23:20.740 --> 00:23:20.980
 own

00:23:20.980 --> 00:23:21.579
 desires

00:23:21.579 --> 00:23:22.279
 this

00:23:22.279 --> 00:23:22.539
 looks

00:23:22.539 --> 00:23:23.220
 good

00:23:23.220 --> 00:23:24.259
 this is

00:23:24.259 --> 00:23:24.419
 going to

00:23:24.419 --> 00:23:24.559
 be

00:23:24.559 --> 00:23:25.059
 pleasing

00:23:25.059 --> 00:23:26.279
 and the

00:23:26.279 --> 00:23:26.519
 devil

00:23:26.519 --> 00:23:26.720
 would

00:23:26.720 --> 00:23:27.059
 persuade

00:23:27.059 --> 00:23:27.240
 us

00:23:27.240 --> 00:23:27.500
 there's

00:23:27.500 --> 00:23:28.079
 freedom

00:23:28.079 --> 00:23:31.339
 break

00:23:31.339 --> 00:23:31.779
 faith

00:23:31.779 --> 00:23:32.000
 with

00:23:32.000 --> 00:23:32.179
 your

00:23:32.179 --> 00:23:32.779
 creator

00:23:32.779 --> 00:23:34.000
 in

00:23:34.000 --> 00:23:34.220
 order

00:23:34.220 --> 00:23:34.460
 to

00:23:34.460 --> 00:23:34.779
 really

00:23:34.779 --> 00:23:35.259
 live

00:23:35.259 --> 00:23:36.419
 don't

00:23:36.419 --> 00:23:36.779
 live

00:23:36.779 --> 00:23:37.220
 according

00:23:37.220 --> 00:23:37.419
 to

00:23:37.419 --> 00:23:37.639
 those

00:23:37.639 --> 00:23:38.099
 ancient

00:23:38.099 --> 00:23:38.879
 restrictions

00:23:38.879 --> 00:23:41.359
 and

00:23:41.359 --> 00:23:41.700
 when we

00:23:41.700 --> 00:23:42.179
 believe

00:23:42.179 --> 00:23:42.379
 the

00:23:42.379 --> 00:23:42.799
 lie

00:23:42.799 --> 00:23:43.960
 the

00:23:43.960 --> 00:23:44.579
 reality

00:23:44.579 --> 00:23:45.980
 is

00:23:45.980 --> 00:23:46.220
 so

00:23:46.220 --> 00:23:46.500
 much

00:23:46.500 --> 00:23:46.879
 better

00:23:46.879 --> 00:23:47.399
 promises

00:23:47.399 --> 00:23:47.839
 much

00:23:47.839 --> 00:23:48.059
 but

00:23:48.059 --> 00:23:48.599
 offers

00:23:48.599 --> 00:23:49.179
 only

00:23:49.179 --> 00:23:49.679
 death

00:23:49.679 --> 00:23:51.059
 to

00:23:51.059 --> 00:23:51.279
 go

00:23:51.279 --> 00:23:51.679
 against

00:23:51.679 --> 00:23:51.899
 the

00:23:51.899 --> 00:23:52.359
 design

00:23:52.359 --> 00:23:52.579
 of

00:23:52.579 --> 00:23:52.779
 our

00:23:52.779 --> 00:23:53.500
 creator

00:23:53.500 --> 00:23:55.279
 to

00:23:55.279 --> 00:23:55.519
 go

00:23:55.519 --> 00:23:55.980
 against

00:23:55.980 --> 00:23:56.200
 the

00:23:56.200 --> 00:23:56.460
 way

00:23:56.460 --> 00:23:56.640
 that

00:23:56.640 --> 00:23:56.779
 we

00:23:56.779 --> 00:23:56.960
 were

00:23:56.960 --> 00:23:57.579
 made

00:23:57.579 --> 00:23:58.740
 to

00:23:58.740 --> 00:23:59.019
 say

00:23:59.019 --> 00:23:59.400
 no

00:23:59.400 --> 00:23:59.619
 to

00:23:59.619 --> 00:23:59.859
 the

00:23:59.859 --> 00:24:00.279
 wisdom

00:24:00.279 --> 00:24:00.519
 of

00:24:00.519 --> 00:24:00.920
 his

00:24:00.920 --> 00:24:01.700
 God

00:24:01.700 --> 00:24:02.319
 ordained

00:24:02.319 --> 00:24:03.079
 limits

00:24:03.079 --> 00:24:04.579
 to

00:24:04.579 --> 00:24:04.920
 say

00:24:04.920 --> 00:24:05.359
 no

00:24:05.359 --> 00:24:05.900
 to

00:24:05.900 --> 00:24:06.619
 healthy

00:24:06.619 --> 00:24:07.400
 good

00:24:07.400 --> 00:24:08.119
 life

00:24:08.119 --> 00:24:08.420
 giving

00:24:08.420 --> 00:24:09.200
 relationship

00:24:09.200 --> 00:24:09.539
 with

00:24:09.539 --> 00:24:10.039
 God

00:24:10.039 --> 00:24:11.579
 to

00:24:11.579 --> 00:24:11.859
 try

00:24:11.859 --> 00:24:12.059
 and

00:24:12.059 --> 00:24:12.359
 build

00:24:12.359 --> 00:24:12.579
 the

00:24:12.579 --> 00:24:13.140
 foundation

00:24:13.140 --> 00:24:13.519
 for

00:24:13.519 --> 00:24:13.700
 our

00:24:13.700 --> 00:24:14.119
 life

00:24:14.119 --> 00:24:14.400
 and

00:24:14.400 --> 00:24:14.559
 our

00:24:14.559 --> 00:24:14.920
 joy

00:24:14.920 --> 00:24:15.119
 on

00:24:15.119 --> 00:24:15.420
 something

00:24:15.420 --> 00:24:15.619
 that

00:24:15.619 --> 00:24:15.779
 is

00:24:15.779 --> 00:24:16.220
 small

00:24:16.220 --> 00:24:16.480
 and

00:24:16.480 --> 00:24:17.039
 temporary

00:24:17.039 --> 00:24:17.339
 and

00:24:17.339 --> 00:24:17.619
 doesn't

00:24:17.619 --> 00:24:18.140
 last

00:24:18.140 --> 00:24:19.440
 is

00:24:19.440 --> 00:24:19.579
 the

00:24:19.579 --> 00:24:19.859
 path

00:24:19.859 --> 00:24:20.019
 of

00:24:20.019 --> 00:24:20.400
 defeat

00:24:20.400 --> 00:24:20.619
 and

00:24:20.619 --> 00:24:21.240
 disaster

00:24:21.240 --> 00:24:22.519
 and

00:24:22.519 --> 00:24:22.779
 so we

00:24:22.779 --> 00:24:22.960
 need

00:24:22.960 --> 00:24:23.119
 to

00:24:23.119 --> 00:24:23.380
 know

00:24:23.380 --> 00:24:23.660
 our

00:24:23.660 --> 00:24:24.020
 enemy

00:24:24.020 --> 00:24:24.380
 because

00:24:24.380 --> 00:24:24.540
 he

00:24:24.540 --> 00:24:24.700
 would

00:24:24.700 --> 00:24:25.100
 tell

00:24:25.100 --> 00:24:25.540
 us

00:24:25.540 --> 00:24:26.600
 otherwise

00:24:26.600 --> 00:24:30.140
 but

00:24:30.140 --> 00:24:30.480
 as much

00:24:30.480 --> 00:24:30.740
 as we

00:24:30.740 --> 00:24:30.940
 must

00:24:30.940 --> 00:24:31.120
 know

00:24:31.120 --> 00:24:31.280
 our

00:24:31.280 --> 00:24:31.540
 enemy

00:24:31.540 --> 00:24:31.960
 we

00:24:31.960 --> 00:24:32.220
 must

00:24:32.220 --> 00:24:32.580
 also

00:24:32.580 --> 00:24:32.840
 know

00:24:32.840 --> 00:24:33.060
 the

00:24:33.060 --> 00:24:33.560
 path

00:24:33.560 --> 00:24:34.460
 to

00:24:34.460 --> 00:24:34.980
 victory

00:24:34.980 --> 00:24:36.920
 you know

00:24:36.920 --> 00:24:37.200
 so we've

00:24:37.200 --> 00:24:37.720
 read about

00:24:37.720 --> 00:24:38.400
 Satan's

00:24:38.400 --> 00:24:39.500
 strategy

00:24:39.500 --> 00:24:40.120
 that Jesus

00:24:40.120 --> 00:24:40.460
 has

00:24:40.460 --> 00:24:40.960
 delivered

00:24:40.960 --> 00:24:41.560
 to us

00:24:41.560 --> 00:24:42.120
 here

00:24:42.120 --> 00:24:43.300
 but we

00:24:43.300 --> 00:24:43.820
 also need

00:24:43.820 --> 00:24:44.040
 to know

00:24:44.040 --> 00:24:44.220
 about

00:24:44.220 --> 00:24:44.660
 God's

00:24:44.660 --> 00:24:45.020
 battle

00:24:45.020 --> 00:24:45.360
 plan

00:24:45.360 --> 00:24:45.680
 and about

00:24:45.680 --> 00:24:46.340
 God's

00:24:46.340 --> 00:24:47.260
 victory

00:24:47.260 --> 00:24:47.920
 and so we

00:24:47.920 --> 00:24:48.400
 need to

00:24:48.400 --> 00:24:48.840
 know

00:24:48.840 --> 00:24:50.480
 the

00:24:50.480 --> 00:24:50.980
 wonderful

00:24:50.980 --> 00:24:51.540
 truth

00:24:51.539 --> 00:24:52.700
 of

00:24:52.700 --> 00:24:53.159
 Revelation

00:24:53.159 --> 00:24:53.700
 13

00:24:53.700 --> 00:24:53.899
 and

00:24:53.899 --> 00:24:54.159
 verse

00:24:54.159 --> 00:24:54.519
 8

00:24:54.519 --> 00:24:56.059
 there

00:24:56.059 --> 00:24:56.240
 are

00:24:56.240 --> 00:24:56.579
 people

00:24:56.579 --> 00:24:56.839
 who

00:24:56.839 --> 00:24:57.339
 don't

00:24:57.339 --> 00:24:57.740
 worship

00:24:57.740 --> 00:24:57.980
 the

00:24:57.980 --> 00:24:58.379
 beast

00:24:58.379 --> 00:25:00.159
 there

00:25:00.159 --> 00:25:00.299
 are

00:25:00.299 --> 00:25:00.539
 people

00:25:00.539 --> 00:25:00.819
 who

00:25:00.819 --> 00:25:01.180
 do

00:25:01.180 --> 00:25:01.980
 enjoy

00:25:01.980 --> 00:25:02.420
 life

00:25:02.420 --> 00:25:02.639
 with

00:25:02.639 --> 00:25:02.940
 God

00:25:02.940 --> 00:25:03.579
 those

00:25:03.579 --> 00:25:03.819
 whose

00:25:03.819 --> 00:25:04.159
 names

00:25:04.159 --> 00:25:04.599
 are

00:25:04.599 --> 00:25:05.059
 written

00:25:05.059 --> 00:25:05.519
 in the

00:25:05.519 --> 00:25:05.980
 Lamb's

00:25:05.980 --> 00:25:06.240
 book

00:25:06.240 --> 00:25:06.440
 of

00:25:06.440 --> 00:25:06.920
 life

00:25:06.920 --> 00:25:07.519
 the

00:25:07.519 --> 00:25:08.000
 Lamb

00:25:08.000 --> 00:25:08.220
 who

00:25:08.220 --> 00:25:08.440
 was

00:25:08.440 --> 00:25:09.079
 slain

00:25:09.079 --> 00:25:09.639
 from

00:25:09.639 --> 00:25:09.819
 the

00:25:09.819 --> 00:25:10.379
 creation

00:25:10.379 --> 00:25:11.259
 of

00:25:11.259 --> 00:25:11.599
 the

00:25:11.599 --> 00:25:12.200
 world

00:25:12.200 --> 00:25:13.259
 the

00:25:13.259 --> 00:25:13.579
 Lamb

00:25:13.579 --> 00:25:13.720
 who

00:25:13.720 --> 00:25:13.920
 was

00:25:13.920 --> 00:25:14.599
 slain

00:25:14.599 --> 00:25:15.740
 before

00:25:15.740 --> 00:25:16.619
 the

00:25:16.619 --> 00:25:16.940
 world

00:25:16.940 --> 00:25:17.159
 was

00:25:17.159 --> 00:25:17.379
 made

00:25:17.379 --> 00:25:17.659
 think

00:25:17.659 --> 00:25:17.899
 about

00:25:17.899 --> 00:25:18.139
 what

00:25:18.139 --> 00:25:18.420
 Jesus

00:25:18.420 --> 00:25:18.680
 is

00:25:18.680 --> 00:25:18.940
 telling

00:25:18.940 --> 00:25:19.159
 us

00:25:19.159 --> 00:25:19.339
 here

00:25:19.339 --> 00:25:19.579
 through

00:25:19.579 --> 00:25:19.939
 John

00:25:19.939 --> 00:25:20.980
 before

00:25:20.980 --> 00:25:21.419
 there

00:25:21.419 --> 00:25:21.639
 was

00:25:21.639 --> 00:25:22.399
 anything

00:25:22.399 --> 00:25:23.720
 there

00:25:23.720 --> 00:25:23.899
 was

00:25:23.899 --> 00:25:24.439
 God

00:25:24.439 --> 00:25:25.459
 Father

00:25:25.459 --> 00:25:25.919
 Son

00:25:25.919 --> 00:25:26.259
 and

00:25:26.259 --> 00:25:26.619
 Holy

00:25:26.619 --> 00:25:27.019
 Spirit

00:25:27.019 --> 00:25:27.619
 and

00:25:27.619 --> 00:25:27.759
 there

00:25:27.759 --> 00:25:27.939
 was

00:25:27.939 --> 00:25:28.399
 God's

00:25:28.399 --> 00:25:29.059
 plan

00:25:29.059 --> 00:25:29.779
 to

00:25:29.779 --> 00:25:30.099
 save

00:25:30.099 --> 00:25:30.619
 sinners

00:25:30.619 --> 00:25:31.240
 who

00:25:31.240 --> 00:25:31.399
 would

00:25:31.399 --> 00:25:31.799
 rebel

00:25:31.799 --> 00:25:33.819
 who

00:25:33.819 --> 00:25:33.980
 would

00:25:33.980 --> 00:25:34.259
 choose

00:25:34.259 --> 00:25:34.459
 to

00:25:34.459 --> 00:25:34.839
 reject

00:25:34.839 --> 00:25:35.159
 him

00:25:35.159 --> 00:25:36.279
 who

00:25:36.279 --> 00:25:36.439
 would

00:25:36.439 --> 00:25:36.819
 run

00:25:36.819 --> 00:25:37.119
 from

00:25:37.119 --> 00:25:37.359
 him

00:25:37.359 --> 00:25:38.240
 who

00:25:38.240 --> 00:25:38.439
 would

00:25:38.439 --> 00:25:38.799
 turn

00:25:38.799 --> 00:25:39.079
 to

00:25:39.079 --> 00:25:39.459
 worship

00:25:39.459 --> 00:25:40.000
 other

00:25:40.000 --> 00:25:40.559
 things

00:25:40.559 --> 00:25:41.000
 and

00:25:41.000 --> 00:25:41.220
 that

00:25:41.220 --> 00:25:42.000
 plan

00:25:42.000 --> 00:25:42.699
 would

00:25:42.699 --> 00:25:43.139
 involve

00:25:43.139 --> 00:25:43.379
 the

00:25:43.379 --> 00:25:43.859
 Father

00:25:43.859 --> 00:25:44.759
 sending

00:25:44.759 --> 00:25:45.039
 the

00:25:45.039 --> 00:25:45.459
 Son

00:25:45.459 --> 00:25:46.039
 to

00:25:46.039 --> 00:25:46.259
 come

00:25:46.259 --> 00:25:46.459
 and

00:25:46.459 --> 00:25:46.839
 die

00:25:46.839 --> 00:25:47.379
 on

00:25:47.379 --> 00:25:47.519
 a

00:25:47.519 --> 00:25:48.119
 cross

00:25:48.119 --> 00:25:49.519
 the

00:25:49.519 --> 00:25:49.799
 Lamb

00:25:49.799 --> 00:25:49.959
 who

00:25:49.959 --> 00:25:50.139
 was

00:25:50.139 --> 00:25:50.539
 slain

00:25:50.539 --> 00:25:52.579
 and

00:25:52.579 --> 00:25:52.739
 that

00:25:52.739 --> 00:25:53.019
 in

00:25:53.019 --> 00:25:53.359
 his

00:25:53.359 --> 00:25:54.000
 death

00:25:54.000 --> 00:25:54.439
 there

00:25:54.439 --> 00:25:54.559
 would

00:25:54.559 --> 00:25:54.679
 be

00:25:54.679 --> 00:25:54.919
 this

00:25:54.919 --> 00:25:55.619
 amazing

00:25:55.619 --> 00:25:56.500
 reversal

00:25:56.500 --> 00:25:56.819
 and

00:25:56.819 --> 00:25:57.179
 victory

00:25:57.179 --> 00:25:57.599
 so what

00:25:57.599 --> 00:25:58.019
 looked like

00:25:58.019 --> 00:25:58.399
 death

00:25:58.399 --> 00:25:58.879
 and shame

00:25:58.879 --> 00:25:59.779
 and humiliation

00:25:59.779 --> 00:26:00.539
 actually

00:26:00.539 --> 00:26:01.079
 becomes the

00:26:01.079 --> 00:26:01.500
 place where

00:26:01.500 --> 00:26:02.000
 Jesus is

00:26:02.000 --> 00:26:02.559
 lifted up

00:26:02.559 --> 00:26:03.099
 in glory

00:26:03.099 --> 00:26:03.819
 where his

00:26:03.819 --> 00:26:04.199
 victory

00:26:04.199 --> 00:26:04.699
 is known

00:26:04.699 --> 00:26:05.059
 where his

00:26:05.059 --> 00:26:05.639
 salvation

00:26:05.639 --> 00:26:06.319
 is

00:26:06.319 --> 00:26:07.259
 experienced

00:26:07.259 --> 00:26:08.719
 as he

00:26:08.719 --> 00:26:09.259
 is raised

00:26:09.259 --> 00:26:09.619
 on the

00:26:09.619 --> 00:26:09.919
 third

00:26:09.919 --> 00:26:10.319
 day

00:26:10.319 --> 00:26:12.239
 and so

00:26:12.239 --> 00:26:12.839
 the path

00:26:12.839 --> 00:26:13.439
 of victory

00:26:13.439 --> 00:26:14.059
 for us

00:26:14.059 --> 00:26:14.459
 is a

00:26:14.459 --> 00:26:14.759
 path

00:26:14.759 --> 00:26:14.959
 of

00:26:14.959 --> 00:26:15.719
 trusting

00:26:15.719 --> 00:26:16.619
 Jesus

00:26:16.619 --> 00:26:17.079
 and his

00:26:17.079 --> 00:26:17.479
 death

00:26:17.480 --> 00:26:17.900
 for our

00:26:17.900 --> 00:26:18.259
 sin

00:26:18.259 --> 00:26:20.980
 that

00:26:20.980 --> 00:26:21.720
 by grace

00:26:21.720 --> 00:26:22.000
 we would

00:26:22.000 --> 00:26:22.460
 have our

00:26:22.460 --> 00:26:23.039
 names

00:26:23.039 --> 00:26:23.720
 written in

00:26:23.720 --> 00:26:24.259
 the Lamb's

00:26:24.259 --> 00:26:24.640
 book of

00:26:24.640 --> 00:26:24.900
 life

00:26:24.900 --> 00:26:25.160
 and to

00:26:25.160 --> 00:26:25.559
 have our

00:26:25.559 --> 00:26:25.880
 names

00:26:25.880 --> 00:26:26.420
 there

00:26:26.420 --> 00:26:27.740
 is to

00:26:27.740 --> 00:26:27.920
 have

00:26:27.920 --> 00:26:28.559
 eternal

00:26:28.559 --> 00:26:29.500
 security

00:26:29.500 --> 00:26:30.860
 is to

00:26:30.860 --> 00:26:31.299
 be kept

00:26:31.299 --> 00:26:31.860
 safe

00:26:31.860 --> 00:26:32.339
 through

00:26:32.339 --> 00:26:33.059
 every

00:26:33.059 --> 00:26:34.180
 spiritual

00:26:34.180 --> 00:26:35.039
 battle

00:26:35.039 --> 00:26:35.740
 is to

00:26:35.740 --> 00:26:36.620
 understand

00:26:36.620 --> 00:26:37.339
 that as

00:26:37.339 --> 00:26:38.279
 Jesus has

00:26:38.279 --> 00:26:38.620
 won the

00:26:38.620 --> 00:26:39.000
 victory

00:26:39.000 --> 00:26:39.960
 so we

00:26:39.960 --> 00:26:40.440
 as his

00:26:40.440 --> 00:26:40.799
 people

00:26:40.799 --> 00:26:41.620
 share

00:26:41.620 --> 00:26:42.240
 that

00:26:42.240 --> 00:26:42.759
 victory

00:26:42.759 --> 00:26:44.799
 and so

00:26:44.799 --> 00:26:45.079
 we are

00:26:45.079 --> 00:26:45.500
 called

00:26:45.500 --> 00:26:45.799
 as we're

00:26:45.799 --> 00:26:46.279
 told in

00:26:46.279 --> 00:26:46.960
 verse 10

00:26:46.960 --> 00:26:48.519
 to

00:26:48.519 --> 00:26:49.140
 patient

00:26:49.140 --> 00:26:49.960
 endurance

00:26:49.960 --> 00:26:51.000
 and

00:26:51.000 --> 00:26:52.039
 faithfulness

00:26:52.039 --> 00:26:53.240
 trusting

00:26:53.240 --> 00:26:53.799
 Jesus

00:26:53.799 --> 00:26:54.700
 and his

00:26:54.700 --> 00:26:55.200
 promises

00:26:55.200 --> 00:26:56.360
 and living

00:26:56.360 --> 00:26:57.120
 by faith

00:26:57.120 --> 00:26:58.840
 that Satan

00:26:58.840 --> 00:26:59.500
 tries to

00:26:59.500 --> 00:26:59.920
 deceive

00:26:59.920 --> 00:27:00.539
 but Jesus

00:27:00.539 --> 00:27:01.220
 has come

00:27:01.220 --> 00:27:02.620
 and he's

00:27:02.620 --> 00:27:03.019
 come to

00:27:03.019 --> 00:27:03.680
 open blind

00:27:03.680 --> 00:27:04.240
 eyes

00:27:04.240 --> 00:27:05.140
 and there's

00:27:05.140 --> 00:27:05.620
 life

00:27:05.620 --> 00:27:06.740
 in him

00:27:06.740 --> 00:27:08.180
 and that

00:27:08.180 --> 00:27:08.620
 really takes

00:27:08.620 --> 00:27:09.000
 us to the

00:27:09.000 --> 00:27:09.299
 third

00:27:09.299 --> 00:27:09.960
 battlefield

00:27:09.960 --> 00:27:10.799
 report

00:27:10.799 --> 00:27:11.799
 which

00:27:11.799 --> 00:27:12.420
 remind us

00:27:12.420 --> 00:27:13.039
 that Jesus

00:27:13.039 --> 00:27:13.599
 King

00:27:13.599 --> 00:27:13.960
 Jesus

00:27:13.960 --> 00:27:14.500
 brings

00:27:14.500 --> 00:27:15.119
 redemption

00:27:15.119 --> 00:27:15.639
 so if

00:27:15.639 --> 00:27:16.039
 this was

00:27:16.039 --> 00:27:17.119
 live

00:27:17.119 --> 00:27:17.700
 reporting

00:27:17.700 --> 00:27:18.079
 if this

00:27:18.079 --> 00:27:18.399
 was

00:27:18.399 --> 00:27:18.839
 you know

00:27:18.839 --> 00:27:19.099
 if the

00:27:19.099 --> 00:27:19.579
 cameras

00:27:19.579 --> 00:27:20.379
 were rolling

00:27:20.379 --> 00:27:22.920
 and this

00:27:22.920 --> 00:27:23.379
 was being

00:27:23.379 --> 00:27:23.980
 portrayed

00:27:23.980 --> 00:27:25.859
 the guns

00:27:25.859 --> 00:27:26.299
 would now

00:27:26.299 --> 00:27:26.980
 be silent

00:27:26.980 --> 00:27:28.799
 the bombs

00:27:28.799 --> 00:27:29.200
 would no

00:27:29.200 --> 00:27:29.839
 longer be

00:27:29.839 --> 00:27:30.220
 falling

00:27:30.220 --> 00:27:31.240
 the troops

00:27:31.240 --> 00:27:31.839
 wouldn't be

00:27:31.839 --> 00:27:32.379
 charging

00:27:32.379 --> 00:27:33.399
 the fog

00:27:33.399 --> 00:27:34.019
 of war

00:27:34.019 --> 00:27:34.379
 would be

00:27:34.379 --> 00:27:35.059
 lifting

00:27:35.059 --> 00:27:35.879
 and clearing

00:27:35.880 --> 00:27:37.660
 and as we

00:27:37.660 --> 00:27:38.280
 look up

00:27:38.280 --> 00:27:40.120
 to the

00:27:40.120 --> 00:27:40.820
 hillside

00:27:40.820 --> 00:27:42.020
 we would

00:27:42.020 --> 00:27:42.340
 see a

00:27:42.340 --> 00:27:42.720
 king

00:27:42.720 --> 00:27:44.620
 standing

00:27:44.620 --> 00:27:45.280
 in victory

00:27:45.280 --> 00:27:47.120
 and we

00:27:47.120 --> 00:27:47.400
 would see

00:27:47.400 --> 00:27:48.160
 his troops

00:27:48.160 --> 00:27:49.500
 gathered

00:27:49.500 --> 00:27:50.380
 around him

00:27:50.380 --> 00:27:53.240
 and across

00:27:53.240 --> 00:27:54.080
 the battlefield

00:27:54.080 --> 00:27:54.680
 we would

00:27:54.680 --> 00:27:55.960
 hear a

00:27:55.960 --> 00:27:56.860
 great song

00:27:56.860 --> 00:27:58.220
 of victory

00:27:58.220 --> 00:27:59.460
 being sung

00:27:59.460 --> 00:28:01.100
 because chapter

00:28:01.100 --> 00:28:02.260
 14 is the

00:28:02.260 --> 00:28:02.960
 promise

00:28:02.960 --> 00:28:04.100
 after the

00:28:04.100 --> 00:28:04.640
 battle

00:28:04.640 --> 00:28:05.460
 that the

00:28:05.460 --> 00:28:05.940
 lamb

00:28:05.940 --> 00:28:07.000
 wins

00:28:07.000 --> 00:28:07.960
 that Jesus

00:28:07.960 --> 00:28:08.860
 has

00:28:08.860 --> 00:28:09.320
 the

00:28:09.320 --> 00:28:09.880
 eternal

00:28:09.880 --> 00:28:10.700
 victory

00:28:10.700 --> 00:28:11.280
 that the

00:28:11.280 --> 00:28:11.740
 outcome

00:28:11.740 --> 00:28:12.500
 is

00:28:12.500 --> 00:28:13.480
 never

00:28:13.480 --> 00:28:14.540
 in doubt

00:28:14.540 --> 00:28:16.580
 that the

00:28:16.580 --> 00:28:17.000
 lamb

00:28:17.000 --> 00:28:17.480
 who was

00:28:17.480 --> 00:28:17.960
 slain

00:28:17.960 --> 00:28:18.380
 in loving

00:28:18.380 --> 00:28:19.240
 sacrifice

00:28:19.240 --> 00:28:20.520
 now stands

00:28:20.520 --> 00:28:21.000
 on the

00:28:21.000 --> 00:28:21.560
 centre of

00:28:21.560 --> 00:28:22.020
 the throne

00:28:22.020 --> 00:28:23.200
 now stands

00:28:23.200 --> 00:28:23.860
 in the midst

00:28:23.860 --> 00:28:24.280
 of his

00:28:24.280 --> 00:28:24.660
 people

00:28:24.660 --> 00:28:25.420
 receiving

00:28:25.420 --> 00:28:26.100
 glory and

00:28:26.100 --> 00:28:26.320
 honour

00:28:26.320 --> 00:28:26.820
 because he's

00:28:26.820 --> 00:28:27.259
 saved

00:28:27.259 --> 00:28:31.900
 takes place

00:28:31.900 --> 00:28:32.380
 we're told

00:28:32.380 --> 00:28:32.980
 in verse 1

00:28:32.980 --> 00:28:33.380
 on Mount

00:28:33.380 --> 00:28:33.960
 Zion

00:28:33.960 --> 00:28:35.940
 Mount

00:28:35.940 --> 00:28:36.299
 Zion

00:28:36.299 --> 00:28:36.980
 is God's

00:28:36.980 --> 00:28:37.259
 hill

00:28:37.259 --> 00:28:38.640
 the place

00:28:38.640 --> 00:28:39.120
 of God's

00:28:39.120 --> 00:28:39.759
 presence

00:28:39.759 --> 00:28:40.700
 and glory

00:28:40.700 --> 00:28:41.440
 and it's

00:28:41.440 --> 00:28:41.920
 here that

00:28:41.920 --> 00:28:42.500
 the saviour

00:28:42.500 --> 00:28:43.259
 gathers his

00:28:43.259 --> 00:28:43.819
 people to

00:28:43.819 --> 00:28:44.640
 enjoy life

00:28:44.640 --> 00:28:45.200
 with him

00:28:45.200 --> 00:28:46.640
 the eternal

00:28:46.640 --> 00:28:47.680
 reality for

00:28:47.680 --> 00:28:48.340
 the church

00:28:48.340 --> 00:28:49.900
 is a life

00:28:49.900 --> 00:28:50.519
 of peace

00:28:50.519 --> 00:28:51.259
 in the

00:28:51.259 --> 00:28:52.000
 presence of

00:28:52.000 --> 00:28:52.500
 God

00:28:52.500 --> 00:28:53.759
 where God

00:28:53.759 --> 00:28:54.640
 is

00:28:54.640 --> 00:28:55.700
 where Jesus

00:28:55.700 --> 00:28:56.640
 is

00:28:56.640 --> 00:28:57.980
 God

00:28:57.980 --> 00:28:58.300
 those

00:28:58.300 --> 00:28:58.300


00:28:58.300 --> 00:28:58.580
 who are

00:28:58.580 --> 00:28:59.120
 gathered

00:28:59.120 --> 00:28:59.960
 are the

00:28:59.960 --> 00:29:01.740
 144,000

00:29:01.740 --> 00:29:02.040
 who have

00:29:02.040 --> 00:29:02.660
 the name

00:29:02.660 --> 00:29:03.240
 and the

00:29:03.240 --> 00:29:03.640
 father's

00:29:03.640 --> 00:29:03.820
 name

00:29:03.820 --> 00:29:04.160
 written

00:29:04.160 --> 00:29:04.500
 on their

00:29:04.500 --> 00:29:04.840
 forehead

00:29:04.840 --> 00:29:05.360
 so remember

00:29:05.360 --> 00:29:06.920
 that 144,000

00:29:06.920 --> 00:29:07.680
 that symbolic

00:29:07.680 --> 00:29:08.440
 language

00:29:08.440 --> 00:29:09.440
 here is the

00:29:09.440 --> 00:29:10.259
 church in all

00:29:10.259 --> 00:29:11.140
 times and places

00:29:11.140 --> 00:29:11.940
 Old Testament

00:29:11.940 --> 00:29:12.700
 and New Testament

00:29:12.700 --> 00:29:14.200
 gathered together

00:29:14.200 --> 00:29:15.520
 to praise

00:29:15.520 --> 00:29:15.960
 Jesus

00:29:15.960 --> 00:29:16.720
 the redeemer

00:29:16.720 --> 00:29:20.420
 they have the

00:29:20.420 --> 00:29:20.799
 name of

00:29:20.799 --> 00:29:21.160
 Jesus

00:29:21.160 --> 00:29:21.539
 and the

00:29:21.539 --> 00:29:22.059
 father's

00:29:22.059 --> 00:29:22.380
 name

00:29:22.380 --> 00:29:23.120
 on their

00:29:23.120 --> 00:29:24.240
 foreheads

00:29:24.240 --> 00:29:25.400
 stamped as

00:29:25.400 --> 00:29:26.360
 belonging to

00:29:26.360 --> 00:29:26.900
 God

00:29:26.900 --> 00:29:29.559
 and the

00:29:29.559 --> 00:29:30.039
 redeemed

00:29:30.039 --> 00:29:31.839
 sing a new

00:29:31.839 --> 00:29:32.380
 song

00:29:32.380 --> 00:29:35.120
 because they've

00:29:35.120 --> 00:29:35.920
 experienced the

00:29:35.920 --> 00:29:36.779
 final act

00:29:36.779 --> 00:29:37.860
 of God's

00:29:37.860 --> 00:29:38.400
 salvation

00:29:38.400 --> 00:29:39.839
 the final

00:29:39.839 --> 00:29:40.640
 defeat of

00:29:40.640 --> 00:29:41.339
 Satan and

00:29:41.339 --> 00:29:41.839
 sin and

00:29:41.839 --> 00:29:42.220
 death

00:29:42.220 --> 00:29:43.299
 the beginning

00:29:43.299 --> 00:29:44.220
 of God's

00:29:44.220 --> 00:29:44.900
 eternal

00:29:44.900 --> 00:29:45.480
 kingdom

00:29:45.480 --> 00:29:46.799
 here on

00:29:46.799 --> 00:29:47.539
 earth

00:29:47.539 --> 00:29:52.160
 and so

00:29:52.160 --> 00:29:52.960
 there is joy

00:29:52.960 --> 00:29:54.539
 and there is

00:29:54.539 --> 00:29:55.059
 peace

00:29:55.059 --> 00:29:56.600
 for those who

00:29:56.600 --> 00:29:57.160
 follow

00:29:57.160 --> 00:29:58.000
 Jesus

00:29:58.000 --> 00:29:58.920
 the king

00:29:58.920 --> 00:30:02.299
 so as we

00:30:02.299 --> 00:30:02.920
 consider the

00:30:02.920 --> 00:30:03.759
 reality that we

00:30:03.759 --> 00:30:04.120
 are in

00:30:04.120 --> 00:30:04.799
 spiritual

00:30:04.799 --> 00:30:05.480
 battle

00:30:05.480 --> 00:30:07.740
 the thing

00:30:07.740 --> 00:30:08.180
 that Jesus

00:30:08.180 --> 00:30:08.720
 would say

00:30:08.720 --> 00:30:09.160
 to us

00:30:09.160 --> 00:30:09.740
 is this

00:30:09.740 --> 00:30:10.620
 keep

00:30:10.620 --> 00:30:11.740
 his

00:30:11.740 --> 00:30:12.220
 final

00:30:12.220 --> 00:30:12.779
 victory

00:30:12.779 --> 00:30:13.799
 in

00:30:13.799 --> 00:30:14.160
 view

00:30:14.160 --> 00:30:16.380
 when

00:30:16.380 --> 00:30:16.660
 people

00:30:16.660 --> 00:30:17.160
 today

00:30:17.160 --> 00:30:17.559
 are

00:30:17.559 --> 00:30:17.920
 caught

00:30:17.920 --> 00:30:18.220
 up

00:30:18.220 --> 00:30:18.480
 in

00:30:18.480 --> 00:30:19.000
 conflict

00:30:19.000 --> 00:30:19.279
 think

00:30:19.279 --> 00:30:19.500
 about

00:30:19.500 --> 00:30:19.660
 a

00:30:19.660 --> 00:30:19.900
 war

00:30:19.900 --> 00:30:20.299
 zone

00:30:20.299 --> 00:30:21.759
 there's

00:30:21.759 --> 00:30:21.960
 really

00:30:21.960 --> 00:30:22.480
 no way

00:30:22.480 --> 00:30:23.099
 to know

00:30:23.099 --> 00:30:23.819
 how that

00:30:23.819 --> 00:30:24.359
 will end

00:30:24.359 --> 00:30:26.019
 we don't

00:30:26.019 --> 00:30:26.440
 have the

00:30:26.440 --> 00:30:27.140
 ability to

00:30:27.140 --> 00:30:27.940
 see into

00:30:27.940 --> 00:30:28.539
 the future

00:30:28.539 --> 00:30:29.539
 but when

00:30:29.539 --> 00:30:29.920
 we open

00:30:29.920 --> 00:30:30.500
 a history

00:30:30.500 --> 00:30:30.980
 book

00:30:30.980 --> 00:30:31.799
 and we

00:30:31.799 --> 00:30:32.240
 read about

00:30:32.240 --> 00:30:32.599
 a war

00:30:32.599 --> 00:30:32.960
 from the

00:30:32.960 --> 00:30:33.220
 past

00:30:33.220 --> 00:30:33.460
 that's

00:30:33.460 --> 00:30:33.740
 different

00:30:33.740 --> 00:30:34.059
 isn't

00:30:34.059 --> 00:30:34.299
 it

00:30:34.299 --> 00:30:34.779
 because

00:30:34.779 --> 00:30:35.000
 we've

00:30:35.000 --> 00:30:35.319
 got the

00:30:35.319 --> 00:30:35.519
 full

00:30:35.519 --> 00:30:36.019
 story

00:30:36.019 --> 00:30:36.880
 we know

00:30:36.880 --> 00:30:37.400
 which

00:30:37.400 --> 00:30:37.859
 side

00:30:37.859 --> 00:30:38.519
 wins

00:30:38.519 --> 00:30:41.000
 Jesus

00:30:41.000 --> 00:30:41.599
 gift

00:30:41.599 --> 00:30:42.159
 to you

00:30:42.159 --> 00:30:42.559
 and to

00:30:42.559 --> 00:30:42.799
 me

00:30:42.799 --> 00:30:43.319
 today

00:30:43.319 --> 00:30:45.019
 is to

00:30:45.019 --> 00:30:45.339
 present

00:30:45.339 --> 00:30:45.779
 from the

00:30:45.779 --> 00:30:46.279
 standpoint

00:30:46.279 --> 00:30:46.740
 of

00:30:46.740 --> 00:30:47.519
 eternity

00:30:47.519 --> 00:30:50.079
 the

00:30:50.079 --> 00:30:50.439
 ultimate

00:30:50.439 --> 00:30:51.099
 outcome

00:30:51.099 --> 00:30:51.799
 of the

00:30:51.799 --> 00:30:52.179
 spiritual

00:30:52.179 --> 00:30:52.679
 battle

00:30:52.679 --> 00:30:53.179
 that takes

00:30:53.179 --> 00:30:53.779
 place

00:30:53.779 --> 00:30:55.259
 so that

00:30:55.259 --> 00:30:55.659
 if we're

00:30:55.659 --> 00:30:56.219
 here today

00:30:56.219 --> 00:30:56.659
 and life

00:30:56.659 --> 00:30:56.939
 as a

00:30:56.939 --> 00:30:57.199
 Christian

00:30:57.199 --> 00:30:57.699
 is hard

00:30:57.699 --> 00:30:57.959
 and we're

00:30:57.959 --> 00:30:58.319
 wondering

00:30:58.319 --> 00:30:59.039
 is it

00:30:59.039 --> 00:30:59.699
 worth it

00:30:59.699 --> 00:31:00.899
 where's it

00:31:00.899 --> 00:31:01.519
 all heading

00:31:01.519 --> 00:31:02.759
 perhaps

00:31:02.759 --> 00:31:03.099
 you're not

00:31:03.099 --> 00:31:03.539
 a Christian

00:31:03.539 --> 00:31:03.759
 and you're

00:31:03.759 --> 00:31:03.879
 thinking

00:31:03.879 --> 00:31:04.240
 well what

00:31:04.240 --> 00:31:04.579
 side

00:31:04.579 --> 00:31:04.959
 should I

00:31:04.959 --> 00:31:05.659
 choose

00:31:05.660 --> 00:31:07.160
 Jesus

00:31:07.160 --> 00:31:07.720
 invites

00:31:07.720 --> 00:31:07.960
 us

00:31:07.960 --> 00:31:08.140
 to

00:31:08.140 --> 00:31:09.060
 recognize

00:31:09.060 --> 00:31:10.060
 his

00:31:10.060 --> 00:31:10.600
 victory

00:31:10.600 --> 00:31:10.960
 is

00:31:10.960 --> 00:31:11.360
 sure

00:31:11.360 --> 00:31:11.700
 and

00:31:11.700 --> 00:31:12.380
 certain

00:31:12.380 --> 00:31:13.040
 and so

00:31:13.040 --> 00:31:13.660
 he says

00:31:13.660 --> 00:31:14.040
 to us

00:31:14.040 --> 00:31:14.620
 trust

00:31:14.620 --> 00:31:15.160
 me

00:31:15.160 --> 00:31:17.019
 my

00:31:17.019 --> 00:31:17.480
 battle

00:31:17.480 --> 00:31:18.060
 is won

00:31:18.060 --> 00:31:19.279
 you can

00:31:19.279 --> 00:31:20.040
 look back

00:31:20.040 --> 00:31:20.660
 to the

00:31:20.660 --> 00:31:21.200
 cross

00:31:21.200 --> 00:31:22.140
 to see

00:31:22.140 --> 00:31:23.279
 the certain

00:31:23.279 --> 00:31:23.779
 victory

00:31:23.779 --> 00:31:24.360
 established

00:31:24.360 --> 00:31:25.100
 and we're

00:31:25.100 --> 00:31:25.680
 invited to

00:31:25.680 --> 00:31:26.340
 look ahead

00:31:26.340 --> 00:31:27.120
 with hope

00:31:27.120 --> 00:31:27.860
 to his

00:31:27.860 --> 00:31:28.400
 return

00:31:28.400 --> 00:31:29.140
 when that

00:31:29.140 --> 00:31:29.540
 victory

00:31:29.540 --> 00:31:30.279
 is

00:31:30.279 --> 00:31:31.220
 secure

00:31:31.220 --> 00:31:32.519
 so that

00:31:32.519 --> 00:31:32.900
 when we

00:31:32.900 --> 00:31:33.320
 find

00:31:33.320 --> 00:31:33.900
 ourselves

00:31:33.900 --> 00:31:34.420
 in the

00:31:34.420 --> 00:31:34.800
 spiritual

00:31:34.800 --> 00:31:35.259
 battle

00:31:35.259 --> 00:31:35.740
 in the

00:31:35.740 --> 00:31:36.080
 fog

00:31:36.080 --> 00:31:36.820
 of war

00:31:36.820 --> 00:31:39.000
 when we're

00:31:39.000 --> 00:31:39.759
 being tempted

00:31:39.759 --> 00:31:41.480
 when we're

00:31:41.480 --> 00:31:42.480
 being opposed

00:31:42.480 --> 00:31:44.759
 maybe even

00:31:44.759 --> 00:31:45.240
 just when we're

00:31:45.240 --> 00:31:46.120
 being distracted

00:31:46.120 --> 00:31:49.280
 we look to

00:31:49.280 --> 00:31:49.620
 the king

00:31:49.620 --> 00:31:50.100
 on the hill

00:31:50.100 --> 00:31:52.560
 the king

00:31:52.560 --> 00:31:53.080
 who died

00:31:53.080 --> 00:31:53.600
 for us

00:31:53.600 --> 00:31:54.280
 on Mount

00:31:54.280 --> 00:31:54.820
 Calvary

00:31:54.820 --> 00:31:56.740
 the king

00:31:56.740 --> 00:31:57.380
 who stands

00:31:57.380 --> 00:31:58.000
 and reigns

00:31:58.000 --> 00:31:58.300
 for us

00:31:58.300 --> 00:31:58.680
 on Mount

00:31:58.680 --> 00:31:59.100
 Zion

00:31:59.100 --> 00:32:00.380
 because the

00:32:00.380 --> 00:32:00.840
 battle

00:32:00.840 --> 00:32:02.019
 is his

00:32:02.019 --> 00:32:02.620
 and the

00:32:02.620 --> 00:32:03.080
 battle is

00:32:03.080 --> 00:32:03.420
 won

00:32:03.420 --> 00:32:04.940
 and because

00:32:04.940 --> 00:32:05.279
 of that

00:32:05.279 --> 00:32:06.000
 the blessing

00:32:06.000 --> 00:32:07.180
 can be

00:32:07.180 --> 00:32:07.500
 ours

00:32:07.500 --> 00:32:09.060
 let's pray

00:32:09.060 --> 00:32:09.420
 together

00:32:09.420 --> 00:32:09.800
 briefly

00:32:09.799 --> 00:32:13.519
哪裡

00:32:13.519 --> 00:32:13.519


00:32:13.519 --> 00:32:13.519


00:32:13.519 --> 00:32:13.519


00:32:13.519 --> 00:32:13.519


00:32:13.519 --> 00:32:13.519


00:32:13.519 --> 00:32:13.519


00:32:13.519 --> 00:32:13.519


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