ABIDING DISCIPLESHIP: “The Holy War”
Ephesians 6:10-13 NKJV
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day…”
1. How to stand against the schemes of Satan
2. How to be strong in the power of the Lord’s might
3. How to walk victoriously in the evil day (no fear)
Daniel 10:12-14 NKJV
Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia. Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision refers to many days yet to come.”
THIS PRESENT DARKNESS
"I'm here, Satan... by the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit I intend to be a thorn in your side until one of us has had enough!"
Matthew 16:3 NKJV
You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.
Matthew 24:3, 6, 9, 12 NKJV
“Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” “…you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.”
1. VIOLENCE
2. LAWLESSNESS
3. ISRAEL
ISRAEL THE PROPHETIC MAGNET
Matthew 24:32-33 NKJV
“Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So you also, when you see all these things, know that IT is near—at the doors!”
Ezekiel 5:5
“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: This is Jerusalem, which I have set in the center of the nations, with countries all around her.”
II Thessalonians 2:4 NKJV
“…exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.”
Revelation 21:2 NKJV
“Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”
1. VIOLENCE
2. LAWLESSNESS
3. ISRAEL
Revelation 12:1-5 NKJV
“Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth. And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne.”
Deuteronomy 28:43-48 NKJV
The alien who is among you shall rise higher and higher above you, and you shall come down lower and lower. He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail. “Moreover all these curses shall come upon you and pursue and overtake you, until you are destroyed, because you did not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which He commanded you. And they shall be upon you for a sign and a wonder, and on your descendants forever. “Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joy and gladness of heart, for the abundance of everything, therefore you shall serve your enemies, whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, and in need of everything; and He will put a yoke of iron on your neck until He has destroyed you.”
Zechariah 13:7-9 NKJV
“Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, Against the Man who is My Companion,” Says the Lord of hosts. “Strike the Shepherd, And the sheep will be scattered; Then I will turn My hand against the little ones. And it shall come to pass in all the land,” Says the Lord, “That two-thirds in it shall be cut off and die, But one–third shall be left in it: I will bring the one–third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them. I will say, ‘This is My people’; And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’
Galatians 4:22-24 NKJV
It is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the freewoman through promise, which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar
Genesis 25:17-18
“Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years…”
“…His descendants settled in the area from Havilah to Shur, near the eastern border of Egypt, as you go toward Ashur. And they lived in hostility toward all the tribes related to them.”
Genesis 6:11 NKJV
“The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.”
VIOLENCE: Hamas
Matthew 16:3
“…You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.”
The amount of Jews, compared to other religions is a small minority, compared to every other religion. Yet 70% of the hate crimes are towards Jews?
There’s only about 15 million Jews in the world
2 ESDRAS 15:29
"Where the nations of the dragons of Arabia shall come out with many chariots, and the multitude of them shall be carried as the wind upon earth, that all they which hear them may fear and tremble."
King James Version (KJV)1611)
Ephesians 6:12-13 NKJV
we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day
Revelation 12:7-11 NKJV
“And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”
1. How do I stand against the schemes of Satan
2. How do I stay strong in the power of the Lord’s might
3. How do I walk victoriously in the evil day (no fear)
🔥PLEAD THE BLOOD (appeal for position)
Exodus 12:3, 5, 7-8 NKJV
“Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying: ‘On the tenth of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats. And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it. Then they shall eat the flesh on that night; roasted in fire, with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.”
John 6:54-56 NKJV
“Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.”
I Corinthians 11:26 NKJV
“For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.”
🔥LIVE THE WORD
Acts 7:54-60 NKJV
“When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth. But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and said, “Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord; and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.”
“In a world filled with darkness, love shines the brightest.” - CORRIE TEN BOOM
Matthew 5:16 KJV
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
STANDING IN THE HOLY WAR
🔥PLEAD THE BLOOD
🔥LIVE THE WORD (OUT LOUD)!