1. STUDY IT FOR YOURSELF! Have the attitude of the Bereans…
… take what you are taught and search the Scriptures each day to see if what was taught is what the Word of God says [Acts 17:11]!
Have the attitude of the Bereans…

3. YOUR SPIRITUAL Weapons!
Preview:
Part Six
YOUR SPIRITUAL Weapons!

4. Part Five:
YOUR SPIRITUAL Battle!

5. The purpose of this study series is to explore things that human eyes cannot observe without Divine help.

6. Upon This ROCK
All Scripture is GOD-BREATHED and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; [2 Timothy 3:16]

7. The Battle WITHIN!

8. Romans 7:22-23
[22] FOR I joyfully concur with the LAW of GOD IN the INNER MAN, [23] BUT I see a DIFFERENT LAW in the MEMBERS of my BODY…

9. [23] … WAGING WAR against the LAW of MY MIND, and MAKING ME a PRISONER of the LAW of SIN which is in my MEMBERS.

10. Luke 22:31-34
[31] “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded (permission) to SIFT you like wheat; [32] but I HAVE PRAYED for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.”

11. [33] But he said to Him, “Lord, with You I am ready to go both to PRISON and to DEATH!” [34] And He said, “I say to you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until YOU HAVE DENIED three times THAT YOU KNOW Me.”

12. Romans 8:34 Who also INTERCEDES for us.
[34] who is the one who condemns?
Christ Jesus is He Who died, yes, rather Who was raised, Who is at the right hand of God,
Who also INTERCEDES for us.

13. Hebrews 7:25 SINCE He always LIVES to make INTERCESSION for them.
Hence, also, He is able to save forever those who draw near to God through Him,
SINCE He always LIVES to make INTERCESSION for them.

14. Your INVISIBLE ENEMY!

15. Ephesians 6:10-18
[10] Finally, be STRONG in the Lord, and in the SRENGTH of HIS MIGHT. [11] Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to STAND FIRM AGAINST the SCHEMES of the DEVIL.

16. [12] For our STRUGGLE IS NOT AGAINST flesh and blood, but against… … the “RULERS,” [G746 – PRINCIPALITIES] refers to the ONES who have ‘FIRST’ PLACE, that is the authority, dominion and power, over PRINCIPALITIES.

17. [12] For our STRUGGLE IS NOT AGAINST flesh and blood, but against… … the “POWERS,” [G1849] those who have the LIBERTY and POWER to ACT over persons and things.

18. [12] For our STRUGGLE IS NOT AGAINST flesh and blood, but against… … the “WORLD RULERS” [G2888 – RULERS] of this DARKNESS, are those who have the RIGHT ‘to RULE’ or ‘to be masters of’ the WORLD…

19. Satan is called the “PRINCE of this WORLD” [Jn 12:31; 14:30; 16:11],
In the New Testament, this refers to SATAN and other DEVILS.
Satan is called the “PRINCE of this WORLD” [Jn 12:31; 14:30; 16:11],
“the god of this WORLD” [2 Cor 4:4]
or “lord of the WORLD”.

20. “SPIRITUAL (forces) [THINGS]” [of the] WICKEDNESS
[12] For our STRUGGLE IS NOT AGAINST flesh and blood, but against… … the “SPIRITUAL (forces) [THINGS]” of the WICKEDNESS in the HEAVENLIES.
… the
“SPIRITUAL (forces) [THINGS]”
[of the] WICKEDNESS
[“spiritual hosts of wickedness” (NKJ); “spiritual wickedness” (KJV);]

21. Spiritual Battle [Daniel 10:1-21]!
A Scriptural
Example
of a
Spiritual Battle [Daniel 10:1-21]!

22. Daniel 10:1
[1] In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia (536 BC) a message was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar; and the message was true and one of great conflict, but he understood the message and had an understanding of the vision.

23. Daniel 10:2-3
[2] In those days I, Daniel, had been MOURNING for THREE ENTIRE WEEKS. [3] I DID NOT EAT any tasty food, nor did meat or wine enter my mouth, nor did I use any ointment at all, UNTIL the ENTIRE THREE WEEKS were COMPLETED.

24. Daniel 10:4-5
[4] And on the twenty-fourth day of the first month, while I was by the bank of the great river, that is, the Tigris, [5] I LIFTED MY EYES and LOOKED, and behold, THERE WAS a CERTAIN MAN dressed in linen, whose waist was girded with a belt of pure gold of Uphaz.

25. Daniel 10:6
[6] His body also was like beryl, his face had the appearance of lightning, his eyes were like flaming torches, his arms and feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a tumult.

26. Daniel 10:7
[7] Now I, DANIEL, ALONE SAW THE VISION,
while the men who were with me did not see the vision;
NEVERTHELESS, a GREAT DREAD FELL on THEM, and they ran away to hide themselves.

27. Daniel 10:8-9
[8] So I was left alone and saw this great vision; yet no strength was left in me, for my natural color turned to a deathly pallor, and I retained no strength. [9] But I heard the sound of his words; and as soon as I heard the sound of his words, I fell into a deep sleep on my face, with my face to the ground.

28. Daniel 10:10-11
[10] Then behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. [11] And he said to me, “O Daniel, man of high esteem, UNDERSTAND the WORDS that I am about to tell you and stand upright, for I HAVE NOW BEEN SENT TO YOU.” And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling.

29. Daniel 10:12
[12] Then he said to me, “DO NOT BE AFRAID, Daniel, for FROM the FIRST DAY that you SET YOUR HEART ON UNDERSTANDING this…

30. Daniel 10:12 YOUR WORDS WERE HEARD,
[12] … and ON HUMBLING YOURSELF before your God
YOUR WORDS WERE HEARD,
and I HAVE COME IN RESPONSE to your words.

31. Daniel 10:13 WAS WITHSTANDING me FOR TWENTY-ONE DAYS;
[13] “BUT the PRINCE of the kingdom of Persia W
WAS WITHSTANDING me
THEN behold, MICHAEL, ONE OF THE CHIEF PRINCES,
came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.
WAS WITHSTANDING me FOR TWENTY-ONE DAYS;
DELAYED

32. Daniel 10:14
[14] “Now I HAVE COME TO GIVE YOU AN UNDERSTANDING of WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOUR PEOPLE
in the LATTER DAYS, for the vision pertains to the days yet future.”

33. Daniel 10:20-21
[20] Then he said, “DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHY I CAME TO YOU? BUT I shall now return to fight AGAINST the PRINCE of PERSIA; so I am going forth, AND BEHOLD, the PRINCE of GREECE is about to come.

34. Daniel 10:20-21
[21] “However, I will tell you what is inscribed in the writing of truth.
Yet there is no one who stands firmly with me against these forces except MICHAEL YOUR PRINCE.

35. Daniel 12:1
“Now at that time MICHAEL, the GREAT PRINCE who STANDS GUARD OVER the SONS of YOUR PEOPLE, will arise. …

36. Daniel 12:1
“… And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that TIME your people, EVERYONE who is FOUND WRITTEN in the book, WILL BE RESCUED.

37. Your REFUGE and Your FORTRESS!
The LORD
Your GOD!

38. Psalm 91:1-16
[1] He who DWELLS in the SHELTER of the MOST HIGH will ABIDE in the SHADOW of the ALMIGHTY. [2] I will say to the LORD, “My REFUGE and my FORTRESS, My GOD, in Whom I TRUST!”

39. Psalm 91:1-16
[3] For IT IS HE WHO DELIVERS YOU from the snare of the trapper, And from the deadly pestilence. [4] He will cover you with His pinions, And under His wings you may seek refuge; HIS FAITHFULNESS is a SHIELD and BULWARK.

40. Psalm 91:1-16
[5] You will not be afraid of the terror by night, Or of the arrow that flies by day; [6] Of the pestilence that stalks in darkness, Or of the destruction that lays waste at noon.

41. Psalm 91:1-16
[7] A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; (But) it shall not approach you. [8] You will only look on with your eyes, And see the recompense of the wicked.

42. Psalm 91:1-16
[9] For YOU HAVE MADE the LORD, my REFUGE, (Even) the Most High, your DWELLING place. [10] No EVIL will BEFALL you, Nor will any plague come near your tent.

43. Psalm 91:1-16
[11] For HE WILL GIVE His ANGELS CHARGE CONCERNING YOU, To GUARD YOU in all your ways. [12] They will bear you up in their hands, Lest you strike your foot against a stone.

44. Psalm 91:1-16
[13] You will tread upon the lion and cobra, The young lion and the serpent you will trample down. [14] “Because he has LOVED Me, therefore I WILL DELIVER him; I will set him (securely) on high, because he HAS KNOWN My name.

45. Psalm 91:1-16
[15] “HE WILL CALL upon Me, and I WILL ANSWER him; I will BE WITH HIM in trouble; I WILL RESCUE HIM, and HONOR HIM. [16] “With a long life I will SATISFY him, And LET him BEHOLD MY SALVATION.”

46. Here is your INVITATION to