Let's get ready to rumble
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Bloody Road to Bethlehem
Bloody Road to Bethlehem
“Let’s get ready to Rumble”
“Let’s get ready to Rumble”
Introduction:
Introduction:
15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.”
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In rolling out the story of his daughter's drug problems, the forces of New York's mayor-elect underscore how message control is changing in the video age.
Among the most prevalent and up-to-date phrases in business, politics and savvy American life is "controlling the narrative."
That is, telling it your way, before someone else gets to tell it — and possibly tell it better — their way. And getting the public to relate to you on a more intimate level: In a social-media world, being impersonal is being out of it.
A good part of the White House budget and resources is spent on controlling the narrative — arguably, to poor effect.
When school resumes this fall, 5 million students in Texas will learn from history books based on state academic guidelines that sidestep the major issues of racial segregation and oppression in America's history.
The new textbooks stem from the State Board of Education's 2010 effort to revise standards within its social studies curriculum.
The new curriculum will exclude mention of the Ku Klux Klan ‒ a white supremacist organization that has used terror tactics against African-Americans ‒ and Jim Crow laws that instituted racial segregation following the abolition of slavery in the American South, according to the Washington Post. In addition, the books will teach that the Civil War was caused by “sectionalism, states’ rights and slavery" ‒ in that particular order so as to emphasize the idea that slavery was not the main driver of war, and that, in the context of the 1860s, states' rights and slavery were not intertwined.
Slavery was "a side issue to the Civil War," conservative state education board member Pat Hardy said in 2010 when the board was considering new standards. “There would be those who would say the reason for the Civil War was over slavery. No. It was over states’ rights.
-When a person tells a story and excludes or adds to the true narrative there is always ulterior motive......
-What has happened to the Christmas Story???
-A story about a poor and destistute couple commisioned to
-In America we have dress the manger to look so glorious. Trumpets, Angels, all the animals are smiling while they look at Jesus, and this beautiful light is shining on the manger, and Jesus mother is glowing. The manger scene is a fabrication. They are pieces of art with the artists interpretation. They are loosely based on the NT testimony.
-The real story is about the “incarnation of the Son of God” it is a story of:
a. Sacrifice, Pain, Suffering, Rejection, Hope, Joy, Peace, and Reconciliation. This is a classic paradoxical narrative. It is a bad news, good news story.
-This story has one overarching plot, and many sub-plots.
-How did this story get pushed to the back?
-You see when you start messing with the narrative of story overtime it moves far from the original. Look at what Christmas has become.
-Reindeer, cookies, nasty fruitcake, snowmen, and an obese man that squeezes down your chimney.
-As Christian we ought to be ashamed of ourselves for letting this “thrilling story” get highjacked and replaced with this hollywood version full of colors, fun, gift opening, and max-out credit cards.
-Behind the scenes of this highjacked story is Satan enjoying himself. Instead of using this season to teach our children about the “incarnation of our Lord Jesus” all they know how to do is fill out christmas list and then get attitudes when they don’t get everything on it.
Then
-Explain the Surface current and the Undercurrent of the Ocean-as it relates to the plot:
15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.”
-Explain the surface current and the Undercurrent of the Ocean-as it relates to the plot
What is the biblical timeline??
-Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Consumption.
-Explain the surface current and the Undercurrent of the Ocean-as it relates to the plot
-Cain vs. Abel
-The world vs. Noah
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1 Now it came about, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose. 3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” 4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown. 5 Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 7 The Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.
1 Now it came about, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose. 3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” 4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown. 5 Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 7 The Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.
1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’ ” 4 The serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die! 5 “For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings. 8 They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
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-Pharaoh vs. Moses
-Pharaoh vs. Moses—Mass Genocide
-Pharaoh vs. Moses
-Haman vs. Esther----Mass Genocide
-Herod vs. Messiah----Mass Genocide
-Satan vs. the Children of Israel---Worldwide mass genocide
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1 A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; 2 and she was with child; and she cried out, being in labor and in pain to give birth. 3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven diadems. 4 And his tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child. 5 And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God and to His throne. 6 Then the woman fled into the wilderness where she had a place prepared by God, so that there she would be nourished for one thousand two hundred and sixty days.
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-Satan vs. God---Satan drew first blood when he planned a coup in heaven (government overthrow), God drew second blood when he threw him to earth.
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-Satan vs. God---Satan drew first blood when he planned a coup in heaven (government overthrow), God drew second blood when he threw him to earth.
12 “Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “You had the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 13 “You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets, Was in you. On the day that you were created They were prepared. 14 “You were the anointed cherub who covers, And I placed you there. You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked in the midst of the stones of fire. 15 “You were blameless in your ways From the day you were created Until unrighteousness was found in you. 16 “By the abundance of your trade You were internally filled with violence, And you sinned; Therefore I have cast you as profane From the mountain of God. And I have destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the stones of fire. 17 “Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I put you before kings, That they may see you.
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-Satan drew next blood when he Got Adam & Eve to Sin….That is where the story picks up.
overthrow), God drew second blood when he threw him to earth, Satan drew next blood when
-God is laying down the consequences for Adam and Eve.
Got Adam & Eve to Sin….That is where the story picks up.
I. The Tale of the Tape
I. The Tale of the Tape
15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.”
-(v.15a) “And I will put enmity between you and the woman,” This prophecy is related to the consequences that are being meted out on the Serpent(who is Satan). God tells the serpent that “he is going to put enmity between him and the woman” In order to understand this statement one must define that word “Enmity”
between your seed and her seed;
a. Enmity-Personal Hostility.
-Notice in this text God said that he will put hostility…In other words God would ignite the fire of conflict between these two parties. What started out as a battle between God and Satan (in
around her future children. God told the serpent that he will put “enmity”
a. Enmity-Hostility (Conflict)
-Notice in this text God said that he will put hostility…In other words God would ignite the
fire of conflict between the two parties. What started out as a battle between God and Satan (in
the unseen world) will now be fought at the human level. This is God saying that what I am about to do next will cause a natural conflict to exist between the Woman seed and the Serpent. In others words what I do next is going to “Make the Devil Mad”
about to do next will cause a natural conflict to exist between the Woman and the Serpent. In
others words what I do next is going to “Make the Devil Mad”
-In v.15b The scripture gets more specific into who the combatants will be. Let’s remember that he is speaking to the Serpent (Devil)
that he is speaking to the Serpent (Devil)
A. You and your seed: When God says the Serpents seed it is important that we identify this “Seed” or Offspring.
this “Seed”
1. “12 “How you have fallen from heaven O star of the morning, son of the
1. “12 “How you have fallen from heaven O star of the morning, son of the
12 “How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who have weakened the nations! 13 “But you said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north. 14 ‘I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’ 15 “Nevertheless you will be thrust down to Sheol, To the recesses of the pit.
dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who have weakened the nations!13 “But you said in your heart, ‘I
will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the
recesses of the north.14 ‘I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’
A. How you have fallen from heaven “O Star of the morning (Helel-Shining One)” “Son of the Dawn!”
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a. How you have fallen from heaven “O Star of the morning (Helel-Shining One)”
“Son of the Dawn!”
1. He was cut down to Earth…This at least implies that the Satan was thrown out of heaven prior to the 7 Days of creation, because it says “He was cut down to Earth” he was essentially fired.
1. He was cut down to Earth…This at least implies that the Satan thrown
down during the 7 Days of creation, because it says “He was cut down to Earth”
- In v.13 it gives the reason for his “Eviction” there are five consecutive
“I will” statements;
throne above the stars of God (I won’t just be their leader, but also their Lord), Sit on the
I will ascend to heaven (ascending through self-promotion),
I will raise my throne above the stars of God (I won’t just be their leader, but also their Lord),
I will Sit on the mount of assembly(when everyone comes to worship I will be the center),
mount of assembly(when everyone comes to worship I will be the center), above the
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds
heights of the clouds, Make myself like the Most High (This is the final level of his self-
I will Make myself like the Most High (This is the final level of his self-centered purpose). Satan just committed the “Unpardonable Sin” God I can run my own life, I don’t need you….Early in the text in v.13 “He said it in his heart” never verbally.
centered purpose). Satan just committed the “Unpardonable Sin” God I can run my own
life, I don’t need you….Early in the text in v.13 “He said it in his heart” never verbally.
- In v.15 “nevertheless you will be thrust down to Sheol” Thrown down to the Earth an eventually to Eternal Damnation.
to the Earth an eventually to Eternal Damnation.
B.“Your Seed”— who is Satan’s seed? Or his posse? or his squad?
3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven diadems. 4 And his tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.
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1. John describes Satan as a great dragon. Remember John is using symbolic
1. John describes Satan as a great dragon. Remember John is using symbolic
and ten horns, and on his heads were seven diadems.4 And his tail 1 * swept away a third of the stars of heaven and
3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven diadems. 4 And his tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.
threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave
birth he might devour her child. ”
1. John describes Satan as a great dragon. Remember John is using symbolic language to describe the indescribable. God is revealing to John things that man has never seen. In this text John describes Satan as “a great dragon”
1. John describes Satan as a great dragon. Remember John is using symbolic
language to describe the indescrible. It would be like taking someone from the bible times
and telling them to describe an airplane or a computer. God is revealing to John things that
man has never seen. In this text John describes Satan as “a great dragon”
2. In v.4 it says the Dragon’s tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven….Remember that Angels are often referred to as Stars. John describes the “Eviction” of Satan and his demons using the imagery of Satan tail as the deceptive tool.
heaven….Remember that Angels are often referred to as Stars. John describes the “Eviction” of Satan and his demons using the imagery of Satan tail as the deceptive tool.
“Eviction” of Satan and his demons using the imagery of Satan tail as the deceptive tool.
This text tells you that in Heaven that at least a third of the Angels felt the same way as Satan without verbally expressing it, Satan was mentioned most prominently because he had a leadership position in heaven.
Satan did without verbally expressing it, Satan was mentioned most prominently because
he had a leadership position in heaven.
-The Serpent’s seed consist of a 1/3 of an innumerable amount of angels.
-And all of the unbelievers of the world who he uses as tools
-Listen to Jesus talk to the Religious Leaders. Listen to his verbiage.
Cain, Pharaoh, Herod, Herod Antipas, The Roman Ceaser’s, the Pharisees, and Sadducees….. “43 Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot
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“43 Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot
Sadducees….. “43 Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot
43 “Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot hear My word. 44 “You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
hear My word.44 “You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer
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speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
B. The women and her seed-The other combatant is the Women and all of her Godly physical offspring.
physical offspring.
-On the surface this seems like unfair fight.
that would come would be human. This prophecy was fulfilled in Jesus who was both fully
God and fully Man…We call this the incarnation or the hypostatic Union….God taking on
a. The Devil has Himself, all the Demons, unbelievers, and access to the wealth of the whole world. And the Devil and Demons have access to the spirit world, which humans cannot see.
humanity…..This is why the opponents of the Bible always start by denying the Virgin Birth. When they deny the virgin birth they are willing to affirm his humanity but not his deity. Folks don’t have a problem with the human Jesus, they have a problem with the God Jesus.
-Satan had to be licking his chops:
Birth.
-So Satan says “God you are going to fight me with a whole bunch of humans?” Maybe you didn’t see that I just defeated your the first Parents Adam & Eve and it was pretty easy.....
-God knew it was unfair fight and he set it up like that. He stacked all the cards against humanity and then he came on a rescue mission.
-What Satan didn’t account for was God himself taking on human flesh.
22 They were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. 23 Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, 24 saying, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!” 25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!”
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-So you see it is not an unfair fight when you have Jesus on your side it is all you need. But not only he sent his Spirit to indwell you to be a constant source of strength, and encouragement, and then not only that He sends his Angels as ministering spirits along your journey. As a Christian what we bring is far more superior than what the world has to offer.
Transition Statement- The Text says that God will put hostility between these two, and the reason for the hostility is revealed in the remainder of this text.
Transition Statement
-The Text says that God will put hostility between these two, and the reason for the hostility is revealed in the remainder of this text.
-The Text says that God will put hostility between these two, and the reason for the
hostility is revealed in the remainder of this text.
II. The Divine Death Penalty
II. The Divine Death Penalty
15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.”
II. The Divine Death Penalty-Gen 3:15b “He shall bruise (crush) you on the head”
-He-this prophecy starts off by telling Satan the sex of the future offspring that would come. It will be a little boy.
-He-this prophecy starts off by telling Satan the sex of the future offspring that would
come.
- He will “bruise” or crush you on the head.
a. The Poison of a Serpent is in the fangs. This prophecy has just revealed to Satan that there will be a man that would come from a woman that would “crush” or destroy Satan.
that there will be a man that would come from a woman that would “crush” or destroy Satan.
b. This blow would be devastating and would serve as the final judgment of Satan.
Satan.
-This prophecy is the reason Satan moved early in mankind’s history and tried to destroy mankind….His rationale was that if I can destroy the seed then my future nemesis (opponent) would never be born to destroy me…..That is the twist of this great Murder Mystery.
mankind….His rationale was that if I can destroy the seed then my future nemesis (opponent)
would never be born to destroy me…..That is the twist of this great Murder Mystery.
-Satan use Cain to Kill Abel, but God sent Seth
-Satan used his demons to sleep with the daughters of men to contaminate the race, but the word says Noah found favor with God.
the word says Noah found favor with God.
-God ordained the Jews to go to Egypt, but during that time Satan filled Pharaoh’s heart who turned against them and tried to destroy the whole race of Jews, but God saved Moses alive.
who turned against them and tried to destroy the whole race of Jews, but God saved Moses alive.
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-During the Persian captivity Haman tried to make King Artaxerxes kill all the Jews, but Esther found favor with God and pleaded her case before the King who relented and killed Haman.
Ester found favor with God and pleaded her case before the King who relented and killed
Haman.
-When Jesus came to earth Satan worked through the evil King Herod to have our Savior killed before he was able to save, but God directs them in dream to get to Egypt.
killed before he was able to save, but God directs them in dream to get to Egypt.
Transition Statement-Within this great victory over Satan, there is also some great news for Us!!!
Transition Statement
-Within this great victory over Satan, there is also some great news for Us!!!
-Within this great victory over Satan, there is also some great news for Us!!!
III. The Divine Pardon
III. The Divine Pardon
15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.”
-In this text this talks about the temporary nature of Satan’s attacks on God’s people. You see that the Serpent will experience a head shot, but God’s people and Jesus will receive a temporary injury on the heel.
-In this text this talks about the temporary nature of Satan’s attacks on God’s
people. You see that the Serpent will experience a head shot, but God’s people and Jesus will
receive a temporary injury on the heel.
-Since the beginning of time Satan has taken out some of God’s greatest men through Death:
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Death: “And others experienced mockings and scourgings, yes, also chains and
imprisonment.37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were put to death with the sword; they
36 and others experienced mockings and scourgings, yes, also chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were put to death with the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated 38 (men of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes in the ground.
went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated38 (men of whom the world was not
-You might say but these great men were all killed violently so how is that temporary? It is temporary because although they were violently killed by Evil men, and give up their human life, physical existence with Jesus was just beginning, for after they were executed they entered the very presence of Jesus.
worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes in the ground. 2
-You might say but these great men were all killed violently so how is that temporary? It
is temporary because although they were violently killed by Evil men, and give up their human
life, physical existence with Jesus was just beginning, for after they were executed they entered
the very presence of Jesus.
--On Passover when Jesus was emotionally dealing with his death, it says that Satan filled Judas heart, who went out and betrayed Jesus…..It look like Satan finally won at the cross when our Lord was killed.
Judas heart, who went out and betrayed Jesus…..It look like Satan finally won at the cross when
-What he did not account for was the Sunday morning “But on Early Sunday morning” you see the death on the cross was only a temporary situation.
our Lord was killed…..What he did not account for was the Sunday morning “But” you see the
death on the cross was only a temporary situation.
- In the cross God wraths was satisfied, because a perfect sacrifice was given in his Son, so that God can now accept sinful man without compromising his Perfect Justice. This was the final death blow for Satan.
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54 But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, “Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; 57 but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
so that God can now accept sinful man without compromising his Perfect Justice. This was the
1 Corinthians 15:54-
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final death blow for Satan.
Application
-In his Second coming all the seeds of Satan will be handled
a. The Wicked Men v.15-19, 21
2 New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1995), Heb
11:36–38.
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b. The Demon-Possessed False Prophet & Anti-Christ v.20
c. Satan bound-Rev 20:1-3
Application
1. As Christian we must always see the bigger picture when it comes to world events. We must always see the continuing battle between Jesus & Satan.
1. As Christian we must always see the bigger picture when it comes to world events. We must
always see the continuing battle between Jesus & Satan.
2. As Christian we do not fight for victory, we fight from victory, because the battle was won at the Cross & Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
the Cross & Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
3. As Christian we ought not to be ignorant nor naïve about the forces of spiritual darkness, who are trying to control our narrative. It’s God story tell it!!!
continue to fight tooth and nail against the Glorious Gospel and against his people.
Conclusion
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