In Daniel 1-6 we see how Satan attacks, deceives, blinds, lures, and tries to put down some of the remnant of God’s people who still overcome even while in Babylon. Satan used Nebuchadnezzar to destroy the holy city and the holy temple, and it seemed like God’s expression on earth was wiped out. Yet God […]
Being Victorious over the Seduction of Idol Worship and Any Spiritual Blindness
In each of the first six chapters of Daniel, we see an aspect of how Daniel and his three companions overcame Satan and his stratagems. In the first chapter, we see that Daniel and his companions were victorious over the demonic diet, choosing rather to eat food according to the Word of God – and […]
12 Ways to Engage in the Spiritual Warfare and Bring in God’s Kingdom
Because there’s a spiritual warfare going between God’s kingdom and Satan’s kingdom, and because we are on God’s side as His people, everything we do for God is in the nature of a warfare. Preaching the gospel is actually delivering people from the authority of darkness (Acts 26:18). The purpose of the spiritual warfare and […]
Praying and Fighting for the Coming of the Kingdom of God to Earth Today
In the spiritual realm, there’s a warfare going on ever since Satan rebelled against God. Today God is looking for men on earth who stand one with Him and pray to cooperate with Him and defeat His enemy. Our prayer is a battle – the goal of our prayer is to bring in the kingdom […]
Behind the Physical Scene there is a Spiritual War, an Invisible Spiritual Struggle
If you read the book of Daniel you will be amazed to see time and time again that there’s a real spiritual struggle, a spiritual warfare, going on behind the scenes. Especially in Daniel 10 we see that in order for God to deliver the message to Daniel as a response to his honest and […]
Actively Waiting for the Lord’s Coming as the Prophetic Word is Made More Firm
As we study the vision of the seventy weeks in Daniel 9 in relation to God’s economy, we will experience the shining of the prophetic word as a lamp conveying spiritual light in darkness (2 Pet. 1:19). Under the shining of the prophetic word, we can receive the Lord’s warning and have the proper attitude […]
Being a Man of Prayer with an Excellent Spirit Living Under the Rule of God
Daniel was a person who was always praying, even at the risk of his life. Because he was such a praying person, the kings (Nebuchadnezzar, Darius, and Belteshazzar) spoke of him as “having an excellent spirit”. Daniel had an excellent spirit because he had an exercised spirit, a spirit that always prayed to His God. […]