Powerful ways to overcoming Satan

In Charlie Kirk EXPLAINS Powerful Ways to Overcoming Satan. Charlie Kirk explores how believers experience spiritual warfare and how Satan gains influence in their lives. Many people feel harassed by internal vows, unhealthy environments, or unresolved sin. Kirk speaks to that struggle directly. He highlights three on-ramps for spiritual attack and three counter-strategies for protection. Believers shift from self-reliance to Christ-centered dependence and proactively shape their environment and habits. Kirk concludes Christians are assured victory. Spiritual attacks increase when you advance God’s work, but the proper response is not retreat. It is a counteroffensive rooted in prayer, Scripture, repentance, and submission.

How Satan Gains Influence

1. Self-made vows. Human willpower is fragile. Scripture warns against relying on flesh. Proverbs 28:26 says those who trust in themselves are fools. Jesus teaches that apart from Him we can do nothing (John 15:5). Paul admits he cannot do the good he wants without the Spirit’s power (Romans 7:18). The Spirit produces self-control (Galatians 5:22-23), not personal resolve.
2. Your environment. Environments form desires. Paul says “bad company corrupts good character” (1 Corinthians 15:33). Psalm 1:1 shows blessing begins with avoiding ungodly influence. Romans 12:2 calls for renewing the mind, not conforming to the world. Philippians 4:8 directs us to fill our minds with what is true, pure, and praiseworthy. Hebrews 10:24-25 highlights the need for godly community to stir up love and obedience.
3. Unrepented sin. Especially sexual sin. Sin creates footholds. Ephesians 4:27 warns not to “give the devil a foothold.” Sexual sin uniquely harms the soul (1 Corinthians 6:18). Hidden sin invites torment, but confession restores freedom (Proverbs 28:13; 1 John 1:7-9). Satan is the accuser (Revelation 12:10). Repentance silences his accusations and restores fellowship with God (Acts 3:19).

How to Counter It

1. Prayer. Dependence disarms the enemy. Psalm 34:17 shows God hears the cry of the righteous. Jesus teaches that even brief, honest prayer is powerful (Matthew 14:30; Matthew 6:9-13). Paul urges “pray in the Spirit on all occasions” as part of spiritual warfare (Ephesians 6:18).
2. Scripture. God’s Word renews and protects. Jesus fought temptation with “It is written” (Matthew 4:1-11). Psalm 119:11 shows storing Scripture in the heart keeps us from sin. Hebrews 4:12 says the Word discerns and cuts away deception. Colossians 3:16 calls us to let the Word dwell richly so our thinking is guarded.
3. Submit and resist. James 4:7 sets the sequence: submit to God first, then resist. First Peter 5:8-9 echoes this by calling believers to be alert and to resist the devil by standing firm in faith. Romans 8:13 promises that by the Spirit we “put to death” sinful actions. Ephesians 6:10-11 commands us to “be strong in the Lord” and stand firm against schemes, not through human strength but divine armor.

Reflection Questions

1. Which influence, vows, environment, or unrepented sin, feels most relevant to your daily experience?

2. What simple, relatable story could you use to make the spiritual battle metaphor memorable?

3. How might you structure this message as a Hero’s Journey, with the believer as the protagonist facing spiritual opposition and finding victory?

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The Shield of Faith: Trust Under Fire

 Faith is a protective posture that absorbs impact when life hits hard. Paul pictures faith as a shield that stops attacks before they wound.

Reference: “Take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.” (Ephesians 6:16)

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Faith as Defense Against Active Attacks

Attacks are not theoretical. They are ongoing, intentional, and often well-timed. Faith blocks lies, fear, doubt, shame, and temptation by replacing them with truth.
Reference: “Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” (1 Peter 5:8–9)
Key phrase: “Resist him, standing firm in the faith.”

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The Nature of Flaming Arrows

Flaming arrows are thoughts, accusations, and emotional triggers that spread quickly if left unchecked. They inflame anxiety, anger, pride, or despair.
Reference:
• Satan as the accuser (Revelation 12:10)
• Schemes meant to deceive (2 Corinthians 2:11)
• Temptation designed to mislead (James 1:13–15)

Arrows are meant to burn. Faith is meant to extinguish.

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Faith Rooted in God’s Promises

Faith is not optimism. It is trust anchored in what God said and who He is.
Reference: “Faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.” (Romans 10:17)
Confidence comes from God’s character, not our circumstances.

Hebrews 11 reinforces this:
• “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1)
• Every hero acted because they trusted God’s promises, not outcomes they could see.

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Faith as a Response to God’s Faithfulness

Faith grows when we remember how God has acted before.
Reference:
• “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.” (Hebrews 10:23)
• God rewards those who seek Him (Hebrews 11:6)

Faith responds to proven faithfulness.

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Hebrews 11: Faith in Action

Hebrews 11 shows faith as:
• Obedience under uncertainty (Abraham)
• Endurance under suffering (Moses)
• Courage under threat (David, prophets)

These stories illustrate the shield working in real life.
Reference: Hebrews 11:32–34 describes believers who “quenched the fury of the flames.”

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Romans 10: Faith Grounded in the Word

Faith does not appear on its own. It grows through immersion in Scripture.
Reference: Romans 10:8–11 emphasizes:
• The closeness of God’s word
• Belief in the heart
• Confession with the mouth
• Trust in Christ as the foundation

Faith is formed by truth. Truth is formed by hearing Christ.

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Mark 11: Faith That Acts and Asks

Jesus teaches faith that prays boldly and expects God to move.
Reference:
• “Have faith in God.” (Mark 11:22)
• “Whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” (Mark 11:24)

This is not name-it-claim-it. It is trust that God hears and acts according to His will and goodness.

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Summary: What the Shield of Faith Enables

• Discernment when lies hit.
• Courage when pressure intensifies.
• Endurance when suffering deepens.
• Hope when situations look impossible.
• Peace when anxiety flares.
• Strength when the enemy tries to intimidate or accuse.

Faith is not passive belief. It is active trust in a faithful God.

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The Enemies of God’s Plan and His People The Doctrine of Satan and Demons

The world is fascinated with the idea of good versus evil. Movies, books, and entertainment constantly dramatize it. Yet for all the attention, very few people truly understand the real spiritual forces behind the conflict we see in history and experience in our own lives.

Scripture teaches that evil is not abstract. It is personal. In the distant past, Satan led a rebellion of angels against God. From that moment forward, Satan and his demons have opposed God’s purposes, God’s people, and ultimately God’s Son. This is not mythology or folklore. It is the biblical explanation for the persistent, irrational hatred aimed at God’s people across every generation.

Satan’s fury is seen throughout history. He attempted to destroy God’s promise by attacking the Jewish people, the nation through whom the Messiah would come. He sought to eliminate Jesus as a child in Bethlehem. He tempted Jesus to seek glory without obedience, power without the cross. When those efforts failed, he turned his attention toward deceiving and destroying humanity.

The book of Esther gives us a vivid example. Haman’s plan to exterminate the Jews was not merely political ambition or personal offense. Behind that hatred stood a deeper enemy. Satan’s strategy has always been the same. Deception. Opposition. Murder. If Satan could erase the Jews, he could erase God’s promises. Yet God intervened, overturned evil, and preserved His people, just as He always does.

It is important to understand what Satan is and what he is not. Satan is powerful, but he is not equal to God. He is not omnipotent. He is not omnipresent. He is not omniscient. He is a created being under God’s sovereign authority. At the cross, Jesus decisively defeated Satan. His power was broken. His final judgment is certain. Until that day, Satan continues a desperate and futile campaign of deception because he knows his time is short.

Satan’s greatest weapon is not force. It is deception. He understands the sinful appetites of fallen humanity. He makes sin look attractive and obedience look foolish. He whispers lies that distort God’s character and diminish God’s promises. When people deny his existence or underestimate his influence, they become vulnerable to his schemes.

Yet Scripture never calls believers to fear Satan. Instead, it calls us to focus on God. While Satan prowls, God reigns. While Satan deceives, God delivers. While Satan seeks to destroy, God redeems.

Believers are called to recognize Satan’s influence but fix their attention on God’s overcoming power. Thinking about Satan can be alarming, but focusing on God puts fear into proper perspective. Deliberate focus on God, not Satan, prepares us for spiritual battles. When temptation lures, we stand firm by remembering truth. God is holy. God is faithful. Christ has paid for sin fully and finally. The Holy Spirit lives within God’s people and gives real power to resist.

Satan is a defeated enemy. God’s purposes always prevail. The question for each of us is simple and personal. When pressure comes, when temptation rises, when fear whispers, will we trust God’s strength rather than fixate on the enemy?

God is stronger than Satan. God lives within His people. And in His power, we overcome.

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Parable of treasure (Israel) and the Pearl (Children of God) (Matthew 13:44-46, John 11:51-52)

Enjoying Be Loyal by Warren Wiersbe

Matthew13:1-23 starts with revealing the kingdom of heaven in the parable of the soils. Wiersbe ties these together through the definition of "parable" as "to cast alongside" - they are interrelated about the kingdom of heaven. The mystery of spiritual truth is understood by divine revelation, only to those "insiders" who learn from the Lord and obey Him. 

Jesus didn't teach parables to confuse or condemn people. He sought to excite their interest and arouse their curiosity. Parables would give light to those with trusting, searching hearts. But they would bring darkness to the unconcerned and unrepentant. 

Parables of Jesus are primarily about Salvation

Seven parables describe the spiritual course of "the kingdom of heaven" in this present age. In them, three stages of spiritual development

1. Beginning of the Kingdom (Matthew 13:1-9,18-23), preaching the Word of God (Heb 4:12, Rom 10:17, Matt 13:9, Mark 4:24, Luke 8:18) - "fruit" is the test of true salvation (Matt 7:16)
1. Holiness (Rom 6:22), Christian character (Gal 5:22-23), good works (Col 1:10), winning others to Christ (Rom 1:13), sharing what we have (Rom 15:25-28), praising God (Heb 13:15)
2. Persecution helps the believers to grow (like sunshine), but must be rooted in honest soil (Luke 8:15) in order not to be killed by it. 
2. Opposition to the Kingdom (Matthew 13:24-43), Satanic opposition (Matthew 13:4,19), planting imitator Christians - false growth, false doctrine (Matthew 13:24-30,36-43)
1. Counterfeit Christians (2 Cor 11:15) believe the counterfeit gospel (Gal 1:6-9), counterfeit righteousness (Rom 10:1-3), counterfeit church (Rev 2:9), counterfeit Christ (2 Thes 2:1-12)
1. Tares-fales Christians (Matthew 13:24-30,36-43), musterd Seed- outward false growth (Matthew 13:31-32) as birds in it's branches could connect to Matt 13:4,19, leaven-inward development of false docrtin and false living (Matt 13:33). Leaven pictured as hypocrisy (Luke 12:1), false teaching (Matt 16:6-12), wordly compromise (Matt 22:16-21), carnality in church (1 Cor 5:6-9), false doctrine (Gal 5:9) Sin like yeast puffs up (1 Cor 4:18-19;5:2;8:1)
2. I've always seen this parable in positive terms, teaching takin to heart will permiate into all parts of life (ie the gospel). However the Lord has shown me this week that my heart is deceitful and I need Him to search my heart and examine my mind (Jer 17:9-10, Romans 8:27) I still have prominent sin (Mark 7:21-22) only God can heal me (Psalm 139:23-24) and make me new (Eph 4:22)
2. Stay awake, don't let Satan's ministers into true fellowship, and do damage (2 Peter 2; 1 John 4:1-6). Not to pull weeds but to expose lies of satan.
3. Outcome of the Kingdom (Matthew 13:44-50)

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

 - Isreal is the treasure. Jesus died for them with Joy (Hebrews 12:1-2)

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it. - Matthew 13:44-46

 - Pearl is a unity, developed over time. Unlike a diamond it is not cut but shaped.

He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation, and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one. - John 11:51-52

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Satanic conspiracy against God can't stop God's Word (Acts 5-6:7)

Key verses:

"...Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit...You have not lied just to human beings but to God.”Acts 5:3-4 NIV

“How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.” Acts 5:9 NIV

"apostles performed many signs and wonders... sick and those tormented by impure spirits, and all of them were healed." Acts 5:12-16

So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith. - Acts 6:7

Unity, generosity, and bold witness motivated by love not compulsion - Acts 4:32-37
Satan fills their hearts, having them lie to God - yet they were responsible because they agreed and conspire against God. Acts 5:1-10
   - Satan comes to steal, kill and destroy John 10:10
   - God is consistent: Deut 17:7,12, 1 Cor 5:2,13
   - Jesus taught about this, the parable of the barn builder who's life was demanded that very day.
Personal Application: God has numbered our days. How do you want to be remembered?

Fear spreads, yet the gospel is preached and miracles continue. 5:11-16
 - Effective ministry is highly regarded by people, healing and delivering people from evil spirits
 - Evil spirits = impure, tormenting

When folks come against a Spirit-filled group of believers there's rejoicing, not resentment. This is Christ working in and through us. Acts 5:12-42
 - Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. Heb 12:3-4
 - Phil 2:8, wisdom and humility as we're remembering God's faithfulness in our past Heb 10:32-33.
 - God exalted Christ to bring us to repentance - Acts 5:31

Complaints bring dangers of disunity, discontent, and distraction (6:1), but God gives his Spirit and wisdom enabling loving leadership - Acts 6:2-7

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Satan deceives by questioning God's Word, denying it and substituted his own lie

listening to The Strategy of Satan: How to Detect and Defeat Him. He uses Eve as the example of one being deceived. She took away from God's word omitting the word "freely" (Gen 3:2, 2:16 ESV). She added to God's command "or touch it" and she changed God's Word, "lest you die" from "For in the day that you eat from it you will surely die"
 - Once we treat God's word in this fashion, we are wide open to the devil's final trick. He merely permits Eve to consider the tree apart from the God's Word. "Get a good look, see it as it really is" - good for food, a delight to the eyes,desirable to make one wise. Gen 3:6

Satan is the Deceiver, we see this with Eve. His target is your mind, his weapon is lies. His purpose is to make you ignorant of God's will. Our defense is the inspired Word of God.
 - 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. John 8:44
 - And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world Rev 12:9
 - But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ. 2 Cor 11:3
 - For many deceivers have gone out into the world 2 John 1:7
 - Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. Gen 3:1-7

Satan attacks your mind because your mind is the part of the image of God where God communicates with you and reveals his will to you. The Bible emphasizes the minds importance.
 - Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices, and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him Col 3:9-10
 - So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. But you did not learn Christ in this way, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. Eph 4:17-24
 - And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2
 - Sanctify them in the truth; Thy word is truth. John 17:17

Satan attacks your mind because when you believe a lie, he can work in your life to lead you to sin. Don't dwell on lies rather:
 - Whatever is true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, good repute, excellence, worthy of praise, dwell on these things Phil 4:8
 - As he things within himself, so he is Proverbs 23:7
 - Steadfast mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trust in You Isaiah 26:3
 - The mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace. Romans 8:6

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Satan imprisoned while Christians reign 1,000 years before Satan's doom

Revelation 20:1-10
AIM: The devil is doomed but desires to deceive and destroy people

A) Satan is locked in the abyss
(1) John sees angel down from heaven, had key to Abyss, holding great chain
(2) Seized dragon/ancient serpent/devil/Satan - bound him 1,000 years
(3) threw him into Abyss, locked and sealed, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore, after he'll be set free a short time

• Satan's activity in the world: roams the earth, looking for someone to kill (Job 1:7;2:2;1 Peter 5:8), Makes people unable to hear Jesus and they carry out Satan's desires - murder, hates truth, father of lies (John 8:42-45; 2 Corinthians 4:4)
• My confidence in the Lord's power over Satan's activity: God hears me, heals me and helps me when I listen to him carefully, do what is right in his sight and earnestly seek him. (1 John 5:14-15; Exodus 15:26; Hebrews 11:1,6)

Application: How am I living in the power of God and resisting the devil? What do I need "bind" and "throw into the abyss" that causes me to stumble? When will I ask God for help to stand against the devil?

B) Martyrs reign with Christ for 1,000 years

(4) Thrones, seated by those given authority to judge AND souls of martyrs testimony about Jesus and word of God

• Not worshiped the beast/image or received it's mark on forehead or hand (Rev 13, Daniel 7-8)
• Came to life, reigned with Christ a thousand years (Genesis 1:14 stars in the sky mark season/days/years, original man lived a 930 years Genesis 5:4-5). (Isaiah 63:9 - in their suffering he also suffered, personally rescued them, redeemed them, lifted them up and carried them through all the years)

(5) The rest of the dead didn't come to life until 1,000 years ended - first resurrection

(6) Blessed (#5 of 7 blessings) and holy are those who share in first resurrection 

• second death no power (Rev 2:11 - victorious will not be harmed, Rev 20:14 lake of fire is the second death, death/grave/Hades thrown in back at 19:19
• priests of God and Christ (Rev 1:6;5:10 echoes 1 Peter 2:5,9 God building us into a spiritual temple, offering spiritual sacrifices - royal priest, but emphasizes service our God, Psalm 132:9,16 clothed with righteousness/salvation, Leviticus Hebrews summarizes in chapters 7-9)
• Reign with him a 1,000 years "a life time of preparation for an eternity of service"

Application: How can I change my priorities to live for God and reflect my eternity to come? What form of hypocrisy do I try to hide from God and others? What is God asking me to change so that I'm victorious, blessed and holy?

C) Satan is released to deceive nations but they are defeated and Satan is thrown in lake of fire

(7) when 1,000 years are over Satan will be released from his prison, 

• (8) going out to deceive the nations four corners of earth 
• Gog and Magog (Genesis 10:2 explains these are Japhethites, Ezekiel 38:2;39:6 prophecy against them)
• and gather them for battle, 
• huge like sand on seashore (Blessing Genesis 22:17;Hosea 1:10; Psalm 78:27; 1 Kings 4:29; but mostly armies are described this way Joshua 11:4; Judges 7:12; 1 Samuel 13:5...)
• (9) they marched across the breadth of earth surrounded "camp of God's people- city he loves", fire from heaven devoured them (Gen 19 Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed this way)
• (10) and the devil who deceived them thrown into lake of fire (burning sulfur) tormented day and night

Application: How am I standing for God in a culture that is idolatrous and ungodly? Where am I deceived by the devil in my heart and mind? Am I willing to repent and let God remove this deception from me?

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Doom of the great prostitute and beast fulfills God's Word

Revelation 17
AIM: Satan deceives people for their eternal destruction

A) John is show a great prostitute on a beast
(1) one of seven angels, who poured the bowls - "Come I'll show the judgement/punishment/doom going to great prostitute/harlot, rules many waters (influencing nations)"

• Isaiah 46-47, Ezekiel 16:23

(2) kings committed adultery, people who belong to the world, drunk by wine of her immorality
(3) angle took John to wilderness, woman sitting on

• scarlet beast, 
• seven heads, 
• ten horns, 
• blasphemies against God written all over it

(4) woman

• wore purple/scarlet clothes, 
• gold, precious stones, pearls, 
• held a golden cup filled with abominable/obscenities/filth/impurities of her immorality/adulteries
• (5) Mysterious name: Babylon the Great, Mother of all prostitutes (false religions, heresies) and Obscenities/Abominations in the World/of the earth 
• (6) she's drunk with blood of God's holy people, witnesses/martyred for Jesus (bore testimony to Jesus), Rev 13:1-10
• John's starred/marveled/ completely astonished/amazed

Application: How am I compromising my testimony with immorality, false religion and wealth?

B) Angel explains who the woman and beast are

(7) angel "wonder/marvel/amazed/astonished? I'll explain the mystery.."

(8) beast, once was, now is not, will come from abyss

• bottomless pit, dwelling place of demons (Matthew 8:28-34 Demon possess with legion)
• go to destruction/perdition/ eternal destruction (Hell)
• Inhabitants of earth, who belong to this world, not in the book of life from the creation of the world...amazed at the reappearance of this beast who died yet is

(9) This calls for mind [with/which has] wisdom/understanding

• Seven heads of beast represent seven hills where woman sits/rules, also seven kings
• (10) five kings already fallen, sixth now reigns, seventh yet to come but for reign will be brief
• (11) Scarlet beast (from Rev 17: 3,8) is the eight king of/belongs to the seven heading to destruction/perdition/hell
• (12) ten horns, ten kings not yet risen to power, will reign with beast a brief moment
• (13) One purpose/mind, all agree - give their power/authority to beast
• (14) wage war against the Lamb (Christ) - Lamb overcomes/defeats/triumphs over them - He is Lord of lords, King of kings (Hallelujah - Messiah (Handel) and those with him called, chosen, faithful followers

Application: How do I use wisdom and understanding to help people be freed from Satan's deception?

C) Angel explains the beast hates and devours people, fulfilling God's word

(15) Angel said, "waters you saw...peoples, multitudes from every nations and languages

(16) Scarlet beast, his ten horns hate the prostitute, 

• strip her naked (stripped of power/influence), eat her flesh, burn her remains with fire (Luke 16:19–31 Rich man and Lazarus)
• (17) God put a plan into their hearts/minds (Rev 17:13) to accomplish his purposes - they give authority to scarlet beast so/until the words of God are fulfilled

(18) the woman is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth/world

Application: Who will I share the truth about eternal hell with?

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Beast conquers the world, another beast forces blasphemous worship

Revelation 13
Aim: Following Jesus looks completely opposite of following the beast

A) Unsaved people worship the powerful, proud, blaspheming beast
(1) dragon, seashore, beast 10 horns, 7 heads-blasphemous names, ten crowns
(2) beast resembled leopard, feet bear, mouth lion - dragon gave beast his power, throne, great authority
(3) one head fatal wound, healed - world filled with wonder followed beast
(4) People worshiped dragon, he gave authority to beast, worship beast too "who's like the beast, who can wage war against IT?"
(5) Beast, proud words, blasphemies, authority for 42 months
(6) opened mouth to blaspheme God, slander his name, his dwelling place, those in heaven
(7) given power to wage war against God's holy people, conquer them and everyone else on earth
(8) All will worship beast who haven't been written in Lamb's book of life, Lamb slain from the creation of the world
(9) Whoever has ears, let them hear. (Matthew 11:15; 13:9; 13:43; Mark 4:9; Luke 8:8; Revelation 2:7; 2:11,17,29;3:6,13,22)

(10) Anyone is to go, will go, is to be killed be killed (Jeremiah 15:2)

Application: People are following this great anti-Holy, Creator, Lord, God to their own destruction. You can change the world by sharing Jesus with people.

B) Seond beast makes the earth worship the first and receive the mark of the beast
(11) Second beast, from earth, two horns 'like a lamb' but spoke like a dragon.

(12) exercised authority of first beast on it's behalf, made earth worship first beast, whose fatal wound was healed

(13) it performed great signs, causing fire from heaven for all to see

(14) because of signs, power performed on behalf of first beast, it deceived inhabitants of earth. Set up image in honor of beast, wounded by sword yet lived.

(15) second beast given power to give breath to image of first beast, so image could speak, cause all who refused to worship image to be killed

(16-17) forced ALL PEOPLE to receive a mark on right hand or forehead, couldn't buy or sell unless they had the mark-name of the beast or number of its name

(18) This calls for wisdom. Person with insight calculates the number of the beast is humanity's number 666

Application: Does my concern for friend, coworkers and family spur me on to share the gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ with them? How am I being a force to "de-populate" hell? Who is God put before me to share the Gospel with?


Helpful verses and resources:
Revelation 13:7-10
John 1:12-13, 29; Philippians 3:20-21; 4:3; Revelation 3:5; 20:12-13.

John 15:18-27;Romans 15:4-5;2 Corinthians 6:4-10;Colossians 1:9-14 ;1 Timothy 6:11-12


Revelation 13:11-18
Revelation 13:11-18;Mark 13:22;Exodus 7:1-5;1 Kings 18:30-39;John 11:41-44; 20:30-31; Acts 2:19-21;1 Corinthians 2:6-16; Ephesians 1:13-14

Discernment: Colossians 3:15-17; Deuteronomy 13:1-4; Matthew 7:15-20; Mark 13:22-25; 1 John 4:1-3

Daniel 7-8

Daniel dreams of four kingdoms leading to God’s final judgement

Daniel sees end of time and Gabriel explains its meaning

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