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Section 1 Preparing for Battle. Part 2 Know Your Foe. “…while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal .”. 2 Corinthians 4:18. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
“…while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.”2 Corinthians 4:18
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.1 Peter 5:8
When He had come to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way. 29 And suddenly they cried out, saying, "What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?"
Matthew 8:28-29
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
Revelation 20:1-2
Psalm 91:11-12For he orders his angels to protect you wherever you go. 12 They will hold you with their hands to keep you from striking your foot on a stone.
Ephesians 6:11-12Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 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.
“…so that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are very familiar with his evil schemes.”2 Corinthians 2:11
schemes mean “mental perceptions and thoughts.”
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.Ephesians 6:10
Finally is the Greek word loipon. It means “from
this point on.”
Playtime is Over!Satan loves to play mind games, but there is far too much at stake for us to be playing games with the enemy.
Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.Psalm 37:4
"Delight" is the Hebrew word anag. It means “to be happy about” and “to take exquisite
delight in.”
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.Ephesians 2:8
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.James 1:22
doer means “a producer or
performer.”
"Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done."Luke 22:42
Gethsemane means “the place of the oil
press.”
The English word translated "will" is the Greek word
thelo. It means to have in mind, to wish for, to desire.