RHBC 166: Faithful in the Midst of a Spiritual War

1. #10 - “Faithful in the Midst of a
Spiritual War”
Series: Living Faithfully in Babylon

2. I. Daniel was Motivated to Pray and
Fast (10:1-3)
Mitabbel: A word often used in
connection with lamenting the death of
a loved one. This mourning and the
partial fast marked a prolonged period
of intense supplication and prayer.

3. A. His Concern for the Jewish
People Remaining.
B. His Concern for the Jewish
People Returning. Ezra 4:5, 24

4. Ezra 4:5,24 – “They also bribed
officials to act against them to
frustrate their plans throughout
the reign of King Cyrus of Persia
and until the reign of King Darius
of Persia. Now the construction of
God’s house in Jerusalem had
stopped and remained at a
standstill until the second year of
King Darius of Persia.

5. C. His Concern for the Jewish
People Remembering Their
Purpose

6. Isaiah 42:6-8 “I, Yahweh, have called You
for a righteous purpose, and I will hold
You by Your hand. I will keep You and
appoint You to be covenant for the
people and a light to the nations, in
order to open blind eyes, to bring out
prisoners from the dungeon, and
those sitting in darkness from the
prison house. I am Yahweh, that is My
name; I will not give My glory to
another or My praise to idols.”

7. Isaiah 49:6 “He says, It is not
enough for you to be My
Servant raising up the tribes
of Jacob and restoring the
protected ones of Israel. I
will also make you a light
for the nations, to be My
salvation to the ends of the
earth.”

8. D. His Concern for His Own
Clarity of the Revelation.

9. II. Daniel was Mesmerized as A
Divine Figure (10:4-9)
A. What Daniel Saw

10. Ezek. 1:25-28“ A voice came from
above the expanse over their
heads; when they stood still, they
lowered their winds. The shape of a
throne with the appearance of
sapphire stone was above the
expanse. There was a form with the
appearance of a human on the
throne high above. From what
seemed to be His waist down, I also
saw what looked like fire. There was
a brilliant light all around Him.”

11. Ezek. 1:25-28 “The appearance of
the brilliant light all around
was like that of a rainbow in a
cloud on a rainy day. This was
the appearance of the form of
the Lord’s glory. When I saw it,
I fell facedown and heard a
voice speaking.”

12. B. Who Daniel Saw.

13. Rev. 1:12-16 “I turned to see whose
voice it was that spoke to me.
When I turned I saw seven gold
lampstands, and among the
lampstands was One like the Son
of Man, dressed in a long rob and
with a gold sash wrapped around
His chest. His head and hair were
white like wool-white as snow-and
His eyes like a fiery flame.”

14. Rev. 1:12-16 “His feet were like fine
bronze as it is fired in a furnace,
and His voice like the sound of
cascading waters. He had seven
stars in His right hand; a sharp
double-edged sword came fro His
mouth, and His face was shining
like the sun at midday.”

15. III. Daniel was Messaged by an
Angelic Figure (10:10-20)

16. Rev. 12:7-9 “Then war broke out in
heaven: Michael and his angels
fought against the dragon. The
dragon and his angels also fought,
but he could not prevail, and there
was no place for them in heaven
nay longer. So the great dragon
was thrown out-the ancient serpent
who is called the Devil and Satan,
the one who deceives the whole
world. He was thrown to earth and
his angels with him.

17. Rev. 12:10-11 “Then I heard a loud
voice in heaven say: The salvation
and the power and the kingdom of
our God and the authority of His
Messiah have now come, because
the accuser of our brothers has
been thrown out; the one who
accuses them before our God day
and night. They conquered him by
the blood of the Lamb and by the
word of their testimony, for they
did not love their lives in the face
of death.”

18. A. Daniel was Touched by an
Angel.
B. Daniel’s Trembling was
calmed by the Angel
(vs. 12, 18-19)
C. Daniel is Told of the Invisible
War (vs. 10-20)

19. Ephesians 6:12 “For our battle is
not against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers, against
the authorities, against the
world powers of this
darkness, against the spiritual
forces of evil in the heavens.”

20. IV. Daniel Models Our Spiritual
Warfare (v. 21)
• We fight the spiritual
enemies of God
• We fight for the Gospel
• We fight to free people by
the Gospel
• We fight the inward struggle
with the flesh

21. Col. 2:15 “He disarmed the rulers
and authorities and disgraced
them publicly; He triumphed
over them by Him.”

22. Ephesians 4:7-8 “Now grace was
given to each one of us
according to the measure of the
Messiah’s gift. For it says: When
He ascended on high, He took
prisoners into captivity, He gave
gifts to people.”

23. Jude 4 “For some men, who were
designated for this judgment
long ago, have come in by
stealth; they are ungodly, turning
the grace of our God into
promiscuity and denying Jesus
Christ, our only Master and Lord.

24. Romans 1:16 “For I am not
ashamed of the gospel,
because it is God’s power for
salvation to everyone who
believes, first to the Jew, and
also to the Greek.

25. “When we know Jesus is standing
with us and fighting for us, we
can accept any circumstance and
accomplish any task He gives us.”
--Warren Wiersbe