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Your Spiritual Armour
Today’s Audio Devotion:
Your Spiritual Armour
When it was time for David to go out and face the giant Goliath, King Saul dressed David in his own armor. But David took the armor off because he was not used to wearing it and approached Goliath with only his staff and his sling and five stones (1 Samuel 17:38-40).
Centuries later, armor was still being used by soldiers who were preparing for battle. In the first century A.D., Roman soldiers wore helmets, breastplates, belts, and sandals—and carried a shield and sword. Paul made a point of saying that Christians engaging in spiritual warfare do not wear the armor of soldiers—reminiscent of David (2 Corinthians 10:3-5). We fight with a different kind of armor protecting us. But Paul used the familiar image of a Roman soldier to illustrate the Christian’s spiritual armor: truth, righteousness, the Gospel, faith, salvation, and the Word of God (Ephesians 6:14-17).
Spend time meditating on this armor and how it can protect you when you are attacked by Satan.
Our enemies are on every side, and so must our armor be.
William Gurnall
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Some 2,600 years ago, God gave King Nebuchadnezzar a dream. In this dream, the king saw a five–part statue made of five different metals (see Daniel 2). Each section represented an empire, beginning with Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon. Four of these empires have already risen and fallen in history—a clear fulfillment of Daniel's prophetic interpretation. The fifth and final empire indicates a future Europe—a ten nation coalition that will unite under the Antichrist's rule.
You can read about the King's dream and Daniel's interpretation in Daniel 2, but let's take a quick visual look at what you will find:
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King Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon
Daniel's words to the king are clear. "You are this head of gold" (Daniel 2:37–38).
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Medo–Persian Empire
The Medo–Persian Empire conquered Babylon in 539 BC and remained in power for approximately two hundred years (Daniel 5:28).
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Grecian Empire
Greece's Empire succeeded the Medo–Persians (Daniel 8:21).
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Roman Empire
When the Grecian empire was conquered by Rome, all the lands and peoples of the previous kingdoms were assimilated into the Roman Empire through the strengths of the "iron legions of Rome" (Daniel 2:40).
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Future European Coalition
This empire has not yet risen. Daniel foretells a time when the Roman Empire—Europe—will consist of ten kingdoms or leaders. The future Roman Empire will be present on the earth when God sets up His earthly kingdom (Daniel 2:44).