Triumph 3: The Wiles Of The Devil: Faith Is The Victory.

[00:00:01] Welcome, welcome, welcome to what the Word says. We are live. We are live. We are live and we are gonna get into what we know how to do best, which is look at what the Word says. So please share the video, share, share the link, share it with as many people as you can, you know, and also subscribe, like, comment you know, so that this message, this word can get to as many Christians as possible. Glory to God. So we are looking at triumph. Alright, Triumph. A message for this season. Triumph. How to respond in this season, how to respond to the. To the attack of this season, how to respond and to live in triumph in this season and today, part three, we're looking at triumph. [00:00:37] We're dealing with the wiles of the devil. What are the wiles of the devil? We're going to look into that right now and we're going to go to that scripture from Ephesians chapter six that we're looking at from last week. Glory to God. [00:00:48] Ephesians chapter 6. It will be from verse 10. [00:00:51] Okay, let's get there quickly. Here we go. [00:00:54] It says, finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might. Just put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Glory to God. Hallelujah. So that's the scripture that we were looking at last week. [00:01:13] It says you must put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. So we'll be looking at the wiles of the devil. What are the wiles of the devil? How are you going to be victorious during this season? How are you going to walk and live a triumphant life in this season? Because you've been called to a life of triumph. You've been called to a life of victory. Glory to God. Hallelujah. So verse 12 says, for we wrestle not against flesh and blood, this fight is not against flesh and blood. Like we said last week, you know, the devil is going to use the world. He uses the world. Glory to God. Uses the world to attack Christians, to attack the church, to attack the man of God, to attack the things of God, to attack the name of Jesus Christ. He employs the world. And I'll show it to you from the scriptures in Revelation here. Those of you who understand Bible prophecy, you'll understand how the modus operandi of the kingdom of darkness and of Satan. All right? So in the same way that the kingdom of God and God uses Men and women of God uses people, uses men, uses women. The kingdom of darkness does the same thing. The devil is not a creator. All he does is he's a counterfeit. He copies. [00:02:14] He copies. So in the same way, the same way that the devil. That, that. That. The same way that God uses people to establish his. His. His kingdom in the earth, Satan and his kingdom also use the same method. Why? Because these are the ways that were established in the word of God and in Scripture. So they become. They become spiritual law. So he has to function within the ambits of those laws. So if Satan is to expand his kingdom in this world, he has to also infiltrate the world through people. Okay? That is his interest in people, all right? So he can establish his own kingdom. All right? He can establish his own kingdom in the earth. But thanks be unto God who has given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. So we live triumphant. We live a triumphant life over the plans of the. Of the kingdom of darkness, over the plans and the wiles of the devil. And we're going to have a look at those tonight. Glory to God. [00:03:10] Okay. Verse 12 says, for we wrestle not against flesh and blood. So these things, these attacks and these wilds of the devil, they do not originate from people. Even though the devil uses people, just like God uses people, the devil also uses people. All right? [00:03:26] So our fight, our war against these attacks is not with the people, but it's what with these entities that the Apostle Paul reveals to us here. Says, for we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Then he says, wherefore, says, because of this, you now need to put on the whole armor of God. Why? Because our enemies and the ones that are responsible for these attacks are not. Are not. Are not flesh and blood. They are not human beings. They are not people. These are spiritual beings. [00:04:00] These are spiritual beings that we're up against. And then he says that this is the victory that overcomes the world. So these spiritual beings. The Bible says that he uses people. [00:04:12] He uses people that are in the world, people that are still in the world. These are people that are not members of the body of Christ. These are people that are not in the church of Jesus Christ. All right? So he uses people that are in the world. So now he says that this is the victory that overcomes the world. He says, even our faith. Glory to God. All right? It says, who is he that overcomes the world? Why? Because the attacks, the Attacks are going to be coming from those people that are in the world. The devil is going to be using those people that are in the world to attack the Christian. The devil is going to be using those people that are in the world to attack the church. The devil is going to be using those people that are in the world to attack the people of God. Then he says, this is the victory that overcomes the world. Says even our faith. So our faith is the victory. And I'll show you how faith is a victory is a weapon. It's actually listed in here as a weapon, as we read in Ephesians chapter six. Here, let's continue to read. It says, wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God that you may be able to withstand. Glory to God. You may be able to withstand. So you need the armor of God. [00:05:14] You need this weaponry, this weaponry of God to be able to withstand. [00:05:18] What are you? What do you want to withstand? You want to withstand the wiles of the devil. Why? Because the devil wants to come and stir up scandalizo when he stirs up scandalizo around the name of Jesus Christ. And he stirs up scandalizo around the churches of Jesus Christ that are walking in the power and in the truth of the Spirit, in spirit and in truth. All right? When he wants to stir up those scandalous so that people who are number one in the church can fall away. Because he knows there has to be a great falling away. So the attacks and the season that we're in is a season where he wants to stir up scandalizo. Because it is scandalizo that is going to be responsible for the falling away. What is that? Scandalizo? That is offense. He wants you to be offended. He wants those that are in Christ, that are in the church to be offended at the name of Jesus Christ. He wants those that are in the church to be offended at the ministry, at the minister of God, or at the brother, or at the sister, or a member of the body of Christ, or a man of God or a woman of God. So he stirs up these candelazos through deception, through betrayal, through all these lies. And we'll see from the word of God what type of environment, the atmosphere, the spiritual atmosphere, how volatile it has become right now. So it's very important that during this time and in this season, you actually, you position yourself rightly in accordance with what is written in the Scriptures. [00:06:35] Okay? So it says because of this, because our enemy is not physical, our enemy is spiritual. He says, therefore you need to take unto you the whole armor of God so that you may be able to withstand Hayat. He says you must be able to withstand in the evil day. Guess what? We are in the evil day today. We are in the evil day, okay? And it says, and stand therefore. Verse 14. Stand therefore. Having your loins girt about with truth, having your breastplate, having the breastplate of righteousness, and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace, says, above all, take unto you the shield of faith. The shield of faith. Glory to God. So faith is a shield. Hallelujah. Says, this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith. 1 John 5. Let's go there. [00:07:20] I'll read from verse 4. It says, for whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that overcomes the world. Even our faith. Our faith is the victory that overcomes the world. Hallelujah. Our faith is the victory. Our faith is the victory. Glory to God. Okay, let's continue to read verse 5. Who is he that overcomes the world? Why? Because the attacks are going to come from those that are in the world. [00:07:42] All right? [00:07:43] Those that are in the world. The systems of the world, okay? The systems of the world says, this is the victory that overcomes the world. Even our faith says, who is he that overcomes the world? But he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God. So you are victorious. So you know, our story in this. In this season has already been documented, all right? We know the end of the story. The end of this story is that we are triumphant. The end of this story is that we are victorious. The end of this story is that we have overcome. Glory to God. Why? Because we believe in the name of the Son of God. We believe that Jesus is the son of God. So we have overcome the world. Hallelujah. So before we've even started, we have already overcome. Before we have even started, we have already. [00:08:25] We've already had victory. Glory to God. Okay? [00:08:29] So faith is that victory. Faith is that victory. Hallelujah. Okay, so you know, you have to look at the things that are happening in Jerusalem. The things. Why? Because Jesus told us this, all right? In his prophecy. When Jesus was giving prophecy of the end time, he told us that we need to look at the things that are happening at the nation of Israel, the things that are happening in Jerusalem. So the things that are happening in Jerusalem, all right? Jesus already spoke about them. [00:08:57] Jesus spoke about these things, all right? So that's why, as a member of the body of Christ, you need to wake up and understand what is going on. What is going on is not judgments. What is going on are the prophecies that Jesus gave of what is going to be happening in Jerusalem? What's going to be happening to the nation of Israel? What's going to be happening in that region? [00:09:16] Okay, so it's not just geopolitics, all right? This is a spiritual war. This is a spiritual war. [00:09:23] And then like we said in part one, we showed you that how the attacks that happened. And when the children of Israel, according to the Hebrew calendar, the Jewish calendar, they entered into the new year, and just a week or so, a couple of days into the. The Jewish New year, from October last year, the end of September into October last year, that is when they were entering into their new year, those attacks came. All right? And then on October 7, like the prime minister of Israel, of the nation of Israel said that we are in a. We are. [00:09:55] He declared. He announced that we have entered into a war. We're in a time of war. Israel is now at war. So now, when you hear that, when you hear that, when you observe that and you see the attacks, and now Israel is not in control, state of war, you need to understand. [00:10:09] You need to understand that the things that are happening there physically are not just physical. These are spiritual. So in as much as the attacks were launched on the nation of Israel, physically, the same onslaught of attacks has been launched to the body of Christ. [00:10:22] And you're going to be seeing it happening not only spiritually, but also physically. So it's very important right now that as a child of God, as a Christian, you know what season you're currently in so that you can position yourself rightly. So that you can position yourself rightly. [00:10:38] Okay? So when you position yourself rightly, you can now know what you need to do, how you need to respond so that you can, what, you can live triumphantly over these wiles of the devil, over this, over these attacks. [00:10:51] But the Bible says that this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith. Our faith is the victory. Glory to God. How is our faith the victory? Okay. Okay. Can I show you something? In Scripture, Second Corinthians, chapter four. [00:11:03] Let me show you. Let me show you. How is faith the victory that overcomes the world? [00:11:12] 2nd Corinthians 4. I'll read from verse 7. Says, but we have this treasure in earthen vessels. Says that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us. Glory to God. The excellency of the power may be of God says we have this treasure in earthen vessels. Glory to God. [00:11:27] Verse 8 says, we are troubled on every side, yet not distressed. We are perplexed, but not in despair. What is he talking about? He's talking about these pressures, these attacks, all right, that are coming out against us, all right? And then the Apostle Paul is describing our stance, how we. How we stand. Glory to God. How we stand in this evil day, how we stand in the midst of the pressure, how we stand in the midst of this persecution. Let's read verse nine. Persecuted but not forsaken. Cast down but not destroyed. [00:11:53] All right? Says, always bearing apart in the body the dying of our Lord Jesus Christ. Says that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. [00:12:01] Okay, listen. Christianity is a war. If they never told you this, all right, if they never told you this, I'll show you some scriptures. Christianity is about life and also it is about death. Glory to God. It's about life and death, okay? It's not. It's not. Yeah, we're here to celebrate. Yeah. That time is going to come. That time of celebration and joy and peace and all these amazing things. Glory to God. That time is already documented that we're going to get there. Right? But before we actually get there, there's going to be a fight. There's going to be attacks. There's going to be war. [00:12:34] So now being a Christian. Now being a Christian, being a Christian is for people that are tough. Being a Christian is not for sissies. Being a Christian is not for sissies. Yeah, I know people say, yeah, why do we need religion? Why do we need Christianity? Why do we listen? Because the reality. The reality, the truth from the word of God is that there's an adversary and there's a fight. [00:12:57] Okay? So. So Christianity is not about going to church, singing songs and hymns and being nice and, you know, all these amazing, beautiful things that a lot of people think Christianity is about. [00:13:09] Christianity is about dominion. It's about a kingdom, a kingdom establishing dominion. It's not about singing songs and going to church. It's bigger than that. It's about the plans and purposes of the Creator. And the plans and purposes of the Creator have to do with dominion and subduing, all right? There are things that need to be subdued, all right? There are territories that need to be conquered, that need to be taken over. There are things that need to be done. There's an authority. [00:13:35] There's a war between God, the kingdom of God, and the warriors of the kingdom of God against those that are in the kingdom of darkness. [00:13:44] So it's not about religion. Oh, I was born into this Christian religion. Oh. And I was born into this Muslim religion. Oh, I'm affiliated with this Buddhist Buddhism. And so that is where my family is from. No, that is not where Christianity is. That is not where Christianity is. Right. Christianity is about the creator of the universe and the war and the war of establishing the plans and purposes of God in this world. And the war of who's the one that has the territory, the war of who the one has dominion and establishing the dominion and the kingdom of God in the earth. That is the instruction. That is the instruction that has been given to mankind. That was the instruction that was given to Adam. [00:14:24] And Adam, you know, got distracted. But Jesus Christ brought us back on track. Hallelujah. So we're here to continue and to fulfill that mandate, to fulfill that purpose and plan of God. So Christianity is not for sissies. It's not for those that just want to be in the house and be nice. I just want to be nice and I don't want any trouble from anything. And listen, you are in a war. If you are a Christian, you have signed up to be in a war. So rise up. Rise up and stand up and find out who you are. Find out who God has made you to be. You've been put into this world so that you can exercise dominion in this world and you can establish the plans and purposes of God in this world. [00:15:03] So Christianity, listen. And there are people that don't want to be Christians. And let me tell you the truth. The reason why they don't want to be Christians is because they've got this fake, false idea of what Christianity is. They don't understand it. And some of them, the majority of them, the reason why they actually don't want to be Christians or to be identified with Jesus Christ is because they are afraid. They are cowards. And Jesus said that the fearful are not worthy to be in the kingdom of God. So Christianity is for the brave. Christianity is for the courageous. Christianity is for the bold. And a lot of people are not bold. They're not courageous. They're weak. They're afraid. They're full of fears. They're oppressed and full of fears. They're afraid that the people are going to. Are going to ostracize them. They're afraid that people are going to call them names. They're afraid. You're just. You're fearful. The reason why you don't want to be a Christian is not because you don't want to. You don't believe the truth. The reason is because you are afraid. You are afraid of what people are going to say about you. You are a coward. And Jesus said that those that are fearful are not worthy to be in the kingdom. Why? Because the kingdom of God is a kingdom of warriors. Those that are bold, those that can stand up, those that can face adversity and danger without fear and proclaim the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and stand up and be victorious. This is not about singing songs and going to church and being a nice person and being. [00:16:16] Yeah, hallelujah. No, this is about being a warrior for the kingdom of God. Why? Because there is a war that we're in. And if you do not understand this, you are going to be a casualty. If you are a Christian and you do not understand that God has called you to be a warrior, to be strong, to be courageous, to be bold, then you're going to be a casualty. You're going to fall away. [00:16:36] Why? Because the enemy that we're up against, he's not yet to play games. He's not out to play games. He's coming with full force. He's coming with violence. He's coming with pressure. He's coming with every. Any tactic that he can use to destroy your faith. So you cannot afford to think that this is about gatherings and eating food and being merry and rejoicing and being, you know, all these amazing. Yes, that is a part of the plans and purposes of God. But not in this time, not in this season. [00:17:08] That is going to be for another time, for another season before we get there. There's going to be a fight. There's going to be a fight for your attention. There's going to be a fight for your faith. There's going to be a fight for your soul. There's going to be a fight. There's going to be a fight for the souls of men. All right, so what the church needs right now is the church needs warriors. God is calling people to be warriors. He wants you to be a warrior. He does not want cowards. If you're going to be a coward in this season, you're going to fall away. Why? Because this is about life and death. If you have not made a decision that you're going to die for this Word, that you're willing to die for the name of Jesus Christ, I will tell you now, the season that we have entered into now is going to require that you choose. [00:17:48] I'll show it to you from the Word. All right? So that you can be prepared so you can know how you can stand against these wows. Because they're going to be violent. [00:17:58] These wiles of the devil are going to be violent. All right? When they came to attack Jesus, they used force. They used military force, and there was violence, okay? So this is not the time to play. [00:18:11] The Bible says those that know their God shall be strong, they shall be strong, and they shall do exploits. So it's a time where you need to imbibe yourself with the knowledge of God. You know, come to what the word says, follow what the word says, because we will be imbibing in the knowledge of the word of God. Ingesting the word of God so we can know the. We can know our God because we are the ones that have been positioning ourselves to be able to do exploits in this time and in this season. [00:18:38] Why? Because we know the armor of God. We have the armor of God on. We know the weapons of our warfare. We know the season that we're in, and we are out in battle. If you're a Christian and you're not out in the battle, you are going to be a casualty. You're going to be a civilian. [00:18:55] You'll be going to be a civilian. And in wars, civilians are usually casualties, right? So it's time for you to stand up. It's time for you to put on your armor of God so that you may be able to withstand against the wiles of the devil. All right? Christianity is not for sissies. Christianity is for warriors. And you see, don't try to be like these other people. Don't be deceived. Don't be deceived. A lot of these people are afraid. That's why they don't want to associate with Christianity. They're actually afraid. They're fearful. They think too much of themselves. [00:19:30] Right? So it's not because Christianity. [00:19:33] I don't identify with Christianity because, yeah, this love thing. This love thing. Blah, blah, blah. No, love is not about. Is not about. [00:19:41] It's not about being all mushy and. Okay, strike the left cheek. You must give him the right and. No, no, no, no, no. [00:19:51] That's. You've got the wrong idea. The devil has actually deceived you into having the wrong idea of what being a son of God is. [00:19:59] And we'll see some things from the word of God here. Okay, let's finish this one. How is faith? How is faith the victory? All right. How is faith the victory? [00:20:10] Okay, Verse. I read from verse 11. So. For we which live are always delivered unto Death for Jesus. You see, when I tell you that Christianity is about life, it's about a decision for life. And in that decision for life, you need to also be committed to die. [00:20:28] That is the calling of being a Christian. And if you're a coward, you're going to walk away. [00:20:33] Okay? You walk away. All right? You walk away. So Christianity coming up boldly and professing your faith in Jesus Christ, it's an issue of life and death. According to the scriptures, it's a matter of life and death, okay? It's not about. Yeah, I was in church on Sunday and I heard the message and it was powerful. No, yeah, that's great. I went to church and the man of God gave me a prophecy. Amazing. But let me tell you, all those things are to prepare you for war, to prepare you for battle, the battle of this time, okay? [00:21:06] And the apostle Paul shares it with us here, says, for we which live are always delivered unto death. He says, we are delivered. We are always confronted with choices of life and death every day, okay? This is the call to Christianity. And in this season that we have entered into, all right? This call is going to intensify. The reality of these things is going to intensify, okay? Because the kingdom, the kingdom of darkness, they are not coming to play. [00:21:31] The devil is not playing, all right? They want to destroy. They want to kill. They want to destroy. They want to kill and destroy. If you're a Christian and you're affiliated with Christianity, the agenda is your death, okay? [00:21:48] Let me put it clear in plain English so that you know what Christianity is about. And when I say that Christianity is not for sissies. What I'm trying to explain to you, the agenda of the kingdom of darkness is to kill all Christians, to get rid of everyone apart from the. From across the face of the planet. Anyone that identifies with Israel must. Must go. [00:22:08] And history, history, there's enough history, right? Let's put the Bible aside. History has proved this thing. [00:22:17] There's enough. There's enough information in history that proves what I'm sharing with you now, that the agenda of the kingdom of darkness is to wipe Israel and anything and anyone that identifies with Israel from the face of the earth. We've seen it many times, okay? So the things that are happening to the nation of Israel, if you're a Christian, don't think that you're exempt or you're not a part of it. [00:22:43] You are a part of it. [00:22:46] And the Word will show us. Glory to God. So don't be mistaken to think that you're exempt from the time and the season that we're in right now. So be prepared. Equip yourself with the right information, with the right knowledge of God. Because the Bible says those that know their God shall be you shall do exploits through your knowledge of God, through your knowledge of the things of God, through your knowledge and being positioned rightly. That's why this message is important for this time, for the child of God this time, so that you can position yourself rightly, you can have the right knowledge, and you can know how to respond to these wows, to these attacks of this time. [00:23:20] So then death works in us, but life in you. Right? Christianity is about life and death. [00:23:26] That means you choose life. And when you choose the life of God, when you choose the life of Jesus Christ, you choose that life knowing that you're also going to be willing to die for it. [00:23:37] If you have not made that decision and you have not come to that realization, then now is the time. [00:23:44] Because the season that we have entered into. [00:23:46] Yeah. [00:23:48] If you haven't made up your mind, if you haven't made up your resolve as to how far you're willing to go for the gospel, for the name of Jesus Christ, you need to reflect, you need to, you need to take stock, you need to re examine your heart and find out what you truly believe about Jesus Christ. Because the things that are coming to confront your faith in Jesus Christ, they are not going to be as lenient, they are not going to be easy things. [00:24:13] All right? So you have to have your mind, you have to have a resolve of where you stand and what you believe about Jesus Christ. [00:24:21] Because the devil is going to come and test your faith in Jesus. Whether it's going to be through physical attacks, whether it's going to be through spiritual attacks, whether it's going to be attacks at your job, attacks at your business, attacks from your family, attacks. Listen, these things, it's a war and it's serious. [00:24:40] Okay, Says we having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed and therefore have I spoken. We believe and therefore speak. [00:24:53] When the attacks come, when the wiles come, you having the same spirit of faith, says, I believed and therefore have I spoken. We believe and therefore speak. Remember David and Goliath. People think it's the stone and the sling that destroyed David and Goliath. But if you read that account, the Bible says David said that he did not. And the Bible noted this for us. David came and he said that I am going to take your head off of your shoulders today. [00:25:18] So he Was talking. He had that same spirit of faith. He says, who is this uncircumcised Philistine that defies the armies of God? [00:25:27] There was a spirit of faith. There was a spirit of faith that went ahead of David's actions. [00:25:34] It says, who is this uncircumcised Philistine that defies the armies of God? [00:25:38] He says, I'm going to take your head off of your shoulders today. Hallelujah. And the whole world shall know that there is a God in Israel. Hallelujah. The whole world shall know today. David was talking. This is the same spirit of faith. This is the same spirit of faith. [00:25:53] Faith, no fear. Courage, no fear. All right. And we have entered into that season now where in the face of death, you'll be like, who is this one that dead defies the armies of God? I'm gonna cut your head off of you. And the Bible says that. And there was no sword in David's hand. [00:26:11] So. So? So? So. So that means that before David could cut off the head of Goliath, there was, as he released, that spirit of faith came upon him, and he spoke. Kaya. Yeah. Y going to cut your head off of your shoulders today. [00:26:28] And I'm going to feed your carcasses and the carcasses of all the Philistines to the birds of the air. [00:26:33] And the whole world shall know today that there's a God in Israel. That is the spirit of faith that we have received in Christ Jesus. It's the same Holy Spirit. It's the same spirit of faith that overcomes the world when the attacks come. We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed and therefore have I spoken. You. We also believe and therefore speak. And we say, in the name of Jesus. We come against these attacks in the name of Jesus. We paralyze, we neutralize every attack of the wicked, every wile of the devil. Glory to God. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, let's go. Let's go. Let's finish this one. [00:27:08] As we having the same spirit of faith. Verse 13. Hallelujah. According as it is written, I believe and therefore have I spoken. We also believe, and therefore speak. Says, knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus Christ and shall present us with you. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. [00:27:25] Okay. Says for all things are for your sakes that the abundant grace might, through the thanksgiving of meaning, redound to the glory of God. Verse 16 says, for which cause we faint not. [00:27:37] Says, for which cause we faint not. But though Our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by Day. [00:27:44] Verse 17 says, for our light affliction says our light affliction, which is but for a moment, says, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. [00:27:54] Yeah. It says, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen, says, for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. Kaya Yay. [00:28:05] Hallelujah. Hey. We having the same spirit of faith. Kaya Yah. Says we have this treasure in earthen vessels. That the excellency of the power may be of God. The excellency of the power may be of God. Says the weapons of our warfare, they are not carnal, they are not physical, they are not. They're not visible to the physical eyes, says, but they are mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds, casting down imagination, says, and pulling down says every high thing that exalts itself above the knowledge of God. [00:28:32] We have these invisible weapons. This is by the spirit of faith. By the spirit of faith, we have these weapons says that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us. [00:28:42] So when we release Hallelujah. Our faith and we release our faith, we launch out our faith against the wiles of the devil. Against the attacks of the devil. Glory to God. The power will be of God. The power that will be released will be of God. [00:28:59] Hey. [00:29:01] I'll tell you a story. A vision, a night vision. I was in a night vision. Hey. And I was walking, I was walking. I was doing ministry. I was doing ministry right in the city of Cape Town. I was doing ministry everywhere, hospital ministry everywhere many years ago, all right? And these, one of the principalities from this city came. It came, alright. This was one of the first encounters where I encountered this beast. It was a beast, ugly beast. It was, it was black. [00:29:29] And you see, you see in the night, it was darker than night. You can see the shape against the backdrop of the night. You can actually see the form of its darkness, the silhouette of its darkness. That's how black that thing is. [00:29:40] Okay? And I'm. And I'm. [00:29:43] And I'm looking at this and I'm walking, I'm walking in this. [00:29:46] And I see this creature. And it's got hooves, all right? It's got hooves, hind legs, you know, the hooves, the hind legs of a, of a horse. And it's galloping from side to side. It's galloping from side to side. [00:29:59] It was galloping from Side to side. And then I met some people, right? Some people came and they told me that if you go that way, you are going to die, all right? Because everybody that goes through that way, all right, is going to die, has been found dead. I was like, why? No, because there is a creature, there is a beast that is in there. There is a beast that is in that way. [00:30:21] And then I said, ah, because in that time, during that time, I was meditating on the name of Jesus Christ. Listen, child of God, do you know the power that you have in the name of Jesus Christ? This is one of our weapons. The name of Jesus Christ is one of our weapons. [00:30:36] And then I said, no, I'm going to go in that way. Nobody can stop or prevent me from going that way. And you know, the people that were in me, they were going backwards. They were going the other way. [00:30:45] But that season of my life, I was meditating on the name of Jesus Christ. [00:30:50] I'm in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. And the name of the Lord Jesus Christ is in me. I'm in the name of Yeshua. And the name of Yeshua is inside of me. I'm one with that name. I was meditating on the name of Yeshua in that way. [00:31:01] And then that principality came to visit because I was doing things. I had ministry, I was healing. I was healing the sick. Emptying out hospitals in and around Cape Town. They knew me, okay, anyway, so back to that. Back to that encounter with that principality. It came to visit me. And then. And then, as surely as the people that warned me said, I started to hear the galloping like a. Like a horse galloping. It was galloping. And then I saw this black beast, darker than the night. You can actually see it. And the only thing you can see from out of the darkness of its shape and its hooves as it was bouncing from side to side was. It had these, like, red, red, like. They were like laser. Like a red eyes. You could see this beam of red, red, red. Like a red beam. That was the eyes, the two eyes. That's all you could see from this creature. And as it was galloping and galloping and in. In my spirit, I was like, ayyaa, I have the name of the Lord. [00:32:01] So let me tell you something. It was coming to kill me. It didn't come to play. [00:32:05] All right? [00:32:07] If any of you knew me that time and you heard that we lost a soldier, you know, he just went away and he never came back. [00:32:18] But the difference was that I had the name of Jesus. I'd been meditating on the name of Jesus. I'm in the name of the Lord Jesus, and the name of the Lord Jesus Christ is in me. So when I encountered that principality, and as it was approaching me, it was approaching, coming to me because it wanted to what it wanted to, it made its intentions known. Listen, in the spirit, in the realm of the spirit, when you encounter something, the intent of that spiritual being, it will communicate it to you. [00:32:48] So you would know, glory to God, you would know that this thing, it has come to kill you. So if that demon is dead, so in the spirit, it works in that way. So it made its intentions known. So the intentions were already made known to me that today you are dying. And then I said that you are the one that's going to die today. Because I knew that I had this weapon, the weapons of our warfare. [00:33:13] The name of Jesus is our weapon. The name of Jesus is our weapon. Hallelujah. [00:33:19] And then the thing started to gallop from side to side, like, you know, it was moving, so it would gulp because all it had, it was a dark thing. It didn't have any arms. It had this big, big upper structure and a huge head, all right? And it had these red, red eyes that were, that were shining in the light, but they were red, like, they were bright, like, like laser beam red eyes. But it was darker than the night. And it had these hooves. And you could hear the sound of the hooves galloping, okay? [00:33:47] And then, as I heard it, and then it made its intentions known, that I am here to kill you. And it would gallop from side, from side to side like that. And as it gallops aside, and then, let me tell you, it is faster than light at the speed of light. It just attacked me, towards me, and you could see the eyes and this dark, big thing coming towards me. And it wanted to knock me over. [00:34:11] So its intentions was to knock me over, knock me dead. This is in the spirit. [00:34:15] This is a spiritual warfare. This is aye, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. [00:34:21] Hey, you see, we have encountered some, some of these principalities. We have engaged with these powers, okay, that they've come to us, we have, we have conquered them. [00:34:29] You know, being a Christian is knowing the weapons that you have in Christ Jesus and being able to have dominion and to conquer and to slay these spiritual beings. [00:34:41] Yes, you're right. In the Old Testament church, the warriors of old, they used to conquer over these giants. They used to conquer over these physical giants and physical enemies. But now, in this day and age, in this day and age, in this season. There are these enemies, there are these principalities, these powers that we're up against. These are spiritual giants, okay? These are spiritual giants, all right? Glory to God. But in the Old Testament, they used to manifest as physical beings, as the Goliath of Gadda. [00:35:08] Those beings, those spirits, the spirits behind those beings, they are still present today. [00:35:14] These are the ones that you're up against. These are the ones that are. They have. They are. So. They are violent in nature. They are violent in nature. So when you encounter them in the spirit, they are not here to. They are not here to. They're not. They're not waiting to be entertained by your songs and singing songs in church. [00:35:31] They will destroy you. They'll come. They're coming to destroy and to kill and to destroy your life, to destroy anything that belongs to you and to destroy you if they can. [00:35:39] Hallelujah. So it made it so. It came at the speed of life. And as it came, all I knew to say, I just said in the name of Jesus Christ. [00:35:49] And as I said that this is in the Spirit. And as I said in the name of Jesus Christ. Hey, sons of God, let me tell you what happened. There was a force of light, a force of light that came from behind me. And it came from behind me faster than that. How fast? That, that, that. That. That principality, that devil of darkness was moving, right? Fire. It came that. There was a light spiritual force. Light spiritual force that is released at the name of Jesus came from behind me and it knocked that thing over, back far beyond where it came from where it started. And then guess what? It got up and it did the same thing. And as it came to attack, to knock me over, it was coming to kill. Listen, this thing, it was. It was. It was either that thing dies or I die in that encounter. These are the creatures that we are up against in the spirit. [00:36:43] It's either you die or they die. There is no middle ground once someone has to die. So you need to understand the fight and the war that you are in. [00:36:54] And then it went on. It went on. I think it went on for quite a long time. It would get up and it would come to try and knock me again. And I'll say in the name of Jesus, and then that fire, that power, Power, that light would come and it would knock it over, back again, and it will come up and it would try to do the same thing. And I'll say in the name of Jesus Christ, it will knock that thing over. Until when? I. Until a time when it didn't get up. [00:37:18] It didn't get up. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. The weapons of our warfare, they are not carnal, but they are mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. He says that we have this treasure in earthen vessels. Says that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us. That was a display of the excellency of the power of God. [00:37:38] Okay? Says while we look not verse 18. While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. What is he talking about? You're looking not at the things which are seen, all right? They've got weapons, they've got armies. They've got things that they're coming to use for the attack. What is the thing that is not seen? The thing that is not seen. Child of God, in your preparation, in your positioning yourself, you're looking at the things which are not seen. What is that? That is the authority. That is the name of Jesus Christ. One of our weapons is the name of Jesus Christ. So in your time of meditation, in your time of prayer, you are meditating on the name of Yeshua. You are meditating on the name of Yeshua. That is the thing that is not seen. That is the thing which is not seen. [00:38:16] You're meditating on that name. Why? Because that is the release. That is the weapon that releases the powers and the glories that we have and the authority that we have in Christ Jesus. You are meditating on the name of Yeshua. I am in the name of Yeshua. And the name of Yeshua is in me. I'm inside the name of Jesus Christ. And the name of Jesus Christ is inside me. The name of Jesus Christ is in my bones. The name of Jesus Christ is in my spirit. The name of Jesus Christ is in my soul. The name of Jesus Christ. I'm in the name of Jesus Christ. And the name of Jesus Christ is in me. Ay. [00:38:46] So I have this authority. I'm endued with this power. I have this treasure in this earthen vessel that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of me. [00:38:56] While I look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. What is that thing which is not seen? It is the glory and the power and the weapon that we have in the name of Jesus Christ. [00:39:07] Hey, let's finish. [00:39:10] Says but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. They are temporary. [00:39:18] But the things which are not seen are eternal. The name of Jesus Christ is eternal. The word of God is eternal. The scriptures are etern. [00:39:27] Jesus said, heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away. So we look at the words of Jesus, we look at the scriptures, we look at the words of God. These are the things which are not seen. These are the things where our weapons, our power is from. [00:39:43] That is how the victory of our faith overcomes the world and overcomes the wows and the attacks of this world that are coming against the church, that are coming against your family, that are coming against your business, your job, that are coming against you. [00:39:55] Faith is that victory. [00:39:58] You have to use the instrumentality of the word of God. Use that instrumentality, that weapon of the name of Jesus Christ. [00:40:06] Can I show you another one? Oh, glory. [00:40:15] Hebrews, chapter 11. [00:40:18] Quickly. [00:40:19] And then I can close this one. [00:40:23] There's. Now faith says, who is he that overcomes the world? But he that believes that Jesus is the son of God says, this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith, even our faith. Glory to God. [00:40:36] Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. [00:40:41] Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, such that things which are seen were not made by things which do appear. [00:40:49] Hey. Glory to God, verse 32. And what shall I say more? For the time would fail me to tell you of Gideon, of Barak, of Samson, Samson, of Jephthah, of David also and Samuel, and all of the prophets who through faith, he says, through faith they subdued kingdoms. [00:41:07] Through faith. Faith is the victory by which we overcome the world. He says, through faith they subdued kingdoms, subdued kingdoms. [00:41:16] To overcome and to be triumphant in this season, you're going to need faith. [00:41:21] Faith is the victory. Faith is what makes you triumphant. [00:41:25] Okay. Says they subdued kingdoms, wrote righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions through faith. Yeah. Says quench the violence of fire, escape the edge of the sword. Says out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight. Through faith, Kaya says, and turned to flight the armies of foreigners, the armies of aliens, the armies of the intruders. Through faith, Kaya. Hey. So when the intruders come and they're knocking at the door, you say, I'm going to cut your head off of your shoulders today. [00:41:54] And the whole world shall know that there's a God. There's a God. Jesus Christ is Lord. Hallelujah. Remember what he said in Philippians chapter two? [00:42:04] He says that the name of Jesus Christ is the name which is above every name. That at the Name of Jesus, every knee should bow, that every tongue should confess. [00:42:15] That name is waiting to be displayed by the sons of God. The authority and the power of God and the glory of God is still waiting to be displayed. [00:42:23] And we're in that season when those that know their God, those that name the name of God, that know the name of God, shall be strong. [00:42:33] Exciting. Exciting. Let's finish. Let's finish. Says women received their dead raised to life and others were tortured. Says not accepting deliverance. They didn't want the deliverance. They said, no, I've conquered. I've exercised dominion and authority over this world and the things of this world. I want to go. [00:42:49] Says they refused deliverance. It's not because they couldn't get themselves deliverance. [00:42:54] They knew they had the authority. They knew they had the power. They knew they had the power. [00:42:59] They knew they had the power. And they had the backing of the angelic. They had the backing of the angelic. [00:43:07] Says women received their dead raised to life. Says in others were tortured, not accepting deliverance. [00:43:13] Says the reason why they got tortured is because they didn't accept the deliverance that was available unto them. [00:43:20] Okay. Says that they may obtain a better resurrection. Glory to God. [00:43:28] And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover, of bonds and imprisonment. And others at trial. [00:43:38] Says they were stoned, they were sworn asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskin and goatskin, being destitute, afflicted and tormented, of whom the world was not worthy. Verse 38. Says, the world was not worthy of these people. [00:43:57] These are the wise of the devil. The wise of the devil. [00:44:01] Glory to God. [00:44:03] Glory to God. So this is how faith. This is how faith is our victory in this time. This is our faith, is our victory in this time. [00:44:13] And, you know, I want to take you into the Book of Revelation so that you can see the prophecy that confirmed the time that we're in and how violent the time and the season that we're in is so that you can also be prepared. And your faith, and the reason why I'm sharing these things with you is so that you can know the glory and the power that is at our disposal as children of God. Children of God. We are not punching bags. We are not sissies. We're not just out here like sheep who are being just led to the slaughter. No, we have to exercise our dominion and our authority in Christ Jesus. We have power. We have glory. And it is in this time of attacks, in this time of war, that that glory will be seen like it has never been seen before. Glory to God. So that's why I'm sharing these things with you, so that you can be positioned, you can know, you can know the things that are available unto you in Christ Jesus. You can know the weapons that are available unto you so that you will not be a victim, you will not be a statistic of this casualty of war in this time and in this season. All right, so we're going to continue with the other part of the wiles of the devil next week, Friday. Please make sure that you bookmark this, you make it a date, and you're available for next week so we can go into more details of this prophecy. And I can show you from the prophecy of the scripture what season we're in and what the devil is doing and what these wows are that you can look out for so that you can now be able to prepare and plan for them. So that when the day comes, when that evil day comes, when you wake up and it's that evil day, when it comes knocking at your door, you'll be equipped, you'll be strong, you'll be strengthened, and you'll be full of boldness and without fear. And you defeat. You defeat the attacks of the devil in that day. Glory to God. My name is Shingi. I love you. This is what the Word says. We are here to equip you. We're here to share with you the word of God so that you can be equipped, that you can be strengthened and be ready for to live a victorious and triumphant life in this season. It's. It's a time, it's a season of your triumph. It's your time and season of victory. Glory to God. I'll catch you next week. I'll catch you next week. Don't miss next week. It's going to be powerful. There's some amazing scriptures that I want to share with you. And remember that this is your time, Sam.