Cosmic War and Certain Victory: Endure in Faith

And then you get to 12, and, yeah, we got this dragon on the scene. And and, you know, what's going on here? And it's really what John is doing here and the vision that he has. In twelve thirteen to 14, he he pulls the curtain back, if you will, and he shows the backstory of how we got to where we are is what's happening here. We're not just watching random events in the world. The reality is is that we are actually living in the middle of a cosmic war that's happening. [00:36:53] (34 seconds)  #CosmicWar

The secret things belong to god, but what has been revealed to us is for our instruction that we may fulfill the law, Deuteronomy 29. So we have this and it's for our good. We just have to make sure that we're interpreting it through the lens of them first and understanding. And one of the first things you need to understand is this wouldn't have been as odd to them as it is to us. Just like it it it you know, they would be confused by our language, we can be confused by their language. So, obviously, this isn't meant literally. [00:43:47] (28 seconds)  #ReadInContext

Whoever said that the bible is not interesting hasn't really read it. Yes. We are we get to talk about dragons today, which is which is always fun. I don't know if you've ever walked into a a movie late. Maybe you could be at the theater or you walk into the house. Maybe the family started the movie without you, and you you just got home from work or something. You, you know, you you plop down on the couch, whatever it is, and you and you and you see there. And, [00:34:56] (31 seconds)  #BibleIsEpic

That's one possibility. And and and people will look to Luke's gospel in chapter 10 when Jesus when the 72 come back and they're all excited about the things that they were able to do in the power of God, and and Jesus says, I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning. K'? And so they would say that Jesus is referring to a past event that, when when Satan was banished from heaven. K? So that's one thought. That's very possible. And if that's the understanding, okay. Got However, that's not where I'm most persuaded right now. I'm most persuaded, even though that's a legitimate position, I I most persuaded this is talking about Jesus' resurrection. K? And here's some reasons for this. This is where I lean towards. [00:53:05] (48 seconds)  #FallenLikeLightning

Who the villain might be. You don't know what's at stake, and you're just trying to figure it all out. And it's really because you don't you don't know the backstory. Now you've just been thrown into the middle of something, and you don't really know how to interpret what you're seeing because a conversation that could look really good could actually be something that's really bad, but you don't have the backstory yet. And so you're trying to figure that out. And I think, you know, a lot of times that's how life feels [00:35:49] (25 seconds)  #BackstoryMatters

Maybe you could be at the theater or you walk into the house. Maybe the family started the movie without you, and you you just got home from work or something. You, you know, you you plop down on the couch, whatever it is, and you and you and you see there. And, you know, right away, there's there's chaos going on, conflict tension, characters are making some major decisions, and you're kinda confused. You're well, what's happening? What what's what's going on? You you don't know I mean, you don't even know [00:35:15] (29 seconds)  #LateToTheMovie