Subject:
Battle
of the Princes
Date:
03.10.97
By:
Tim David, Director- NACOMM
"Then
said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst
set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy
words were heard, and I am come for thy words. But the prince of the kingdom
of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the
chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of
Persia. Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people
in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days." -Daniel 10:12-14
-The Old Testament
Perhaps
no other Biblical book, excluding Revelation, deals with the fate of this
planet like the Old Testament Prophet- Daniel. The reference above raises
some interesting ideas regarding the fate of nations and what is working
behind the scenes.
Daniel
seems to be told by a godly 'messenger'
that there exists 'princes' behind the nations of this planet. These 'princes'
appear to imply a spiritual force more powerful than any physical army.
What is more interesting regarding these 'princes', is the implication
that the prayers from a godly human individual can influence these powerful
spiritual beings and open up a top secret operation of great importance
to the destiny of these nations.
Could
it be that the spiritual forces behind the nations are in a large part
determined by the direct influence of the godly individuals in that nation?
There are scriptures that seem to confirm this:
The military
might of the nations are at the mercy of these 'princes' no matter how
powerful their technology or how great their manpower. Further, if a nation
refuses to heed the advice and instructions of God's prophets, it is equivalent
to going into battle without intelligence:
"The
LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. From the place
of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. He
fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works. There is
no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered
by much strength. An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he
deliver any by his great strength. Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon
them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; To deliver their
soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine." -Psalms 33:13-19 -The
Old Testament
"Surely
the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants
the prophets." -Amos 3:7 -The Old Testament
What Daniel
discovered, and few military leaders know today, is that the course of
a nation's future and battles are determined by the prayers of the righteous
individuals of that nation and the spiritual 'princes' that are given power
through those prayers. I believe that every nation has a spiritual prince-
good or evil. When a nation turns its back on God's laws as set out in
the Bible and refuses to heed His prophet's advice, the evil prince is
able to gain authority over its leaders and guide it in a destructive direction.
There
is one exception to this rule that should be understood; God, in His wisdom,
reserves the right to intervene for His purposes and end. If not for this,
there would be no nation of Israel today! America stands at a unique and
awesome point in time. It is on the verge of being turned over to the prince
of evil. There are no guarantees that it will ever return to favor in God's
eyes again. There is no Biblical foundation for our eternal endurance such
as that promised to Israel.
Alas,
the messenger cries out:
"And
he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till
the time of the end. Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried;
but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand;
but the wise shall understand." -Daniel 12:9-10 -The Old Testament
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