ANGELS: PRINCES OF KINGDOMS, STATES, NATIONS AND GOVERNMENTS.


*10/05/2020*

SECOND SUNDAY SERMON

SUB-TOPIC: *ANGELS: PRINCES OF KINGDOMS, STATES, NATIONS AND GOVERNMENTS.*

Text:
Daniel 10:10-13
1 Chronicles 21:1

Daniel 10:13
A war had been going on in the spirit world for the past twenty-one days - ever since Daniel began to pray. All the time Daniel had been wrestling with God in prayer, the *angelic messenger* sent to deliver an answer had been delayed by someone referred to as the *prince of the Persian kingdom.*
Since Michael is referred to as *Daniel's prince* (Daniel 10:21), and another angel is referred to as the *prince of Greece* (Daniel 10:20), the *prince of Persia* must be an angel specially assigned to Persia. Since he resisted God's messenger, he must be a messenger of Satan, a fallen angel, a demon. Satan appoints special emissaries to influence governments against the people of God.
Around the world, church buildings have been set on fire and Christians killed for no known crime except faith in Jesus. Such behavior defies logic. It is satanic, demonic. Should Christians respond in kind? No, for to do so would violate Christ's gospel of love and of non-retaliation (Matthew 5:38-48). When believers leave revenge to God, he will send reinforcements if the situation demands it, as he did in the case of Daniel. The one sent to help here was the Archangel Michael, who is mentioned only three times in the Old Testament (Daniel 10:13, 21; 12:1) and twice in the New Testament (Jude9; Rev12:7).
*Archangel Michael* is identified as one of the *chief princes*, indicating his high rank.
Archangel Michael was the one assigned to be the prince of Israel, God's chosen people (Daniel 12:1).
*Daniel's experience does not justify praying to and seeking help from angels, as some African churches do. Daniel prayed to God, and God was the one who responded by sending his angels with a message to Daniel.* This is appropriate, for angels are 'ministering spirits sent forth to serve those who will inherit salvation' (Hebrews1:14).
*In the battle of the angels, God's holy angels always win (Rev12:7-12). God has never lost a battle to Satan.*
*The prince of the kingdom of Persia* cannot be a human ruler because the conflict referred to here is in the spiritual, heavenly realm, as the allusion to *Michael* makes clear.
The prince, therefore, must be understood as a satanic figure who was to supervise the affairs of Persia, inspiring it's religious, social and political structures to works of evil.
The apostle Paul refers to principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this age, and "spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places" (Eph.6:12). The "man" here says he was detained for *twenty-one days*, which equals the time of Daniel's mourning and fasting (Dan.10:2,3). The *wicked prince of Persia* sought to detain the "man" so that Daniel would be prevented from hearing more of God's revelation (Daniel 10:12,14).
*Michael* seems to be one of the most powerful angels. He is mentioned three times in the Old Testament, all in Daniel (Daniel 10:21; 12:1), and twice in the New Testament (Jude9; Rev12:7).
Daniel 10:20
Just as Persia was under the ultimate dominion of an evil spirit from Satan (Dan10:13,14), so also was Greece. Once the *prince of Persia* was overcome, the messenger would enter into conflict with the *prince of Greece.* The succession of world powers follows the pattern of Daniel's second vision (Daniel 8:20-22).
Daniel 10:21
*your prince:* God chose Michael the archangel to be a prince in His Kingdom on earth.

*Confession*
I command the service and ministration of God's holy angels over my life, household, nations and kingdoms of the earth in protection, provision and deliverance.

Amen.

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