Daniel 10:1-21

DANIEL 10:1-21
NIV
Daniel 10:1 In the third year of Cyrus king of
Persia, a revelation was given to Daniel (who was
called Belteshazzar). Its message was true and it
concerned a great war.

The understanding of the
message came to him in a vision.

2
At that time I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks.

3
I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my
lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks
were over.

4
On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was
standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris,

5
I looked up and there before me was a man dressed
in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his
waist.

6
His body was like topaz, his face like lightning, his
eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the
gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the
sound of a multitude.

7
I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; those
who were with me did not see it, but such terror
overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves.

8
So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision; I had
no strength left, my face turned deathly pale and I was
helpless.

9
Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him,
I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground.

10
A hand touched me and set me trembling on my
hands and knees.
(Dan 10:1-10 NIV)

11
He said, "Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider
carefully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up,
for I have now been sent to you." And when he said this to
me, I stood up trembling.

12
Then he continued, "Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first
day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to
humble yourself before your God, your words were heard,
and I have come in response to them.

13
But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me
twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes,
came to help me, because I was detained there with the king
of Persia.

14
Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your
people in the future, for the vision concerns a time yet to
come."

15
While he was saying this to me, I bowed with my face
toward the ground and was speechless.
(Dan 10:11-15 NIV)
16
Then one who looked like a man
1
touched my lips, and I opened
my mouth and began to speak. I said to the one standing before me,
"I am overcome with anguish because of the vision, my lord, and I
feel very weak.

17
How can I, your servant, talk with you, my lord? My strength is
gone and I can hardly breathe."

18
Again the one who looked like a man touched me and gave me
strength.

19
"Do not be afraid, you who are highly esteemed," he said.
"Peace! Be strong now; be strong." When he spoke to me, I was
strengthened and said, "Speak, my lord, since you have given me
strength."

20
So he said, "Do you know why I have come to you? Soon I will
return to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I go, the
prince of Greece will come;

21
but first I will tell you what is written in the Book of Truth. (No
one supports me against them except Michael, your prince.
(Daniel 10:16-21 NIV)
1. REALITY OF SPIRITUAL
WARFARE
EPHESIANS 6:11 FF

a. in ranks prince
b. in territories territorial spirits
c. Daniel was not in His own territory, Israelhe
was in Babylon
WE ARE ENGAGED IN A SPIRITUAL
WAR!

10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty
power.

11
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take
your stand against the devil's schemes.

12
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but
against the rulers, against the authorities, against the
powers of this dark world and against the spiritual
forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

13
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that
when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand
your ground, and after you have done everything,
to stand. (Ephesians 6:10-13 NIV)
2. THE AUTHORITY OF MAN
- GENESIS. 1:27

27
So God created mankind in his own image, in the image
of God he created them; male and female he created them.

28
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and
increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over
the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every
living creature that moves on the ground."
(Genesis 1:27-28 NIV)
ESSENTIALS IN WAR!

Subdue control by force, put under
control, soften something, lead
Rule govern in power, authoritative
conduct
Delegated authority prayer is recognizing
the source of authority

3. THE POWER OF PRAYER


a. Backs up the angels of God in spiritual war
b. causes God to send his angels
c. our strike against the enemyex. Moses
d. but the prince of Persia resisted me
21 daysDaniel 10:13
until 3 weeks are over Daniel 10:3
then Michel came to help me

GOD HEARS & ANSWERS FAST!
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As soon as you began to pray, a word went
out, which I have come to tell you, for you are
highly esteemed. Therefore, consider the word
and understand the vision: (Dan 9:23 NIV)

Since the first day that you set your mind to
gain understanding and to humble yourself
before your God, your words were heard, and I
have come in response to them. (Dan 10:12
NIV)
WE NEED TO BE CONSTANT &
PREVAILING IN PRAYER!


WHEN WE PRAY WE WIN!
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As long as Moses held up his hands, the
Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered
his hands, the Amalekites were winning.

12
When Moses' hands grew tired, they took a
stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron
and Hur held his hands up--one on one side, one
on the other--so that his hands remained steady
till sunset.

13
So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with
the sword.
(Exodus 17:11-13 NIV)
THE WAR IS WON FIRST IN THE
SPIRIT REALM!
What happens in the spirit world,
happens in the physical world!

What we do in the physical world
affects the spirit world!
4. DANIEL AS AN INTERCESSOR

a. highly esteemed 9:23; 10:11; 10:19
b. prayer of a righteous avails much James 5:16
b. The eyes of the Lord dedicated & committed to Him
II Chronicles 16:9
c. Broken & contrite heart -
d. Humility


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For the eyes of the LORD range throughout
the earth to strengthen those whose hearts
are fully committed to Him. You have done a
foolish thing, and from now on you will be at
war."
(2Chronicles 16:9 NIV)
2
At that time I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks.

3
I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched
my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three
weeks were over.
(Dan 10:2-3 NIV)


12
Then he continued, "Do not be afraid, Daniel.
Since the first day that you set your mind to
gain understanding and to humble yourself
before your God, your words were heard, and I
have come in response to them. (Dan 10:12 NIV)

5. WHAT SATAN & HIS DEMONS
HINDER!

a. answers to prayer
b. Truth
c. word of God sown in a
mans heart

WHAT SATAN WOULD NOT LIKE
US TO KNOW
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but first I will tell you what is written in the Book of
Truth. (No one supports me against them except Michael,
your prince.
(Daniel 10:21 NIV)
19
When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand
it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This
is the seed sown along the path.
(Mat 13:19 NIV)

6. WHAT WAS IN DANIELS PRAYER


1. Confession & acknowledgement of guilt.
2. Asking for favor, mercy & salvation
3. Concern for the people God
4. Zealous for the name of God
5. Reminding God of the Covenant
6. Gaining understanding
7. He wanted to LISTEN to God!
8. He prayed for a WORD!

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having canceled the charge of our legal
indebtedness, which stood against us and
condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the
cross.

15
And having disarmed the powers and authorities,
he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over
them by the cross.
(Colossians 2:14-15 NIV)

3
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as
the world does.

4
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the
world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish
strongholds.

5
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets
itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive
every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

6
And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience,
once your obedience is complete.
(2Corinthians 10:3-6 NIV)
TESTIMONIES
YWAM in Argentina
Of course, spiritual warfare is not new. But the way territorial
spirits are being confronted seems to be new. For example,
in Cordoba, Argentina, 200 Youth With A Mission
missionaries gathered from around the world to tell fans at
the World Cup (soccer playoffs) about Jesus. But no one
seemed to be listening to their good news. Their evangelism
efforts were listless and powerless; their Spanish tracts
were ignored.

The missionaries decided to devote a day to prayer and
fasting. In that meeting God revealed that Satan was not only
busy with individuals, but that he had immersed himself
deeply into the culture of the territoryespecially in the form
of pride. Cordoba was very sophisticated, fashion-conscious,
and materialistic, and the people clung to their values of
position, possessions, and appearance. The missionaries
discerned that the only way this "territorial spirit" manifesting
itself in pride would be overcome was by humility.

So they scattered themselves throughout
the central mall shopping area and got
down on their knees with their foreheads to
the cobblestones in full view of passers-by
and prayed for Jesus to be revealed to the
city.

A breakthrough came immediately. Large curious crowds
gathered to watch and listen. People took the tracts
eagerly and even asked to have them autographed by the
missionaries. John Dawson preached at the Plaza of St.
Martin, and people in the crowd dropped to their knees
repenting of their sins. His interpretation of what
happened was that "the intimidation of the enemy was
broken along with our pride."


In other words, the way many are doing spiritual warfare
today is by moving into an area, seeking to discern
supernaturally the spirit that Satan has assigned to oppress
and blind and control the area, and then specifically serving
notice on that spirit that Jesus Christ is triumphant in this
place and breaking its spiritual hold on the region. S. D.
Gordon said 90 years ago, "Intercession is winning the
victory over the chief, and service is taking the field after
the chief is driven off." That's the strategy that many seem
to be applying today with a direct focus on territorial spirits.

SOMETHING HAPPENS WHEN WE PRAY!


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