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2020-02-06T19:23:50-05:00

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See the Demonic Spirit of Babylon Still at Work Today

Last updated on: February 6, 2020 at 7:23 pm By Mark Driscoll

The Bible does not just tell us what happened in the past, but rather what always happens. In Daniel 3, a demonic counterfeit king named Nebuchadnezzar ruling over a demonic counterfeit kingdom called Babylon tries to replace King Jesus and the Kingdom of God with one state religion typified by a ninety-foot golden statue of himself to be bowed down to and worshipped. Behind all of this, the demonic spirit of Babylon is at work and continues to work throughout... Read more

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2020-02-06T18:44:15-05:00

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Counterfeit Worship

Last updated on: February 6, 2020 at 6:44 pm By Mark Driscoll

Daniel 3:4-7 – And the herald proclaimed aloud, “You are commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages, that when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. And whoever does not fall down and worship shall immediately be cast into a burning fiery furnace.” Therefore, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the... Read more

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2020-02-06T18:28:11-05:00

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Counterfeit King and Kingdom

Last updated on: February 6, 2020 at 6:28 pm By Mark Driscoll

Daniel 3:1-3 – King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its breadth six cubits. He set it up on the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent to gather the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the justices, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up….And they stood before the image... Read more

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2020-02-04T19:15:46-05:00

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The Most Mind Melting Thing I’ve Learned in Daniel Thus Far

Last updated on: February 4, 2020 at 7:15 pm By Mark Driscoll

This fall, I will turn 50 years old. God saved me at the age of 19, at the age of 21 I married my best friend, at the age of 22 I became a pastor, and at the age of 25 I became a Senior Pastor. For about half my life, I have spent nearly every Sunday in the pulpit preaching through nearly half the books of the Bible so far. Most every Sunday, no matter how hard I have... Read more

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2020-02-18T16:19:01-05:00

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Don’t Believe Fox or CNN. Do Believe the Bible.

Last updated on: February 18, 2020 at 4:19 pm By Mark Driscoll

Daniel 5:21 – …the Most High God rules the kingdom of mankind and sets over it whom he will. Standing before the mightiest king on earth in Babylon, which is modern day Iraq, an elderly castrated slave named Daniel says something completely jaw-dropping. Over every king and kingdom, prince and prefect, elected official and nation is the Most High God who is in charge of whoever is in charge. Furthermore, for reasons we rarely understand, he causes leaders and empires... Read more

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2020-02-04T18:25:44-05:00

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Life Lessons from a Bad King, His Slave, and Jesus

Last updated on: February 4, 2020 at 6:25 pm By Mark Driscoll

Daniel 2:46-48 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face and paid homage to Daniel, and commanded that an offering and incense be offered up to him. The king answered and said to Daniel, “Truly, your God is God of gods and Lord of kings, and a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery.” Then the king gave Daniel high honors and many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief... Read more

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2020-02-04T18:25:09-05:00

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Jesus is King

Last updated on: February 4, 2020 at 6:25 pm By Mark Driscoll

Daniel 2:44-45 – And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever, just as you saw that a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay,... Read more

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2019-10-09T20:46:30-04:00

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Should a Christian Play Video Games?

Last updated on: October 9, 2019 at 8:46 pm By Mark Driscoll

From Mario Brothers to Minecraft, generations have been immersed and often addicted to video games. But many would argue that video games are a sin. So, should a Christian play video games? In this week’s newsletter, Pastor Mark addresses one of our reader’s questions, and dives deep into the topic of video games and the how Christians should engage with a culture. The Bible doesn’t speak directly to the issue, so how should Christians think about video games? Read more

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2020-02-04T18:24:20-05:00

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Possibly the Greatest Bible Prophecy Is…

Last updated on: February 4, 2020 at 6:24 pm By Mark Driscoll

Daniel 2:31-35 – “You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening. The head of this image was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its middle and thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. As you looked, a stone was cut out by no human hand, and it struck the image on its... Read more

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2020-02-04T18:23:04-05:00

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If You Kneel Before the King, You Can Stand Before kings

Last updated on: February 4, 2020 at 6:23 pm By Mark Driscoll

Daniel 2:26-28 – The king declared to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen and its interpretation?” Daniel answered the king and said, “No wise men, enchanters, magicians, or astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked, but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days…But as for me,... Read more

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