ANGEL LIGHT - Fire and Ice Ministries River of Life Fellowship
ANGEL LIGHT - Fire and Ice Ministries River of Life Fellowship
ANGEL LIGHT - Fire and Ice Ministries River of Life Fellowship
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156 Angel <strong>of</strong> Light<br />
houses on the tops <strong>of</strong> the walls. The river Euphrates ran through Babylon<br />
under its walls providing its water supply. The wall contained twoleaved<br />
gates <strong>of</strong> brass <strong>and</strong> iron.<br />
God had predicted the fall <strong>of</strong> Babylon by King Cyrus through the<br />
prophet Isaiah in chapter 45 <strong>of</strong> his writings. We read, “This is what the<br />
Lord says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right h<strong>and</strong> I take hold <strong>of</strong> to<br />
subdue nations before him <strong>and</strong> to strip kings <strong>of</strong> their armor, to open<br />
doors before him so that gates cannot be shut: I will go before you <strong>and</strong><br />
will level the mountains; I will break down the gates <strong>of</strong> bronze <strong>and</strong> cut<br />
through bars <strong>of</strong> iron. I will give you the treasures <strong>of</strong> darkness, riches<br />
stored in secret places.”<br />
Cyrus’ victory<br />
When the Persian army came upon ancient Babylon in the night, they<br />
were astonished to see the river Euphrates dried up. The Persian soldiers<br />
anticipated a great battle to still be under way shortly. As they<br />
approached the city gates <strong>of</strong> bronze <strong>and</strong> iron, they found the main gate<br />
torn to pieces! It looked like a huge h<strong>and</strong> had ripped it <strong>of</strong>f its hinges.<br />
Truly the Lord had gone before these men to dry up the waters <strong>and</strong><br />
destroy the gates <strong>of</strong> bronze. There was no military resistance from<br />
Babylon because they had been celebrating a religious holiday <strong>and</strong><br />
were all drunk <strong>and</strong> asleep. If you read the story written by Daniel, the<br />
king thought the city was impregnable <strong>and</strong> had a false sense <strong>of</strong> security!<br />
Prophetic scriptures<br />
The book <strong>of</strong> Revelation is so powerful. It predicts the rise <strong>of</strong> Babylon in<br />
these end times. I believe satan has two different gates. First, as I have<br />
discussed, there are broken hedges around people’s lives from either<br />
their sin or the sin <strong>of</strong> their ancestors that allows the enemy access to<br />
his/her life. This is a “gate <strong>of</strong> hell” where the enemy has gained legal<br />
entrance to steal, kill, destroy, control, spiritually blind, <strong>and</strong> attempt to<br />
take someone to hell. These types <strong>of</strong> entry gates exist in individuals,<br />
homes, families, neighborhoods, churches, cities, <strong>and</strong> nations. Now let<br />
me discuss the other gate <strong>of</strong> hell.<br />
When the heavens are bronze<br />
Bronze always speaks <strong>of</strong> judgment because <strong>of</strong> sin. It is like a fake gold.<br />
Gold represents something heavenly or speaks <strong>of</strong> the things <strong>of</strong> God.<br />
Bronze is like a counterfeit gold that speaks <strong>of</strong> man trying to be their<br />
own god <strong>and</strong> live in disobedience to the Bible. There is an interesting