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The story of Satan is found in both the Old and New Testament, but it takes a bit of time and research to see how this character works out. In this 1208-Bit *Nerd Church message, we follow the progressive revelation the Bible relates to us on who the Satan is.

In Revelation 13, Satan raises up and empowers two beasts—and what they represent speaks uncomfortable volumes to the Christian today and in every generation before.

As Christians, we are monotheists—that is to say that we believe that there is only one God and He has created all things both physical and spiritual. However, there's a disconnect between the way we understand monotheism today and the way the Bible understood monotheism. For us today, it means that God is the only spiritual being with power and authority in existence. For the Bible writers of both the Old and New Testament, while God is the one and only God, He has distributed power and authority to other spiritual beings He created. These beings we know throughout the Bible as the false little-g-gods. While they are not anywhere near close to God because there is only one God, they are also not nothing. And that's the theme we dig into much more deeply in this message.

Goliath is not the only giant mentioned in the Bible. The story of giants is interwoven from the time of Noah all the way to David's reign and it's an important element that makes sense of a lot of confusing questions we still ask today.

In John-like fashion, the narrative of Revelation is interrupted again with another side story. But side stories are not unimportant. They help bring the whole narrative together. And just who are the main characters of this story and why are they important? That's what we cover in today's message.

Jamin shares his testimony of meeting the Holy Spirit with Ypsilanti Free Methodist Church.

It's sweet to receive a word from God, but it can be bitter to deliver it. You may want to read through Revelation 10 before listening to this episode.

In Revelation Christians are being persecuted and martyred. Last week we saw the martyrs ask God to respond. This week we see God do so as echoes of Egypt ripple throughout the narrative.