This is Angela Odell, and you are listening to Real Cool History for Kids, a podcast show featuring history told from a distinctly biblical worldview perspective.

Welcome to an adventure.

Welcome to episode 91 of Real Cool History for Kids.

This episode is for James Hodges and his mom, Naomi, who have had some sad happenings in

their family this year.

So James, here is your episode about the biggest and the most important war of all times.

When James asked me to make an episode about the biggest war or battle of all times, I knew

immediately which one I would tell you all about. In many ways, this is the perfect right before Christmas

episode. You know, because we have been given five senses that help us understand and process

the world around us, most of the time we humans think that what we can see and touch and smell and hear and taste

is all there is. But all those elements of the world that we can sense are only part of what actually

exists around us. There is so much more that we can't hear or see or taste or touch or smell.

We live in what we call the physical realm, but there is also a spiritual realm that is just as real. Well, back in episode 56, I told you

the story about why I always end each podcast episode with the words, with the help of Jesus,

be the best you ever. I'm sure some of you haven't heard that

episode yet, so I'll give you a super quick overview, because it sets the backdrop for this story.

In that episode, I told you the amazing true story of how God created the universe and the earth and everything in it, including Adam and Eve, the first man and woman.

When he created everything, he declared it all to be good.

But then Satan, who had once been a beautiful angel in heaven, but had been thrown out for

rebelling against God Almighty, had come and deceived the man and woman whom God had created

and placed in the Garden of Eden.

I told you about how the decision to disobey God was the very first

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