We're going to continue the series called The Battle, and then tonight, as I said, is the encounter

service where we're going to end our 21-day time. Dutch sheets will be here. Dutch is a great

pastor from Colorado Springs, and he'll be speaking tonight. But today the message is the principle of the fight.

We're going to talk about literally the fight that's going on when we talk about this battle, all right?

Daniel chapter 10 verse 12.

Daniel 10 verse 12.

Then he said to me, do not fear Daniel.

Now this is Gabriel talking.

For from the first day that you set your heart to understand and

to humble yourself before your God your words were heard and I've come because of your

words now before I read this next verse let me just make a comment. You're

going to have to do something with what you're about to read. You're going to read a

very clear depiction of the battle that's going on in the Heavenlies.

It is very, very clear what you're about to read, all right?

And this may shake you up some if you haven't been taught this before.

Verse 13, watch this. some if you haven't been taught this before.

Verse 13, watch this, but the prince, this is Gabriel speaking now an angel, but the prince

of the kingdom of Persia withstood me 21 days. Now he's not talking about a man, he's talking about a

fallen angel, a demonic spirit, over a city. And behold, Michael, watch this, one of the chief princes, we know Michael's an angel,

but Gabriel calls him a prince, a good angel obviously and a fallen angel, both princes though,

one of the chief princes came to help me

for I had been left alone there now watch this with the kings of Persia

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