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What is Going on Behind the Scenes, Part 5 (TMF:2550)

Friday, February 14, 2025
Peace to Live By: What is Going on Behind the Scenes, Part 5 (TMF:2550) - Daniel Litton
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       “When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting” (Acts 12:11, ESV). So, God rescues Peter “from the hand of Herod,” from, interestingly enough, the established governmental leader. So, Herod, again, was working through the invisible powers to work to accomplish what God did not want. Of course, as we’ve discussed in the past, a great passage to see these interactions is also Daniel 10, where we have an angel held up by a fallen angel in the unseen realm. That also gives a blatant picture of some of what goes on behind the scenes. And that would be a good passage to read, or reconsider, for further insight into this subject matter. Going back to the text in Colossians 1, and let’s re-read the verse, now focusing on the end of it: “For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him” (verse 16, ESV).