Luke 22:53

53 Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.

  • There appear to be times when God allows evil and the powers of darkness to do what they will in order to bring about God’s ultimate plan.

1 Corinthians 2:8

8 None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.


  • God is also reminding me of …
    • Matthew 24:9
      • they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed
      • and you will be hated by all nations because of My name
    • Daniel 7:21
      • As I watched, this horn was waging war against the saints and prevailing against them
      • until the Ancient of Days arrived and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for them to possess the kingdom.
    • Daniel 11:36
      • Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods. **He will be successful UNTIL the time of wrath is completed, FOR WHAT HAS BEEN DECREED MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED.
    • Revelation 13:7
      • The the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.