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SESSION 8

the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence

that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.”
(Psalm 91:5–6 (NIV)

As I read the verse concerning the sixty champions, I was curious to
find out why there were sixty angels surrounding the carriage. My

delving revealed the following: the number sixty is the value of the

fifteenth letter in the Hebrew alphabet—Samekh. Samekh denotes “to
uphold,” “help,” or “support.” In ancient script, this letter was drawn

as a pillar upholding three beams. As I prayed for the significance of
all this, I sensed the Holy Spirit showing me that when we abide in our

God (i.e., remain in the carriage with Him in control), we can rest in
the assurance that mighty warrior angels are watching over our bodies,

souls, and spirits (the three beams).

Let us pause and reflect on this for a moment. The NIV translation of
verse 8 says that these angels—all sixty of them—are wearing swords

that are ready at their sides. They are all (notice this little word all
again) experienced in battle and prepared for the terrors of the night. At

night, it is dark in the physical realm, but both the words' night' and

'darkness' can also describe what is happening in the spiritual realm.
We are currently experiencing a great spiritual darkness on the earth,

and many of us are unsure of how to respond to it. But God has the
solution in Isaiah 50:10 (NIV): “Who among you fears the Lord and

obeys the word of His servant? Let the one who walks in the dark, who

has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on their God.” What

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