The Enemy is Inside the Wire

Lesson Outline for Oct 16, 2025

The Enemy is Inside the Wire

 

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Goal – To repel the enemy attacking our “camp” perimeter; and destroy any enemy inside our perimeter

  • Describe “your perimeter”
  • What ways do we identify a breach in physical, digital, or other perimeters – borders, house, air, land, water, space
  • Some adversaries/enemy are “inside the wire” without you knowing?
  • How about spiritually, do you discern perimeters?
  • What keeps us from “throwing the enemy out,” maybe our agreement with the enemy?

 

Hebrew and Greek Terms / Definitions

  • serpent #H5175 “nahas” – a “noun” from the sound of a serpent “hissing” also whisper; from root word #H5172 “nahas a verb
  • whisper / hiss #H5172 “nahas” verb form – to whisper, especially as the practice of divination and deception; practice of enchantment, divination, diviner (deceiver); as an adjective – ha nahas = “shining one” which is Lucifer’s original name in the NT Satan referred to as “masquerading as an angel of light”

The green is the author’s notations in the verses below. Bold text added for emphasis

 

Discerning the enemy in our territory

Toleration interferes with our spiritual discernment

Gen 3:1-6 ESV – “1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.'” 4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.”

  • Adam’s was to guard, watch and work the garden – Adam tolerated and accepted Satan near his wife
  • Adam had authority to rebuke Satan, he had angels to call on for assistance
  • Familiarity, tolerance and acceptance allow access
  • Adam and Eve were very aware of angels – holy and fallen
  • What we don’t submit to God, becomes “food and ammo” for our enemy
  • The enemy was allowed into Eden from the fields; a short time later man is exiled from Eden to the field – Eden was “off limits”

The enemy is in the wire, and we let him in

The enemy gets inside either overtly or covertly

Balak and Balaam Num 22 – 24 a quick review. Study more on your own

  • Israelites were under God’s protection…, until
  • Balak very fearful – Israel was taking territory – when we take territory back, expect attacks
  • “When you get attacked, you’re on the right track” – attacks are opportunities to destroy the enemy and position for more territory
  • Balaam not an Israelite; he was a hired gun – Balaam operated via a “familiar spirit”

 

Num 25:1-9, 16-18 ESV – “1 While Israel lived in Shittim, the people began to whore with the daughters of Moab. 2 These invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. 3 So Israel yoked himself to Baal of Peor. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel. 4 And the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the chiefs of the people and hang them in the sun before the LORD, that the fierce anger of the LORD may turn away from Israel.” 5 And Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you kill those of his men who have yoked themselves to Baal of Peor.” 6 And behold, one of the people of Israel came and brought a Midianite woman to his family, in the sight of Moses and in the sight of the whole congregation of the people of Israel, while they were weeping in the entrance of the tent of meeting. 7 When Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose and left the congregation and took a spear in his hand 8 and went after the man of Israel into the chamber and pierced both of them, the man of Israel and the woman through her belly. Thus the plague on the people of Israel was stopped. 9 Nevertheless, those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand. … 16 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 17 “Harass the Midianites and strike them down, 18 for they have harassed you with their wiles, with which they beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the chief of Midian, their sister, who was killed on the day of the plague on account of Peor.”

  • The enemy was “inside the wire” – how did that happen, remember Balaam?
  • WE CAN’T “cast out” the enemy we sleep with
  • Sexual immorality, sacrifices and idol worship
  • Moses not aware, but other leaders knew and accepted it – God notified Moses
  • Israelite population approximately (601,730 men 20 yrs or over) 2 – 2 ½ mil Israelites
  • We want to raise Phinehas’s – his actions broke the curse – notice the blood sacrifice

 

Num 31:1-4, 7-9, 13-17 ESV – “1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Avenge the people of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.” 3 So Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian to execute the LORD’s vengeance on Midian. 4 You shall send a thousand from each of the tribes of Israel to the war.” … 7 They warred against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses, and killed every male. 8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. And they also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword. 9 And the people of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones, and they took as plunder all their cattle, their flocks, and all their goods. … 13 Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the chiefs of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp. 14 And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, who had come from service in the war. 15 Moses said to them, “Have you let all the women live? 16 Behold, these, on Balaam’s advice, caused the people of Israel to act treacherously against the LORD in the incident of Peor, and so the plague came among the congregation of the LORD. 17 Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.”

  • What the enemy could not do via witchcraft, the Israelites did to themselves
  • When the Israelites were taking territory and advancing towards Moab and Midian they did not participate and integrate physical and spiritual adultery
  • Balaam a prophet for profit – got his money by instructing Balak on how to put a “stumbling block” before the Israelites – AGAIN it was passive and disobedient men who failed, themselves, their families, their tribes and their nation
  • The Israelites settled and tolerated – what do we tolerate and why?
  • God used this disobedience to remove compromised Israelites; fighting for the Promised Land would be hard and long, they did not need COMPROMISED MEN

 

The most devastating enemy, is the one we can’t or won’t identify – know the truth and live it

A lie doesn’t become the truth, wrong doesn’t become right, and evil doesn’t become good, just because it’s accepted by the majority – Booker T. Washington

 

2 Pet 2:14-16 ESV – “14 They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children! 15 Forsaking the right way, they have gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved gain from wrongdoing, 16 but was rebuked for his own transgression; a speechless donkey spoke with human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.”

1 John 2:15-16 ESV – “15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world–the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life–is not from the Father but is from the world.”

  • What word are we receiving today – help us not to follow or accept any Balaams
  • 2024 U.S. advertising was approx $552 billion – what are advertisements goals?
  • The lies bombard us and tell us “you deserve….” And we move farther from truth

 

Rev 2:12-17 ESV – “12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword (Heb 4:12 the two edged sword separates). 13 “‘I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. 14 But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality. 15 So also you have some who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16 Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth. 17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.‘”

John 18:37 ESV – “Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world–to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”

  • Pergamos – Capital city of the Roman Province for +300 years; center culture, education, politics vast libraries and pagan worship
  • Why Satan’s throne? It was a stronghold of satanic power – center for powerful pagan cults Roman and Greek gods Dionysus, Athena, Demeter, Asclepios and Zeus; three large temples dedicated to the worship of the Roman Emperor, center for previous Babylonian priesthood
  • Antipas = “against all” – nothing written on Antipas, but Jesus knew his name; Antipas stood against Satan and his kingdom – even unto death
  • Whose voice are you listening to? Adam listened to the wrong voice
  • Can we recognize the “Balaams” – “idolatrous stumbling blocks” inside our perimeter and lives
  • We are at war against the kingdom of darkness, evil – our camp / our base is supposed to be a place of security, recovery, rehabilitation, recuperation, resupply, refit and strengthening
  • Nicolations[1] – “destruction of the people” (check out the ref for more info)
  • What marks our culture, is it like the one in Pergamos? We are to be in the world, but NOT of the world

“Truth pierces cultures, religion and family traditions, when we seek the truth, we are freed from self and enemy deception. As men, fathers, grandfathers, uncles, shepherds, teachers – no matter your office or title – for leaders at all levels and echelons, choosing truth before all else releases freedom to those we serve, and ourselves.” – Sam DeNardi

 

Decree – I walk in the truth, I do not accept culture as my truth, I will drive out the enemy from my camp and repel his assaults

Last thoughts and considerations

  • We can’t cast the enemy out we are sleeping with, or accepting – there will be chaos in the camp
  • Don’t tolerate or accept the lie – men of God walk in truth
  • As conquerors Jesus gives us a “white stone” with a new name only known by Jesus
  • Truth repels the enemy attacks – we will be attacked
  • We are not made to fight alone – we all need a battle buddy and a mature spiritual leader

 

Additional verses for self-study

 

Josh 7:10-26 ESV – Sin of Achan – this is another example of what happens with the enemy inside our wire / our perimeter

John 14:30-31 ESV – “30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me, 31 but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.”

  • The ruler of this world is Satan, and we need to abide in Jesus’ Spirit for discernment and authority to rebuke and overcome the enemy

 

2 Cor 2:11 ESV – “so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.”

  • Satan will use “alliance” to trap and snare us! Age does NOT matter, the younger the better

 

2 Cor 11:14-15 ESV – “14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. 15 So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds…,”

 

2 Cor 10:3-5 ESV – “3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ…,”

  • Protect your mind (soul) from our own deceiving thoughts which don’t align to God’s word and will; don’t give any footholds
  • You can have something and not use it – As a born-again believer you have the mind of Christ coming from His Truth – Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth – are you using the “mind of Christ”

[1] “G3531 – nikolaitēs – Strong’s Greek Lexicon (esv).” Blue Letter Bible. Accessed 16 Oct, 2025. https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g3531/esv/mgnt/0-1/

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