PETER'S BITTER TEARS | Pastor Patrick Hines Reformed Christian Podcast Luke 22:62 62 And he went out, and wept bitterly. #shorts #apostle ▶️LINK TO FULL VIDEO: Christian Versus The Accuser of the Brethren | Pastor Patrick Hines Reformed Christian Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rYf9TRtji0&list=PLzOwqed_gET1N1JMQBXRoGgLeUHGpRW7o&index=1&t=35s Christian Versus The Accuser of the Brethren - Going to read through and analyze Christian's battle with the demon, Apollyon from John Bunyan's "The Pilgrims' Progress. " It is a goldmine of biblical truth. Christian faces Apollyon — the terrifying Destroyer and “Accuser of the Brethren” — in one of the most dramatic battles in all of Christian literature. In this powerful episode, Pastor Patrick Hines reads through and carefully analyzes Christian’s fierce fight with the demon Apollyon in the Valley of Humiliation from John Bunyan’s timeless classic *The Pilgrim’s Progress*. You’ll discover: • How Satan uses accusations, condemnation, and fiery darts right after seasons of spiritual blessing • The biblical identity of Apollyon (the angel of the bottomless pit in Revelation 9 Chapter 9 1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven fallen unto the earth: and there was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss. 2 And he opened the pit of the abyss; and there went up a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. 3 And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4 And it was said unto them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only such men as have not the seal of God on their foreheads. 5 And it was given them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when it striketh a man. 6 And in those days men shall seek death, and shall in no wise find it; and they shall desire to die, and death fleeth from them. 7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared for war; and upon their heads as it were crowns like unto gold, and their faces were as men's faces. 8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as `teeth' of lions. 9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to war. 10 And they have tails like unto scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men five months. 11 They have over them as king the angel of the abyss: his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek `tongue' he hath the name Apollyon. 12 The first Woe is past: behold, there come yet two Woes hereafter. 13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar which is before God, 14 one saying to the sixth angel that had one trumpet, Loose the four angels that are bound at the great river Euphrates. 15 And the four angels were loosed, that had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, that they should kill the third part of men. 16 And the number of the armies of the horsemen was twice ten thousand times ten thousand: I heard the number of them. 17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates `as' of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone: and the heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceedeth fire and smoke and brimstone. 18 By these three plagues was the third part of men killed, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone, which proceeded out of their mouths. 19 For the power of the horses is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails are like unto serpents, and have heads; and with them they hurt. 20 And the rest of mankind, who were not killed with these plagues, repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and the idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood; which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk: 21 and they repented not of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. ) • Why the Valley of Humiliation is the perfect place for the enemy’s attack • How Christian overcomes by wielding the Sword of the Spirit — the Word of God Even when wounded, the pilgrim is victorious in Christ. This episode is a must-watch for every believer facing doubt, guilt, spiritual warfare, or the lies of the Accuser. 🛡️ The Pilgrim’s Progress | Christian vs Apollyon ✝️ Reformed Christian Podcast with Pastor Patrick Hines 👍 Like | 💬 Comment your favorite takeaway | 📲 Subscribe & hit the bell for more expository teaching on classic Christian literature! #PilgrimsProgress #Apollyon #SpiritualWarfare – Introduction & Context – Entering the Valley of Humiliation – Apollyon Appears: The Accuser of the Brethren – Satan’s Fierce Accusations – The Battle Begins with Fiery Darts – Victory Through the Sword of the Spirit – Final Reflections & Application