Sir Rowan and the Camerian Conquest (28 page)

1. Rowan and Lijah are brought back to life through the Life Spice. What specifically does the Life Spice represent here? Find the verse in Revelation that supports your answer.
   
2. When Rowan and Lijah meet the Prince on the ship, Lijah asks about the fate of Lucius and his Shadow Warriors. What does the Prince say, and how does this relate to the end times? Read Revelation 19:11–20:3.
   
3. What book in the Kingdom Series tells the rest of the end times story?
   
4. Following Jesus Christ and walking in the Spirit can be the most exhilarating adventure of a lifetime. God wants to accomplish great things for His kingdom through us. Can you find a verse in John 14 that tells us of the great works we can do in the name of Jesus for God’s glory?
   

1. The Prince represents Jesus Christ.
   
2. The Knights of the Prince represent all Christians.
   
3. The King’s people represent the Jewish people. The Noble Knights represent the Jewish religious elite who were hostile to Jesus and His disciples (the Pharisees, scribes, etc.).
   
4. Chessington represents the land of Israel and also the holy city of Jerusalem, and Arrethtrae represents the whole world (
   earth
   and
   terra
   are combined backward to make up this word).
   
5. The Dark Knight, also referred to as the Dark Lord or Lucius, represents Satan.
   
6. The Silent Warriors are God’s angels, and the Shadow Warriors are Satan’s demons.
   
7. A Vincero Knight is a person who has been personally trained by one of Lucius’s Shadow Warriors to spread and cultivate evil. Vincero Knights are ruthless and twisted by the evil that has mentored them. They represent people who are committed to propagating evil in the world, such as terrorists, murderers, drug dealers, and the like.
   
8. A haven represents a local church, where believers are trained, discipled, and sent out to share the gospel with others.
   

1. James 1:17 says that every good and perfect gift comes from God. If we are careful to give God the glory in all that we do, we will not be as tempted to use our gifts and talents for the wrong purposes.
   
2. Rowan begins to falter when he enters a tournament against the wise counsel of Sir Aldwyn.
   
3. The draw of fame took hold when Rowan “reveled” in the glorious feeling of being victorious. Such experiences can be dangerous for a believer, since all glory should be given to the Lord. For Rowan, this is the beginning of a serious problem with pride.
   

1. Often, when a nation begins to focus too intently on a particular recreational activity, more important work will be neglected. Unhealthy attitudes toward work and resources can become a way of life that is difficult to overcome.
   
2. Answers will vary.
   
3. Rowan’s life is best represented by the seeds that were sown among the thorns, where the cares and deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other worldly things choke out the Word, as explained by Jesus in Mark 4:18–19.
   
4. The cloak represents Rowan’s pride.
   
5. Pride is dangerous because it elevates oneself above others and even above God. Pride was the first sin and was committed by Satan when he determined in his heart that he would “be like the Most High” (Isaiah 14:13–14).
   

1. The mysterious swordsman will be revealed later in the book. This scene represents the way the Lord chastens one of His children to correct a bad attitude. See Hebrews 12:5–7, 11.
   
2. God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.
   

1. Rowan became angry.
   
2. Proverbs 16:18 tells us that “destruction” and “a fall” will be the results of a haughty spirit. Other possibilities are Proverbs 18:12 and 29:23.
   
3. Answer based on personal experience.
   
4. God uses His Word, the Holy Spirit, parents, siblings, friends, and even circumstances to warn us.
   

1. The bandits appeal to Rowan’s pride. This is called flattery, and it is a very effective tool of the enemy. See Psalm 5:9 and Proverbs 26:28; 29:5.
   
2. Answer based on personal experience.
   
3. God promises blessing and protection like a shield.
   

1. The United Cities of Cameria represent the United States of America.
   
2. This represents the United States’ support of the nation of Israel today.
   
3. That statement represents the assumption that most Americans are Christians. This is false because being from a nation with a Christian heritage does not make one a Christian. Only a personal belief in Jesus Christ makes one a Christian.
   
4. This represents the “destruction” and “fall” of a man consumed by pride and a haughty spirit.
   
5. Psalm 31:10
   (KJV);
   Psalm 38:3; and Psalm 51:8 are just a few examples.
   

1. The parable of the prodigal son, told by Jesus in Luke 15:11–32, tells of a young man who “came to himself.”
   
2. James 4:10 says that God will lift them up.
   
3. The Prince shows Rowan compassion and mercy and offers him forgiveness. The Bible says in Psalm 51:17 that God will not despise a broken and contrite heart.
   

1. Answer based on personal experience.
   

1. The Bible passage is Matthew 19:16–26. Jesus said that it is difficult for a rich man to enter into heaven. In Matthew 6:24, Jesus said that a person cannot serve both God and money. Any of us, no matter our financial status, can fall into this trap of choosing money as our lord instead of Jesus. Other verses relating to this are Luke 18:25; 1 Corinthians 1:26; 1 Timothy 6:9–10, 17–19; and James 1:11.
   
2. Answer based on personal experience.
   

1. This represents the targeting of the United States by fanatical terrorist groups because of its support for Israel.
   
2. The Resolutes represent those who fight against the suppression of freedom and specifically religious freedom. As later chapters will show, they also represent the persecuted Christians in the end times who will wage spiritual warfare through prayer.
   

1. Answers will vary. (His true identity will be revealed in later chapters.)
   

1. Some possibilities are Matthew 5:44 and Luke 6:27–35.
   
2. This is an example of sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with the lost, thereby fulfilling the Great Commission as given in Matthew 28:19–20; Mark 16:15; John 20:21; and Acts 1:8.
   

1. Some examples are Isaiah 1:9; 10:22; Jeremiah 23:3; Ezekiel 6:8; Romans 9:27; 11:5; and Revelation 12:17.
   

1. Histen represents the Antichrist, depicted in the book of Revelation (beginning in 13:1) as the “beast.” (The actual term
   antichrist
   is introduced by John in 1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; and 2 John 1:7.)
   

1. This story allegorizes the days leading up to the end times as depicted in Revelation.
   
2. Chessington represents the nation of Israel. It is important because according to Scripture (for instance, Daniel 9:12), the end times will culminate in one of this nation’s cities, the historic city of Jerusalem.
   
3. The King’s people represent the Jewish people, descendants of Abraham who came from Canaan. The Kingdom Series book that first contained this symbolism is
   Kingdom’s Dawn
   .
   

1. The battle for Laos represents a spiritual battle in the end times when the Antichrist comes into power and begins to persecute the followers of Jesus.
   
2. Revelation 6:9 refers to “the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held.” (The intention of this story is not to place this passage within the context of a particular time frame, but rather to show that there will be difficult times for believers as the end times near.)
   

1. Remembering the promises of the Prince helps Rowan overcome the temptation.
   
2. Some possibilities are Matthew 13:43; Psalm 34:17; and Deuteronomy 31:6.
   
3. Answers will vary. Jeremiah 17:9 says that “the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked.” History has shown
   that societies do tend to spiral down into wickedness and blood-lust, especially when they do away with God and His moral absolutes. Only principled, moral, and godly men and women leading a God-centered people can keep this from happening.
   

1. Deuteronomy 32:35 says that vengeance belongs to the Lord (not to us!) and that He will repay the wrongs done to us.
   
2. Jesus tells us that in the end there will be distressing times but that we will be a testimony for Him, just as the Knights of the Prince are for the Prince. Just as they hope for the Prince’s return, our hope as believers is in verse 28: our redemption is near. John 14:27 says, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid”—a grand promise indeed!
   

1. Answer based on personal experience. Some examples could include Matthew 5:4 and 2 Corinthians 1:3–4.
   
2. Rowan and Lijah represent the “two witnesses” described in Revelation 11. Their mission is to prophesy (verse 3) and to execute judgment (verses 5–6).
   
3. Moses and Elijah.
   

1. Answers will vary.
   

1. Revelation 11:3 specifies 1,260 days, which is the same as forty-two months or three-and-a-half years.
   

1. According to Revelation 11:7, the beast (Satan) “will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them.”
   

1. Verse 10 says that they celebrate and send one another gifts.
   

1. The Life Spice represents the working of the “spirit of life from God” (the Holy Spirit,
   KJV)
   to bring them back to life, described in Revelation 11:11.
   
2. The Prince says that the days of Lucius and his Shadow Warriors are numbered and that He will return and conquer them. Likewise, Jesus will return with His saints in glory, conquer the beast and the false prophet, and cast them into the lake of fire. Satan will be bound and cast into the bottomless pit for a thousand years.
   
3. The rest of the story is told in
   Kingdom’s Reign
   .
   
4. John 14:12 says, “He who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.” Burn bright for God and watch what He will do!
   

Copyright © Emily Elizabeth Black 2010