Spiritual Warfare - Discerning Ruling Spirits:
· Not all demonic entities are of the same magnitude, power, and authority/jurisdiction… This understanding is vital to effective Spiritual Warfare… There are ruling spirits, which are demonic entities of the highest magnitude… These spirits all come with supporting demons (often hundreds)…
· Daniel 7:27 “And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him.”
· Colossians 1:16 “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him.”
· Ephesians 6:12 “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
Spirits are named by their roles/characteristics and works.
· Mark 5:8-9 – this man is possessed by Legion (for there were “many” demonic entities in him)
o A Roman legion typically contained between 4,200 and 5,240 fighting men, supported by 120 cavalry, at the height of its power.
Spiritual Warfare needs to be specific, similar to how the confession of sins needs to be specific…
Spiritual Strongman: Divination
· Spirit of Divination – Acts 16:16-18
o Manifestations, fortune-telling, soothsaying, warlock, satanist, witch, wiccan, druid, pagan, zodiac, horoscopes, rebellion, hypnotism, enchantment, pharmakos (mind-altering drugs)
o Water witching, magic
§ Micah 5:12
§ Isaiah 2:6
§ Exodus 7:11; 8:7; 9:11; 22:18
§ Isaiah 19:3; 47:13
§ Leviticus 19:26
§ Jeremiah 10:2
§ 1 Samuel 15:23
§ Deuteronomy 18:11
§ Galatians 5:20
§ Hosea 4:12
§ Revelation 9:21; 18:23; 21:18; 22:15
o The Roots… “The Works of the Flesh” – Galatians 5:19-21
§ Galatians 5:19-21 “Now the works of the flesh are manifest (shining, publicly witnessed, external, appearance), which are these:
adultery
fornication (to engage unlawful [outside of marriage] lust, harlotry [prostitution], idolatry])
uncleanness (moral lewdness [the state of being crude, overtly sexual, offensive], specifically demonic)
lasciviousness (wantonness [the state of being unrestrained, reckless and/or excessively indulgent])
idolatry (worship of heathen gods, image worship)
witchcraft (pharmakia, medication [mind-altering], magic)
hatred (hostility, to have strong hatred)
variance (“picking fights”, quarrelsome)
emulations (to be “hot”, malice, jealousy)
wrath (to rush, to breathe “fire”, passion, fierceness, indignation [rage], immolate – to kill or destroy something or someone, usually by burning them as a sacrifice)
strife (to faction, intrigue [whispering suggestions that create factions], to stimulate to anger)
seditions (to create dissension and disunion [in the family or Body of Messiah])
heresies (to take for oneself, to make a choice for disunion [from the Body of Messiah])
envyings (ill will, jealousy, spite, to shrivel or wither, to spoil and ruin)
murders
drunkenness (intoxication)
reveling (carousal as in letting loose, rioting, to lie outstretched [as in partying till you pass out])
...and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God.”
Spiritual Strongman: Familiar Spirit
Manifestations
- Necromancer, Medium, Peeping and Muttering, Yoga, Clairvoyant, Spiritist,
Drugs (Greek. - Pharmakos), Passive Mind- Dreamers, False Prophecy
Scriptures:
Deuteronomy 18:11; 1 Chronicles 10:13; 1 Samuel 28; Isaiah 8:19; 29:4; 59:3;
Jeremiah 29:8; 1 Samuel 28:7,8; Galatians 5:20; Revelations 9:21; 18:23; 21:8;
22:15
Roots - "The
Works of the Flesh," Galatians 5:19-21. "By their fruits you will
know all men," Matthew 7:20. According to Matthew 6:10; 11:12; 12:29;
16:18; 18:18; 28:18.
Key to Victory –
Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts – 1 Corinthians 12:9-12
Spiritual Strongman: Spirit of Jealousy
Manifestations
- Murder, Revenge-Spite, Anger-Rage, Jealousy, Hatred, Cruelty, Strife,
Contention, Competition, Envy, Cause Divisions
Scriptures -
Genesis 4:4-6; 37:3,4,8; Proverbs 6:34; 10:12; 13:10; 14:16-17,29-30; 22:24-25;
27:4; 29:22-23; Numbers 5:14,30; 1 Thessalonians 4:8; Song of Solomon 8:6;
Galatians 5:19
Roots - "The
Works of the Flesh," Galatians 5:19-21. "By their fruits you will
know all men," Matthew 7:20. According to Matthew 6:10; 11:12; 12:29;
16:18; 18:18; 28:18
Key to Victory –
Love of Yahweh – 1 Corinthians 13; Ephesians 5:2
Spiritual Strongman: Lying Spirit
Manifestations
- Strong Deceptions, Flattery, Superstitions, Religious Bondages, False
Prophecy, Accusations, Slander, Gossip, Lies, False Teachers
Scriptures -
2 Chronicles 18:22; Psalms 31:18; 78:36; Proverbs 6:16- 19; 10:18; 20:19;
26:28; 29:5; Jeremiah 23:16-17; 27:9,10; Matthew 7:15; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-13;
1 Timothy 4:7; 6:20; 2 Timothy 2:16; 2 Peter; 1 John 3-5; Revelation 12:10
Roots - "The
Works of the Flesh," Galatians 5:19-21. "By their fruits you will
know all men," Matthew 7:20. According to Matthew 6:10; 11:12; 12:29;
16:18; 18:18; 28:18
Key to Victory –
Spirit of Truth/Love of the Truth – John 4:23-24; 14:17; 15:26; 16:13; 17:17; 1
John 3:24-4:6
Spiritual Strongman: Perverse Spirit
Manifestations
- Broken Spirit, Evil Actions, Atheist, Abortion, Child Abuse, Filthy Mind,
Doctrinal Error, Sex Perversions, Twisting The Word, Foolish, Chronic Worrier,
Contentions, Incest, Pornography
Scriptures -
Exodus 20:13; 21:22-25; Proverbs 1:22; 2:12; 14:2; 15:4; 17:20,23; 19:1,3;
23:33; Isaiah 19:14; Acts 13:10; Romans 1:17-32; Philippians 2:14-16; 1 Timothy
6:4,5; 2 Timothy 3:2,7-8; Titus 3:11,11; 2 Peter 2:14
Roots - "The
Works of the Flesh," Galatians 5:19-21. "By their fruits you will
know all men," Matthew 7:20. According to Matthew 6:10; 11:12; 12:29;
16:18; 18:18; 28:18
Key to Victory –
Holiness – Zechariah 12:10; Hebrews 10:29 and 12:14
Spiritual Strongman: Haughtiness
Manifestations
- Arrogant-Smug, Pride, Idleness, Scornful, Strife, Obstinate, Self-Deception,
Contentious, Self-Righteous, Rebellion, Rejection of God
Scriptures -
1 Samuel 15:23; 2 Samuel 22:8; Proverbs 1:22; 3:34; 6:16,17; 10:4; 13:10;
16:18,19; 21:24; 24:9; 28:25; 29:1,8; Jeremiah 43:2; 48:29; 49:16; Isaiah
2:11,17; 5:15; 16:6; Ezekiel 16:49-50; Daniel 5:20; Obadiah 1:3; Luke 18:11,12
Roots - "The
Works of the Flesh," Galatians 5:19-21. "By their fruits you will
know all men," Matthew 7:20. According to Matthew 6:10; 11:12; 12:29;
16:18; 18:18; 28:18
Key to Victory –
Humble and Contrite Spirit – Proverbs 16:19; Romans 1:4
Spiritual Strongman: Heaviness
Manifestations
- Excessive Mourning, Sorrow-Grief, Insomnia, Self- Pity, Rejection,
Broken-Heart, Despair-Dejection-Hopelessness, Depression, Suicidal Thoughts,
Inner Hurts-Torn Spirit, Heaviness
Scriptures -
Isaiah 61:3; Luke 4:18; Nehemiah 2:2; Proverbs 15:13; Psalms 69:20; Proverbs
12:18; 15:3,13; 18:14; Luke 4:18; 2 Corinthians 1:8-9; Isaiah 61:3; Mark 9;
Luke 4:18; Proverbs 18:14; 26:22
Roots - "The
Works of the Flesh," Galatians 5:19-21. "By their fruits you will
know all men," Matthew 7:20. According to Matthew 6:10; 11:12; 12:29;
16:18; 18:18; 28:18
Key to Victory –
Comforter, Garment of Praise – John 15:26; Isaiah 61:3
Spiritual Strongman: Whoredoms
Manifestations
- Unfaithfulness/Adultery, Spirit-Soul-or-Body Prostitution, Chronic
Dissatisfaction, Love of Money, Fornication, Idolatry, Excessive Appetite,
Worldliness
Scriptures -
Ezekiel 16:15,28; Proverbs 5:1-14; Galatians 5:19; Deuteronomy 23:17-18;
Ezekiel 16:28; Proverbs 15:27; 1 Timothy 6:7- 14; Hosea 4:13-19; Judges 2:17;
Ezekiel 16; Leviticus 17:7; 1 Corinthians 6:13-16; Philippians 3:19; James 4:4
Roots - "The
Works of the Flesh," Galatians 5:19-21. "By their fruits you will
know all men," Matthew 7:20. According to Matthew 6:10; 11:12; 12:29;
16:18; 18:18; 28:18
Key to Victory –
Hunger for the Spirit and Presence of Yahweh – Ephesians 3:16; John 3:34; 14:12
Ruling Spirits always have one purpose – to use their
vehicle (a nation, a company, a person…) to harm and destroy the works of Yahweh
in as many people as possible… So its all about INFLUENCE… Spreading like a cancer… This is why Yahweh
commands us not to fellowship with darkness.
One of the big ways that the Enemy gets in to
Yahweh’s people is through “Good”:
·
Genesis 3:1
— “Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which Yahweh God
had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of
every tree of the Garden?”
·
You should expect the enemy to come
to you looking good to your senses
o
Proverbs 14:12
“There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are
the ways of death.”
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