Deliverance from Darkness, Demons, and Disease
by
Rod Aguillard
Copyright © 2013 by Roderick Aguillard
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Introduction
Across the body of Christ, most conservative leaders agree that America is in deep darkness. The kingdom of Satan has released major principalities over our nation to divide and destroy. “The Lion is come up for his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way. He is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities laid in waste, without an inhabitant.” Jeremiah 4:7. Also, a host of demonic powers have arrayed against the church and the lost world to blind and to oppress.
Therefore, I believe this book was written for such a time as this. Pastors could use this writing as a deliverance handbook to set the captives free from demonic intrusion. So be it!
Rod Aguillard
Chapter One
Understanding the Nature of God’s Kingdom
The Declaration of the Kingdom
I rejoice that in April 1968, I was translated from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of my heavenly Father’s Son. In a moment of time without moral or merit, I was spiritually born into an eternal kingdom. Micah the prophet saw this King and kingdom coming, “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting” Micah 5:2. The angel of the Lord made a declaration of this kingdom, “to the shepherds in the fields at night and, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11.
Jesus is the Christ, meaning He is the anointed one sent by our Father to establish His rule on planet earth and to destroy the works of the devil. Kingdom refers to the King’s domain, implying the Lordship of Jesus over darkness, demons, and disease. Our Father has delegated this authority to His obedient church, to the going and giving church body. Therefore, as you and I surrender to His Lordship or rule, we have authority to deliver, to heal and to destroy all the works of the devil. Let’s do it!
“Repentance is not complete until we see the King’s domain and our dominion over demons and diseases.” (Bill Johnson)
Yes, Lord. We see it; we seize it; we say it; and we do it in Jesus’ name.
The message of the New Testament declared by our Lord Jesus is “Repent for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17. Repent means that we “turn from the rule of sin, selfishness and Satan, and we turn to the rule of God and righteousness.” Repent also means we make “an about-face and say no to the kingdoms of this world and we say yes to the kingdom and rule of our Father in Heaven.” At our Lord’s first coming, God’s rule invaded planet earth. Everywhere Jesus walked, hell broke under His feet. The sick were healed, the lame walked, the demonized were delivered and the dead were raised. One more time Jesus!
In the fall of 2008, I was ministering at a church in Bloomington, Indiana. During the night, I had a vision. Without any advertisement, men dressed in tuxedos and women dressed in elaborate evening gowns were filling up a stadium to meet a king. I stood in the midst of the stadium and realized the multitudes were coming to see a demonstration of God’s authority and power. Then a voice came to me and assigned me to preach to this great multitude on this text, “And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.” Luke 24:49.
In the dream, I had no Bible in my hand but as I looked down, I could see my oldest son running toward me to give me a Bible he had found. As I opened the Bible and was ready to declare God’s Word, the vision ended. At that point, I was somewhat frustrated that the Holy Spirit didn’t allow the vision to be completed with the thrill of preaching to such a great multitude of hungry hearts. Presently, the Holy Ghost is creating a hunger for God’s Word and a demonstration of His rule and power over darkness, demons, and diseases. They are not coming to our fine buildings or even our sound doctrine. They are not coming to our Sunday schools or church picnics. They are coming to see the power of our Lord’s kingdom. Join me. Let’s move in it!
A Brief History of the Kingdom of God
In the beginning, God gave kingdom authority to Adam to rule planet earth. “Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth, subdue it and have dominion.” Genesis 1:28 The first Adam lost it. Satan usurped it through Adam’s disobedience as recorded in Genesis 3:6. When man lost his rule and authority, he became a slave of sin, selfishness, sickness and the kingdom of darkness. Therefore, through Adam’s sin, mankind lost kingdom authority and kingdom life.
The Good News: The Lord God didn’t give up on the human race. Isaiah the prophet declared it. “…when the enemy shall come in like a flood, the spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him… and the deliverer shall come…” Isaiah 59:19. At the cross, the deliverer/redeemer came and set us free from the rule and oppression of darkness, demons, and disease. The blood of Jesus redeemed us and set us free from the power of sin and sickness. Rejoice! He set us free from the curses of the broken law
