our Father in Heaven had the last word. Suicide said death but as she died, God said life! What the darkness and demons meant for our destruction, God has turned it for edification. In our setbacks and sorrow, the Holy Spirit has birthed a greater capacity to love, to help the suffering, and to deliver the captives.
In understanding the nature of God’s Kingdom there are “rulers of the darkness of this age…” Ephesians 6:12. These are world rulers that deceive and control whole groups and nations through false religions. The spirit of Islam is a world ruler that is controlling the mindset of millions of Muslims. This Anti-Christ spirit has set a mindset of hatred and murder toward Jews, Christians, and the United States as an ally of Israel. The Muslim
Brotherhood of Egypt is an enemy of Israel and believers of the Christian faith. Recently, the Obama administration awarded them two hundred Abram tanks and twenty F-16 Fighter Jets. This is an Anti-Christ, an Anti-American decision. During the summer of 2013, a Muslim Brotherhood individual, Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak, was removed as the president of Egypt by a military coup. In mid July of 2013, the Muslim Brotherhood, supported by the Obama administration began to murder Christians blaming them for the removal of their president. As I write this on July 16, 2013, the President of the United States nor any of his leaders is condemning this act of terrorism and murder. The liberal press is saying very little. It is an abomination to God and to the Christian heritage of our nation. God help us!
Then finally, in the nature or makeup of Satan’s diabolic and dark kingdom there are “…spiritual wickedness in high places….” Ephesians 6:12. These wicked spirits are assigned to bring confusion to Christians. These evil powers wage their war against the local church. There is the spirit of witchcraft that wages war with curses, vexes, and physic prayers. I knew of a local church in Salem, Oregon that had a group of witches and warlocks that performed open warfare against them. It caused much confusion and division among the body and a major drop out of believers. The pastor finally found out the demonic source of bedlam when he discovered a group of these demonized foes lying out in a field nearby the church releasing their curses of confusion and division. He, along with his leaders, took authority and won the day.
Then there is the spirit of Absalom assigned against the local church in rebellion against the Father ministry. As a pastor, in the late 1980’s or early 1990’s, I experienced a major setback by a spirit of Absalom when spiritual sons turned against me. We eventually overcame this oppressive attack but we did have a fallout of membership.
Another wicked enemy assigned against the local church is the spirit of Jezebel. For a season, from about 2004-2008, I was helping a church in Tennessee with some senior oversight. During 2007-2008, I watched a Pearl Harbor attack upon that church body. A spirit of Jezebel manifested itself through a prophetic group of people and through certain uncovered women. The pastor failed to confront Jezebel by correcting the individuals that were slandering his ministry. Today, this 400 or 500 membership church no longer exists and following a foreclosure, the property and building is for sale. “God, help the pastors confront and cut off the ugly head of Jezebel when it begins to manifest through rebellious believers or demonic plants.”
Understanding Satan’s Diabolic Nature Through Names and Descriptions as Recorded in Scripture
Satan: “And the Lord said, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat.” (Luke 22:31). Satan means “adversary” or the “one who stands against the church or the individual believer.” Note: There are only two recorded personal visitations of Satan himself in the earth. The first is in the deception of Adam. Genesis 3:1-7. The second appearance is in the attempted deception of Jesus Christ. Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13.
The Devil: “Then was Jesus lead of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.” Matthew 4:1.
Beelzebub: “…this fellow doth cast out devils, but Beelzebub is the price of devils.” Matthew 12:24. Beelzebub was the Philistine God of flies, the dung God or the Lord of the dunghill. This gives insight concerning his vile nature.
Belial: “And what concord hath Christ with Belial.” II Corinthians 6:15. Belial: Equivalent of Hebrew, BELEYAHAL, which means without profit, worthlessness, wickedness.
Dragon: “And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, which deceived the whole world…” Revelations 12:9. Dragon is used thirteen times in the Book of Revelation to describe the wicked work of Satan.
Serpent: “But I fear, lest by any means as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” II Corinthians 11:3. Satan is the deceiver of the whole world. His main attack and objective over individuals and nations is deception.
The Accuser of the Brethren: “ …now is come salvation and strength…for the accuser of the brethren is cast down…” Revelation 12:10. Tormenting thoughts of condemnation and false gossip come from the wicked accuser.
The Tempter: “ And when the tempter came to Jesus…” Matthew 4:3. Tempter (PEKRASMOS) – to test or tempt. The powers of darkness will tempt us to sin by appealing to the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. They will also test or stand against our confession of faith in the promises of God.
The Wicked One: “ …He that is begotten of God keeping himself and that wicked one touched him not…” I John 5:18. The whole world lies under the power of the wicked one.
The Murder: “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lust of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in truth because there is no truth in him…” John 8:44. He is the spirit behind the murder of unborn children. God help America!
Cunning: “Lest Satan should get an advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.” II Corinthians 2:11.
A Thief: “The thief cometh not but to steal, kill and destroy…” John 10:10.
The King of Pride: Leviathan “His scales are his pride…he beholdeth all high things; he is king over all the children of pride.” Job 41:15-34. God deliver us from stinking pride.
He is Fierce and Cruel: “And lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly cries out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departs from him.” Luke 9:39. There is no mercy in the darkness of demons.
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