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The cultures of the world are being progressively
mastered by unclean spirits. Almost our entire church population is
completely helpless before this hostile takeover. In most cases parents
with unclean children simply retreat and give themselves to silent
misery. Ministers have no idea what to do but call in a religious or
secular psychologist.
It’s a spiritual war and the answer is right in the Word of God. The
people of God, godly saints, have not been left in a hopeless condition.
We have the means of perfect victory over every design of the devil
against our lives. If the Church will wake up and give herself back to
the supernatural provisions of our Triumphant Head, the victorious Son
of God, everything will change.
We must believe that Satan has been totally defeated by the life, death,
and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The devil can do nothing except what
the Lord Jesus Christ allows or what the Body of Jesus Christ allows.
There are certain areas of the End Times, where Satan has been given his
final liberties. Jesus Christ has him on a leash. All other areas of his
activities are limited by mankind, whether they are sinners or saints.
With the sinner, Satan does as he pleases unless they turn to the Lord.
But, with God’s saints, he does his dark deeds because we do not know
our rights or because we simply forfeit our rights. In most cases the
people of God simply face the terror of the devil as their fate. It’s
almost like the saints of the Lord beg the devil for mercy. Believe me,
he has no mercy!
We must understand the total victory that the Son of God has achieved.
The early church was a perfect example of that glorious triumph.
Unbelieving Bible teachers and preachers have helped the devil big time
by trying to establish that all supernatural possibilities ended when
the Bible was completed. Nothing in the Bible suggests such utter
defeat. The opposite has never ceased to be true.
Jesus Christ has totally defeated Satan. As recorded by John, He stated,
“Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world
be cast out” (John 12:31). John, also, stated in his first epistle, “He
that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the
beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might
destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8). The entire Book of Acts is
a picture of one supernatural event after another. Church history is
full of great revivals, miraculous healings, demons being cast out, and
awesome signs and wonders. Angels have been seen and their powers
witnessed by multitudes. You must settle this fact or you can forget
seeing evil spirits defeated in your life.
Satan comes to kill, steal, and destroy. These were the very words of
the Son of God Himself. But, He did not end with this warning. He said,
“I am come that they (you) might have life (victorious, triumphant and
glorious) and that they (you) might have it more abundantly
(supernatural and complete)” (John 10:10). This cannot mean anything but
a life lived in victory over the devil and this world of evil. Jesus
promises, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have
peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I
have overcome the world” (John 16:33).
John wrote to the church and said, “I write unto you, young men, because
ye have overcome the wicked one” (I John 2:13b).
It’s time that the Body
of Christ stands up and starts “casting out devils.” Our churches, our
homes, and our world are under siege. We can believe the doubters, or we
can believe the Lord Himself and His Holy Spirit that dictated His Holy
Bible. Jesus stated, ”He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;
but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow
them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall
speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink
any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the
sick, and they shall recover” (Mark 16:16-18). If you have a corrupted
Bible, those words have been removed or placed in doubt by modern
translators. There is absolute proof that they are wrong; ignore them!
Our communities are full of perverted souls, and our homes and friends
are under siege. He told us that we were guardians of our homes and
churches. Read how He stated this great truth and promise, “When a
strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: But when a
stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from
him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils” (Luke
11:21-22). He also said, “The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and
the violent take it by force” (Matthew 11:12b).
The strong man is Satan.
He comes with his lies and intimidations, and the church world hides in
their defeatist theology.
I remember a little girl that came to visit her dad while living with
her mother, who was in a very questionable situation. She came with her
dad to church and seemed perfectly normal. After church, they went home
and she became very sick and disturbed. Eventually, I was called to the
hospital. When I arrived, she was normal for a few minutes and spoke
kindly to me. Then, she became agitated and began to taunt me in a
guttural voice. “My god is bigger than your God,” she declared. All
evidence of being possessed by an unclean spirit was present. We began
to pray, and a standoff of at least thirty minutes occurred. Suddenly,
she was perfectly free and returned to normal; the demons had departed.
The next day the doctor called me to thank me for coming and to give
witness of her perfect healing.
We must learn to discern “unclean spirits” in the church, our homes, or
anywhere our duty takes us. Spirit-filled believers have the perfect
right to cast out these unclean entities. “There came also a multitude
out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and
them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every
one” (Acts 5:16). We must not make a show of our victories or create a
great fanfare. That has left a bad name on this Biblical truth. Casting
out unclean spirits is as simple as laying hands on the sick. Jesus
simply rebuked them and they departed. There are multitudes of families,
homes, and troubled lives that we will never help until “we bind the
strong man” and throw him out. Jesus said, “No man can enter into a
strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the
strong man; and then he will spoil his house” (Mark 3:27).