Understanding the Spirit World
Dr. Gary L. Royer
Problems in Teaching on Spiritual
Warfare
• Too controversial: Can Christians be
possessed, oppressed, depressed?
• Uncertain Expectations: vomit up snakes and
frogs, foaming at the mouth and other
manifestations OR too quiet to be real!
• Semantics: demonization (not Demonpossession), possessed, oppressed,
tormented, tempted,
• Spirit of fear, doubt, “formality” “overeating”
• Spirit of generosity, wisdom, restoration
• Most of the time, the spirit of fear
has to do
with the spirit of a human being, not of the outside world.
Ephesians 1: 1-3
(References are NIV unless stated otherwise.)
• 1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of
God, to the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in
Christ Jesus:
• 2Grace and peace to you from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• 3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the
heavenly realms (world of spirits) with every
spiritual blessing in Christ.m
Heavenly Realms
• Ephesians 2: 6
•
And God raised us up with Christ and seated
us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ
Jesus…
• Ephesians 3:10
•
His intent was that now, through the church,
the manifold wisdom of God should be made
known to the rulers and authorities in the
heavenly realms...
Heavenly Realms
• Ephesians 6:12
•
For our struggle is not against flesh and
blood, but against the rulers, against the
authorities, against the powers of this dark
world and against the spiritual forces of
evil in the heavenly realms. For this reason,
ever since I heard about your faith in the
Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
I have not stopped giving thanks for you,
remembering you in my prayers.
Heavenly Realms
Ephesians 1: 17-19
• I keep asking that the God of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give
you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so
that you may know him better. I pray also
that the the eyes of your heart may be
enlightened in order that you may know
the hope to which he has called you, the
riches of his glorious inheritance in the
saints, and his incomparably great power
for us who believe.
Heavenly Realms
Ephesians 1: 19-21
• That power is like the working of his
mighty strength, which he exerted in
Christ when he raised him from the dead
and seated him at his right hand in the
heavenly realms, far above all rule and
authority, power and dominion, and
every title that can be given, not only in
the present age but also in the one to
come.
2 Corinthians 3: 13-15
• We are not like Moses, who would put a veil
over his face to keep the Israelites from
gazing at it while the radiance was fading
away. But their minds were made dull, for to
this day the same veil remains when the old
covenant is read. It has not been removed,
because only in Christ is it taken away. Even
to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers
their hearts. But whenever anyone turns to
the Lord, the veil is taken away.
• It’s not a battle of with the natural world, but of the spirit
world. You can win the battle, but not the war
Heavenly Realms
• 2 Corinthians 4:4
•
The god of this age
has blinded the minds of
unbelievers, so that they
cannot see the light of
the gospel of the glory of
Christ, who is the image
of God
Heavenly Realms
• John 3: 1-3
•
Now there was a man of the Pharisees
named Nicodemus, a member of the
Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at
night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a
teacher who has come from God. For no
one could perform the miraculous signs
you are doing if God were not with
him." In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you
the truth, no one can see or enter the
kingdom of God unless he is born again.
3 Realms of Spirits:
The realms of God, Angels, and People
(3 ranks)
1>
2>
3>
Only God occupies the highest realm
Only God is OMNIPRESENT (satan is not
everywhere), OMNISCIENT(satan does not know the
future) and OMNIPOTENT(satan’s power is limited)
Satan is Not:
*all-present
*all-knowing
*all-powerful
No where in Scripture is Satan
depicted as an OPPOSITE-EQUAL of
God!
The Realm of Angels is Divided
into:
Ministering
Demonic
angels
spirits
(discourage/tem
pt us against
the Lord)
(those who fear
the Lord)
The Realm of Angels
The Realm of Angels
• The Creation of the World
• 1 In the beginning, God created the
(heavens) and the earth. 2 The earth
was without form and void, and darkness
was over the face of the deep. And the
Spirit of God was hovering over the face of
the waters.
The Realm of Angels
• The Creation of the World
• Proverbs 8:22-29 “The LORD possessed
me at the beginning of his work, the first of
his acts of old. 23 Ages ago I was set up, at
the first, before the beginning of the
earth.24 When there were no depths I
was brought forth, when there were no
springs abounding with water.
The Realm of Angels
• The Creation of the World
25 Before the mountains had been shaped,
before the hills, I was brought forth,
26 before he had made the earth with its
fields, or the first of the dust of the world.
27 When he established the heavens, I was
there; when he drew a circle on the face of
the deep, (Job 26:7 He stretches out the
north (northern skies) over the void and
hangs the earth on nothing.)
The Realm of Angels
• The Creation of the World
28 when he made firm the skies above,
when he established the fountains of the
deep,29 when he assigned to the sea its limit,
so that the waters might not transgress his
command, when he marked out the
foundations of the earth,
The Realm of Angels
• The Creation of the World
Genesis 1:31 31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and behold, it was very
good. And there was evening and there was
morning, the sixth day. Genesis 2:1 Thus
the heavens and the earth were finished,
and all the (host) of them. Luke 2:13; Rev
19:19; Hebrews 12:12 Heavenly host
The Realm of Angels
• Job 38:4-7
• English Standard Version (ESV)
• 4 “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the
earth?
•
Tell me, if you have understanding.
• 5 Who determined its measurements—surely you know!
•
Or who stretched the line upon it?
• 6 On what were its bases sunk,
•
or who laid its cornerstone,
• 7 when the morning stars sang together
•
and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
The Realm of Angels
These are the different types of angels
1. Cherubim
2. Seraphim
3. Archangels
4. Messengers
The Realm of Angels
The Realm of Angels
1. Cherubim
The word cherub (cherubim is the Hebrew
masculine plural) is a word borrowed from the Assyrian kirubu,
from karâbu, "to be near", hence it means near ones, familiars, personal
servants, bodyguards, courtiers. It was commonly used of those
heavenly spirits, who closely surrounded the Majesty of God and paid
Him intimate service
(http://www.oration.com/~mm9n/articles/cherub/index.htm)
The first mention of cherubs is in Gen. 3:24, where the figure is not
described, but their office was, with a flaming sword, to keep or guard
the way of the tree of life.
The Realm of Angels
1. Cherubim
The two cherubs which Moses was commanded to make at
the ends of the Mercy seat, were to be of beaten work of
gold; and their wings were to extend over the Mercy seat,
their faces towards each other, and between them was the
residence of the Deity. Ex. 15. The cherubs, in Ezekiel's
vision, had each four heads or faces, the hands of a man
and wings. The four faces were, the face of a bull, that of a
man, that of a lion, and that of an eagle. They had the
likeness of a man. Ezek. 4, and 10. In 2 Sam. 22:11, and
Psalm 18. (http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjvdictionary/cherub.html)
The Realm of Angels
2. Cherubim
I believe the devil used to be part of the
Cherubim. King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
You are the anointed cherub that covers; and
I have set you so: you were upon the holy
mountain of God; you have walked up and
down in the midst of the stones of fire
(Ezekiel 28:14)
The Realm of Angels
Seraphim
• Isaiah 6
• English Standard Version (ESV)
• Isaiah's Vision of the Lord
• 6 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a
throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2
Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he
covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he
flew. 3 And one called to another and said:
• “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
• the whole earth is full of his glory!”
The Realm of Angels
• Angels are _ Gods created beings
• Colossians 1:16 For by him all things were
created, in heaven and on earth, visible
and invisible , whether thrones
or dominions or rulers or authorities
(Powers)—all things were created through
him and for him.
The Realm of Angels
The Realm of Angels
• Michael the Archangel
• Michael means-Who is like God?
• He and Gabriel are the only angels mentioned by
name. Michael is the only one mentioned as the
Archangel which means chief or in charge in
Greek. Gabriel means messenger. Michael is only
mentioned twice as the Archangel in the Bible; 1
Thessalonians 4:16 and Jude 1:9. But he is
mentioned by the name Michael in the old and
NT. Daniel 12:1-3; Revelation 12:6-12
The Realm of Angels
• Do guardian angels exist?
The Realm of Angels
• Psalm 91:9-12
• Because you have made the LORD your dwelling
place—the Most High, who is my refuge
10 no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague
come near your tent.11 For he will command
his angels concerning you to guard you in all
your ways.12 On their hands they will bear you
up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.
The Realm of Angels
• Paul in 1 Corinthians 4:9 We are being watched
by the Angels.
• For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as
last of all, like men sentenced to death, because
we have become a spectacle to the world, to
angels, and to men.
The Realm of Angels
Daniel 6:22 God sent his angel and shut the lions
mouths, when Daniel was thrown in the lions den.
Act 5 19 But during the night an angel of the
Lord opened the prison doors and brought them
out, and said,20 “Go and stand in the temple and
speak to the people all the words of this Life.”
The Realm of Angels
Two places in the Bible that it talks about there
being a guardian angel.
1. Acts 12 14 Recognizing Peter's voice, in her joy
she did not open the gate but ran in and reported
that Peter was standing at the gate. 15 They said to
her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept
insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, “It
is his angel!”
The Realm of Angels
2. Matthew 18:10 “See that you do not despise one
of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven
their angels always see the face of my Father who
is in heaven.
The Realm of Angels
Psalm 34:7
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who
fear him, and delivers them.
The Realm of Angels
• (Jesus) far above all rule and authority and
power and dominion, and above every
name that is named, not only in this age but
also in the one to come. (ESV) Ephesians
1:21
The Realm of Angels
• Angels are more powerful than humans
because they are not confined to a physical
body.
• They were created to serve God.
•
Hebrews 1:7:
•
In speaking of the angels he says,
"He makes his angels winds,
his servants flames of fire.“
The Realm of Angels
• They are assigned to minister to believers.
•
Hebrews 1: 14
•
Are not all angels ministering
spirits sent to serve those who will
inherit salvation?
The Realm of Angels
• All angels were created good because God
creates no evil; however one-third of the
angels followed Lucifer in his rebellion.
• Satan is a created being who chose to do
evil and was cast from Heaven.
•
Revelation 12: 3
•
Then another sign appeared in
heaven:
an enormous red dragon with
seven heads and ten horns and seven
crowns on his heads. 4His tail swept a
third of the stars out of the sky and flung
them to the earth.
The Realm of Angels
• Revelations 12:9
•
The great dragon was hurled down—
serpent
that ancient ___________
called the devil,
or Satan, who leads the whole world
earth
astray. He was hurled to the _________,
and his ___________
with him.
angels
The Realm of the Human Spirit
• God created the human race “a little lower
than the angels.”
• Psalm 8:4-6
•
What is man, that thou art mindful of
him? and the son of man, that thou visitest
him? For thou hast made him a little lower
than the angels, and hast crowned him with
glory and honour. Thou madest him to have
dominion over the works of thy hands; thou
hast put all things under his feet
The Realm of the Human Spirit
• The realm of human spirits is divided into
the unregenerate and regenerate.
• Kingdom of Darkness and the Kingdom of
Light
• The unregenerated are not under the
protection of the Redeemer; whereas the
regenerated can occupy a place of
authority over demonic spirits.
The Realm of the Human Spirit
• Ephesians 1: 17-19
•
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the
Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may
know him better. I pray also that the eyes of
your heart may be enlightened in order that you
may know the hope to which he has called you,
the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
and his incomparably great power for us who
believe.
The Realm of the Human Spirit
• Ephesians 2: 1-2
•
As for you, you were dead in your
transgressions and sins, in which you used
to live when you followed the ways of this
world and of the ruler of the kingdom of
the air, the spirit who is now at work in
those who are disobedient.
The Realm of the Human Spirit
• Ephesians 2: 3-5
•
All of us also lived among them at one
time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful
nature and following its desires and
thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature
objects of wrath. But because of his great
love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
made us alive with Christ even when we
were dead in transgressions—it is by grace
you have been saved.
The Realm of the Human Spirit
• Ephesians 2: 6
•
And God raised us up with Christ and
seated us with him in the heavenly realms
in Christ Jesus…
• No wonder Satan hates us!
• Col. 1: 13
•
For he has rescued us from the
dominion of darkness and brought us into
the kingdom of the Son he loves
Ministering Angels Serve God
• In worship and praise (148, Revelation 7:11).
•
Psalm 103: 20
•
Praise the LORD, you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his bidding,
who obey his word.
•
Rev. 7:11
•
All the angels were standing around the
throne and around the elders and the four
living creatures. They fell down on their faces
before the throne and worshipped God
Ministering Angels Serve
Believers
• By protecting them:
•
Psalm 34:7
•
God's angel sets up a circle of
protection around us while we pray.
(The Message)
Ministering Angels Serve
Believers
• By providing guidance
•
Matthew 1: 20-21
•
But after he had considered this, an
angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream
and
said, "Joseph son of David, do not be
afraid
to take Mary home as your wife,
because what is conceived in her is from the
Holy
Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and
you
are to give him the name Jesus,
because he
will save his people from their
sins."
Ministering Angels Serve
Believers
• Delivering from enemies
•
Acts 12: 6-7
•
The night before Herod was to bring
him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two
soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries
stood guard at the entrance. Suddenly an
angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone
in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and
woke him up. "Quick, get up!" he said, and
the chains fell off Peter's wrists.
• Genesis 19:15
• Daniel 6: 22
Ministering Angels Serve
Believers
• Bearing souls to paradise
•
Luke 16: 22
•
The time came when the beggar
(Lazarus) died and the angels carried him
to Abraham's side. The rich man also died
and was buried.
Ministering Angels Serve
Believers
• Serving as personal guardians
•
Matthew 18:10
•
See that you do not look down on
one
of these little ones. For I tell you
that
their angels in heaven always see
the
face of my Father in heaven.
Ministering Angels Serve
Believers
• Controlling the forces of nature
•
Matthew 28:2
•
There was a violent earthquake,
for an angel of the Lord came down from
heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled
back the stone and sat on it.
The Origin of Satan and Demons
• The history of Satan is not a major theme in
Scripture, since the Bible is the story of
God’s redemption of the human race
(Missio Dei). However, insights into the
origin of Satan and evil are given in such
Scriptures as Isaiah 14:12-15 and Ezekiel
28: 12-15.
Isaiah 14:12-15
• 12 How you have fallen from heaven,
O morning star, son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth,
you who once laid low the nations!
O morning star means “lucifer.”
• 13 You said in your heart,
No one tempted Satan. God made free
will for everyone. Satan choose to
"I will ascend to heaven;
“ascend to heaven, raise my throne
I will raise my throne
above the stars of God (above all the
other angels)”
above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,
on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain.
• 14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High."
• 15 But you are brought down to the grave,
to the depths of the pit.
Luke 10: 18-20
• He replied, "I saw Satan fall like
lightning from heaven. I have given you
authority to trample on snakes and
scorpions and to overcome all the power
of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
However, do not rejoice that the spirits
submit to you, but rejoice that your
names are written in heaven."
No spiritual gift of “casting our of
demons.” It is a natural ability that
everyone who has the spirit of Christ
has. This means we can practice this
natural ability. Jesus practiced this
ability about 5% of his ministry.
“I will’s” of Lucifer’s Pride
• 1. “I will ascend into heaven.”
• 2. “I will raise my throne
above the
stars (angels) of God.”
• 3. “I will enthroned upon the
Mount
of Assembly.”
• 4. “I will ascend above the heights of
the clouds.”
• 5. “I will make myself like the
Most
High.”
Ezekiel 28: 12-15
• 12 "Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of
Tyre and say to him: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD
says:
" 'You were the model of perfection,
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
• 13 You were in Eden,
the garden of God;
every precious stone adorned you:
ruby, topaz and emerald,
chrysolite, onyx and jasper,
sapphire, turquoise and beryl.
Your settings and mountings were made of gold;
on the day you were created they were prepared.
Ezekiel 28:12-15
• 14 You were anointed as a guardian cherub,
for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God;
you walked among the fiery stones.
• 15 You were blameless in your ways
from the day you were created
till wickedness was found in you.
• 16 Through your widespread trade
you were filled with violence,
and you sinned.
So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,
and I expelled you, O guardian cherub,
from among the fiery stones.
Fruits of Rebellion & Jealousy
• He coveted what God has.
• He hated God for having what he himself could
not have.
• He attempted to rob God of what He has by
attacking the human race, especially through
the tool of deceit.
• We should especially expect Satan to be angry
and jealous of the saints since we are seated
with Christ in the heavenlies and we are to
rule with Christ and the angels (Ephesians
2:6 & I Corinthians 6:3).
The _________ of Satan Reveal His
_____________and _____________
• ___________________
•
The great dragon was hurled down—
that ancient serpent called the devil, or
Satan, who leads the whole world astray.
•
(The Beautiful Side of Evil)
The Names of Satan Reveal His
Character and Activities
• ________________
•
Be self-controlled and alert. Your
enemy the devil prowls around like a
roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
• (Neil and the growling dog)
The Names of Satan Reveal His
Character and Activities
• The _____________
•
____________
•
Do not be like Cain, who belonged
to the evil one and murdered his brother.
And why did he murder him? Because
his own actions were evil and his
brother's were righteous.
The Names of Satan Reveal His
Character and Activities
• The ___________
•
_________________
•
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven
say:
"Now have come the salvation and the
power and the kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Christ.
For the accuser of our brothers,
who accuses them before our God day and
night, has been hurled down.
The Names of Satan Reveal His
Character and Activities
• The ___________
•
____________________
•
For this reason, when I could
stand it no longer, I sent Timothy to find
out
about your faith. I was afraid that
in some way the tempter might have
tempted you and our efforts might
have been useless.
The Names of Satan Reveal His
Character and Activities
• The __________
•
__________________
•
The field is the world, and the good
seed stands for the sons of the
kingdom. The weeds are the sons of
the evil one, and the enemy who sows
them is the devil. The harvest is the
end of the age, and the harvesters are
angels. . .
The Names of Satan Reveal His
Character and Activities
• The __________
•
__________________
•
Over them as king they have the
angel of the Abyss (of the bottomless
pit). In Hebrew his name is Abaddon
[destruction], but in Greek he is called
Apollyon [destroyer]. . . .
•
(Amplified)
The Names of Satan Reveal His
Character and Activities
• _____ of this age
•
__________________
•
The god of this age has blinded
the
minds of unbelievers, so that they
cannot see the light of the gospel of
the glory of Christ, who is the image of
God
Destiny of Satan and Demons
• __________________________
•
The coming of the lawless one will be in
accordance with the work of Satan displayed in
all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and
wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives
those who are perishing. They perish because
they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
For this reason God sends them a powerful
delusion so that they will believe the lie and so
that all will be condemned who have not believed
the truth but have delighted in wickedness.
Destiny of Satan and Demons
• According to II Thessalonians 2:9-11 and the
general view of the book of Revelation, Satan will
have one final fling, producing counterfeit
miracles, and powerful delusion.
• His final judgment will be in the ____________.
(Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:10)
Destiny of Satan and Demons
• The issue was settled at Calvary. (John
12:31, 16:11, 19:30; Colossians 2:15)
• ________________
•
Since the children have flesh and
blood, he too shared in their humanity
so that by his death he might destroy
him who holds the power of death—
that is, the devil
Present activity from the demonic
realm
• Satan manipulates the unbeliever through
__________(I John 5:19) and _________.
• We know that we are children of God, and
that the whole world is under the control of
the evil one.
Present activity from the demonic
realm
• He attacks the believer through
___________ (Matthew 4:1; I John 2:1517) and __________ (I Peter 5:8).
Although some would teach that demons
cannot enter a believer’s life who is filled
with the Spirit, it must be recognized that
spirits do not occupy space. If we appeal to
scientific logic, we must conclude that
demons cannot be anywhere because God
is ____________.
What is the source of
oppression?
Entering _________ territory
Direct __________ from the Enemy
A spirit of infirmity
Permission from ________ –Job, Paul
Giving the Enemy a foothold or _________
Results of one’s own poor ___________—
the law of sowing and reaping
• Results of __________________ decision
to impose their desire—sexual, physical and
verbal abuse
• Nature’s laws of science
•
•
•
•
•
•
The Gift of Discerning of Spirits
• ________________________
•
To one there is given through the Spirit the
message of wisdom, to another the message of
knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to
another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts
of healing by that one Spirit, to another
miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to
another distinguishing between spirits, to another
speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still
another the interpretation of tongues.
The Gift of Discerning of Spirits
• Knowing from what realm of spirits a certain
activity is ______________
• __________________ the plan of action for
victory
• The story of “Job” How would this information
have aided Job?
________ the spirits
• ______________Dear friends, do not believe
every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether
they are from God, because many false prophets
have gone out into the world. 2This is how you
can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that
acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the
flesh is from God, 3but every spirit that does not
acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the
spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is
coming and even now is already in the world.
Entering Demonic Territory
• 1) By __________ observation (attending
spiritistic demonstrations)
• 2) Seeking ________ (fortune telling, magic
games)
• 3) Seeking ________ (seances, druginduced experiences)
Entering Demonic Territory
• _______________________
_________ then said to his attendants,
"Find me a woman who is a medium, so I
may go and inquire of her." "There is one in
Endor," they said.
Entering Demonic Territory
• ___________________
•
They sacrificed to demons, not to God-to gods whom they knew not, to new gods
lately come up, whom your fathers never
knew or feared.
• ___________________
•
And he appointed his own priests for
the high places and for the [idols of
demon] he-goats, and calves he had made.
Entering Demonic Territory
• _________________
•
When evening came, they brought to
Him many who were under the power of
demons, and He drove out the spirits with
a word and restored to health all who were
sick.
Entering Demonic Territory
• _______________
•
In the synagogue there was a man possessed
by a demon, an evil spirit. He cried out at the top
of his voice, "Ha! What do you want with us,
Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us?
I know who you are—the Holy One of God!"
•
“Be quiet!" Jesus said sternly. "Come out of
him!" Then the demon threw the man down
before them all and came out without injuring
him.
Entering Demonic Territory
• _____________________
•
A man in the crowd answered, "Teacher, I brought
you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed
him of speech. Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to
the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth
and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the
spirit, but they could not." "O unbelieving generation,"
Jesus replied, "how long shall I stay with you? How long
shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me." So they
brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately
threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and
rolled around, foaming at the mouth. Jesus asked the
boy's father, "How long has he been like this?"
Entering Demonic Territory
• Mark 17:22-29
•
"From childhood," he answered. 22"It has often
thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do
anything, take pity on us and help us." " 'If you can'?"
said Jesus. "Everything is possible for him who believes."
Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe;
help me overcome my unbelief!" When Jesus saw that a
crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the evil
spirit. "You deaf and mute spirit," he said, "I command
you, come out of him and never enter him again." The
spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The
boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, "He's
dead." But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to
his feet, and he stood up. After Jesus had gone indoors,
his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we drive
it out?" He replied, "This kind can come out only by
___________."
Entering Demonic Territory
• Mark 7:25-26
•
In fact, as soon as she heard about
him, a woman whose
___________________was possessed by
an evil spirit came and fell at his feet. The
woman was a Greek, born in Syrian
Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the
demon out of her daughter.
Entering Demonic Territory
• Mark 7:27-29
•
"First let the children eat all they want,"
he told her, "for it is not right to take the
children's bread and toss it to their dogs."
"Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even the
dogs under the table eat the children's
crumbs." Then he told her, "For such a
reply, you may go; the demon has left your
daughter."
Entering Demonic Territory
• ________:1-5
•
They went across the lake to the region
of the Gerasenes. When Jesus got out of
the boat, a man with an evil spirit came
from the tombs to meet him. This man
lived in the tombs, and no one could bind
him any more, not even with a chain. For
he had often been chained hand and foot,
but he tore the chains apart and broke the
irons on his feet. No one was
___________to subdue him. Night and day
among the tombs and in the hills he would
cry out and cut himself with stones.
Entering Demonic Territory
• Mark 5:6-8
•
When he saw Jesus from a distance,
_______________________ in front of
him. He shouted at the top of his voice,
"What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of
the Most High God? Swear to God that you
won't torture me!" For Jesus had said to
him, "Come out of this man, you evil
spirit!".
Entering Demonic Territory
• Mark 5:9-10
•
Then Jesus asked him,
“______________________________" "My
name is Legion," he replied, "for we are
many." And he begged Jesus again and
again not to send them out of the area.
Entering Demonic Territory
• Mark 5:11-13
•
A large herd of pigs was feeding on the
nearby hillside. The demons begged Jesus,
"Send us among the pigs; allow us to go
into them." He gave them permission, and
the evil spirits came out and went into the
pigs. The herd, about two thousand in
number, rushed down the steep bank into
the lake and were drowned.
Entering Demonic Territory
•
Note: Jesus did not need the demon’s
_________ or a case history. He did not
allow a __________ with the demon or
allow the demon “center stage.” He did not
_________ people or shout, yell or use
“choice” phrases or formula. The power
was the ___________________ he had
over demons.
Entering Demonic Territory
• Step 1: _________ for the Holy
Spirit’s direction.
• Don’t act on ___________ or by being
pressured.
•
Entering Demonic Territory
• ____________________
•
Once when we were going to the place of
prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit
by which she predicted the future. She earned a
great deal of money for her owners by fortunetelling. This girl followed Paul and the rest of us,
shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High
God, who are telling you the way to be saved." She
kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so
troubled that he turned around and said to the
spirit, "In the name of Jesus Christ I command you
to come out of her!" At that moment the spirit left
her.
Entering Demonic Territory
• Step 2: Ascertain if the person
_______ to follow Jesus
Entering Demonic Territory
• ____________________
•
"When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it
goes through arid places seeking rest and does
not find it. Then it says, 'I will return to the house
I left.' When it arrives, it finds the house
unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. Then it
goes and takes with it ______ other spirits more
wicked than itself, and they go in and live there.
And the final condition of that man is worse than
the first.
Entering Demonic Territory
• Step 3: Have the tormented person to
_______________ of his/her spirit
• You can facilitate by ______________ all
the demons to not interfere
• Have the person state that Jesus is ______
Entering Demonic Territory
• Step 4: Have the person pray a prayer
of accepting Christ and assure them of
the power in the ________,
_________, and the ________ of
Jesus!
A Spirit of ___________
• __________:11-13
•
On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of
the synagogues, and a woman was there who
had been _______________for eighteen years.
She was bent over and could not straighten up at
all. When Jesus saw her, he called her forward
and said to her, "Woman, you are ________from
your infirmity." Then he put his hands on her,
and immediately she straightened up and praised
God. ”
A Spirit of Infirmity
• Luke 13:14-17
•
Indignant because Jesus had healed on the
Sabbath, the synagogue ruler said to the people,
"There are six days for work. So come and be
healed on those days, not on the Sabbath." The
Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Doesn't
each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or
donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it
water? Then should not this woman, a daughter
of Abraham, whom ______ has kept ______ for
eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath
day from what bound her?". ”
A Spirit of Infirmity
• Luke, the only Gospel written by a
______________ and the only book to tell
this story
• Luke does not call this affliction a curvature
of the spine, a result of an accident or a
disease
• Referred to as a __________________ and
“bound by ______ these eighteen years”
A Spirit of Infirmity
• Was not a result of ________--daughter of
Abraham”
• Did not affect the woman’s personality or
spirituality—this was not demon ________
• “Deliverance” came by “loosing” her from
the spirit
• Application & testimony
Permission from God--Paul
• ________________
•
To keep me from becoming conceited
because of these surpassingly great revelations,
there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a
messenger of _______, to torment me. _______
times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away
from me. But he said to me, "My grace is
sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect
in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more
gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's
power may rest on me.
I would like to ask Paul:
• Did this messenger from hell mimic his
leader by constantly accusing you from
the past?
• Did he torment you about your activities
in persecuting the Church?
• Did the time come when God brought an
end to his activity?
Satan Can Gain _________ to the Life
of the __________
• Job 1:6-7
•
One day the angels came to
present themselves before the LORD, and
Satan also came with them. The LORD
said to Satan, "Where have you come
from?"
Satan answered the LORD, "From
roaming through the earth and going back
and forth in it."
Satan Can Gain Access to the Life
of the Believer
• Job 1:6-8
•
Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have
you considered my servant Job? There is
no one on earth like him; he is blameless
and upright, a man who fears God and
shuns evil."
Satan Can Gain Access to the Life
of the Believer
• Job 1:9-11
•
"Does Job fear God for nothing?" Satan
replied. "Have you not put a hedge around
him and his household and everything he
has? You have blessed the work of his
hands, so that his flocks and herds are
spread throughout the land. But stretch out
your hand and strike everything he has,
and he will surely curse you to your face
Satan Can Gain Access to the Life
of the Believer
• Job 1:12
•
The LORD said to Satan, "Very
well, then, everything he has is in your
hands, but on the man himself do not lay a
finger."
Then Satan went out from the
presence of the LORD.
A Careful Study of ______
Reveals:
• God had a ____________________ for the
Satanic attack on Job
• Character is developed by ___________
the battle (thus the armor of Ephesians 6)
not by exiting the ___________!
• Job gained a far better understanding of
God besides his material blessings.
______________
• 3 You asked, 'Who is this that obscures my
counsel without knowledge?'
Surely I spoke of things I did not
understand,
things too wonderful for me to know.
• 4 "You said, 'Listen now, and I will speak;
I will question you,
and you shall answer me.'
• 5 My ears had heard of you
but now my eyes have seen you.
• 6 Therefore I despise myself
and repent in dust and ashes.".