Mentoring Letter 37

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MENTORING LETTER 37

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RESISTING THE

DEVIL

Part Two

INTERCESSORY PRAYER

Last week I posed the question, "Can a demon block or hinder aperson's salvation. The Lord revealed the answer between lastweek and this week. My answer last week was a weak one. First Iwrote "no," then "maybe." Well the answer to that question isan emphatic "yes."

I was reminded of Howard Pittman, a minister who had a deathtransition experience in the 70's. He died, came back to life andshared about a demon he called "the Mystery Demon." Accordingto Pittman, this demon or fallen angel has capacities and authoritythat no other entity of its kind has.

I have been on the brink of this revelation for about 5 years now,

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yet it seems to rise and then fade away from my memory.However, between last week and this week, it came to me that thereason why my clients and former clients are not yet born again isbecause the Mystery Demon is blocking them.

So what are we to do? I taught about this subject 5 years

ago. When you finish reading, I strongly recommend that you listento the audio message by clicking the title link "DEFENDANT ORPLAINTIFF."

I would never have known about the Mystery Demon if I had notbeen conducting telephone counseling sessions with clients fromthe USA and abroad since December 2002. So for the last9 years, my eyes have been opened to how this demon operates.

The issue is this. There are people who have experienced what Icall a counterfeit birth. A counterfeit birth occurs when a personhas had an experience that caused them to believe that theybecame born again or saved, when what actually occurred is that

they picked up a religious demon who has literally "imitated"salvation. Most of these people were obviously tormented in oneway or the other. Some either heard voices, saw strange visionsand dreams, while others were obsessive-compulsive ornarcissistic. Through deliverance counseling, the tormentdecreased and in some cases, completely stopped once the clientbecame aware of the truth. Some even had a "new" experience orrevelation that on occasion, caused me to believe that God savedthem, but in actuality, "it didn't happen."

Others have experienced no torment at all and have had nooutstanding personality disorders. They believed that they weresaved based upon either attending church, or having had aspiritual experience, yet very quickly I discerned that they too hadbeen fooled by a counterfeit rebirth experience. I was almostfooled by this group because since they experienced no torment,I assumed that no demon was involved. Yet I was baffled. Why,after coming to a knowledge of the truth were they STILL notsaved?

Without a doubt, all fallen angels and earthbound demons mustobey the Son of God, without exception. However, the bible refersto a group of entities called "dignitaries." I have often wonderedwhy Jesus had a conversation with the demons called Legionwho were in possession of the madman of Gedara, much less

grant their request to be cast into a herd of pigs. Were thesebeings among the dignities who had the right to make such arequest?

I don't know, but its something to think about. Along these lines,we see the rules of authority and protocol relative to dignities andangelic beings in the book of Daniel. Daniel had been in prayerand fasting for three full weeks in order to learn of the fate of thechildren of Israel when he received an angelic visitation from a

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being that resembled a man but had a face as the appearance oflightning.

A messenger from the throne of God, a supernaturalbeing informed Daniel of the struggle he hadendured in order to bring him a revelation of end times. In

the 9th

Chapter, Daniel had been visited by a being whoidentified himself as the angel Gabriel, the very angel whowould have a major role in bringing messages to the virgin Maryand to Zechariah. However, in the 10

thChapter, we are not told if

this angel is Gabriel. Much wisdom for deliverance is revealed inthe angel's words:

Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day

that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chastenthyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am comefor thy words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia

withstood me one and twenty days: but lo, Michael, one of the

chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with thekings of Persia. Now I am come to make thee understandwhat shall befall thy people in the latter days; for yet thevision is for many days. (Daniel 10:12-14)

Who is the prince of the kingdom of Persia? I suspect thathe is a dignity of a higher rank than was the one sent to Danielbut of a lower rank than Michael. I suspect that the only dignitythat is of a higher rank than Michael is Satanhimself. Otherwise, as recorded in Jude, Michael would nothave had to yield to Satan and declare the Lord rebuke thee.

So then what should be our understanding of Paul's letter to the

Colossians where he writes concerning Jesus at thecross: having spoiled principalities and powers, He made ashew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. (Colossians2:15) I believe that all dignities must bow to Jesus but unlikedemons, they do not have to bow to us when we use the Lord'sname against them, and in this regard, we must come boldly tothe throne of grace and ask the Lord Himself to rebuke thedignities on the captive's behalf. David also presents a clue asto how the Lord as Our Advocate functions with these dignitiesamong the congregation of the mighty. I myself am not yetready to be as bold with the Lord as was David:

God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; He

judgeth among the gods.How long will ye judge unjustly,and accept the persons of the wicked? Defend the poorand fatherless; do justice to the afflicted andneedy. Deliver the poor and need; rid them out of thehand of the wicked. (Psalm 82:1-4)

I interpret this scripture to impart that the congregation ofthe mighty not only includes the angels of the Lord, but alsothose dignities that serve Satan. Apparently, every knee must

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bow to the Lord, as He rules over ALL. However, thedignities MUST obey Jesus but it seems that they can refuseour commands, because they are not earth bound demons. Asa higher order or stature of authority than are humans, they donot have to obey our commands in the Lord's name. Perhapsthis is the case of the Mystery Demon. In His role as Advocate,

the Lord defends our case and as Intercessor, He delivers usfrom the dignities. I believe that if we prepare our caseaccording to the the spiritual rules of law that David, Daniel andthe saints of old were familiar with, we can successfully stand inthe gap during spiritual warfare. In most situations, believersare the plaintiff and the dignities are the defendants.

PREPARATION OF THE CASE FOR INTERCESSION: Takenfrom Chapter 8 of"Faces of the Religious Demon."

If it is the work of dignities like the Mystery Demon to cause

various seekers to be unable to be saved when they come toJesus, the intercessor must be the one to prepare the case forprayer and ask the Lord to rebuke the dignities for the sake of thecaptive. In other words, fall on the mercy of the court by comingboldly to the Throne of the Father, with Jesus as the Advocate.

Prayer must be both effectual and fervent. (James 5)When something is effectual, it produces the desiredresults. When a prayer is fervent, it is impassioned, ardent andfiery, filled with zeal and enthusiasm. If you've watched a trial inmovie, the lawyer who wins is usually the one who is fueled in hispresentation of an effectual plea to the jury. Prayer in thesesituations and conditions is like entering an invisible court room toplea a case for vindication. I believe that Satan is represented byhis dignities, where they stand before God and petition the Fatherto be allowed to keep various souls in bondage for any number ofreasons deemed un-contestable. I suspect that each of the devil'scases are heard. Since the triune God is completely righteous andust, I believe that Satan is granted his request if his petitionremains uncontested by the saints in prayer.

Consequently, the emphasis of counseling with cases ofpeople whose salvation has been blocked is primarily one ofinvestigation to prepare a case bold enough to come to theThrone to seek grace and mercy for the captive. In the natural,

when a lawyer takes a cast to court, this is the culmination of aninvestigation that exposes the breaking of a law, requiringaction to be taken by the court. Correct practices are crucialduring the investigation so as to reduce challenges anddifficulties that will be presented by the opposition. Investigationprimarily involves the collection and the assessment ofevidence. Evidence is any material that is relevant to provingor disproving the offenses including but not limited to witnessstatements, transcripts, documents, physical evidence, and the


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like. In a natural trial, it is necessary to prove each element ofthe suspected offense and to rebut any possible defenses.

The intercessor's spiritual position within theinvestigation is akin to that of the expert witness, the one who

receives light or enlightenment. Enlightenment is thepotential for truth to be revealed in every situation, an essentialcondition of vision. Every demonic wile of the mystery demonand all others is set in motion to keep me in the dark about thecaptive's true spiritual condition. Darkness comes in all shades.It can be vague, not even noticeable until an obscure nuance isbrought to the light of my attention. Accuracy in discernment isbeing able to perceive character, detect trends and uncovermotives---the power to see what is not evident to the averagemind. Darkness also produces a spiritual condition where thetruth is concealed behind a spiritual fog. Consequently, a crucialkey to my prayer victory is to have faith in the fact that I havebeen translated out of the kingdom of darkness into the

kingdom of light, and therefore, the Lord wants me to know.

Since it is the job of the Holy Ghost to reveal all truth, the intercessor must purpose in his or her heart not to quenchor grieve Him with personal baggage and unresolved issuesconcerning the case. So the intercessor must cast off personalworks of darkness by putting on the armor of light. (Romans13:12-14, James 3:16) I have found that if f I myself havefellowshipped with the unfruitful works of darkness, (Ephesians5:8), if my own heart is unclean because of any self seeking orambitious tendencies, if I despise correction, chastening orbrokenness (Hebrews 12:5, Hebrews 10:22), then I havequenched the Holy Ghost and my case before the Throne willbe ineffective.

God is light and God is love. If I say that I havefellowship with Him and I walk in darkness, I lie, I do not practicethe truth and the Holy Ghost is both quenched and grieved. (IJohn1:5) Intercessory prayer is a manifestation of love and shouldbe inspired by it. Any obstruction to love is an obstacle that standsin the way of enlightenment, just as clouds obstruct and veil thesunlight. Progress and fruitfulness is hindered by obstructions.

For example, agreement between the captive and the

deliverance counselor or intercessor is absolutely essential. Icannot come boldly for someone who is in disagreement with meor who does not have any confidence in my authority tocommand. Boldness is defined by Webster as the confidence andcourage to move forward to meet danger. When dealing withdemons and dignitaries, as an intercessor, I am putting myself onthe front lines where the attack is focused, deliberate andconcentrated. Any un-crucified or weak spot in my character aswell as in my relationship with the captive is a target for the


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enemy. Therefore, I will not risk myself by standing in the gap for acaptive who is adamantly defiant and resistant to unlearningerror. For God resists the proud and gives grace to thehumble. When I plead my case, my goal is to obtain grace.

Another obstruction to maintaining fellowship with the

Holy Spirit is doubt and unbelief. Since faith is seen in what youdo and what you say, it answers the question do you believeGod? I have found that the best way to believe God is tounderstand His ways and His conditions. To illustrate, the Lordwas upset with the children of Israel because what they did andwhat they said did not line up with faith to believe in Him. Imyself refuse to come against the demons and the dignitieswith blind faith.For example, I must know that it is God's will to save thosewhose salvation has been blocked, since natural evidence hasdefied the scriptures in regards to whosoever will, let Himcome. Then as I study the doctrines of pre-destination and

election, my faith to make my case before Him began to slightlywaver. It was only when I found scripture to support my casethat my faith became strong and solid. When I read scripturethat declared that God will save those who don't even seekHim, when I realized how the Lord saved the madman ofGedara and proud, idolatrous King Nebchannezer, myfaith stands strong, uplifting my courage to stand, fight the goodfight and plead with an effectual, impassioned fervency.

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