Understanding the Spirit World Dr. Gary L. Royer.

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 Demon-possession), 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...

• 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

• 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: 17-19

• 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.

Heavenly Realms Ephesians 1: 19-21

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

• 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.

Heavenly Realms

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3 Realms of Spirits:

The realms of God, Angels, and People (3 ranks)

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

angels

(those who fear the Lord)

Demonic

spirits (discourage/te

mpt us against the

Lord)

The Realm of Angels

WHEN WERE THE ANGELS CREATED?

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 World25 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 World28 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 WorldGenesis 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. Cherubim2. Seraphim3. Archangels4. Messengers

The Realm of Angels

Cherubim

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. CherubimThe 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/kjv-dictionary/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

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 _ created beings• Colossians 1:16 For by him all things

were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and , whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities (Powers)—all things were created through him and for him.

Gods

invisible

The Realm of Angels• MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL

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 refuge10 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.“

• 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—that ancient ___________ called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the _________, and his ___________ with him.

The Realm of Angels

serpent

earthangels

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 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.


• 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.


• 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.


• 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.


• 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)


• 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."

• 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


• 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.


• 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.


• 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!

• 13 You said in your heart, "I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne 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.

O morning star means “lucifer.”

No one tempted Satan. God made free will for everyone. Satan choose to “ascend to heaven, raise my throne above the stars of God (above all the other angels)”

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.

• 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.

Ezekiel 28:12-15

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 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 _________ of Satan Reveal His _____________and _____________

• ________________• 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 ___________ • _________________ • 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 ___________• ____________________ • 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 __________ • __________________ • 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 __________• __________________ • 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)


• _____ 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.

• 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)


• 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 2:15-17) 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, drug-induced experiences)


• ________________________________ 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.


• ___________________• 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.

• _________________• 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.


• _______________• 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.



• _____________________• 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?"

• 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 ___________."


• 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.


• 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."


• ________: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.


• 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!".


• 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.


• 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.


• 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.


• Step 1: _________ for the Holy Spirit’s direction.

• Don’t act on ___________ or by being pressured.

•


• ____________________• 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 fortune-telling. 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.


• Step 2: Ascertain if the person _______ to follow Jesus


• ____________________• "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.


• 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 ______


• Step 4: Have the person pray a prayer of accepting Christ and assure them of the power in the ________, _________, and the ________ of Jesus!


• __________: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 ___________

• 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”


• 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."

• 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


• 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.".

Understanding the Spirit World Dr. Gary L. Royer.

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