MAY I PROPOSE TO YOU THAT WE HAVE A REAL ENEMY OUT THERE AND THROUGH GOD'S WORD WE REALIZE HE IS OUT TO KILL, STEAL AND DESTROY US JOHN 10:10
John
10:10 SAYS "The thief does not
come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may
have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. (NKJ)
AND
THE BIBLE GOES ON FURTHER TO SAY IN
GOD TELLS US TO GET INTO HIS WORD AND KNOW HIS WORD. GOD SAYS THAT IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW HIS WORD. GOD SAYS HIS VERY OWN PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED FOR THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. HOSEA 4:6
GOD'S WORD GIVES US DIRECTIONS AND EXAMPLES OF HOW TO LIVE A VICTORIOUS LIFE ON THIS EARTH AND BE OVERCOMERS
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See article at the bottom of this page it is VERY INFORMATIVE.
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When Jesus came down to earth he encountered the devil. Here is his encounter.
JESUS AND THE DEVIL -- "the tempter" --
Matthew 4:1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.
3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."
4 But He answered and said, [[ "It is written, ]] 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by
every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'" (NKJ)
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NOW WE HEAR THE DEVIL'S MOUTH RUNNING AGAIN. VERSE 5
Matt 4:5 Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple,
6 and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: 'He shall give His angels charge over you,' and, 'In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.' " (NKJ)
LOOK AT THIS. THE DEVIL IS USING THE WORD OF GOD ON JESUS. [[ THE DEVIL IS QUOTING PSALM 91 ]]. DOES THE DEVIL KNOW THE WORD OF GOD? HE SURE DOES. HE IS QUOTING IT RIGHT HERE.
IF THE DEVIL TRIED TO TWIST THE WORD AROUND ON JESUS. THERE IS A LARGE POSSIBILITY THAT YOU'RE NOT EXEMPT. NOW WE ARE BEGINNING TO SEE HOW THE DEVIL OPERATES. HALF TRUTHS.
JESUS GIVES THE DEVIL AN ANSWER IN VERSE 7
Matt 4:7 Jesus said to him, [[ "It is written again, ]] 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'" (NKJ)
JESUS IS TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD. JESUS GOES TO THE WORD OF GOD.
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DOES THE DEVIL GIVE UP? NOT YET
Matt 4:8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
9 And he said to Him, "All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me."
HOLD THAT THOUGHT A MINUTE AND LOOK AT THIS ACCOUNT IN LUKE 4:6 LUKE'S ACCOUNT PUTS THIS EVEN CLEARER.
Luke 4:6 And the devil said to Him, "All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. (NKJ)
TAKE NOTE JESUS NEVER SAID THEY ARE NOT YOURS TO GIVE MISTER DEVIL.
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LET'S TAKE A SIDE TRIP TO FIRST JOHN 5:19 AND LOOK AT TWO TRANSLATIONS ON THIS VERSE. THE (NKJ) AND THE LIVING BIBLE. THE LINE IS DRAWN BETWEEN BELIEVERS AND THE WORLD.
I John 5:19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one. (NKJ)
I John 5:19 THE LIVING BIBLE PUTS IT THIS WAY
19 We know that we are children of God and that [[ the world around us is under the power and control of the evil one. ]] (NLT)
THIS VERSE GIVES US A LITTLE CLARIFICATION TO MATTHEW 4:9 YOU BELIEVER ARE NOT OF THE WORLD.
IF YOU ARE OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD, THE EVIL ONE IS NOT THE CONTROLLING FORCE OVER YOU. AMEN! YOU CAN TAKE CONTROL OVER HIM WITH THE WORD OF GOD IN THE NAME OF JESUS PRAISE THE LORD.
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OK WE ARE STILL HERE IN MATTHEW CHAPTER 4 AND CONTINUING WITH VERSE 10
Matt 4:10 Then Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! For [[ it is written,]] 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.'" AFTER THAT THE NEXT VERSE
11 Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him. (NKJ)
NOW WE SEE HOW JESUS HANDLED THE DEVIL. IT IS WRITTEN---IT IS WRITTEN---IT IS WRITTEN
JESUS USED THE WORD ON HIM. YOU CAN USE THE WORD ON HIM. AWAY WITH YOU SATAN. OR GET BEHIND ME SATAN. REMEMBER YOU HAVE TO VOICE IT. THE DEVIL CAN'T READ YOUR MIND.
TAKE NOTE THE DEVIL DIDN'T GIVE UP EASY ON JESUS. HOW ABOUT YOU? IT IS A QUESTION YOU MIGHT WANT TO ASK YOURSELF. IF YOU HAVE ALIGNED YOURSELF WITH GOD, ACCEPTED JESUS IN YOUR HEART, AND USE THE WORD TO COME AGAINST HIM THEN YOU ARE THE DEVIL'S ENEMY. HE IS GOING TO PLAY WITH YOUR MIND. HE IS GOING TO USE WORDS. HE MAY EVEN TAKE THE WORD OF GOD AND TWIST IT A LITTLE BIT AND TRY TO GET YOU OFF TRACK, AFTER ALL HE TRIED IT WITH JESUS.
WHEN YOU GET TO THE POINT WHERE YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR AUTHORITY OVER HIM, AND KNOW HOW TO EXERCISE THAT AUTHORITY, HE IS IN DEEP TROUBLE AND HE KNOWS THAT. HE IS GOING TO TRY TO KEEP YOU OUT OF THE WORD. HE IS GOING TO PLANT THOUGHTS IN YOUR MIND. I AM TOO BUSY TODAY. I AM TOO TIRED. I'LL DO THAT TOMORROW. MANNA
THE MORE WORD YOU KNOW THE BIGGER HEADACHE YOU ARE TO HIM.
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THE DEVIL IS A BIG TALKER
HE ALWAYS TALKS BIG. THAT'S ALL HE CAN DO. HE HAS NO AUTHORITY. HE IS FULL OF HOT AIR AND GAS. JOHN PFEIFER A CHRISTIAN MUSICIAN AND SINGER ONCE SAID - " I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A STAR UNTIL I FOUND OUT WHAT STARS ARE MADE OF --- HOT AIR & GAS."
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BACK TO THE WORD OF GOD. LET'S TAKE A HIGH PROFILE STORY ONE WE ALL KNOW. DAVID & GOLIATH
FOR THAT WE WILL GO TO :: FIRST SAMUEL CHAPTER 17 AND READ VERSES 44 THROUGH 50
1 Samual 17:44 And the Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and [[ I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!"]] (NKJ)
NOW REMEMBER GOLIATH IS AN ENEMY OF GOD'S ARMY. HE IS TALKING REAL BIG. I WILL GIVE YOUR FLESH TO THE BIRDS AND THE BEASTS. IN ANOTHER WORDS YOU'RE GOING TO BE DEAD MEAT DAVID. AFTER THE DEVIL'S MAN MADE HIS SPIEL GOD'S MAN, DAVID, HAD PLENTY TO SAY. REMEMBER WHEN JESUS WAS BEING TEMPTED, HE LET THE DEVIL TALK.
1 Sam 17:45 Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But [ I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, ] the God of the armies of Israel, [[ whom you have defied. ]] (NKJ)
DAVID TOLD GOLIATH YOUR TALKING AGAINST GOD.
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NOW WE ARE GOING TO HEAR GOD'S MAN DAVID TALK JUST LIKE GOD. DAVID TELLS GOLIATH THE END FROM THE BEGINNING.
1 Samuel 17:46 "This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
47 "Then all this assembly shall know that the LORD does not save with sword and spear; for [[ the battle is the LORD'S,]] and He will give you into our hands." (NKJ)
DAVID MAKES IT CLEAR THAT IT WON'T BE HIM THAT WILL GET THE JOB DONE, BUT GOD. ALWAYS REMEMBER TO GIVE TOTAL CREDIT TO GOD.
THE WORSHIP SONG GOES LIKE THIS: IN HEAVENLY ARMOR WE ENTER THE LAND THE BATTLE BELONGS TO THE LORD, NO WEAPON THAT'S FORMED AGAINST US WILL STAND THE BATTLE BELONGS TO THE LORD.........THEN THERE IS ANOTHER WORSHIP SONG THAT HAVE WORDS IN IT LIKE THIS -- THE BATTLE IS THE LORDS BUT THE VICTORY IS OURS.
DAVID AND GOLIATH CONTINUING ON WITH VERSE 48
1 Samuel 17:48 So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hastened and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.
49 Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.
50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David. (NKJ)
GOD'S WORD SAYS --- HE WILL MAKE A WAY -- HE WILL SUPPLY -- AND HE DOES. REMEMBER THE WORSHIP SONG THAT GOES LIKE THIS. - GOD WILL MAKE A WAY WHERE THERE SEEMS TO BE NO WAY - HE WORKS IN WAYS WE CANNOT SEE HE WILL MAKE A WAY FOR ME - HE WILL BE MY GUIDE ETC..
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WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE ON IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
TO THE GOSPEL OF MARK
WE CAN LEARN A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE DEVIL'S BOYS -THE DEMONS - FROM JESUS CONFRONTATIONS WITH THEM.
WHERE DO YOU FIND THESE DEMONS? JESUS BUMPED INTO DEMONS ALL OVER THE PLACE. TAKE NOTE OF THIS PLACE.
Mark 1:23 Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out,
DEMONS WENT TO CHURCH IN JESUS DAY. GUESS WHAT? THEY ALSO DO TODAY.
Mark 1:24 saying, "Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are-- the Holy One of God!" (NKJ)
DEMONS HAVE INTELLECT. THEY KNOW WHO JESUS IS. THEY HAVE WILLS. "LET US ALONE".
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CHERYL MORRISON SAYS, "ISN'T IT INTERESTING THAT DEMONS KNOW WHO JESUS IS BUT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHO DEMONS ARE".
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WHAT ABOUT THE DEVIL'S BOYS----DEMONS? WHAT IS THEIR NATURE - AND CHARACTER?
WHAT CAN WE FIND OUT ABOUT THEM IN THE WORD? WELL HERE ARE SOME THINGS.
WE ARE GOING BACK NOW TO MATTHEW FOR 2 VERSES. THEN WE WILL COME RIGHT BACK HERE TO LUKE.
Matt 12:43 AGAIN THEY HAVE WILLS
43 "When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.
ACCORDING TO THIS VERSE FOR A DEMON EMBODIED IN A PERSON, THE DEMON SEEMED TO FIND IT QUITE A RESTFUL PLACE FOR HIM TO BE.
Matt 12:44 "Then he says, [[ I will ]] return to my house from which I came.' And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order. (NKJ)
THE DEMONS WILL IS TO GO BACK THERE. THEY WANT RESIDENCE IN A PERSON.
THEY ARE APPARENTLY VERY COMFORTABLE THERE.
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ANOTHER JESUS STORY THIS TIME IN LUKE 8:29
Luke 8:29 For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had often seized him, and he was kept under guard, bound with chains and shackles; and he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the wilderness.
DEMONS ARE IN THIS GUY. THE WORD SAYS HE IS DRIVEN BY THEM.
Luke 8:30 Jesus asked him, saying, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion," because many demons had entered him.
DEMONS HAVE NAMES. SO WHAT'S IN A NAME? BIBLE NAMES MANY TIMES TELL US ABOUT THE CHARACTER OF THE PERSON. SAME HERE WITH DEMONS. LEGION MEANT -- MANY. ALSO THEIR NAMES CAN GIVE YOU WHAT THERE JOB DESCRIPTION IS LUST ANGER FEAR DECEPTION CONTINUING ON WITH THIS STORY:
Luke 8:31 And they begged Him that He would not command them to go out into the abyss.
DEMONS HAVE WILLS.
Luke 8:32 Now a herd of many swine was feeding there on the mountain. And they begged Him that He would permit them to enter them. And He permitted them. (NKJ)
DEMONS CAN BE SENT CERTAIN PLACES.
James 2:19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the [[ demons believe-- and tremble! ]] (NKJ)
DEMONS HAVE EMOTIONS THEY TREMBLE FEAR
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SO DEMONS HAVE NAMES, THEY HAVE WILLS, AND THEY HAVE EMOTIONS.
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IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CAST OUT DEMONS IN YOUR OWN STRENGTH?
ACTS 19 WE READ ABOUT THE SONS OF SCEVA --
Acts 19:13 Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists [[ took it upon themselves ]] to call the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "We exorcise you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches."
14 Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so.
15 And the evil spirit answered and said, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but [[ who are you?"]]
16 Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
ACTS 19:17 This became known both to all Jews and Greeks dwelling in Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. (NKJ)
HERE IS THE POINT - YOU MUST KNOW JESUS .. THESE BOYS DIDN'T .. YOU MUST BE A BELIEVER AND OPERATING IN THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT [[ POWER. OF. ATTORNEY.]]
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LETS TAKE A LOOK AT ANOTHER JESUS STORY. THERE IS A LESSON IN THIS STORY FOR US.
Matthew 17:14 And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying,
15 "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.
16 "So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him."
17 Then Jesus answered and said, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me."
18 And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast him out?"
20 So Jesus said to them, "Because of your unbelief; or assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. (NKJ)
WE MUST BELIEVE GOD IS AND THAT HE IS WELL ABLE TO PERFORM HIS WORD.
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THE DEVIL'S BOYS
If you are applying these thoughts to yourself because you have a problem in one or
another area that doesn't mean you have a spirit necessarily you could have but you
might be oppressed and not possessed.
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DENIES DEITY OF CHRIST OR HUMANITY OF CHRIST UNBELIEF .1John 4:3; 11John 7
DENIES ATONEMENT ................................................................................................... 1John 4:3
AGAINST CHRIST HIS TEACHING AND THE BIBLE ..... 11Thessalonians 2:4;.... 1John 4:3
EXPLAINS AWAY ALL THE POWER IN THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS BLASPHEMIES GIFTS HUMANISM .. 11Thessalonians 2:3,7
WORLDLY SPEECH AND ACTIONS (RATIONALIZED THE WORLD) ................ 1John 4:5
AGAINST CHRISTIANS (DISTURBS CHURCH SERVICES) .................................. Revelation 13:7
HARASSES SAINTS TEACHERS OF HERESIES ................................................................. 1John 2:18,19
ATTEMPTS TO TAKE THE PLACE OF CHRIST PERSECUTES DECEIVER .. 11Thess 2:4. 11John7
LAWLESSNESS ....................................................................................................... 11Thess 2:3-12
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Matt 18:18 [[[[[[ BIND: spirit of anti-christ]]]]] -- [[[[[ LOOSE: spirit of truth]]]]]..1John 4:6
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CRUSHED IN LIFE BRUISED ANGUISH OF SPIRIT-- BROKEN HEARTED THE LOST FEARS..Romans 8:15
FEAR OF DEATH ......................................................................................................................................... Hebrews 2:14,15
ADDICTIONS ( drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, food, etc) ........................ Romans 8:15,.11Peter 2:14,15
ANOREXIA. .BULIMIA. .BITTER. .OPPRESSED. .SUBJECTION AND CONTROL .CAPTIVITY TO SATAN .UNABLE TO BREAK FREE ..................................................................................................................... 11Peter2:19
CAPTIVITY TO ANOTHER PERSON SOUL TIES BONDAGE TO SIN .......................... 11Peter 2:19
COMPULSIVE SIN ...................................................................................... Proverbs 5:22 . John 8:34
STRIVING FOR MONEY +POWER COVETING WEALTH TO HOARD SERVANT OF CORRUPTION ....... Romans 7:23,.... Luke 8:26-29, .............Acts 8:23, ............John 8:34,........... Romans 6:16
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Matt 18:18 [[ BIND: spirit of bondage ]]]-[[[ LOOSE: liberty, spirit of adoption ]] Romans 8:15
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FORTUNETELLER-SOOTHSAYER ....................................................... Isaiah 2:6...Micah 5:12
WARLOCK-WITCH, SORCERER ......................................................................... Exodus 22:18
STARGAZER-ZODIAC, HOROSCOPE. ............. Leviticus 19:26..Isaiah 47:13..Jeremiah 10:2
HYPNOTIST-ENCHANTER ................................................... Deuteronomy 18:11 .. Isaiah 19:3
NECROMANCER .. (ONE WHO CONSULTS THE DEAD) REBELLION ..... 1Samuel1 5:22
DRUGS..( GREEK-PHARMAKOS ) ........ Galatians 5:20..Revelation 9:21, 18:23; 21:8; 22:15
BIBLIOMANCY (DIVINATION BY MEANS OF ARROWS) ............................. Ezekiel 21:21
MAGIC ........................................................................................................ Exodus 7:11; 8:7; 9:11
STAR GAZER ............................................................................................ (STAR WORSHIPER)
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Matt 18:18 [[[[ BIND: spirit of divination ]]]]--[[[[ LOOSE: holy spirit-gifts of the spirit ]]]]..1 Corinthians 12:9-12
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BLINDNESS, EYE DISEASE ................................................................................ Matthew 12:22
DUMBNESS ................................................................................................................. Mark 9:25
TEARING ............................................................................................................. Mark 9:18,20,26
MENTAL ILLNESS .................................................................. Matthew 17:15;. Mark 9:17+5:5
FOAMING AT THE MOUTH ................................................................... Mark 9:39, Luke 9:39
SEIZURES\EPILEPSY ........................................................................................ Mark 9:18,20,26
FEAR ( WATER FIRE ) ACCIDENTS (BURNING DROWNING) ......................... Mark 9:22
GNASHING OF TEETH ............................................................................................... Mark 9:18
PINING AWAY .............................................................................................................. Mark 9:18
SCHIZOPHRENIA ........................................................................................................ Mark 9:26
MOTIONLESS STUPOR LUNATIC EAR PROBLEMS ..................................... Mark 9:25,26
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Matt 18:18 [[[ BIND: dumb deaf spirit ]]]--[[[ LOOSE: resurrection life-healing ]]] Romans 8:11;Corinthians 12:5
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ERROR ................................................................... Proverbs 14:22..1John 4:6..11Peter 3:16,17
IMMATURITY UNSUBMISSIVE ..................................................... Proverbs 29:1; 1John 4:6
UNTEACHABLE ....................... Proverbs 10:17; 12:1; 13:18; 15:10; 12:32; 11 Timothy 4:1-4
FALSE DOCTRINES .................... 1Timothy 6:20,21; 11Timothy 4:3, Titus 3:10; 1John 4:1-6
ANOREXIA .. BULIMIA SERVANT OF CORRUPTION .................................. 11 Peter 2:19
NEW-AGE MOVEMENT ........................................................................................ 11Peter 2:10
DEFENSIVE/ARGUMENTATIVE ( DEFENDS GOD'S REVELATIONS TO THEM PERSONALLY )IRRESPONSIBILITY INAPPROPRIATE THINKING CONTENTIOUS ...................................................... James 3:1
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Matt 18:18 [[[ BIND: spirit of error]]]] [[[[ LOOSE: spirit of truth ]]]] ..1John 4:6; Psalms 51:10
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NECROMANCER ......................................................... Deuteronomy 18:11; 1Chronicles 10:13
MEDIUM .. SPIRITS .................................................................................................. 1Samuel 28
CLAIRVOYANT ................................................................................................... 1 Samuel 28:7,8
YOGA ....................................................................................................................... Jeremiah 29:8
DRUGS-HALLUCINOGENS ................... Revelation 9:21; 18:23; 21:8; 22:15; Galatians 5:20
PASSIVE MIND-DREAMERS ................................................... Jeremiah 23:16,25,32; 27:9,10
PEEPING AND MUTTERING ................................................................ Isaiah 8:19; 29:4; 59:3
FALSE PROPHECY ........................................................................................... Isaiah 8:19; 29:4
Note:>>A familiar spirit is not necessarily a root spirit. It is any of the spirits that have been with a person so long they have become familiar. The person cannot tell the difference between their thoughts and the thoughts of the familiar spirit.
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CRITICAL SPIRIT FEAR-PHOBIAS ............................................. Isaiah 13:7,8; 11Timothy 1:7
MIGRAINE HEADACHES AGITATION WORRY ANXIETY-STRESS .................. 1 Peter 5:7
TORMENT-HORROR ............................................................................. Psalms 55:5; 1John 4:18
PARANOIA, SCHIZOPHRENIA, ALL INSANITY HEART ATTACKS ... Psalm 55:4;Luke 21:26; John14:1; 14:27
FEAR OF DEATH .............................................................................. Psalm 55:4; Hebrews 2:14,15
NIGHTMARES-TERRORS ......................................................................................... Psalm 91:5,6
INADEQUACY, TIMID SHY, INFERIORITY, REJECTION FEAR OF MAN .. Proverbs 29:25
UNTRUSTING-DOUBT, LACK OF TRUST .............................. Matthew 8:26; Revelation 21:18
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Matt 18:18 [[[ BIND spirit of fear ]]]] [[[[ LOOSE: love, power, and a sound mind ]]] ..11Timothy 1:7
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ARROGANT, DICTATORIAL, CONTROLLING, OVERBEARING, DOMINEERING, INSOLENT, LOFTY LOOKS, BRAGGING, BOASTFUL, SUPERIORITY, EXALTED FEELINGS, VANITY, GOSSIP, EGOTISTIC, SELF-RIGHTEOUS, holier than thou attitude PRIDE ........................................... Proverbs 6:16,17,18,19; 28:25; Isaiah 16:6
ARROGANT-SMUG .............................. 11Samuel 22:28; Jeremiah 48:29; Isaiah 2:11,17; 5:15
OBSTINATE, WRATHFUL ................................................................ Proverbs 29:1; Daniel 5:20
IDLENESS ............................................................................................................. Ezekiel 16:49,50
REBELLION ................................................................................... 1Samuel 15:23; Proverbs 29:8
SCORNFUL, MOCKERY .......................................................... Proverbs 1:22; 3:34; 21:24; 29:8
STIFF-NECKED, STUBBORN, CONTENTIOUS ................................................ Proverbs 13:10
SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS ........................................................................................ Luke 18:11,12
REJECTION OF GOD ......................................................................... Psalm 10:4; Jeremiah 43:2
SELF-DECEPTION ........................................................................... Jeremiah 49:16; Obadiah 1:3
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SADNESS, LONELINESS, GLOOMINESS, SELF-PITY, TROUBLED SPIRIT, WOUNDED SPIRIT, UNJUSTIFIED GUILT, DISCOURAGEMENT EXCESSIVE MOURNING............................................................................................Isaiah 6:13; Luke 4:18
SORROW-GRIEF ....................................................................... Nehemiah 2:2; Proverbs 15:13
SELF-PITY .................................................................................................................. Psalm 69:20
BROKEN HEARTED ....................... Psalm 69:20; Proverbs 12:18; 15:3,13; 18:14; Luke 4:18
DESPAIR-DEJECTION-HOPELESSNESS ................................................ 11Corinthians 1:8,9
HEAVINESS, DEPRESSION ...................................................................................... Isaiah 61:3
SUICIDAL TENDENCIES ................................................................................................ Mark 9:
INNER HURTS-TORN SPIRIT ............................................. Luke 4:18; Proverbs 18:14; 26:22
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Matt 18:18 [[[[[[[ BIND: spirit of heaviness ]]]]] [[[[[[ LOOSE: comforter, garment of praise and the oil of joy ]]]]]]].. .John 15:26; Isaiah 61:3
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ATTACKS ON THE BODY, COLDS, FEVER, VIRAL INFECTIONS, FUNGUS, SINUS PROBLEMS LINGERING DEATH SPIRIT BENT BODY -SPINE ...................Luke 13:11
IMPOTENT-FRAIL-LAME ..................................................................... John 5:5; Acts 3:2; 4:9
ASTHMA-HAY FEVER-ALLERGIES ............................................................................ John 5:5
ARTHRITIS ....................................................................................................................... John 5:5
LINGERING DISORDERS ......................................................................... Luke 13:11; John 5:5
WEAKNESS ................................................................................................... Luke 13:11; John 5:5
CANCER ........................................................................................................ Luke 13:11; John 5:4
OPPRESSION .................................................................................................................. Acts 10:38
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Matt 18:18 [[[[ BIND: spirit of infirmity ]]] [[[ LOOSE: spirit of life and gifts of healing Romans 8:2; 1 Corinthians 12:9 ]]]]
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SPIRIT DIVIDES HOMES AND CAUSES CHURCH SPLITS, COVETING, UNABLE TO CRY, SELFISH, SELF CENTERED, SUSPICIOUS, INSECURITY, HARDENS HEARTS, DISTRUSTFUL BUILDS WALLS MURDER .............................................................................................................................................. Genesis 4:8
REVENGE-SPITE ......................................................................................... Proverbs 6:34; 14:16,17
ANGER-RAGE ......................................... Genesis 4:5,6; Proverbs 6:34; 14:29; 22:24,25; 29:22,23
CRUELTY ..................................................................................... Song of Salmon 8:6; Proverbs 27:4
JEALOUSY ................................................................................. Numbers 5:14; Song of Solomon 8:6
HATE ........................................................................................ Genesis 37:3,4,8; 1Thessalonians 4:8
CAUSE DIVISIONS ....................................................................................................... Galatians 5:19
EXTREME COMPETITION .......................................................................................... Genesis 4:4,5
CONTENTION .............................................................................................................. Proverbs 13:10
ENVY .............................................................................................................................. Proverbs 14:30
STRIFE ........................................................................................................................... Proverbs 10:12
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Matt 18:18 [[[ BIND: spirit of jealousy ]]] [[[ LOOSE: love of god ]]]] 1Corinthians 13; Ephesians 5:2
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============= [[[[[[[ LYING SPIRIT ]]]]]] ===========
VAIN IMAGINATIONS, EXAGGERATION, EMOTIONALISM, COUNTERFEIT HOLY ACTIONS, DRIVING ZEAL ( DRIVES OTHERS ), PROFANITY, HYPOCRISY, POOR SELF IMAGE, EXCESSIVE TALKING, SEEKS APPROVAL OF MEN, ACTING RELIGIOUS, FINANCIAL PROBLEMS STRONG DECEPTIONS.....................11Thessalonians 2:9-13
FLATTER ................................................................... Psalm 78:36; Proverbs 20:19; 26:28; 29:5
SUPERSTITIONS ..................................................................................................... 1Timothy 4:7
ACCUSATIONS ............................................................................ Revelation 12:10; Psalm 31:18
LIES .................................................................................... 11Chronicles 18:22; Proverbs 6:16-19
SLANDER ............................................................................................................... Proverbs 10:18
GOSSIP ........................................................................................ 1 Timothy 6:20; 11Timothy 2:16
RELIGIOUS BONDAGES ........................................................................................... Galatians 5:
FALSE TEACHERS ..................................................................................................... 11Peter 0:01
FALSE PROPHECY .................................................... Jeremiah 23:16,17; 27:9,10; Matthew 7:15
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Matt 18:18 [[[[[ BIND: lying spirit ]]]]] [[[[[ LOOSE: spirit of truth ]]]]]..John 14:17; 15:26; 16:13
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ABORTION, REBELLION, STUBBORNNESS, DESPISES BY OTHERS, ABNORMALLY CRANKY, FALSE TEACHERS, SELF LOVERS, ERROR, SEXUAL DEVIATIONS, PORNOGRAPHY, INCEST, CHILD ABUSE, TWIST THE WORD OF GOD (false religion)
ATHEIST ............................................................................................. Proverbs 14:2; Romans 1:30
EVIL ACTIONS ........................................................................................................ Proverbs 17:20
FOOLISH ........................................................................................................... Proverbs 1:22; 19:1
CONTENTIOUS ................................................ Philippians 2:14-16; 1Timothy 6:4,5; Titus 3:10,1
FILTHY- MIND ............................................................................................... Proverbs 2:12; 23:33
DOCTRINAL ERROR ........................................ Isaiah 19:14; Romans 1:22,23; 11Timothy 3:7,8
CHRONIC WORRIER ................................................................................................ Proverbs 19:3
SEXUAL PERVERSIONS ............................................................. Romans 1:17-32; 11Timothy 3:2
TWISTING THE WORD ........................................................................... Acts 13:10; 11Peter 2:14
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Matt 18:18 [[[[ BIND: perverse spirit ]]]] [[[ LOOSE: gods spirit of grace and supplication ]]].. Zechariah 12:10; Hebrews 10:29
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ATTRACTIONS-FASCINATION BY FALSE PROPHETS, FALSE SIGNS AND WONDERS, ETC .....Mark 13:22
DECEPTION ..................... 11Timothy 3:13; 1John 2:18-26; Romans 7:11; 11Thessalonians 2:10
HYPOCRITICAL LIES ..................................................................... 1Timothy 4:1; Proverbs 12:22
WANDER FROM TRUTH ................................................. 11Timothy 3:13; Deuteronomy 13:6-8
SEARED CONSCIENCE ........................................................................ 1Timothy 4:1; James 1:14
FASCINATION TO EVIL WARS, OBJECTS OR PERSONS ............................ .. Proverbs 1:10.
SEDUCERS, ENTICER............................. 1Timothy 4:1;.... 11Timothy 3:13;.......... Proverbs 1:10
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Matt 18:18 [[[[[[ BIND: seducing spirits ]]]]]] [[[[[ LOOSE: holy spirit-truth ]]]]] .. John 16:13
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CONSTANT FATIGUE, PROCRASTINATION, SELF PITY, PERSON'S SPIRIT IS SLUMBERING, WISHES HAD NEVER BEEN BORN, BLOCKS SUCCESS......
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Romans 11:8 [[[[[[[ BIND: spirit of slumber ]]]]]] [[[[[[ LOOSE: spirit of life and energy and fruits of the holy spirit ]]]]]]
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PEEPING TOMS, LUST FOR THE BODY, LOVE OF POSITION, SOCIAL STANDING, INCEST, EXHIBITION OF THE BODY, PORNOGRAPHY, SEXUAL SINS, ANYTHING OR ANYONE BEFORE GOD UNFAITHFULNESS-ADULTERY...............................................Ezekiel 16:15,28
SPIRIT, SOUL OR BODY PROSTITUTION........................Ezekiel 16:15,28; Proverbs 5:1-14
LOVE OF MONEY ................................................................... Proverbs 15:27; 1Timothy 6:7-14
CHRONIC DISSATISFACTION ............................................................................ Ezekiel 16:28
FORNICATION ...................................................................................................... Hosea 4:13-19
IDOLATRY ......................................................................... Judges 2:17; Ezekiel 16; Hosea 4:12
EXCESSIVE APPETITE .................................................. 1Corinthians 6:13-16; Philippians 3:19
WORLDLINESS ............................................................................................................ James 4:4
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Matt 18:18 [[[[ BIND: spirit of whoredoms ]]] [[[ LOOSE: spirit of God, pure spirit ]]]] .. Ephesians 3:16
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You don't have to interview a demon just kick him out. John Hagee
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How much do demons know?
By Robin Schumacher, Exclusive Columnist Monday, January 05, 2026
On October 27, 1989, while walking from her Middle School in Bay Village, Ohio, to a local shopping center, 10-year-old Amy Mihaljevic was kidnapped. Sadly, on February 8, 1990, the girl's body was found in a rural Ashland County, Ohio field. To date, Amy’s killer has not been identified.
In a documentary detailing the events surrounding her kidnapping and murder, Amy’s best friend revealed that just before Mihaljevic’s kidnapping, she and Amy had been playing with a Ouija Board in Amy’s room. Amy jokingly asked the board when she was going to die. With both girls’ hands lightly touching the board’s pointer, it moved slowly and spelled out one word.
S-O-O-N
Those who have studied the subject of demonology warn that occult tools such as Ouija Boards can act as points of contact between people and the demonic. If that happened in this case, and Amy and her friend were unlucky enough to come into contact with a demon, how did it know that Amy was about to die?
And, bumping things up to a higher-level question, how much knowledge do demons actually have?
The mind of a demon
During an exorcism, Stephen Joseph Rossetti, an American Catholic priest, relays how the possessed woman called him by a nickname he was given in junior high school 60 years ago, which no one in the present day knew. He says that one sign of demon possession is knowledge of the unknown — what is sometimes referred to as “occult knowledge” — which this woman manifested. Roessetti posits that, in such cases, there is a fusion of the demon’s mind with its human victim that allows such knowledge and purpose to pour out.
You see a few examples of this in Scripture, such as one in the Old Testament when a demon tells God how he will help undo King Ahab in battle: “And he [the demon] said, ‘I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets” (1 Kings 22:22).
Getting back to the question of what demons know, the Bible is somewhat sparse on the subject, but it does provide a few clues that help us understand the extent of their intelligence and understanding.
Demons are portrayed in the Bible as real, personal, intelligent spiritual beings with significant but limited (in relation to God) cognitive abilities. Their knowledge is greater than humans' in some areas, yet far inferior to God’s and constrained by creaturely limits, moral corruption, and divine sovereignty.
As you might expect, only God is portrayed in Scripture as omniscient: “Can anyone teach God knowledge” (Job 21:22); “Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite” (Ps. 147:5).
Knowing the future and [our thoughts] is also limited to God alone: “Who is like Me? Let him proclaim and declare it … let them declare to them the things that are coming and the events that are going to take place” (Is. 44:6–7); “You alone know the hearts of all the children of mankind” (1 Kings 8:39).
When it comes to foreknowledge, Scripture does mention “spirits of divination” such as one example found in the book of Acts: “It happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave-girl having a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing her masters much profit by fortune-telling” (Acts 16:16). Paul’s exorcism of the spirit evidently changed her foretelling abilities to some extent because her owners recognized the difference and had Paul arrested, although we’re not told exactly what capabilities left her when the demon departed.
The Bible depicts demons as possessing higher levels of real intelligence and awareness than us and that they are rational, communicative beings (Mark 1:24; Luke 8:28–31), recognize individuals (Acts 19:15), can form plans and strategies (Eph. 6:11), and know hidden theological realities like who Jesus was (“I know who you are — the Holy One of God!” - Mark 1:24). They often know orthodox truths better than us with James stating, “even the demons believe — and shudder” (vs. 2:19).
Dr. Ed Murphy, in his book The Handbook for Spiritual Warfare, asserts that demons observe human subjects, can ascertain their weaknesses, and go about planting thoughts into their hearts and minds in a way where the person may have no idea the thoughts originated from a supernatural source. This falls in line with what happened to Judas: “The devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him” (John 13:2).
Murphy intimates that a demon's knowledge and agenda are along the lines of being expert social engineers or hackers: they have a massive database of human history and psychology that allows them to “predict” behavior and manipulate systems. But in the end, they are ultimately barred from knowing God's secret purposes and the exact timing of future things.
As to truth and its adherence, the demon’s knowledge is corrupted by rebellion, distorted by hatred, pride, and deception. While theologically informed and knowledgeable, they are morally blind. Put a different way, demons believe true things but hate the truth; their problem is not lack of knowledge but pride and lack of submission to God. And as the Bible says, knowledge without obedience produces terror, not salvation (James 2:19).
All that said, what about the case of Amy Mihaljevic and the Ouija Board? Scripture makes it clear that demons don’t know the future, so any demon behind the board’s movements couldn’t have known what was about to happen to her. Perhaps it was aware of the killer stalking her and inferred what was going to take place, similar to how a skilled chess player may not be able to read minds but is capable of reading patterns.
In the end, demons’ knowledge makes them dangerous, but never ultimate. If G. K. Chesterton is right when he writes in his book The Everlasting Man that “Nature is always looking for the supernatural,” only two choices of supernatural knowledge exist for us: God’s and the enemy’s. Understanding what demons know can be helpful, “so that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes” (2 Cor. 2:11), but pursuing their knowledge is off limits for Christians.
In his book, The Haunting of Bishop Pike, Dr. Merrill Unger chronicles the tragedy of listening to demons and provides a good warning we should all adhere to: “The [conveying of knowledge] through demonic power is not free and purely beneficent. They always operate under the principle of compensation, with a price tag attached to them … one that must be paid throughout eternity.”
Robin Schumacher is an accomplished software executive and Christian apologist who has written many articles, authored and contributed to several Christian books, appeared on nationally syndicated radio programs, and presented at apologetic events. He holds a BS in Business, Master's in Christian apologetics and a Ph.D. in New Testament. His latest book is, A Confident Faith: Winning people to Christ with the apologetics of the Apostle Paul.
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/how-much-do-demons-know.html
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