![]() There was something more to reality than this natural world that I could see with my eyes, and I was determined to find out what. I was on a mission, and nothing could deter me. I read through the pages of different books and websites about paranormal experiences, and occult religions. I began searching out all the information I could find about the supernatural. If it wasn’t the God of the Bible that spoke to me that night, as I had originally thought,then who or what was it? So knowing that what I had heard was real, but believing those who had told me that their God didn’t speak, I set out to find out more about what I had experienced. But when I sought out guidance from people who had grown up in the church, they told me with absolute confidence that “God didn’t work that way.” They told me that He didn’t really speak to people, and that the spiritual gifts (like healing/prophesy/miracles) hadn’t been active on the earth, since the foundation of the early church. To explain how I know this, I’ll need to share with you, a little of my testimony.įrom the time that I was a young child, I knew that I could literally FEEL a supernatural presence, and had ONCE even heard an audible voice tell me to do something specific, that saved my life. These are HANDS DOWN the BEST spiritual warfare sermons, I’ve EVER seen! And btw… To get a better grasp on exactly what the Bible says about Christians being in bondage, allow me show you the Free Indeed series by Pastor Robert Morris of Gateway Church. “We are OWNED BY GOD, but we CAN be under the influence of a demon.” A Christian CANbe under the influence of a demon! Zomai: possessed, or under the influence of so the answer is YES. To answer that question, I think we first have to define “possessed.”When scripture talks about the “demon possessed” it uses two Greek words “daimoni” and “zomai.” The SECOND most common question I hear about spiritual warfare is “Can Christians be possessed?” “For every one that’s against me, I’ve got two that are for me.” ~Pastor Robert Morris The good news for Christians is, that we are able to equip ourselves for the battle and be VICTORIOUS, and that although one third of the angels fell, becoming demons… TWO THIRDS of the angels remained loyal to God, and are fighting this battle with us. ~ Daniel Kolenda (successor to Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke) from his book “Slaying Dragons” The expulsion and perversion of these fallen angels turns them into what the New Testament calls demons.” ![]() Different types of angels who had various abilities and responsibilities in heaven now, after rebellion, have distorted versions of their original characters. First, these angels experience a perversion of their original attributes. I see two major consequences to such a fall. But by choosing to go their own way, they lost their intimate connection with God as well as their place in the atmosphere of His glory. They remained spirits, of course, and therefore continue to populate the spiritual realm. “The angelic beings who did not choose to obey God were cast away from their heavenly sphere. ![]() You see when Satan fell, so did one third of the angels in heaven, having various military type rankings, personalities, and tendencies. “For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against persons without bodies the evil rulers of the unseen world, those mighty satanic beings and great evil princes of darkness who rule this world and against huge numbers of wicked spirits in the spirit world.” Let’s begin by looking at this well known scripture in Ephesians 6:12 in “The Living Bible” translation: ![]() We also know that they are actively looking for “dwelling places” aka places and people to possess/oppress, or influence. The answer is YES! I can assure you that they are in fact real, and not only are they real, but they are literally “persons without bodies” and as such, each one of them has a unique personality and specific traits. The most common question I hear relating to Spiritual Warfare is this: “Are demons real?”
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