Matthew 10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
2 Timothy 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Jude 1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. 6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.
Mark 9:1 And he said unto them,Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
1 Peter 3:19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
Colossians 2:15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Part of the work of Christ was to speak to devils imprisoned in this earth, to take from them what they seemed to have (the souls of ALL men), and to triumph over the kingdom of darkness in the process.
1. There are some wild doctrines floating around that in effect "deny Christ" in the accomplishment of this part of his work.
2. Even though Jesus cast out devils, conversed with them in and on the people, and talked to those in Peter and in Judas at the last supper ...some claim that devils are "not real", they are "imaginations of men", and "it can't be true".
One thing Paul wrote is that "the mystery of iniquity" and "that man of sin" would be revealed... sitting in the temple of God, the human body.
2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
Where is the Joshua and Caleb courage and valor in YOU? Are you a wimp, a man, or a mouse? Men have learned to be afraid of the devil, and telling them demons are on and in their bodies brings horrors to their minds. It is more peaceful to them to, "Say it isn't so"! To assuage the coward mind, they prime them with questions like, "Can this be true"? These persons, however, deny a VERY SIGNIFICANT part of Jesus' work. God sent him to expose devils because they are invisible to men and to take away a huge advantage devils enjoyed in their war with mankind. Jesus "blew their cover" by causing awakened men to be wary of their presence and their works.
Isaiah 29:15 Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
Isaiah 10:13 For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: 14 And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. 15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood. 16 Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire. 17 And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;
2 Samuel 23: 6 But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands: 7 But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.
Social sciences like psychology are tools used by devils to "put the lid back on them" and thus to "hide" them again from the attention of men.Psychology "denies the power of Christ" and his work to expose devils where they are. Jesus has no place in the psychology regimen and psychology has no place in Jesus! If you deny this part of Jesus effort and work before men, he will deny YOU before God and the Holy Angels!.
The doctrine and work of Jesus is true concerning the seat of devils. It cannot change because it horrifies your mind:
Matthew 12:43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. 44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. 45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
Habakkuk 1:4 Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
2 Corinthians 2:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
Romans 8:5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
Romans 7:18. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. 19. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. 20. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin (demons) that dwelleth in me. 21. I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. 22. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: 23. But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
I want you to be ABSOLUTELY CLEAR about what Paul is really referring to in the above text. I have no intention of dancing around it to make men "comfortable" in sin works. Check this out:
2 Corinthians 12:7. And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
So you who think it is "cool" to abide in sinunderstand Jesus' words: "Of whom a man is overcome, of the same he is brought in bondage. He that commits sin is the servant of sin". I have no intention of "cloaking" devils from your conscious awareness. You NEED TO SEE SIN (DEVILS) and KNOW WHERE THEY ARE (on our bodies) and fight every thought to bring it into subjection of Christ, 2 Corinthians 10:3-6. There will be NO VEILS in GOOD NEWS posts. We are not afraid to call a spade a spade! We definitely are not afraid to tell you, "Sin is a demon"!
If you have the mind of Christ, you must think like him. He made a SHOW of THE INVISIBLE DEVILS OPENLY and triumphed over them in the process! If you deny this part of his work, he will deny YOU! There are no coward soldiers in the army of the Lord, but there are some frightened and intimidated Christian babies on earth! Give me Joshua! Show me Caleb!
They were NOT afraid of the GI-ants! Neither are we afraid
of "midget" demons! Yes! You are reading correctly! Devils are VERY "short"! (This
is how a man could have a legion of them covering him like bees on a hive).
Yes again to your thoughts! You take
your WORST ENEMY to bed with you every night! Your worst enemy is
not your "ex-spouse", divorcees!Luke 17:34. I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. 35. Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 36. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. (When Lazarus died, he was taken to Heaven and his demons (rich men) were left)! Perhaps you understand Jesus' words much better now!
We cannot get out of this Egyptian-style bondage by denial.What good does it do an ostrich to stick his head in the sand because a lion is coming? The lion will be licking his chops! What good will it do you to deny this part of Jesus' work? Jesus will deny you, and devils will be licking their lamb chops (you)!
Joel 3:10 Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
Isaiah 52:1 Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. 2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
I think it was Shakespeare, who wrote these words, "Cowards die many times before their deaths. The valiant never taste of death but once". And Jesus said, "Let the dead bury their dead". It is possible to be part of"the night of the living dead" by walking in darkness. If you have denied Jesus' work of exposing devilsin the past, just do not do it again. That is called re - penting or re - thinking! Marvel not Christians many of you STILL must be born again in LIGHT by LIGHT!
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