1 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:14,300 Well, good afternoon. Please meet me in the Gospel 2 00:00:14,300 --> 00:00:18,100 According to Mark and your Bibles and chapter one. 3 00:00:20,100 --> 00:00:22,600 Gospel According to Mark in chapter one. 4 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:30,300 And meet me here in verse 21. Mark 121. 5 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,500 Pray with me. But we thank you for our time 6 00:00:42,500 --> 00:00:46,500 together. We know that some are away for 7 00:00:46,500 --> 00:00:48,500 this weekend. We know some are busy with 8 00:00:48,500 --> 00:00:51,900 families and plans but thank you that we can still Gather in this 9 00:00:51,900 --> 00:00:55,700 place to receive your word and we just ask Lord that you would 10 00:00:55,700 --> 00:00:59,300 help us help us understand what these passages mean. 11 00:01:00,100 --> 00:01:04,599 We want to be more in the light than we were when we came in we 12 00:01:04,599 --> 00:01:08,500 want to know you more than we did before we drove up here and 13 00:01:08,500 --> 00:01:11,900 we ask for that, there would be a particular Grace and 14 00:01:11,900 --> 00:01:16,000 delivering this word and a much-needed Grace for our hearts 15 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:19,300 to be opened. And Lord we just ask that we 16 00:01:19,300 --> 00:01:23,300 would sense the reality of your Authority and that Lord, we 17 00:01:23,300 --> 00:01:26,300 would be able to rest in that Authority rejoice in that 18 00:01:26,300 --> 00:01:30,900 Authority. And Lord know that in you we are 19 00:01:30,908 --> 00:01:34,200 more than conquerors. And greater. 20 00:01:34,300 --> 00:01:37,600 Is he that is in us than he who is in the world. 21 00:01:38,100 --> 00:01:41,000 We give you praise now in Jesus name, amen. 22 00:01:42,300 --> 00:01:44,500 As we explore this passage in scripture. 23 00:01:44,500 --> 00:01:48,600 It's helpful to know that at this particular point the 24 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:53,900 author, as you've realized. Who had a certain Pace in the 25 00:01:53,900 --> 00:01:58,800 previous verses will now slow down the rhythm of his thoughts. 26 00:01:59,100 --> 00:02:02,200 As we come here to this tax because now we can say that this 27 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:06,600 is really the beginning of the the main body of marks record of 28 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,800 his account of the life and Ministry of Jesus Christ. 29 00:02:10,500 --> 00:02:13,400 And so now we're going to see that he is going to expand his 30 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:17,400 thoughts on certain events about the ministry of Jesus Christ. 31 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:20,700 And although there is going to be a change of shift in that 32 00:02:20,700 --> 00:02:23,600 Rhythm. There are Also be a continuation 33 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:27,500 of certain themes that will flow from the verses that you, and I 34 00:02:27,500 --> 00:02:29,700 have been exploring the previous Sundays. 35 00:02:30,500 --> 00:02:33,800 And one of those themes that will continue especially in this 36 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:40,200 text is the unmatched. Superior authority of the person 37 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,900 of Jesus Christ. Up to this point you and I've 38 00:02:43,900 --> 00:02:48,000 just gotten a glimpse of his authority in different Arenas. 39 00:02:48,500 --> 00:02:53,000 We have seen how he is much more Supreme than Satan. 40 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:59,500 We have seen his Mastery over severe and intense Temptation. 41 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:03,100 We can also say that there is something about an attractive 42 00:03:03,100 --> 00:03:08,500 Authority, that melted the hearts of these grown fisherman 43 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:12,100 who joyfully submitted to his tutelage. 44 00:03:12,300 --> 00:03:14,700 And would follow him wherever he would go. 45 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,700 And if we think that up to this point, there is nothing else to 46 00:03:18,700 --> 00:03:21,800 be. Proved the spirit is preparing 47 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:29,300 us now to see how the authority of Jesus Christ extends into a 48 00:03:29,300 --> 00:03:33,500 different Realm. And that realm has to do with 49 00:03:33,500 --> 00:03:40,000 the Demonic, unseen spirits and Unseen World a world that in the 50 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,600 days of Jesus, and not just the days of Jesus. 51 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:46,200 But from the beginning of time, has tormented many in this 52 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:52,100 world, has shown great power and deception to sway people into 53 00:03:52,100 --> 00:03:55,600 self harm and destruction towards others Christ. 54 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:59,300 Now, in this portrait, that we are going to see by the hand of 55 00:03:59,300 --> 00:04:04,400 Mark is going to show that. he indeed rules and Reigns not just 56 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:08,300 over different aspects that we are familiar with but even that 57 00:04:08,300 --> 00:04:14,400 which we do not know much of and so we see that here, and verse 58 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:22,700 21 and they went into Capernaum and immediately on the Sabbath, 59 00:04:22,700 --> 00:04:27,000 he entered the synagogue and was teaching, and they were 60 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,700 astonished at his teaching for he taught them as one who had 61 00:04:30,700 --> 00:04:36,300 Authority and not as the scribes and immediately, there was in 62 00:04:36,300 --> 00:04:39,500 their synagogue, a man with an unclean spirit. 63 00:04:39,700 --> 00:04:42,900 And he cried out. What have you to do with us? 64 00:04:42,900 --> 00:04:46,800 Jesus of Nazareth. Have you come to destroy us? 65 00:04:46,900 --> 00:04:52,500 I know who You are the Holy One of God. 66 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:59,300 But Jesus rebuked him saying be silent and come out of him, and 67 00:04:59,300 --> 00:05:02,600 the unclean Spirit convulsing him and crying out with a loud 68 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:05,100 voice. Came out of him and they were 69 00:05:05,100 --> 00:05:08,200 all amazed. So that they question among 70 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:12,400 themselves saying, what is this, a new teaching with authority? 71 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:17,100 He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him, and 72 00:05:17,100 --> 00:05:18,900 out. Once his Fame spread everywhere, 73 00:05:18,900 --> 00:05:24,100 throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee, The subject 74 00:05:24,100 --> 00:05:29,600 of Angels and Demons has captivated the masses for 75 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:34,100 centuries. The Curiosity around Spiritual 76 00:05:34,100 --> 00:05:39,400 Beings has been something that has spilled over even into our 77 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:43,300 culture, a secular culture. And I believe the main reason 78 00:05:43,300 --> 00:05:47,200 for that is because mankind generally has a yearning 79 00:05:47,900 --> 00:05:54,800 yearning to know. How to satisfy this nying sense 80 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:59,000 that there is this Unseen World that interacts with our own 81 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,400 world? And the great amount of books 82 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:06,700 and movies. And this new desire, this 83 00:06:06,700 --> 00:06:09,300 growing desire for the phenomenon of new age and all 84 00:06:09,300 --> 00:06:15,000 these different things testify that our culture is probing and 85 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:20,800 you even have some who claim to have answers, But no matter what 86 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:25,200 experience people have, no matter what kind of blurry 87 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:29,400 footage of citing, someone may claim to have God's word as a 88 00:06:29,407 --> 00:06:33,000 final Authority, God's word gives us the sufficient data 89 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:36,500 that we need to understand all that we need to know about 90 00:06:36,500 --> 00:06:39,700 angels and demons. And our subject today in 91 00:06:39,700 --> 00:06:44,200 particular, is that of demons. And as we understand this, we 92 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:47,400 should be satisfied in knowing that in the spirits wisdom, he 93 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:49,100 has given us all that. We need to know. 94 00:06:49,100 --> 00:06:52,700 We don't have to Like to figure out the answers that Jesus or 95 00:06:52,700 --> 00:06:56,500 God's word doesn't give us and just to rest in the fact that 96 00:06:56,500 --> 00:07:01,100 whatever we are exposed, to is enough for us to glorify God, be 97 00:07:01,100 --> 00:07:04,800 free from confusion and walk in Holiness As He commands us to 98 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:07,700 walk. And that is what we are going to 99 00:07:07,700 --> 00:07:09,100 see here. This is not going to be a 100 00:07:09,100 --> 00:07:13,400 comprehensive study of all that we can know about demons about 101 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:15,900 Fallen Angels about unclean spirits. 102 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:19,700 But in the verses that you and I just read There is important. 103 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:23,700 Truths about this Kingdom, it's a dark kingdom. 104 00:07:23,700 --> 00:07:25,900 It's an evil Kingdom. It's a king that opposes the 105 00:07:25,900 --> 00:07:30,500 kingdom of God for us, to be edified and prepared to continue 106 00:07:30,500 --> 00:07:34,000 to follow our master. And so the insights that we see 107 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:37,700 here it is, our duty to collect this information and it comes 108 00:07:37,700 --> 00:07:41,800 from a very detailed description of a day in the ministry of 109 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:45,100 Jesus Christ. And so, here are some points. 110 00:07:45,100 --> 00:07:49,100 Here are four points to consider about this realm about these 111 00:07:49,100 --> 00:07:54,400 foes. Number one, demons are able to 112 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:59,100 influence. Men demons are able to influence 113 00:07:59,100 --> 00:08:01,400 men. As we just read Jesus and his 114 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:05,500 disciples entered into Capernaum and immediately went into the 115 00:08:05,500 --> 00:08:08,500 synagogue on the Sabbath day. Now, it's important to 116 00:08:08,500 --> 00:08:12,300 understand that synagogues, you probably seen it throughout the 117 00:08:12,300 --> 00:08:18,000 New Testament emerged the emerge during the Babylonian captivity. 118 00:08:18,500 --> 00:08:19,700 This was not something that was known. 119 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:21,700 On before the Babylonian captivity. 120 00:08:21,700 --> 00:08:25,300 But once the Israelites were taken out of their land under 121 00:08:25,300 --> 00:08:28,900 the rule of King Nebuchadnezzar, they could not have access to 122 00:08:28,900 --> 00:08:32,500 the temple to worship. God, they could not go freely 123 00:08:32,500 --> 00:08:35,500 and perform pilgrimage and honor God with the feast that he has 124 00:08:35,500 --> 00:08:39,100 commanded them to honor. And so, what they did was they 125 00:08:39,100 --> 00:08:42,500 establish these places of worship called synagogues while 126 00:08:42,500 --> 00:08:45,000 they were in a foreign land. So they can come together, 127 00:08:45,100 --> 00:08:49,200 recite scripture, received some kind of teaching, and pray. 128 00:08:50,300 --> 00:08:53,300 And now, as we fast forward to the days of Jesus, we know that 129 00:08:53,300 --> 00:08:57,400 these places of worship remained in Jewish society, and we're 130 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:00,900 still honored as places of worship for different Jews in 131 00:09:00,900 --> 00:09:03,600 different areas. And so we see that here, it's 132 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,800 prevalent, they would come, they would, they would invite rabbis 133 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:09,600 to speak. And there is even a freedom for 134 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:12,500 rabbis to come into these synagogues and volunteered to 135 00:09:12,500 --> 00:09:15,100 share something. We see that with Paul and we see 136 00:09:15,100 --> 00:09:17,600 that in the New Testament, in the book of Acts where we see 137 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:20,700 the people going and spreading the gospel in Synagogue 138 00:09:20,700 --> 00:09:23,500 synagogues played an instrumental role. 139 00:09:23,500 --> 00:09:28,000 They were used greatly by the early church to spread the truth 140 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:29,600 of the Gospel. I love that. 141 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:32,400 I love that. This is something that was later 142 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:35,000 on in Jewish culture, but was used for the gospel. 143 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,100 And I like to apply that to our own lives. 144 00:09:37,300 --> 00:09:40,100 That as we think, see, things invented and emerge that are not 145 00:09:40,100 --> 00:09:42,900 blatantly sinful that we should utilize them for the spread of 146 00:09:42,908 --> 00:09:46,000 the Gospel. We should utilize him to speak 147 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,500 truth, where there is freedom of speech. 148 00:09:48,500 --> 00:09:51,900 Still let us utilize this Time and the tools that we have 149 00:09:51,900 --> 00:09:54,700 before, it's too late. And that's what we see here with 150 00:09:54,700 --> 00:09:57,200 Jesus. Jesus spent many many times. 151 00:09:57,300 --> 00:10:00,900 Many, many days sessions in synagogues to proclaim the 152 00:10:00,900 --> 00:10:03,800 gospel. That we see here. 153 00:10:04,700 --> 00:10:06,900 And on this particular day, a guest teacher by the name of 154 00:10:06,900 --> 00:10:09,600 Jesus visited and stunned his listeners. 155 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:13,000 He came in and they heard him preach, and when they heard him 156 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:15,900 preach, they were amazed. They were astonished at, not 157 00:10:15,900 --> 00:10:22,100 just the content of his message, but the method, his delivery, 158 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:28,700 the way he spoke, they recognize that this guest teacher, many 159 00:10:28,700 --> 00:10:31,800 scribes have came in and out, but this particular guest 160 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:34,100 teacher has Authority when he speaks. 161 00:10:35,300 --> 00:10:39,300 There's conviction, there's boldness, there's Clarity, 162 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:44,000 there's authenticity. And there is a weightiness to 163 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,300 this man. When he preaches, we know that 164 00:10:46,300 --> 00:10:49,200 it's coming from a heart that not just believes it. 165 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:52,500 But a power, there's a power Behind these words. 166 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:56,100 And I believe the reason why Jesus walked in this 167 00:10:56,100 --> 00:10:58,600 authorities, from what we learned in the previous week's, 168 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:02,100 he was anointed with the holy spirit of God. 169 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:06,200 He was Jesus in those Waters of baptism and he was praying 170 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:09,700 according to Luke and the Holy Spirit came and descended upon 171 00:11:09,700 --> 00:11:13,700 him and he goes into that Wilderness and he defeats Satan 172 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:17,300 and he overcomes Temptation. And Luke also tells us he comes 173 00:11:17,300 --> 00:11:19,400 out of that Wilderness with great power. 174 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:24,100 Great power. To all be aspiring teachers of 175 00:11:24,100 --> 00:11:27,800 God's word, to all the aspiring preachers and perhaps even the 176 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:31,200 Evangelist and this place may I tell you and remind you today 177 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:34,900 that you can acquire great information from seminaries. 178 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:40,300 You can gain much theology from books, but Authority Spirit 179 00:11:40,300 --> 00:11:42,700 inspired Authority. Only comes from heaven. 180 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:48,400 It only comes when you realize your need and you walk in the 181 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:50,600 spirit. It only comes with it through a 182 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:53,700 life of prayers, Jesus. Demonstrated, and only comes 183 00:11:53,700 --> 00:11:58,100 when you as Jesus did know how to First overcome sin and your 184 00:11:58,100 --> 00:12:01,900 private life, because there is no such thing as Authority 185 00:12:01,900 --> 00:12:06,200 publicly, if there's not authenticity privately and Jesus 186 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:08,900 had those components. And when he came on the scene, 187 00:12:08,900 --> 00:12:11,700 they realized there's something different about this guy. 188 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:16,800 When he speaks that there's a compelling persuasion behind it, 189 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,600 these scribes were Hypocrites. They just had a wealth of 190 00:12:19,608 --> 00:12:22,200 knowledge and they would come and give their little speech and 191 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:26,000 it didn't touch anyone. But all this Jesus comes and he 192 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,700 speaks and there is such a gripping element to it. 193 00:12:29,100 --> 00:12:32,100 But there is something else about that particular day that 194 00:12:32,100 --> 00:12:35,100 astonished these listeners, these regular attendees of the 195 00:12:35,100 --> 00:12:40,500 synagogue in Capernaum. We are told immediately in verse 196 00:12:40,500 --> 00:12:45,400 23, there was in their synagogue, a man with an unclean 197 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:51,000 spirit. This man was possessed with a 198 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:56,300 devil and this man was not by the tombs like the man in Mark 199 00:12:56,300 --> 00:13:01,800 chapter 5 undressed chained, cutting himself, screaming and 200 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:07,400 disturbing the neighborhood. This man was sitting in a 201 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:13,200 spiritual religious service. Some would even say he was a 202 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:16,100 regular attendee of the synagogue. 203 00:13:16,300 --> 00:13:18,200 He had interest in religious. Things. 204 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:22,100 He wanted to hear God's word. He was willing to be taught. 205 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:26,500 He was willing to be among God's people, and yet hidden in this 206 00:13:26,500 --> 00:13:31,100 man was an unclean Wicked spirit. 207 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:36,300 This teaches us many things, but here's one thing it does teach 208 00:13:36,300 --> 00:13:38,200 us. In fact that we should consider 209 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:41,300 for ourselves in terms of our understanding of demonology. 210 00:13:42,100 --> 00:13:45,600 When we put all the scriptures together, what we learn is that 211 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:49,800 there is a wide range of symptoms of demonic influence in 212 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:54,300 people's lives. Just because somebody may be 213 00:13:54,300 --> 00:13:59,300 having a demon, in them does not mean that there are always out 214 00:13:59,300 --> 00:14:04,300 of control and dramatic and their behavior, the symptoms are 215 00:14:04,300 --> 00:14:08,800 diverse and the various accounts of Deliverance in Jesus 216 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:13,000 ministry, and the New Testament. Clearly teach that you have some 217 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:16,600 who were overpowered by demons, and all we are told about them 218 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:20,900 is that they were either mute or deaf, they were not erratic, 219 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:25,500 they simply had These powerful ailments placed upon them by 220 00:14:25,500 --> 00:14:29,400 demons others, experience, sporadic, seizures. 221 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:35,700 Others experienced this. Pull to self harm and there is 222 00:14:35,700 --> 00:14:39,300 even some in some cases where they were Supernatural strength 223 00:14:39,300 --> 00:14:42,100 on display. That could not be explained by 224 00:14:42,100 --> 00:14:45,200 human reasoning. And in this case, we have no 225 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:49,300 comments of this man being ill, there's no ailments described. 226 00:14:49,300 --> 00:14:53,600 There is no strange Behavior other than the Fact, that while 227 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:57,200 God's word was being preached, there was an outburst. 228 00:14:58,900 --> 00:15:02,500 Of resistance and confrontation against the Lord and his 229 00:15:02,500 --> 00:15:06,300 message. Listen, though, demonic 230 00:15:06,300 --> 00:15:09,000 Deliverance throughout. Jesus ministry, was a major 231 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:11,300 feature. It was not the only feature. 232 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:15,300 We see him doing many other things, including healing, 233 00:15:15,300 --> 00:15:20,000 people miraculously and when he healed many people it was not 234 00:15:20,500 --> 00:15:23,200 ever. Always rather tied to demonic 235 00:15:23,300 --> 00:15:26,300 influence. Why is that important to 236 00:15:26,300 --> 00:15:29,300 understand? Because we have to be careful 237 00:15:29,700 --> 00:15:32,800 and attempting to identify strange Behavior or disease 238 00:15:32,900 --> 00:15:36,300 because of demons. There are people who are sick. 239 00:15:36,500 --> 00:15:38,900 There are people who even have psychological or physiological 240 00:15:38,900 --> 00:15:42,700 physiological, disorders that are just because As a result of 241 00:15:42,700 --> 00:15:45,000 the Fall. Not because there is an evil 242 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,000 spirit behind it. Not because an evil spirit Is 243 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:51,100 possessing someone to be harmed or to be self-destructive just 244 00:15:51,100 --> 00:15:54,600 because we live in a broken world and Jesus ministry proves 245 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:56,500 that. Because in many cases, he's just 246 00:15:56,500 --> 00:16:01,100 heals them out of compassion and other times he delivers them. 247 00:16:02,100 --> 00:16:06,100 From demonic stronghold. And the great question that many 248 00:16:06,100 --> 00:16:08,200 people want to know is, well, how do I make that distinction? 249 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:12,500 How do I make that distinction between somebody's behavior that 250 00:16:12,500 --> 00:16:16,100 seems very strange or somebody situation that seems very dark, 251 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:19,200 whether this is something coming from an evil spirit or something 252 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:21,300 that's just coming from a result of the fall. 253 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:26,100 And the Bible doesn't really give us any kind of lists of 254 00:16:26,100 --> 00:16:29,000 chekhov's so that you and I can make that conclusion for 255 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,900 ourselves. If there is anything that we 256 00:16:31,900 --> 00:16:35,800 can, we can have confidence in For an answer for that 257 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:39,400 distinction being made is in the ministry of Jesus himself, Jesus 258 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:43,000 himself by the power of the spirit, was able to deliver 259 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:47,000 people and at the same time, he was able to discern by the 260 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,300 spirit. He was able to discern. 261 00:16:49,500 --> 00:16:53,100 What was what who was struggling with what, and then making the 262 00:16:53,100 --> 00:16:56,900 appropriate action to bring about relief to the person who 263 00:16:56,900 --> 00:17:00,800 is either Bound by a demon or just experiencing a consequence 264 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:03,400 of the Fall. There is great, need of 265 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:05,000 discernment, and there needs to be greater Great. 266 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:08,099 Hesitation and running around saying this is demonic and this 267 00:17:08,099 --> 00:17:11,300 is not demonic. The Lord, was able to make that 268 00:17:11,300 --> 00:17:14,700 clear distinction, because he was given the spirit without 269 00:17:14,700 --> 00:17:18,599 measure, and more can be said about identifying demonic 270 00:17:18,599 --> 00:17:22,400 activity, but I want to use this time to explain some of that. 271 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:25,900 It's crucially important because this verse that I just read to 272 00:17:25,900 --> 00:17:29,800 you is often used by those who would believe that it is 273 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:33,200 possible for Christian believers who are filled with the spirit 274 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:35,800 to be at the same time. By a demon. 275 00:17:37,300 --> 00:17:39,800 That might be something that you are familiar with in your 276 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:42,700 network. But I must say that among 277 00:17:42,700 --> 00:17:44,700 Millennials, this is a growing Trend. 278 00:17:45,300 --> 00:17:47,900 It is becoming increasingly popular, where you are, having 279 00:17:47,900 --> 00:17:51,300 people claim and believe that Christians can be possessed by 280 00:17:51,300 --> 00:17:54,700 demons and then make up their entire Ministry called 281 00:17:54,700 --> 00:17:57,600 Deliverance, Ministry, doing Deliverance. 282 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:00,800 Has on people who are apparently child, a child of God or 283 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:04,000 children of God. And what they would say with a 284 00:18:04,008 --> 00:18:07,900 verse, like, this is, well, you see you, see a man who was in 285 00:18:07,900 --> 00:18:11,800 the synagogue, a place of worship and because this man was 286 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:14,600 a regular attendee in a place of worship, who had a demon, what 287 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:16,600 makes us not believe that somebody who comes to a regular 288 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:18,500 church service can be possessed with a demon. 289 00:18:19,700 --> 00:18:22,400 There's so many problems with that and it might sound clever 290 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:27,700 but it is extremely problematic and severely overly simplistic. 291 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,300 You can't just come to a verse like this and say well there was 292 00:18:30,300 --> 00:18:32,800 somebody in a synagogue who had a demon so people in church who 293 00:18:32,808 --> 00:18:37,100 are Christians can have demons. first of all, you and I know 294 00:18:37,100 --> 00:18:39,900 this who says that you coming to church means that you're an 295 00:18:39,900 --> 00:18:43,900 actually child of God, we can just end the argument right 296 00:18:43,900 --> 00:18:46,900 there just because somebody's regularly attending a service 297 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:50,200 does not mean automatically, we don't presume that they belong 298 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:53,100 to Christ. So to make the conclusion that 299 00:18:53,100 --> 00:18:56,400 somebody was sitting physically in a religious service means 300 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,900 that they are in right. Status with God, is already an 301 00:18:59,900 --> 00:19:01,800 argument that defeats the whole thing. 302 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:04,900 But we have to understand if this teaches anything is that 303 00:19:04,900 --> 00:19:06,800 you can have people who regularly, attend a church 304 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:09,800 service who are demonized and unsaved. 305 00:19:10,300 --> 00:19:14,500 That's how we interpret it. And they might go on to say 306 00:19:14,500 --> 00:19:17,200 that. Well, you see many instances, 307 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:21,400 the New Testament, where people who work followers of Christ are 308 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:24,000 clearly possessed by a devil. And so they will use scriptures 309 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:28,400 like with Jesus, rebuking Peter, when Peter tried to rebuke him 310 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:30,200 about going to the cross and what does Jesus say? 311 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:33,500 Get behind me. Satan get behind me. 312 00:19:33,500 --> 00:19:35,700 Satan, you see, here's Peter that in a moment. 313 00:19:35,700 --> 00:19:38,100 Satan entered him and influence them and spoke through him to 314 00:19:38,100 --> 00:19:40,400 speak to Jesus and try to divert him from the cross. 315 00:19:41,300 --> 00:19:43,700 And then they would go on to say, well, That's even seen in 316 00:19:43,700 --> 00:19:46,300 the book of Acts, where you see ananias and Sapphira, they come 317 00:19:46,300 --> 00:19:49,600 into the church and they lie about their giving and Peter 318 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:52,000 looks at this couple and says, we're rather the man first. 319 00:19:52,500 --> 00:19:55,000 How has Satan? Why do you allow Satan to fill 320 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:59,900 your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit to lie to God? 321 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:03,700 You see Satan filled this church gourd. 322 00:20:03,700 --> 00:20:07,700 This Christian is follower of Christ, filled his heart and so 323 00:20:07,700 --> 00:20:11,200 it's possible for Satan to enter into a Christian and then 324 00:20:11,300 --> 00:20:14,500 perform his will through The Christian and I just have one 325 00:20:14,500 --> 00:20:17,100 simple question with both of those instances and many other 326 00:20:17,100 --> 00:20:18,800 instances that they would use in the scripture. 327 00:20:19,500 --> 00:20:22,200 If that was the case, then why didn't Jesus cast The Devil out 328 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:26,900 of Peter? And if that was the case, why 329 00:20:26,900 --> 00:20:29,500 didn't Peter cast The Devil out of ananias? 330 00:20:31,300 --> 00:20:34,200 No, what you see there in both of those instances is that the 331 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,700 evil one influence their thinking? 332 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:41,400 And even with Peter, Jesus, I'm paraphrasing looks at him and 333 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:45,900 says your mind is on the things of man, and not the things of 334 00:20:45,900 --> 00:20:50,100 God. And then ananias is case, we all 335 00:20:50,100 --> 00:20:53,600 believe that it is possible for evil spirits to influence us, to 336 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:55,700 tempt us to suggest things in us. 337 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,900 But we are not among those who believes that a demon can come 338 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:02,300 and have direct influence over your behavior and your speech. 339 00:21:04,100 --> 00:21:06,600 There's so many argument we can spend the rest of the service, 340 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:09,400 debunking these things. But let me give you one simple. 341 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:12,900 I believe final verse that would close this argument. 342 00:21:12,900 --> 00:21:15,100 It's found in Ephesians chapter 2, 1 and 2. 343 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:20,800 What you see in this portion of scripture is Paul addressing the 344 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:25,900 Glorious rescue in Jesus Christ. He's telling these Christians 345 00:21:26,300 --> 00:21:29,400 who you were before Christ, the things that you were caught up 346 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:31,500 in before Christ. And who you are now? 347 00:21:31,500 --> 00:21:35,300 Because of Christ, Ephesians 2, 1 to 10, but let me read to you. 348 00:21:35,308 --> 00:21:41,200 The first two verses, And you were dead in the trespasses and 349 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:43,800 sins in which you. Once walked following the course 350 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:47,800 of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, 351 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:53,400 the spirit, that is now at work in the sons of disobedience. 352 00:21:55,000 --> 00:22:00,200 The spirit that is now at work in the sons of Disobedience. 353 00:22:01,100 --> 00:22:04,300 There are many explanations for what this means. 354 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:07,900 But one thing I know in The Wider context is that the 355 00:22:07,900 --> 00:22:12,900 spirit, the prince of the power of the air, only has access to 356 00:22:12,900 --> 00:22:17,200 various degrees in those who are outside of Christ. 357 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:23,200 Those who are outside of Christ as they, whether knowingly, or 358 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:27,300 unknowingly follow Satan and are Guided by Satan through sin. 359 00:22:27,300 --> 00:22:32,700 And the deceptions of this World open themselves up to his 360 00:22:32,700 --> 00:22:35,500 influence, in their lives to various degrees and depending 361 00:22:35,500 --> 00:22:39,200 upon the severity of a sin or the invitation of a person for 362 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:42,800 the Demonic that can even include demonic possession. 363 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:47,200 You have those who are messing up with the occult those who are 364 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:49,700 messing up with certain drugs and these different kind of 365 00:22:49,700 --> 00:22:54,100 activities that open themselves up for Satan to have access to 366 00:22:54,100 --> 00:22:59,100 them and very powerful ways. But that is a threat, that is a 367 00:22:59,100 --> 00:23:05,500 danger for those who are outside of Christ when Jesus Rescues you 368 00:23:05,500 --> 00:23:10,100 and I he fills us and he seals us with the Holy Spirit and part 369 00:23:10,100 --> 00:23:15,200 of that is that we are protected from Ownership from Satan. 370 00:23:16,500 --> 00:23:19,400 And this is an extremely important truth because I want 371 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:22,500 to tell you the fruit of this teaching, among many who are in 372 00:23:22,500 --> 00:23:25,100 my age bracket and there are some or older will believe this 373 00:23:25,100 --> 00:23:29,000 too. Deliverance has been replacing 374 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:34,100 repentance. What do I mean by that? 375 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:39,000 Now, what you're having is a demon for every sin So if I 376 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:41,100 struggle with pornography, it's a spirit of lust. 377 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:45,400 If I have a habit of lying, it's a spirit of deception. 378 00:23:46,300 --> 00:23:50,800 If I have gambling issues, the spirit of greed, and so every 379 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:53,300 sin pattern, now has a demon behind it. 380 00:23:53,300 --> 00:23:56,100 And what you have people doing is lining up to these kind of 381 00:23:56,100 --> 00:23:59,600 ministers asking to be delivered, from particular sins. 382 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:02,200 When in the Bible, Jesus didn't say get the devil out of you. 383 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:06,300 He says, repent. So, do you see how this is very, 384 00:24:06,300 --> 00:24:08,700 very tricky. What you're having now is people 385 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:11,900 who not only receive one form of Deliverance, they come for 386 00:24:11,900 --> 00:24:16,600 constant Deliverance. Because the same people who say 387 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:19,900 that you have a demon in, you will also say, you need multiple 388 00:24:19,900 --> 00:24:24,000 sessions to be delivered, which is fascinating to me. 389 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:26,700 Because when you explore those who hold to this view of 390 00:24:26,700 --> 00:24:30,700 Deliverance, they would argue Jesus delivered. 391 00:24:30,700 --> 00:24:32,600 Jesus had a Deliverance Ministry. 392 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:36,100 And so, Christians must also. And I believe that there are 393 00:24:36,100 --> 00:24:38,600 demons, and I believed that demons can be cast out today, 394 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:42,300 because it is biblical but what I'm trying to say is those who 395 00:24:42,300 --> 00:24:45,400 say that we have to do Deliverance, because Jesus that 396 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:49,200 Deliverance, Don't do Deliverance the way Jesus did 397 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:53,400 Deliverance. Look at how Jesus brought about 398 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:55,900 Deliverance of people with such Authority with one word. 399 00:24:56,900 --> 00:25:00,300 And those who propagate this. Deliverance Ministry among 400 00:25:00,300 --> 00:25:04,100 Christians. Have hours upon hours exhausting 401 00:25:04,100 --> 00:25:08,100 themselves and others multiple sessions to see a demon cast 402 00:25:08,100 --> 00:25:11,700 out. And so, there are a lot of flags 403 00:25:11,700 --> 00:25:13,400 here. And my main concern is, it's 404 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:16,900 bring about much fear, among the people of God, much confusion. 405 00:25:16,900 --> 00:25:20,600 And more importantly, Deliverance now is actually 406 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:23,700 replacing the call to Simply repent. 407 00:25:24,100 --> 00:25:26,600 It's not a devil, it's your flesh. 408 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:34,100 Crucify, your flesh. Come to the Cross carry your 409 00:25:34,100 --> 00:25:38,000 cross. And so I needed to touch on that 410 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:40,600 because you have many people who would say, what I'm saying is 411 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:44,500 false and they would often use their experience or their 412 00:25:44,500 --> 00:25:47,500 ministry as validation for their belief. 413 00:25:47,500 --> 00:25:49,900 But you don't take your experience and then use your 414 00:25:49,900 --> 00:25:52,700 experience to interpret the word of God, you take the word of God 415 00:25:52,700 --> 00:25:54,300 and you interpret that experience. 416 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:00,300 And so some who might be watching, this might accuse me 417 00:26:00,300 --> 00:26:02,700 of not believing that Jesus can deliver and people need 418 00:26:02,700 --> 00:26:04,300 Deliverance. I believe that people need 419 00:26:04,300 --> 00:26:06,800 Deliverance. I just praise God that because 420 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:09,900 I'm saved. I don't have any worry to be 421 00:26:09,900 --> 00:26:16,700 possessed by the devil Demons can influence, people demons are 422 00:26:16,700 --> 00:26:21,100 able to influence people. But number two, demons are at 423 00:26:21,100 --> 00:26:24,100 war with the truth. Demons are at war with the 424 00:26:24,100 --> 00:26:26,600 truth. Look here again, in verse 23 and 425 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:29,500 immediately there was in their synagogue, a man with an unclean 426 00:26:29,500 --> 00:26:33,500 spirit and he cried out. What have you to do with us? 427 00:26:33,500 --> 00:26:36,100 Jesus of Nazareth. Have you come to destroy us? 428 00:26:36,100 --> 00:26:38,400 I know who you are. The Holy One of God. 429 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:42,500 Now, what's amazing about this is that demon activity is much 430 00:26:42,500 --> 00:26:47,600 more sophisticated than people perceive these spiritual agents 431 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:51,700 of Satan, do not only seek to destroy people's minds and their 432 00:26:51,700 --> 00:26:54,700 bodies. But they are more eager to 433 00:26:54,700 --> 00:26:57,800 deceive and divert people from the truth. 434 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:01,100 And First Timothy 4:1. Paul tells us that there are 435 00:27:01,100 --> 00:27:06,200 deceitful spirits and teachings of Beeman's unclean. 436 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:11,900 Spirits are the masterminds behind damn Doctrines, their 437 00:27:11,900 --> 00:27:15,400 inventors of Blasphemous teachings and recruiters of 438 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:19,700 humans, so that they would be helpers and persuading the 439 00:27:19,708 --> 00:27:24,200 masses to adopt that thought the originated with a fallen angel. 440 00:27:25,300 --> 00:27:27,200 And this is something important to understand. 441 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:32,700 Because demons also know that God has his men, God has his 442 00:27:32,700 --> 00:27:35,900 servants, who are faithful and proclaiming the truth, and 443 00:27:35,900 --> 00:27:40,600 spreading the gospel in advancing in, The kingdom of God 444 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:45,400 in this world and because of that, their strategy is not just 445 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:50,000 trying to invent and deceive others, but it also includes 446 00:27:50,100 --> 00:27:53,800 being obstacles to those who do move forward with the truth. 447 00:27:55,300 --> 00:27:57,100 And that's exactly what we see here. 448 00:27:57,100 --> 00:28:02,700 Note the timing of this, demon interrupting the service. 449 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:08,500 We read, write that Jesus was speaking with authority and it 450 00:28:08,500 --> 00:28:11,800 wasn't just that. Look at verse 22 and they were 451 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:16,700 astonished at his teaching. And so it was after the truth 452 00:28:16,700 --> 00:28:20,900 was proclaimed with authority. And after the people expressed 453 00:28:20,900 --> 00:28:24,200 amazement at what they had heard, it was then that the 454 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:29,000 demon Manifested demons cannot stand still. 455 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:32,600 When the Lord Jesus is being preached and when the people are 456 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:38,900 praising him in truth, Wherever people hearts are stirred by the 457 00:28:38,900 --> 00:28:41,400 truth of the Gospel. You can expect a stirring up of 458 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:46,300 evil opposition. Ministry with spirit-empowered 459 00:28:46,300 --> 00:28:50,700 authority will attract unseen adversaries. 460 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:57,000 And Satan's arsenal of distraction and disruption of 461 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:02,300 interference is vanished. We see it with a man here who 462 00:29:02,300 --> 00:29:06,500 seem to be just a religious Jew who screams in the middle of the 463 00:29:06,500 --> 00:29:08,400 church. Service to try to distract 464 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:12,000 everybody from the preaching. We see it in Acts chapter 13, 465 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:15,300 when Paul and Barnabas are preaching to a politician and 466 00:29:15,300 --> 00:29:19,400 there was a magician but name of Alamos and he sought to persuade 467 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:21,700 sergius paulus away from the gospel. 468 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:26,600 And Paul by the spirit, has a confrontation with this man who 469 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:28,700 is indeed dabbling with in the occult. 470 00:29:29,900 --> 00:29:32,400 And we see it even in a place like Acts chapter 16. 471 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:34,800 The reason why I'm bringing these things up is to help you 472 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:36,600 understand the strategies of the evil one. 473 00:29:36,700 --> 00:29:39,300 Turn with me to act 16 very quickly in verse 16. 474 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:45,600 What you see here is Paul and Silas Paul and Silas are in 475 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:53,000 Philippi. Let's start in verse 14, I want 476 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:55,700 you to notice something. In verse 14 of Acts chapter 16, 477 00:29:59,700 --> 00:30:02,000 One who heard us was a woman named Lydia? 478 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:05,400 Remember, they went to a place by the river to pray and there 479 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:09,900 they found some woman one who heard us was a woman named Lydia 480 00:30:09,900 --> 00:30:13,400 from the city of thyatira. A seller of purple Goods who was 481 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:17,200 a worshiper of God, the Lord opened her heart. 482 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:20,700 To pay attention to what was said by Paul and after she was 483 00:30:20,700 --> 00:30:24,600 baptized and her household as well, she ER, just saying if you 484 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:27,500 have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and 485 00:30:27,500 --> 00:30:31,300 stay, and she prevailed upon us. See, here is a clear conversion 486 00:30:31,300 --> 00:30:38,100 story Lidia was converted, her household was saved and notice 487 00:30:38,100 --> 00:30:42,000 what happens after a soul was saved in this region. 488 00:30:42,100 --> 00:30:46,900 Verse 16, as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met 489 00:30:46,900 --> 00:30:51,500 by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her 490 00:30:51,500 --> 00:30:55,100 owners much gain by fortune. Telling she followed Paul and US 491 00:30:55,100 --> 00:30:57,600 crying out. These men are Servants of the 492 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:01,100 most high God, who same to you the way of salvation. 493 00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:07,700 You see the timing? This demon possessed, young 494 00:31:07,700 --> 00:31:10,900 girl, who is making money through some kind of knowledge 495 00:31:10,900 --> 00:31:13,800 that she had received from from Spirits. 496 00:31:14,300 --> 00:31:18,300 Begin to follow Paul begin to follow Silas after a soul was 497 00:31:18,300 --> 00:31:21,900 converted. In other words, the Demonic 498 00:31:21,900 --> 00:31:24,800 realm, recognize that Paul and Silas were making great 499 00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:27,500 advancements in the region and they want to put a halt to it as 500 00:31:27,500 --> 00:31:32,000 soon as possible. And so you see this demon 501 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:35,200 possessed, girl, harassing not just in this moment but four 502 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:37,600 days we read days she kept persisting. 503 00:31:38,700 --> 00:31:42,100 Annoying them to the point where he finally cast The Devil out of 504 00:31:42,100 --> 00:31:44,900 her. And so interesting, is it not 505 00:31:45,500 --> 00:31:46,900 because it's no different for us today. 506 00:31:46,900 --> 00:31:51,700 We see it with Jesus ministry, Satan often, when he recognizes 507 00:31:51,700 --> 00:31:54,300 that something is spirit-empowered, something will 508 00:31:54,300 --> 00:31:57,200 be effective. He seeks to put a stop to it as 509 00:31:57,200 --> 00:31:59,300 soon as possible. Mark chapter 1, where, at the 510 00:31:59,308 --> 00:32:02,600 beginning of Jesus ministry here in Acts 16, we see that there's 511 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:05,700 a new region, a new missionary Endeavor and the devil's 512 00:32:05,700 --> 00:32:08,100 recognize it so they come in, they put up a fight. 513 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:12,100 But not just that. Look at verse 16 again and as we 514 00:32:12,100 --> 00:32:15,100 were going to the place of Prayer. 515 00:32:18,300 --> 00:32:19,800 You want spiritual warfare in your life? 516 00:32:20,100 --> 00:32:24,100 Anyone want to volunteer? You want spiritual warfare? 517 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:28,200 Get a prayer life. You want to see things happen in 518 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:31,700 this church. You want to see resistance Come 519 00:32:31,700 --> 00:32:37,300 to the prayer meeting. The devil's know that a praying 520 00:32:37,300 --> 00:32:38,200 man. A Praying Woman. 521 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:39,600 A Praying church is a dangerous man. 522 00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:43,500 A dangerous woman, a dangerous Church. and so as they set 523 00:32:43,500 --> 00:32:47,000 themselves to pray, which encourages me, Because they just 524 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:50,100 want to saw in a household of souls to Christ. 525 00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:53,300 And yet they still need to see their need to come before God to 526 00:32:53,300 --> 00:32:55,600 Humble themselves and to seek him in prayer. 527 00:32:56,400 --> 00:33:01,700 These disciples knew that, we are dependent upon God, not just 528 00:33:01,700 --> 00:33:05,000 for success, but even after our success, and not just these 529 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:06,600 disciples, not just these missionaries. 530 00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:11,300 But the devil's themselves new. We cannot let these men pray. 531 00:33:11,700 --> 00:33:14,200 We cannot let them come in contact with God. 532 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:16,000 We cannot let them receive more power there. 533 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:17,900 Really causing trouble in our midst. 534 00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:21,500 And so I want to tell you something, if there's any 535 00:33:21,500 --> 00:33:24,100 Ministry that Satan will tax, surely it is the preaching of 536 00:33:24,100 --> 00:33:27,500 God's word especially when it is with authority, but also the 537 00:33:27,500 --> 00:33:31,800 prayer meeting. Any church that does not have a 538 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:34,100 prayer meeting is already losing Church, in my opinion. 539 00:33:36,100 --> 00:33:38,200 That's not my personal opinion, that's because the scriptures 540 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:41,700 command us to pray. And there is no other way by 541 00:33:41,700 --> 00:33:44,100 which we can receive great power, wisdom, and guidance 542 00:33:44,100 --> 00:33:47,400 other than when we humble ourselves before God, and these 543 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:54,600 Devils knew that Satan knows how to bring about a resistance and 544 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:58,600 distraction, Whenever there is a work of God happening, I 545 00:33:58,600 --> 00:34:02,200 remember hearing an evangelist preached about the birds of the 546 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:05,100 air that come to steal the word from the hearts of the 547 00:34:05,100 --> 00:34:07,500 listeners. And you shared a story that 548 00:34:07,500 --> 00:34:10,000 while he was preaching. Once he looked out by the way, 549 00:34:10,100 --> 00:34:12,600 preachers can see everything when they preach just to give 550 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:15,600 you a heads up. They can see everything. 551 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:19,900 And so here's this preacher preaching and as he is 552 00:34:19,900 --> 00:34:22,800 preaching, he recognizes and he sees a woman in the Pew holding 553 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:27,900 a calm still baby. And as he was declaring the 554 00:34:27,900 --> 00:34:31,600 truth, he saw her hand reach out and pinch the baby. 555 00:34:32,600 --> 00:34:34,900 So that that baby would shriek and pain. 556 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:39,699 And cause a distraction in the service, the baby didn't just 557 00:34:39,699 --> 00:34:42,300 come busting, tears, babies cry. All the time, we shouldn't be 558 00:34:42,300 --> 00:34:46,100 disturbed by that. He saw this mother take her hand 559 00:34:46,300 --> 00:34:49,699 and squeeze the baby. So that baby would cry out loud. 560 00:34:50,699 --> 00:34:53,699 He finished preaching, he approached her confronted her, 561 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:56,500 her face changed color and she ran out of the building. 562 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:04,700 Satan and his demons. Hate the truth. 563 00:35:06,500 --> 00:35:09,200 And we see here that after this demon and Mark chapter one, 564 00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:13,000 realized that there was a man now who came, and he was no 565 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:15,600 ordinary men with authority in the people's hearts were being 566 00:35:15,600 --> 00:35:18,700 stirred that he was going to do whatever he could to bring about 567 00:35:18,700 --> 00:35:22,400 some kind of interference and the devil knows how to find 568 00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:25,600 troublemakers. He in fact knows how to find men 569 00:35:25,600 --> 00:35:28,400 and women to do his bidding. But let me tell you something, 570 00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:30,600 this account and Mark should encourage us, you know why? 571 00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:34,400 Because it tells us that the devil's know, the great power 572 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:38,500 behind the word being preached. He is threatened by what's 573 00:35:38,500 --> 00:35:43,000 happening right now and I love to know that what we are doing 574 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:46,500 today is threatening him and bringing glory to God. 575 00:35:46,500 --> 00:35:50,800 So let us continue to preach and let us continue to pray with no 576 00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:54,200 fear, no fear. But with a preparedness that 577 00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:57,400 there were, in fact come times where the enemy will make very 578 00:35:57,400 --> 00:36:02,900 very, very obvious attempts. To put up resistance against the 579 00:36:02,900 --> 00:36:05,800 move of God. Demons hate the truth. 580 00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:08,200 Demons. And their activity is not just 581 00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:13,300 limited to crazy behavior. They have minds, they create 582 00:36:13,300 --> 00:36:15,400 teachings, they influence people and Powers. 583 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:18,000 They have some kind of influence even over Nations and 584 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:21,500 governments. It goes beyond, just people 585 00:36:21,500 --> 00:36:23,400 acting in a certain way. That's obvious. 586 00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:25,300 No, no. They are much more clever than 587 00:36:25,300 --> 00:36:27,600 that. And we need discernment to 588 00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:30,900 realize it. Our Wars bigger than just demons 589 00:36:30,900 --> 00:36:33,400 being Passed out. It is also pulling down 590 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:36,600 strongholds with the truth because they have lies to share 591 00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:40,300 number three, demons have a knowledge of God. 592 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:44,100 Demons have a knowledge of God verse 24. 593 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:47,000 What have you to do with us? Jesus of Nazareth. 594 00:36:48,100 --> 00:36:49,900 Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are. 595 00:36:49,900 --> 00:36:52,700 The Holy One Of God. Mark by the spirit, clearly 596 00:36:52,700 --> 00:36:58,300 wants us to know what this invisible enemy said in that 597 00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:01,800 meeting when he protested, he wants us to see exactly what was 598 00:37:01,800 --> 00:37:04,100 said. And much can be said about this 599 00:37:04,100 --> 00:37:09,300 Dreadful expression. But I want us to know here that 600 00:37:09,300 --> 00:37:11,900 I find it quite interesting to see that the very first 601 00:37:11,900 --> 00:37:14,000 acknowledgement and accurate description. 602 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:17,100 Of the person of Jesus Christ came from a wicked spirit. 603 00:37:18,600 --> 00:37:20,200 It didn't come from his early followers. 604 00:37:20,200 --> 00:37:21,500 It didn't come from the religious Jews. 605 00:37:21,500 --> 00:37:23,600 That didn't come from any Jew. It came from a demon. 606 00:37:24,700 --> 00:37:28,700 And the demon new for aspects of Christ with great accuracy, the 607 00:37:28,700 --> 00:37:31,800 humanity of Christ, notice here, what have you to do with us? 608 00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:36,300 Jesus of Nazareth. The humanity of Jesus, the deity 609 00:37:36,300 --> 00:37:39,000 of Jesus. The Holy One of God, the 610 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:41,800 authority of Jesus, have you come to destroy us? 611 00:37:42,900 --> 00:37:47,200 And even the fate of the end of all things, he realized what his 612 00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:51,400 Destiny was and what Jesus Destiny for him was and yet with 613 00:37:51,400 --> 00:37:55,100 this level of insight and with this understanding to outshine, 614 00:37:55,100 --> 00:37:59,200 those of Jesus day. This demon also confessed that 615 00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:02,600 he was terrified of being destroyed. 616 00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:08,500 Other than the fact that Hebrews tells us that the Lord did not 617 00:38:08,500 --> 00:38:11,700 come to save. Angels, namely Fallen Angels 618 00:38:12,100 --> 00:38:15,100 this demonic manifestation proven here, Mark chapter 1 619 00:38:15,300 --> 00:38:18,200 teaches us, that there is a critical difference about 620 00:38:18,200 --> 00:38:22,500 knowing things about God and knowing god, Great difference. 621 00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:28,500 James to informs us that there is in verse 19, a type of faith 622 00:38:28,700 --> 00:38:32,200 that has the quality of demonic belief. 623 00:38:34,700 --> 00:38:36,900 It's a faith. That understands very, very 624 00:38:37,900 --> 00:38:41,500 maybe even Rich, Revelations of God, insightful things about the 625 00:38:41,508 --> 00:38:44,600 word of God. That can include the Eternal 626 00:38:44,600 --> 00:38:47,300 existence of Christ. The Incarnation of Christ, The 627 00:38:47,300 --> 00:38:49,100 Works of Christ, The Return of Christ. 628 00:38:49,100 --> 00:38:53,700 Just like this devil, he had all the same time, you can be damned 629 00:38:53,700 --> 00:38:57,200 to hell. You can have this very same fate 630 00:38:57,200 --> 00:39:02,000 as this demon. And what this demon soberly 631 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:06,300 teaches us is that a precise perception of Jesus will not 632 00:39:06,300 --> 00:39:09,800 save you and it is not the thing that we measure somebody 633 00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:14,700 salvation off of what is needed is a humble submission to the 634 00:39:14,700 --> 00:39:17,400 truth of Jesus Christ. That makes all the difference. 635 00:39:19,100 --> 00:39:24,700 And so you have some people who have a knowledge of Christ but 636 00:39:24,700 --> 00:39:28,500 just like this, devil are headed towards destruction because they 637 00:39:28,500 --> 00:39:31,700 have never repented and believed they have not submitted to the 638 00:39:31,700 --> 00:39:35,600 lordship of Jesus Christ. There are some people who have 639 00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:38,500 phds and theology who will be damned for eternity. 640 00:39:40,300 --> 00:39:43,800 And this may make you feel very uncomfortable, but the Screech 641 00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:46,800 of Terror that pierced the atmosphere of that synagogue 642 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:51,400 foreshadows the torment that this demon will face one day but 643 00:39:51,400 --> 00:39:55,600 also those who share his quality of faith. 644 00:39:58,400 --> 00:40:01,000 There will be some people who will be in Hell, who have 645 00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:04,100 amazing. Amazing ability to articulate 646 00:40:04,100 --> 00:40:07,900 Doctrine. Because that truth has not 647 00:40:07,900 --> 00:40:11,500 changed them and cause them to fall at their feet at the feet 648 00:40:11,500 --> 00:40:14,800 of Jesus and to repent they were never delivered. 649 00:40:15,800 --> 00:40:20,000 Demons have a knowledge of God and James uses that to explain 650 00:40:20,100 --> 00:40:23,400 if your faith does not have Works in Chapter 2, then you are 651 00:40:23,400 --> 00:40:25,600 no different than the demons themselves. 652 00:40:27,800 --> 00:40:31,400 Demons. Have you ever noticed and your 653 00:40:31,400 --> 00:40:33,900 wide range of scripture? When you consider cover-to-cover 654 00:40:34,100 --> 00:40:36,100 that, they tend to Peak in their manifestation during the 655 00:40:36,100 --> 00:40:40,400 ministry of Jesus Christ. You don't really see them much 656 00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:42,400 their kind of veiled in the Old Testament. 657 00:40:42,700 --> 00:40:45,200 You do see him in the book of Acts and you see him later in 658 00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:49,800 Revelation, but they were really at the feverish pitch during the 659 00:40:49,800 --> 00:40:52,200 life of Jesus. Have you ever wondered that? 660 00:40:52,500 --> 00:40:55,900 I'll tell you why? It's because when Jesus Christ 661 00:40:55,900 --> 00:40:59,900 came in the flesh, the presence of his Holiness and the 662 00:40:59,900 --> 00:41:04,100 overwhelming Authority, that he carried compelled, these demons 663 00:41:04,100 --> 00:41:09,100 to expose themselves, they could no longer remain hidden but Is 664 00:41:09,100 --> 00:41:12,900 that their enemies to before them and they knew how powerless 665 00:41:12,900 --> 00:41:16,900 they were before him. And so they shrieked out of pure 666 00:41:16,900 --> 00:41:21,000 Terror that he is here and just like a light switch goes off and 667 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:24,200 all the Cockroaches come out. So it is when Jesus walked the 668 00:41:24,200 --> 00:41:26,700 Earth for those three years, all these demons they're just coming 669 00:41:26,700 --> 00:41:30,600 out and falling beforehand because they realized the Holy 670 00:41:30,600 --> 00:41:33,500 One Of God is here. Which brings us to our last 671 00:41:33,500 --> 00:41:36,400 point. Yes, demons are able to 672 00:41:36,400 --> 00:41:39,900 influence men. Demons are at war with the 673 00:41:39,900 --> 00:41:43,600 truth. Demons also have a knowledge of 674 00:41:43,600 --> 00:41:47,200 God, but demons are rendered powerless before Christ. 675 00:41:48,900 --> 00:41:51,700 No matter how vicious are terrifying, these beings, maybe 676 00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:54,800 no matter what they've done to people's lives, no matter how 677 00:41:54,800 --> 00:41:57,400 intimidating they might have been no matter what failed 678 00:41:57,400 --> 00:41:59,900 attempts to subdue them. Like the man in Mark chapter 5. 679 00:41:59,900 --> 00:42:02,700 What we see here is that they do not stand a chance before the 680 00:42:02,707 --> 00:42:05,600 Lord. There is no competition here. 681 00:42:05,600 --> 00:42:08,500 Get it out of your mind that we have God and Satan, and they're 682 00:42:08,700 --> 00:42:11,500 they're they're equal in their strengths. 683 00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:15,600 That that they have a tug of war with each other. 684 00:42:17,300 --> 00:42:20,900 That is not the case at all. One brief command from the lips 685 00:42:20,900 --> 00:42:23,700 of the Savior can send a horde of reluctant demons into 686 00:42:23,700 --> 00:42:27,400 whatever direction that he desires, one brief command. 687 00:42:28,400 --> 00:42:30,700 And what you see here in the life of Jesus, is clearly a 688 00:42:30,700 --> 00:42:33,900 sovereignty over Satan early on and his minions. 689 00:42:33,900 --> 00:42:36,900 But you have to understand that that sovereignty has remained 690 00:42:36,900 --> 00:42:38,700 and will remain Until the End of the Age. 691 00:42:39,300 --> 00:42:44,000 It is no different now and it will show itself in various ways 692 00:42:44,100 --> 00:42:46,500 and one of the ways in which we will even see it. 693 00:42:47,200 --> 00:42:51,400 We see it in the scripture. Is while Christ is in heaven. 694 00:42:51,900 --> 00:42:53,900 He still exercises, his sovereignty. 695 00:42:54,100 --> 00:42:58,600 Not just bringing about deliverance and people But these 696 00:42:58,600 --> 00:43:01,900 these demons who think that they can run rampant and do what they 697 00:43:01,900 --> 00:43:05,200 want to do Revelation shows us. That is not the case. 698 00:43:05,200 --> 00:43:07,300 I love it, I love it. Because you see during the 699 00:43:07,308 --> 00:43:10,400 tribulation period when the restraining force of God is 700 00:43:10,400 --> 00:43:14,200 removed and the Antichrist will want to do what he wants to do 701 00:43:14,200 --> 00:43:16,600 and feels like he has the most freedom than he ever had. 702 00:43:16,900 --> 00:43:19,400 And begins to bring about deception and destruction and 703 00:43:19,400 --> 00:43:23,000 false signs and wonders. And you see it's clear that this 704 00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:27,800 world will not see tribulation Like then, and that great part 705 00:43:27,800 --> 00:43:29,700 of that is because of the Demonic activity, that will be 706 00:43:29,700 --> 00:43:32,000 so obvious. What's amazing? 707 00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:35,300 Is that you'll have these demons doing something at one point and 708 00:43:35,300 --> 00:43:37,700 it's in Revelation 16, I want you to see this as we close in a 709 00:43:37,707 --> 00:43:41,200 moment, Revelation 16 and verse 13. 710 00:43:43,700 --> 00:43:46,800 Near the end of the Great Tribulation, as a return of 711 00:43:46,800 --> 00:43:48,700 Christ will only be moments away. 712 00:43:48,700 --> 00:43:51,000 Look what happens. Look what these evil spirits 713 00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:55,800 will do and consider how it ties into the truth of the supremacy 714 00:43:55,800 --> 00:43:59,300 of Jesus Christ and Revelation 16:13. 715 00:43:59,700 --> 00:44:04,500 And I saw John says coming out of the mouth of the dragon out 716 00:44:04,500 --> 00:44:08,100 of the mouth of the Beast. Out of the mouth of the false 717 00:44:08,100 --> 00:44:09,800 prophet. How many, how many results? 718 00:44:09,800 --> 00:44:11,700 What's the number there? Three? 719 00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:14,100 Right? You have the dragon Satan? 720 00:44:14,400 --> 00:44:16,200 You have the Beast, the Antichrist. 721 00:44:16,200 --> 00:44:17,400 You have the false prophet, right? 722 00:44:17,400 --> 00:44:19,200 Who will help the Antichrist? You know what that is? 723 00:44:19,300 --> 00:44:23,500 The Unholy Trinity. My Satan, so wants to be like 724 00:44:23,500 --> 00:44:26,600 God so wants to imitate God, Satan understands the nature of 725 00:44:26,600 --> 00:44:29,500 God that he is one but three and he wants to try to actually 726 00:44:29,500 --> 00:44:33,700 reflect that himself. See if the dragon you have the 727 00:44:33,700 --> 00:44:38,200 false prophet, you have the Beast and these evil spirits are 728 00:44:38,200 --> 00:44:41,000 coming out of their mouths. And look at verse 14 for they 729 00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:45,000 are demonic spirits performing signs. 730 00:44:45,200 --> 00:44:47,500 Now, look what they will do at this point in the tribulation, 731 00:44:47,600 --> 00:44:50,800 the Great Tribulation, who go abroad to the kings of the whole 732 00:44:50,800 --> 00:44:53,800 world too. Some of them for battle on the 733 00:44:53,800 --> 00:44:59,600 great day of God, the Almighty. These evil spirits who have the 734 00:44:59,607 --> 00:45:03,400 ability to perform false signs and wonders at one point will 735 00:45:03,400 --> 00:45:08,000 persuade the rulers of the nation's to collaborate in their 736 00:45:08,000 --> 00:45:12,400 efforts to join forces to come to that piece of real estate 737 00:45:12,400 --> 00:45:15,900 that has known trouble for centuries and thousands of 738 00:45:15,900 --> 00:45:18,900 years. In their pride and their 739 00:45:18,900 --> 00:45:22,700 foolishness to actually wage war against not one another. 740 00:45:22,700 --> 00:45:28,600 But God himself, they will be so impressed by these evil spirits. 741 00:45:28,600 --> 00:45:31,400 They will be so moved because of their own pride and their own 742 00:45:31,400 --> 00:45:35,000 openness and their own hatred of God that they will move together 743 00:45:35,000 --> 00:45:39,700 with all of their might and all of their military to park, in 744 00:45:40,600 --> 00:45:43,000 the park, in Israel, and a certain Valley. 745 00:45:43,200 --> 00:45:46,500 And to prepare to make war with God himself. 746 00:45:46,900 --> 00:45:48,900 And when you Capabilities, evil spirits. 747 00:45:49,100 --> 00:45:51,800 You can you can say that it is quite impressive to actually 748 00:45:52,300 --> 00:45:55,800 come up with this, kind of a concert to deceive so many 749 00:45:55,800 --> 00:45:59,100 people, and to bring it to the same place to line them up so 750 00:45:59,100 --> 00:46:03,500 that they can fight against God is quite the effort, quite the 751 00:46:03,500 --> 00:46:07,100 accomplishment. What's amazing, is that the 752 00:46:07,100 --> 00:46:10,600 prophet Zechariah who tells us of the same event, who describes 753 00:46:10,600 --> 00:46:14,900 the very same event, hundreds of years before gen, John penned, 754 00:46:14,900 --> 00:46:18,200 these prophecies tells us something quite interesting. 755 00:46:19,200 --> 00:46:21,900 Here's our last passage Zechariah 14 and the Old 756 00:46:21,900 --> 00:46:26,400 Testament. notice what the prophet says on behalf of the 757 00:46:26,400 --> 00:46:33,200 Lord of hosts, Zechariah 14, verse 1. 758 00:46:39,200 --> 00:46:43,700 Behold. A day is coming for the Lord. 759 00:46:44,800 --> 00:46:48,500 when the spoil taken from you will be divided in your midst 760 00:46:49,400 --> 00:46:57,800 verse 2, For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to 761 00:46:57,800 --> 00:47:01,700 battle. And the city shall be taken, in 762 00:47:01,700 --> 00:47:04,400 the house has plundered and the woman raped half of the city 763 00:47:04,400 --> 00:47:07,200 shall go out into Exile. But the rest of the people shall 764 00:47:07,200 --> 00:47:10,900 not be cut off from the city. Did you see it? 765 00:47:12,500 --> 00:47:16,300 Revelation, 16 tells us that it will be these demonic spirits, 766 00:47:16,300 --> 00:47:20,400 who will assemble the Nations and bring them to Jerusalem to 767 00:47:20,400 --> 00:47:24,100 fight against God Zechariah speaking on behalf of God says, 768 00:47:24,100 --> 00:47:31,100 in verse 2, I will gather I will gather all the nations against 769 00:47:31,100 --> 00:47:33,500 Jerusalem to battle. Who is it? 770 00:47:34,300 --> 00:47:38,000 Is it the demonic spirits? Or is it God who's leading this, 771 00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:41,300 who's in charge of this? Well, here's what you have while 772 00:47:41,300 --> 00:47:43,600 Satan thinks that he is in control over the nation. 773 00:47:43,600 --> 00:47:46,900 God is the one who is actually orchestrating these events. 774 00:47:48,100 --> 00:47:52,500 He is using their Rebellion to accomplish his ultimate Cause 775 00:47:52,800 --> 00:47:55,700 And while these demons Spirits, think that they are persuading, 776 00:47:55,700 --> 00:47:59,000 and they are leading to fulfill their purpose and their agenda, 777 00:47:59,000 --> 00:48:03,800 and their evil will got sits in the heavens and he laughs Psalm 778 00:48:03,800 --> 00:48:07,500 2 as he's Nations, come to rage against God. 779 00:48:07,700 --> 00:48:11,100 God has not taken by surprise. God is actually allowing an in 780 00:48:11,100 --> 00:48:14,400 his sovereignty allowing and orchestrating these nations to 781 00:48:14,400 --> 00:48:19,900 come not to hurt him. But for them to be judged, So 782 00:48:19,900 --> 00:48:24,100 Satan, as much as he displays power and destruction, is 783 00:48:24,100 --> 00:48:27,700 ultimately submitted to The Sovereign will of our God. 784 00:48:28,500 --> 00:48:30,600 And this is what we see here. I will gather you go to 785 00:48:30,600 --> 00:48:32,000 Revelation. You see, the, you think these 786 00:48:32,100 --> 00:48:33,400 demonic spirits are doing anything? 787 00:48:33,400 --> 00:48:36,900 It's the charge of the Unholy Trinity know, the real Trinity's 788 00:48:36,900 --> 00:48:40,300 in charge. And they come now, to this point 789 00:48:40,500 --> 00:48:43,600 in the Rebellion only for God to accomplish his purpose. 790 00:48:43,600 --> 00:48:45,500 Praise be to the Lord Jesus Christ. 791 00:48:47,100 --> 00:48:50,500 Should we not be amazed because we come back to mark one and we 792 00:48:50,500 --> 00:48:55,200 conclude with verse 27 and they were all amazed So, that the 793 00:48:55,200 --> 00:48:57,500 question among themselves saying, what is this a new 794 00:48:57,500 --> 00:48:59,900 teaching with authority? He commands even the unclean 795 00:48:59,900 --> 00:49:03,400 spirits and they obey him. Yes, you should be amazed, I 796 00:49:03,400 --> 00:49:06,300 should be amazed at this one that we worship and love and 797 00:49:06,300 --> 00:49:09,800 adore. He'd not he does not just have 798 00:49:09,800 --> 00:49:12,700 sovereignty over Temptation, it does not just have sovereignty 799 00:49:13,600 --> 00:49:18,200 over things in this life. Even demons tremble. 800 00:49:19,100 --> 00:49:24,400 Even they obey even they cannot resist, even their ultimate plan 801 00:49:24,500 --> 00:49:27,100 to try to usurp the Throne of Jesus. 802 00:49:27,300 --> 00:49:30,500 The physical throne in Jerusalem, one day to initiate, 803 00:49:30,500 --> 00:49:34,900 the millennial Kingdom. Even they have to obey and you, 804 00:49:34,900 --> 00:49:38,200 and I have this King as our master, and as our Lord, there 805 00:49:38,200 --> 00:49:41,400 is nothing to fear. He is with us and he is for us, 806 00:49:41,800 --> 00:49:55,200 let us pray. Louis, thank you. 807 00:49:55,200 --> 00:49:59,500 That we have just be held. Something of the majesty and the 808 00:49:59,500 --> 00:50:02,000 dominating power of the Lord Jesus Christ. 809 00:50:03,400 --> 00:50:05,800 Louis, thank you. That when you save us, you seal 810 00:50:05,800 --> 00:50:10,500 us. And we thank You O Lord. 811 00:50:13,000 --> 00:50:17,600 That your word. Has given us much more light and 812 00:50:17,600 --> 00:50:19,400 confidence that we are in the truth. 813 00:50:20,800 --> 00:50:28,800 And we ask, oh, God. that if there's any confusion, That you 814 00:50:28,800 --> 00:50:31,800 would bring about deliverance from confusion. 815 00:50:32,500 --> 00:50:39,400 And if there is any demonic influence, Temptation attack. 816 00:50:40,700 --> 00:50:45,000 That you would bring about Deliverance. and what we pray 817 00:50:45,000 --> 00:50:49,400 that as we move forward, that we would have discernment That we 818 00:50:49,400 --> 00:50:51,800 would realize that we do not wrestle against flesh and blood. 819 00:50:54,100 --> 00:50:57,200 Help us realize that we are on The Winning Side. 820 00:50:58,500 --> 00:51:02,100 And that you will prevail. and that nothing can stand before 821 00:51:02,100 --> 00:51:06,400 you and that the end of all every knee will bow. 822 00:51:07,700 --> 00:51:12,000 Every knee in heaven on Earth, and under the Earth and every 823 00:51:12,000 --> 00:51:14,900 tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. 824 00:51:15,500 --> 00:51:18,600 We choose to do, so we choose to do so now. 825 00:51:19,400 --> 00:51:23,200 Thank You O, Lord that we can receive truth and no truth and 826 00:51:23,200 --> 00:51:27,200 that truth can save us. But we think of these demons who 827 00:51:27,200 --> 00:51:28,800 know truth, but they cannot be saved. 828 00:51:28,800 --> 00:51:32,000 Thank you for your mercy, and your love and your forgiveness. 829 00:51:32,500 --> 00:51:33,400 Though. We worship you. 830 00:51:33,600 --> 00:51:36,900 The one who is Sovereign over all the seen realm in the Unseen 831 00:51:36,900 --> 00:51:40,100 Realm. You are Lord and not just Lord. 832 00:51:40,100 --> 00:51:43,400 You are the Lord of lords and you are the king of kings 833 00:51:43,700 --> 00:51:45,600 Blessed. Be Your Name, and Jesus name. 834 00:51:45,600 --> 00:51:46,700 We pray. Amen. 835 00:51:46,900 --> 00:51:48,200 Let's stand and worship together.