DHT Session 1
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1.1 Does the Devil have power?
1.1 Does the Devil have power?
And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”
The Greek word dunamis is the word from which the word dynamite was formed. That is power; explosive power. However, the word which is often translated as power in Matt 28:18 is not dunamis but it is the word exousia.
Now, if we don’t pay the mortgages, the banks have power over us to take our homes, its not because they have explosive power, but it is the authority. Authority is based on legal rights.
When Bible talks about authority, it is about authority on earth.
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
The heavens are the heavens of the Lord,
But the earth He has given to the sons of men.
And he led Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said to Him, “I will give You all this domain and its glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.
Devil says at this point that all the domains of earth and its glory has been handed over to him.
So when did this authority transfer happen?
It was when Adam and Eve sinned. God had asked them to not disobey just one command. They sinned, and the Bible says in Rom 6:16 “Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness?”
By sinning Adam and Eve willingly yielded them to be slaves to the devil.
So, if Adam and Eve had all authority and they became slaves to the devil, who has all authority on earth at the time of sin? The devil.
Jesus defeated the devil. Then He says:
Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
So if Jesus has ALL AUTHORITY. How much authority does the devil have? None.We are using the authority of Jesus.
Luke 9:1 (NASB 95)
And He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority (exousia) over all the demons and to heal diseases.
Luke 10:19 (NASB 95)
Behold, I have given you authority (exousia) to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power (dunamis) of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.
Ephesians 1:18–20 (NKJV)
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,
The same power that raised Jesus Christ from the dead lives in us.
We have power against the power of the enemy and authority against the enemy.
The devil has a kingdom but he and his kingdom has no authority over anything.
A police officer uses the authority of the government over any offence. That means that when a police officer speaks the offender has to obey.
We use the authority that Jesus has.
The devil still tries to attack, because he is a thief and he comes ONLY to steal, kill and destroy.
Similarly, we use the authority of Jesus, in the Kingdom of God. That means when the devil tries to break in, we speak in authority, and we enforce the authority.
Divine Healing is every believers responsibility
Divine Healing is every believers responsibility
Jesus is continuing to heal through His body, as we are the body of Christ (1 Cor 12:27). If we don’t minister healing to people, we are limiting God (in a sense).
Thus divine healing is the right and responsibility of every Christian.
Devil attacking despite having no authority
Devil attacking despite having no authority
The devil tries to attack despite having no authority over us.
If you own a house, a thief doesn’t need authority to attack. He tries to attack, nevertheless. The devil is a thief (John 10:10), and he comes to steal, kill and destroy.
The devil controls through fear of death.
and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives.
in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
But in order to have faith, we need to know what God has said and what His promises are, which is why we have this DHT.
Slavery was abolished in 1865. However, even after that many years they were not told about their freedom and they lived in slavery. Even though they were free, they lived in oppression.
Hosea 4:6 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being My priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.”
By believing in the deception of the devil, you can be bound under sickness. The ant has no power over you. However, what happens if you wilfully decide to follow and obey an ant. Same with the devil.
Why do many good powerful Pastors die early?
Why do many good powerful Pastors die early?
Not all, but yes, some died young.
Healing was available to them just like it is available to us.
We cannot base our life on people, but only on what God has said in His Word.
Healing is by grace, and it was done 2000 years ago, even before anyone was a Pastor, evangelist etc. It has nothing to do with how spiritual and pious you are but about faith in the promises of God.