Dominion (2)
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26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
God gave Adam and Eve what he called dominion from the very beginning.
Dominion: rule or the right to dominate
Satan is a deceiver and by deception, steals dominion from Adam and Eve
Forcing them to come under the rule Satan rather than the rule of God.
1 Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins.
2 You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.
Obeying the Devil, the commander of the powers of the unseen world...
How many believe you have heard the voice of God?
How many believe you have head the voice of Satan or a demon?
How many believe you have seen an angel?
How many believe you have seen a demon?
Why do we have a hard time believing this?
Somehow we have been tricked into ignoring the fact that Satan is real and tries to influence you every day!
We have to learn to deal with him!
29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
This world is the devils house!
He is the strong man.
And you think we can take from him and steal from him and he will let us?
He has to be dealt with!
In Revelation there are 1,000 years of peace. Why?
Because Satan is bound!
When he is loosed = chaos!
PARABLE: deal with the thieves.
Father gives son inheritance - large piece of land, very rugged, needs cleared
Father supplies the tools and seed, son clears the land and plants
ONLY - thieves in the area that will have to be dealt with.
Son arrives with workers, machinery and seed. Clears fields, plants seed and works very hard.
Thieve come in the night and began to steel equipment, supplies, harvest
After a few season the son returns in defeat
Father asks, why didn’t you deal with the thieves first!
Make no mistake, we are in a war!
A war to drive the thief out!
10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
We have to learn to deal with the devil!
To do that we must know who we are!
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
How does Satan get his power?
By invitation!
A new community forms...
Decide on a location.
Set up structures.
Homes, government, streets, schools
Decide on a god.
Vote on a priest and began to worship.
What ever the name of that god is, Satan sets up an umbrella spirit to rule those people by.
This happens in homes, neighborhoods, cities, states and nations.
This is how spiritual strongholds are established!
THIS IS WHY IT FELT SO DIFFERENT AT UPCO LAST NIGHT!
This is where the church has failed.
We need a systematically and strategically dismantle the structure of the enemy!
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.
4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
Just because the church has kept this out of sight, out of mind don’t mean it’s not true!
Dan 10
Daniel prayed and fasted for 21 days.
Micheal had to go fight off the Prince of Persia.
That was not a man...
13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
God’s Structure!
This was what God gave Moses in the OT.
Satan mimics God’s structure in the OT
Molech = fire, demanded children, fear
Asherah = perversion, lust (Jezebel)
Satan mimics God’s structure in the NT
1 John 2:15-16
Satan’s over all structure in the endtime
False prophet rules by fear
False Religion rules by perversion - Mother Harlot
More simplistic yet clear view for today
Islam = fear
Catholicism = perversion
Word tells us that the Mother Harlot sits on Seven Hills - Rome or paganism
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.
Principalities:
12 princes
City precincts, cities, states
Powers:
Crowns, countries
Rulers of the darkness of this world:
70 Elders
National leaders getting together in council
High Places
Highest level
Pride of life, Lust of the flesh and lust of the eyes
Conclusion:
So how do we deal with this!
Just like Eph 6:12 says...
That stops at the bottom and works to the highest.
What is at the bottom?
Rulers of 10, 50, 100 and 1,000
What is a ruler over 10?
Rulers over families.
How do you deal with that?
Prayer against the generational curses!
Bind depression and release hope
Bind lust and release purity
Bind false doctrine and release a Spirit of Truth and Revelation
Bind addiction and release trust in God
Take dominion!
