Conflicting Kingdoms
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Church Tradition:
Church Tradition:
Church has become too religious and stuck in tradition. (EXPLAIN.)
I am not a traditionalist.
I believe in the necessity of Jesus name baptism.
Talk about how God is 3-in-one.
I believe in the 5-fold ministry.
Apostles - Build.
The apostolic office educates, equips and establishes a proper foundation for the the of the fold to work with.
Apostles govern and walk in power.
Prophets - Reveal.
The prophetic office shifts the church in the direction the spirit of God wants to go.
Prophets expose.
1 John 4:1 (ESV)- Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Exposure
Exposure
Talk about the fall of 2015.
Notes:
When the devil comes after you he exposes himself.
Sometimes God uses the devil to launch you into your destiny.
It’s strange to thing of this but sometimes the greatest thing that ever was the devil attacking you. Because if it wasn't for the devil you would've never grew in strength and authority.
The greater the calling the greater the resistance.
Spiritual warfare is the conflict between two kingdoms.
Talk about my upcoming book “Conflicting Kingdoms.”
18 And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
Jesus made this statement not as a reference to the fall of Satan and his angels, but as declaration of the Kingdom of God invading earth.
In other words, Jesus was saying the Kingdom of God is here and Satan was not able to withstand it. He Fell...
I don’t have to hit the devil back to be effective, I just have to hit an aspect of his kingdom.
18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
The kingdom of heaven is an offense structure.
The gates of hell cannot withstand it.
The God of This World?
The God of This World?
4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Fallen World.
It’s already past into eternity.
God is in all times at the same time!
The ancient scholars in their day knew this.
God is not bound by space and time.
Lucifer is not the god of hell, cosmos and and the earth.
The bible teaches us that the earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof.
He’s the prince and the power of the air.
Talk about authority.
8 But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed.
9 For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
The demonic realm serves Lucifer because of the rank that he had in heaven.
31 Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out.
Jesus said now! Not later...
Satan and his cohorts are ruling or attempting to rule this world illegally.
Satan
Satan
Satan in Hebrew can be translated as adversary and accuser.
Satan is the adversary of God.
8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Satan is also known in the Bible as the deceiver of the nations. (Rev. 20:8)
“It is well known that in the demonology of the New Testament one finds a powerful chief demon named Satan.… As many studies have shown, the notion of Satan as a chief demon does not exist in the Hebrew Bible.… Instead, one finds more generic conceptions of an adversary or accuser, who in some cases functions as an official or servant of the deity.” - Bennie Reynolds
The term Satan is not a name, but rather a title.
The Satan in the old testament is different than the Satan in the new testament.
The śāṭān was, rather, a divine officer tasked with reporting disobedience to God (Job 1–2).
Talk about the indefinite article.
It’s not necessarily a good title it just represents a role that was played.
The Satan in the old testament played the role as a prosecutor attorney within the divine council.
The Serpent in the old testament was not the Satan in the old testament, but was identified by the Apostle John as Satan (no the) in the new testament.
9 And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
Who Said You Were Naked?
Who Said You Were Naked?
8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
9 But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”
10 And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.”
11 He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”
12 The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.”
“The curse upon the Serpent included a bit of prophecy. God said Eve’s offspring and that of the Serpent would be at odds: “Then Yahweh God said to the serpent … I will put hostility between you and between the woman, and between your offspring and between her offspring” (Gen. 3:14–15 LEB). Who are Eve’s offspring? Humanity. And who are the Serpent’s offspring? Well, that’s more abstract. The apostle John gives us examples—like the Jewish leaders who hated Jesus. “You are of your father the devil,” Jesus told them (John 8:44). Jesus called his betrayer, Judas, a devil (John 6:70). The Serpent’s offspring is anyone who stands against God’s plan, just as he did.” - Dr. Michael Heiser
The Serpent is referring to the deceptive nature of Lucifer.
He is the deceiver and the father of all lies!
Are We Still Under A Curse?
Are We Still Under A Curse?
Galatians 3:13-14 (ESV) - Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”— so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.
The divine curse is the result of disobedience.
The divine curse is God’s curse that God put on creation after the fall of man in Genesis 3.
After the resurrection of Christ, the burden of the curse has been lifted by Christ’s work on the cross.
But we have to come into agreement with it!
If you are not under the blood, you are under the curse of the law.
The law was never abolished it was fulfilled.
Meaning if you’re not in Christ you are under the law.
There are two primary types of curses:
(1) implicit or unintentional curses.
(2) explicit or intentional curses are invoked specifically to bring evil upon a person or community, region, etc.
Implicit Curses - Are initiated by conduct and communication.
Ways to spot them. - Name Calling, bullying, mocking, speaking to someone when you are hurt and angry.
Explicit Curses - Once again originate from an intentional act. In other words they are purposeful.
Ways to spot them. - Covenants, witchcraft, voodoo, rituals and occult related activities.
There are also generational curses that pass through the bloodline and demonic curses that the devil uses to trap and ensnare people. (Explain.)
PRINCIPALITIES/POWERS/RULERS
PRINCIPALITIES/POWERS/RULERS
It’s A Pyramid
Lucifer
Principalities report to Lucifer.
Powers report to principalities.
Rulers report to powers.
Demons report to rulers.
Demons must be obedient to Lucifer. If not, they are punished by a higher ranking demon for failing to complete an assignment.
That’s one of the primary reasons they are so unrelenting.
They must maintain order at any cost.
They won’t deviate from the assignment is given to them.
Ephesians 6:12 (ESV) - For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Tell the principality story.
Demons
Demons
Talk about the differences between demons and fallen angels.
The most common belief of demons came from the catholic church. Although it is not accurate, it’s widely accepted. It is a great misconception...
Enoch (Jewish Literature), Clarence Larkin (1800’s), Dr Michael Heiser.
Paul knew this… (1 Corinthians 10 and Ephesians 6).
The term demon finds it’s origin from the Hebrew term Shedim.
In the old testament the Hebrew word Shedim were spirit beings guarding foreign territories.
They were NOT to be worshiped.
Israel was only to worship Yahweh
Deuteronomy 32:17 (ESV) - They sacrificed to demons that were no gods, to gods they had never known, to new gods that had come recently, whom your fathers had never dreaded.
So who are demons?
Demons are the result of dead Nephilim.
Genesis 6:1–4 (ESV)
1 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them,
2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.
3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.”
4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.
“Demons are the departed spirits of dead Nephilim killed before and during the flood. They roam the earth harassing humans and seeking re-embodiment.” - Dr. Michael Heiser
Talk about the oppression and possession conspiracy.
The Devil
The Devil
The term devil in the greek is translated as “the accuser of the brethren.”
The different terms regarding to Lucifer is significant.
It’s not a play on words.
Although the term Satan can be defined as accuser. The devil is strictly an evil term that rightly defines the nature of this spiritual being.
In other words, the term devil is not as broad of a term as Satan.
Let’s look at these to verses:
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
27 and give no opportunity to the devil.
It’s referring to the nature of the enemy as liar and accuser.
Rebuke the Devil!
Rebuke the Devil!
Stop going to war with him!
There’s a time for that!
But you need to learn has to rest and recover!
We have to trust God!
Jesus was even asleep in the boat when the storms came!
Then he awoke and did what???
He rebuked the winds in the waves!
The Old Saints Got it Right.
Zechariah 3:2 (ESV) - And the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?”
Jude 1:9 (ESV) - But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.”
Matthew 16:23 (ESV) - But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
Matthew 4:10 (ESV) - Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’”
Conclusion: You are children of God.
Conclusion: You are children of God.
1 John 4:4 (ESV) - Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
You become children of the devil when you believe his lies and walk in his lies!
You are children of God when you believe his truth and walk in His truth!
20 For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God.
This is the conflict!
Lies vs. Truth!
Believe truth today!
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
Preach the gospel!