"FOR WE DO NOT WRESTLE AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."
Ephesians 6:12 (NKJV)
• Everything about Satan is a deception because Satan has nothing good to offer anyone who is following him.
THE Bible CALLS him a deceiver and the accuser of the people of God (Revelation 12:9-11).
• Also, Satan is not the God, he is a created being not the Creator (2 Thessalonians 3:3,4).
READ: Isaiah 14:12-15; Ezekiel 28:11-19; Revelation 20:1-3,10 IN order to know more about how Satan came to be, his falling, and how his end would be.
- The fact that the devil is not the God but a created being shows that he is not omnipresent, he cannot be everywhere at a time, although he is a spirit being, that is, a supernatural being.
- Another important thing to Note is, he, the devil, is diversified in his operations, he has human beings who have sold their hearts to him and they operate as his agents.
- These AGENTS of dark kingdom, satan’s kingdom, are human beings WHO have agreed with the devil to propagate his work and kingdom.
- They are witches, wizards Or sorcerers, marine kingdom agents, those with familiar spirit, voodoo priests, herbalists, witch doctors, and others.
- For the reason that Satan has those who are loyal to him, his presence is noted everywhere: some of the people in the neighborhood where you live may be among those who are loyal to him, some where you are working, Or in your school, and some are even in the church as mixed multitude.
THEY propagate the work of the devil and operate with the power which he gave TO them, launch attacks against believers, those who are loyal to God (Revelation 12:17).
THEY operate, counter, and attempt to frustrate the Believers WHO are out to propagate the gospel and the kingdom of God—through the power given them By the devil.
- "Now when they [Barnabas, Paul, and others] had gone through the island to Paphos, THEY FOUND A CERTAIN SORCERER, A FALSE PROPHET, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus,
- who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man called for Barnabas and Saul [Paul] and sought to hear the word of God.
- BUT ELYMAS THE SORCERER (for so his name is translated) WITHSTOOD [opposed] THEM, SEEKING TO TURN THE PROCONSUL AWAY FROM THE FAITH.
- Then Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him
- and said, "O full of all deceit and all fraud, YOU SON OF THE DEVIL, YOU ENEMY OF ALL RIGHTEOUSNESS, will you not cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
- "And now, indeed, the hand of the Lord is upon you, AND YOU SHALL BE BLIND, NOT SEEING THE SUN FOR A TIME." And immediately a dark mist fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand."
Acts 13:6-11 (NKJV)
- These agents of DARKNESS attack ministers, their works, and their homes.
THEY incite other people to rebel against the authority of the ministers of God (Numbers 16:1-3).
PAUL in his work at Ephesus had someone who stood against him and his work: "ALEXANDER THE COPPERSMITH DID ME MUCH HARM. May the Lord repay him according to his works. You [Timothy] also must beware of him, FOR HE HAS GREATLY RESISTED OUR WORDS" (2 Timothy 4:14).
• Take note: in your personal Life
- Whoever comes with an open confrontation after a successful meeting, ministration, or a great exploits in the ministry, is an agent of the devil.
- Someone whom you see and your heart fails.
SOMEONE who appears to you in a dream, either to attack or confront you, is an agent of the devil. - Someone who uses what he or she has to oppress you. Who takes an advantage of the need in your life to oppress you, threaten you, or hold you to ransom—put you in a difficult situation in order to do what they want.
PERHAPS such did THAT because of the assistance he or she rendered, Or had offered you. - If you noticed this in your relationship with someone, it shows the person has a strange spirit, witchcraft spirit—control manipulation. Witchcraft is about controlling and manipulating other people.
• How to handle it:
- Deal with such a person in prayer.
- Do not confront such physically: strenuously avoid any open or physical confrontation, that is, do not allow any strife.
- If you do confront physically, you may lose the battle.
- If there is a need to appeal to the person physically for peace to reign, do not hesitate to do that, but do not stop dealing with the demon working through such in prayer.
- Avoid completely anything that will lure you into physical battles:
“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal [not of the flesh] but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds” (2 Corinthians 10:4).
“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."
Ephesians 6:12 (NKJV)
NOTE: When God started dealing with such, do not go about dancing and rejoicing.
- "DO NOT REJOICE WHEN YOUR ENEMY FALLS, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
- LEST THE LORD SEE IT, AND IT DISPLEASE HIM, and He turn away His wrath from him."
Proverbs 24:17,18 (NKJV)
- Just continue with your work and let God do as He pleases with the person or people.
- Take note: when you go about rejoicing and telling other people about what has befallen the person, God may stop dealing with such.
- Keep the battle on, do not stop, and do not get discouraged or wearied.
- You need to know that the person or the people in question are not your enemies, but they did yield to the devil: they have been taken captive by him to be used as instruments against you and the work you are doing.
- "in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth,
- AND THAT THEY MAY COME TO THEIR SENSES AND ESCAPE THE SNARE OF THE DEVIL, HAVING BEEN TAKEN CAPTIVE BY HIM TO DO HIS WILL."
2 Timothy 2:25,26 (NKJV)
• You will not fail in Jesus' name.
Peace!
TO BE CONTINUED