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| − | ===='''Breaking Occult Spells'''==== | + | ====Who Is in Control?==== |
| − | <p>“They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death,” Revelation 12:11.</p>
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| − | <p>It’s worth reading this book if you find the occult world a mystery. The book is intended to bring an in-depth biblical understanding on the occult world, to remove any needless fears, and to reveal biblical principles for overcoming occult influences.</p>
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| − | <p>At no other time in Christian history compared to our times has it been this essential to grasp the fundamentals on dealing with the occult world. This easy to understand book serves this purpose. Some particular groups in occult circles are busy working to wreak havoc in our family and social lives, careers, physical health, spiritual lives, ministries, society, and so on. This book shows how to biblically deal with their schemes.</p>
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| − | <p>On a general level the book is primarily about walking in freedom from occult influences that exist all around us in their various forms. These include the religious occult world, traditional witchcraft activities, New Age occult activities, resurrected ancient Egyptian and Babylonian occult influences.</p>
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| − | <p>Of key focus is Mystery Babylon, its occult activities, and how to prevail over its witchcraft works of sorcery, spell casting, deception, Christian infiltration, manipulation, and control.</p>
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| − | <p>Thus the book is not about receiving deliverance after being involved in occult practices. It’s about being protected or being free from manipulations and activities of those who’re in the occult world. It therefore assumes the reader is already a Christian, saved, consecrated to God, and acknowledging Jesus Christ as his/her Lord and Savior. However, Appendix 1 has a “Salvation Invitational” for anyone desiring to receive God's salvation through Jesus Christ.</p>
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| − | <p>For those who were once involved in occult practices and want Christian deliverance one appropriate book to read is <em>Breaking Spiritual Strongholds and Healing the Wounded Spirit: Dealing with Root Causes</em>. It’s a book I wrote that deals with spiritual health and spiritual healing principles. It has a chapter titled, “Deliverance and Healing from the Occult, Witchcraft & Satanism.”</p>
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| − | <p>This book on breaking occult spells is also not about confronting the occult world. It’s about effectively being on the defensive to attacks from the occult world, many that are easily taken for granted. A book about being on the offensive, that is, confronting the occult world is titled: <em>Major Spiritual Warfare Principles: Biblical Do’s and Don’ts of Warfare</em>. It has general spiritual warfare principles that are also applicable to those burdened with confronting the occult world.</p>
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| − | <p>Needless to say that we all, as Christians, play a role in confronting the occult world in its various forms. The preaching of the gospel is the worst offensive weapon against the occult world and its influences on people. Combined with prayer and fasting, where possible, occult influences are confronted without even understanding their various shades, makeup and strategies. However, when we’re on the defensive it’s important to know their various shades, makeup and strategies –particularly in our times.</p>
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| − | <p>The book starts with an overview of the occult, how the occult world works, and identifying the major categories of occult groups from a Christian perspective.</p>
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| − | <p>“We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of Satan,” 1 John 5:19.</p>
| + | Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. (I Corinthians 12:4-6) |
| − | <p>It then moves on to cover specific occult practices and activities that are fundamental to dealing with the occult. In the third quarter the book addresses Christians’ role in dealing with the occult. It covers on the theme of the book: Breaking Occult Spells: Protection from Witchcraft and Occult Influences.</p>
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| − | <p>“They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death,” Revelation 12:11.</p>
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| − | <p>“I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it,” Matthew 16:18.</p>
| + | Never before in history have God's people had so much knowledge and possessed so many of the gifts and ministries of the Spirit of God. |
| − | <p>“Everyone born of God overcomes the world…Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God,” 1 John 5:4-5.</p>
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| − | <p>The final section of the book covers on end-time events that are unfolding right before us. On the evil side some occult groups are the major players of end-time events. On the good side Christians are the major players of end-time events.</p>
| + | This knowledge and possession have brought us to a place of great opportunity and also great danger. |
| − | <p>The final section is intended to inform and equip fellow believers in being effectively positioned for dealing with end-time occult deception, infiltration, manipulation, and control schemes. Equipped believers in the end-times will stand, without any surrender to the rise (and quick fall) of one particular occult group.</p>
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| − | <p>“He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name,” Revelation 13:16-17.</p>
| + | The opportunity has to do with our participation in the last great revival scheduled to take place before the Lord returns. |
| − | <p>“They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death,” Revelation 12:11.</p>
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| | + | The danger is that we will take this knowledge and power and attempt to change the world, get rich or famous, or whatever. |
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| | + | You may have read in the Book of Revelation concerning the False Prophet, the miracle worker who supports Antichrist. The False Prophet is the self-driven person who attempts to use the things of Christ according to his or her own desires and understanding. |
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| | + | How do I know? Because he has two horns (power) like a lamb but speaks with the voice of the dragon. He imitates Christ but wouldn't dream of taking up his cross and following the Master. |
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| | + | Those who today are telling us to speak creative words, change our circumstances by "imaging," "say the word of faith," and so forth are |
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| | + | speaking with the voice of the dragon. To attempt to use metaphysical power, the power of the fallen adamic nature of man, is not of Jesus Christ. |
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| | + | Read your Bible. You will find that the emphasis is on God, what the Lord will do, on looking to the Lord, on having faith in the Lord, on exalting the Lord. You will find no emphasis on what we are supposed to do by faith in God. |
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| | + | In the entire eleventh chapter of the Book of Hebrews, the "faith chapter," there is not one instance of aggressive faith, on "doing great things for God." |
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| | + | In every instance the faith was obedience to God. |
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| | + | I know the spirit of the prophet is subject to the prophet. But if the prophet is not subject to the Holy Spirit we have the False Prophet, the spirit of religious seduction. |
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| | + | I have heard it all—"put on your administrative hat and command the universe"; "rise up sons of God and take the Kingdom"; "you don't have to pray because Christ is in you"; and so on and on ad nauseam. |
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| | + | Don't these people have any knowledge of God at all? |
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| | + | But didn't Jesus say we would move mountains and curse trees? He did indeed. But He was not inviting presumptuous acts, He was marveling at how far God's children had fallen from their inheritance. It always is God's will for His children to walk on the water and command the fish. But if we managed to do this we would incorporate and send out little white envelopes. We would be lost to God and His purposes. |
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| | + | If self-centered people learn to speak creative words, we will have galactic chaos. |
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| | + | Who is to be in control, God or man? If it is to be gifted man, then get me out of here! |
