THE TWO KINGDOMS
The kingdom of darkness and kingdom of light.
Every Christian transport from the kingdom of darkness to kingdom of light in which the ruler is King Jesus led by the Holy Spirit to the love of God the father.
THE TWO KINGDOMS
THE WORK OF THE ENEMY
The enemy is on the look-out to devour someone and to separate you into oblivion.
“Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering”. – 1 Peter 5:8 – 9
“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” – Luke 22:31 – 32
THIS IS HOW WE OVERCOME:
Exodus 17:12-14
THE REALMS:
There are two reals physical and the invisible realms.
Whatever happens in the invisible realm manifests in the visible. Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. – Ephesians: 6:10 – 12
The real battle is likened as Jacob who wrestled with the angel of God in midst of distress.
THE TARGETS OF A SPIRITUAL ATTACK:
1. Faith
2. Health
3. Finances
4. Marriage
5. Family
CONSEQUENCES OF SPIRITUAL ATTACK:
1. Lukewarm/Cold Christian
2. Spiritual death
3. Cyclic sins
4. Repeated sickness that cannot be scientifically diagnosed and which cannot be scientifically cured.
5. Failed finances
6. Failed marriage
7. Failed parenting
THE ARMOR OF GOD
THE 4 WAYS OF BEING ON THE OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE ENEMY :
THE PRINCIPLE OF BINDING AND LOSING.
King David declared being led by the Holy Spirit, Jesus practiced and preached. Psalms 91:11, Matthew 16:19.
THE PRINCIPLE OF OPENING A DOOR TO THE ENEMY.
Ephesians 4:26 – 27
THE PRINCIPLE OF FASTING AND PRAYING.
Mathew 17:18 – 21
THE PRINCIPLE OF BEING ROOTED IN THE WORD OF GOD: BOLD AND POWERFUL
VERSES. 1 John 4:4, Colossians 2:15, James 4:7, Isaiah 54:17, and Psalms 91:1-8.
CAUTION: Be careful before engaging in warfare! Acts 19:11-20. Therefore, first submit to God with a repentant heart and close all the doors to the enemy.
And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them, and the evil spirits came out of them. Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.” Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this. But the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?” And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all[a] of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. And this became known to all the residents of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled.
SUMMARY:
1. Understanding the sacrifice and the divine exchange at the cross and receiving Christ into our lives
2. True repentance and closing all the doors to the enemy (Exodus 20:6)
3. Being full of the word (1 Peter 2:2) [Like newborn babes crave the spiritual milk of the word of God]
4. Fasting and warfare prayers (binding and losing) [Mathew 17:19-20]
5. Removing Bitterness and unforgiveness in the heart (Ephesians 4:26)
