Demonology

Chapter Eight

We believe the Devil is real.=

An introduction to the study; belief in Demons.<= o:p>

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And the g= reat dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels w= ere cast out with him. Revelation 12:9 (KJV)

“We believe the = Devil is real and that he has a host of evil powers called Demons that assist him= in destroying the lives of people and turning them from God.”= = [1]<= ![endif]>

Over the years my wife and I have had numerous o= pportunities to attend Church baptisms and confirmations with friends and new acquaintan= ces. It was at one of those confirmations that we had the occasion to question t= he person being confirmed. When asked if they believed in a spiritual Devil, t= hey answered no! If the Church to which this person was being confirmed into me= mbership, believed as the Church above, that the Devil is real and he has a host of spiritual evil powers called Demons, that assist him in destroying the spiritual lives of people and turning them fro= m their spiritual God, they failed to convey that belief to their newly instructed member. However, it is not an uncommon or new phenomenon not to believe in a spirit called the Devil, spiritually disembodied Demons or Ang= els. For the Sadducees in= Bible believed there was no spiritual resurrection, spiritual Angels or Demonic <= /span>disembodied spirits. However the Pharisees confessed the s= piritual resurrection, Angels and Demonic di= sembodied spirits.= = [2] We can confess as the Pharisees and the Church above, that there is a Hallo= wed Spirit called God= [3] and a disembodied evil spirit= [4] called the Devil= = [5] and they both have spiritual beings which assist them in their daily functi= ons;= = [6] and yet still fail to distinguish the difference between the Holy spiritual= work of God= [7] and the impious spiritual work of Devil![8] A Biblical example of this is found in Matthew were Jesus is accused of bei= ng Beelzebub,[9] Satan, the Devil him= self.= [10] Jesus, through the Holy empowerment of The Holy Spirit, = had just completed a Holy spiritual work of destroying the works of the Devil,= [11] by casting out a Demon from o= ne possessed, freeing him to choose to serve The H= oly One in Absolute Truth and Holiness,[12] insomuch that the blind and dumb person possessed with the Demon both spake= = [13] and saw.= [14] The people were amazed and said, is not this the Son of David,= [15] The Anointed Holy One of The Holy Spirit that is to come and heal us with His H= oly Power?= [16] But when the Pharisees heard it<= /span> they said, this Jesus dot= h not cast out Demons by the Holy empowerment of The Holy SPIRIT, but by the empowerment of Beelzebub the prince of the D= emons.= [17]

We can believe as the Pharisees, that Beelzebub= is that great spiritual dragon called Lucifer, Satan or the Devil, and that he= was the serpent which deceived Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, resulting in= him being cast out of heaven by God. We can furthermore believe that he was cas= t down to the earth with his disembodied Demonic angels [18] and became the prince of the Demonic spiritual powers of death,= [19] the disembodied spirits working in the lives of those who walk in disobedience.[20] But if we by no means consider and comprehend the Mystery of Iniquity,= [21] that this same Satan who deceived Adam and Eve, today is deceiving the whole world by masquerading as Christ. Having transformed himself= [22] into The Anointed Holy One, the angel of light[23] of whom the earth is to follow; [24] and having also transformed his devious Demonic spirits into deceitful mini= sters of The Anointed Holy One’s righteousness,[25] masquerading as Holy apostles, Holy prophets, and teachers of The Anointed = Holy One’s Holy Absolute Truth,[26] who’s final judgment will be according to their fraudulent Holy spiri= tual works;= [27] then we will never be able to understand why the Pharisees thought Jesus= 217; Holy spiritual works was that of Beelzebub’s or understand why not ev= ery one that calls Jesus, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. F= or only those who are not deceived and are found working the Absolute True Holy spi= ritual work of the Father’s Holy will, can enter the Kingdom of heaven. Many will say to Jesus in that final Day when He Judges their fraudulent Holy sp= iritual works; Lord, Lord, have we not spiritually prophesied in thy name? And in t= hy name spiritually cast out Demons? And in thy name done many wonderful spiri= tual works? And then will Jesus profess unto them, I never knew you as true disc= iples= [28] of the father’s Holy will,[29] depart from me into everlasting fire,[30] prepared for Satan and his Demonic angels,[31] and for you that work the fraudulent unholy spiritual Mystery of Iniquity of Satan.= [32]

If you are a true disciple of Jesus, then you h= ave been commanded to pray to the Lord of the harvest, to send forth labors int= o His harvest;= [33] who will expose Demonic deception and spiritually cast out Demons; freeing = those oppressed by their Demonic control, and healing them of their Demonic sickn= esses and diseases.[34] Nevertheless how can anyone be sent forth as a laborer to destroy the works= of the Devil, or call on The Holy One to deliver them from their oppression, i= f they don’t believe in the Devil and his Demons as the Sadducees and the co= nferment mentioned earlier; or if they can not properly discern Demonic spiritual op= pression as in the case of the Pharisees? If we were to examine all the churches tod= ay, we could easily divide most of them into Sadducees who don’t believe = in spiritual Demons or Pharisees who believe there are spiritual Demons, but w= ho fail to distinguish between Demonic oppression and The Lord of the harvest worki= ng to deliver them;[35] instead they both turn to the Demonic controlled world= [36] and it’s Psychiatrists and Psychologists for their worldly wisdom, fo= r answers to their Demonic spiritual problems, thus failing to heed the advice of God= to pray to the Lord of harvest to send = forth labors,= [37] and to not be friends with the Demonic controlled world.= [38] Not every disciple of The Holy One will be sent into the harvest as a labor= er, but it is of extreme importance that every disciple of The Holy One incorpo= rates a Biblical foundation of what a Demon is and be able to distinguish between= the works of The Holy One and Demonic spiritual oppression.

The English word Demon; (also spelled Daemon fr= om its 3rd to 6th century Late Latin roots; comes from the Greek word daimōn, which probably com= es from the Greek root word daiesth= ai;= [39])= is used to identify an evil spirit. The phrase evil spirit is used in the B= ible to portray Jesus casting out the seven Demons,[40] and the healing of Mary Magdalene from evil spiritual bondage and infirmiti= es.= [41] The word Devil in this illustration is the Greek word Daimon, from where we= get our word Demon. So we can confirm Biblically that an evil spirit is in fact= called a Demon. The question gets further intensified however when we try and reso= lve what an evil spirit is. Remember the Pharisees not only thought Jesus had a= Demon or evil spirit,[42] but that He was Beelzebub, the prince of the Demons or evil spirits.= [43] In order for us to understand this discrepancy we must first understand wha= t an evil spirit is.

A Demon or evil spirit is any spirit, embodied = or disembodied, that is morally reprehensible and not conforming to a Standard= of Right Behavior.[44] If I could go back in time and poll the Pharisees who thought Jesus had a D= emon or evil spirit, as to whether they agreed to the above definition of a Demo= n or evil spirit, they would more then likely unanimously say yes! The problem is not in the definition of a Demon or evil spirit, but what constitutes a Sta= ndard of Right Behavior! They called Jesus an evil spirit because He failed to co= nform to their belief of what God’s Standard of Right Behavior was!= [45] Today as with the Sadducees and Pharisees, we have those of the Christian b= ody who disagree as to what is God’s True Standard of Behavior and go about t= o implement their interpretations of His Standard of Behavior.= [46] Some Denominations[47] allow a Standard of Behavior which other Denomination find offensive and morally reprehensible.[48] Although I’m not a great advocate of polls, there is one particular p= oll I’ve been following for the past five years. This is a poll taken amo= ng adult Christian as to whether they believe in Absolute Truth or whether God has a= n Absolute True Standard of Behavior. The number of adult Christians who fails to beli= eve God has an Absolute True Standard of Behavior has rapidly risen over these past five years to nearly 66%. What is even more alarming is, it is significantly higher (70%) in a similar poll taken among our Christian youth.= [49] As a result, when these young Christians become a part of the polled adult Christian body, the percentage of those not believing in an Absolute True S= tandard of Behavior will become even higher. These Christians who don’t belie= ve in Absolute Truth bears record they have a zeal for God when they claim to = be Christians and attend Church, but not according to the Spiritual knowledge= [50] of God’s Absolute Truth! Being ignorant of God’s True Standard = of Behavior, they go about to establish their own Standard of Behavior or Truth, not submitted themselves unto the Absolute Truth of God’s True Standard o= f Behavior. = [51] God is an Absolute Spirit= ! Full of Absolute Truth and Absolute Power![52] He lacks nothing! Because God lacks nothing and is full of Absolute Truth a= nd Absolute Power, He is perfect and thus called Holy! And those who worship H= im must worship Him= [53] by submitting their spirit to His Abs= olute True Perfect and Holy Standard of Behavior.[54] This is not an option but a commandme= nt! As it is written in the Scriptures, be you Holy,[55] for I am Holy![56] Therefore, as He who hath called you is Holy and full of Absolute Truth, so= be you likewise Holy and full of Absolute Truth in all manners of your behavio= r!= [57] Consequently any embodied or disembodied spirit which has not totally submi= tted to The Spirit’s Absolute True Perfect Standard of Holy Behavior, is considered evil or Demonic; and that includes the human race. We all have sinned and come short of the glory of God’s Holy Absolute True Perfec= t Standard of Behavior![58] The word sin, means to miss the mark. The mark missed is God’s Absolu= te Truth or His Holy Standard of Behavior.

Your spiritual father is the Devil, the spirit = which works in the sons of disobedience,[59] if you are disobedient and don’t submit to God’s Absolute True = Standard of Behavior! And the forbidden desire of your father’s disobedience not to obey The Absolute True St= andard of Behavior of God will be manifest in you also. For to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants you are to whom you obey.= [60] You are given a choice.[61] You can serve a disobedient Devil and his disobedience unto death, or an obedient Holy One and His obedience to a Holy Standard of Behavior unto Ete= rnal Life.= [62] The Devil was a murderer from the beginning and came not but to work the wo= rks which will kill and destroy[63] your desire for Absolute Truth, which will result in Eternal Life! The Devi= l is the father or prince of all Demons or evil spirits because he was the first= from the beginning who refused to obey God’s Absolute True Standard of Beh= avior. As a result there is no Absolute Truth in his Behavior. When he speaks of G= od’s Absolute Truth he speaks a lie![64] Instead he speaks of his own = Standard of Behavior for he is a liar and the father of false truths and a false Sta= ndard of Behavior.[65]

Although the word Demon means evil spirit and c= an be used as described above to identify any evil spirit from an disembodied = Satan to his embodied victims, it is usually&nbs= p; used to mean a disembodied attendant power or tutelary malevolent sp= irit, who has and often shows an intense ill will, spite or hatred for God’s Absolute Truth. Who enters and possesses a human being= [66] with the intent to control the human being and manifest it’s ill will, spite or hatred for God’s Absolute True Behavior [67] in that human being.[68] While there are several classes or intensity of Demonic wickedness, they all have the same objective; to steal, kill and to destroy= [69] by manifesting a disobedience to God’s Absolute Truth.= [70] The belief in Demons and classes of Demons is not conclusive to Judaism and Christianity, but to Muslim demonology as well. They believe a jinnīy,= an Arabic word for Demon, is one of a class of Demonic spirits which inhabits the ear= th, assuming various forms and exercising supernatural power over human beings.=

This order or levels of wickedness is portrayed= in the following Bible verses, but is considered twofold in interpretation by = some. When a Demon is cast out of a human being, he walks through dry places seek= ing rest and finds none. Then the Demon says; I will return into the person from whence I came out! And when he finds the person from whence he was cast out, empty,= [71] swept, and garnished; then goes that Demon and takes with him seven other Demons more wicked than himself. They enter in the Human being and dwell th= ere, making the last state of = the human being worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.[72]

The question of interpretation is just how many classes or intensities of Demonic behavior are there portrayed in these ver= ses? Were their seven other Demons, each of a different class or intensity of hi= gher wicked behavior than the original Demon? If so then we have at least eight = different classes of intensities of wicked Demonic behavior. Or were their seven Demo= ns of equal intensity of the same level of higher wickedness than the original= ? If so then we have two levels of wickedness.&= nbsp; No matter which, we can see there are different levels of intensity = of wicked behavior whether it’s two, eight or more. The number isn’t as important as our remembering we wrestle not against the person, but against= the wicked Demonic principalities, wicked Demonic powers against Satan himself,= the ruler of the darkness of this world and his entire Demonic evil spirits of wickedness in high places, which= choose to dwell and manifest it’s wicked behavior in God’s people.= [73]

As we can see from the preceding Biblical examp= le, multiple Demons can dwell in a Human body, each manifesting it’s comp= ortment characteristics as the behavior of the person whom he dwells. If these Demo= ns have like or similar intensities of wickedness, then they combine to manife= st an intensity within the person. If they are different, then they both strive to control and manifest their wicked demeanor. This dual spiritual manifestati= on is often diagnosed by those of the deceptive world, as split personalities = or Bi-polar.

The capacity for the human body to house copiou= s Demons, exhibit supernatural strength, and be unrestrained by mankind, is portrayed= in the following Biblical narrative. When Jesus and His disciples came over to the other side of the sea, to the coun= try of the Gadarenes, there came immediately to Him a man possessed with an unc= lean spirit,= [74] who lived among the tombs of the dead. And no man could keep him bound, even with chains and fetters, because that he had been bound often with fetters = and chains, and the chains and fetters had been torn in pieces by him. Neither could any one tame him, for he was always night and day in the mountains an= d in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. But when he saw Jesus a= far off, he ran and worshipped him, and cried with a loud voice, and said; what have I to do with thee, Jesus, t= hou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. F= or Jesus said unto him, come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. And Jesus asked him, what is thy name? And he answered, saying, my name is Legion, for we are many. And= the unclean spirit besought Jesus diligently that he would not send them away o= ut of the country. Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. And all the indwelling Demons besought Jesus saying, send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean Demon spirits went out and entered into the swine and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about tw= o thousand) and were choked in the sea.[75]

This Biblical account gives us a great deal of = true-life information regarding Demons. First, we can see for all general purposes, t= here can be an unlimited number of Demons dwelling in one human body. Secondly, = we see a Demon in control of these unlimited number of Demons, and the person = in whom they indwell; conceivably the Demon with the most wicked power. Thirdly, we= see Demons have a will. Fourth, Demons can communicate their will. Fifth, human beings can display super natural strength when possessed by Demons. Sixth, = we see Demons can cause never ending torment and a desire to commit suicide or bodily harm. Seventh, we see the ability of these Demons to control a human being beyond his or any other human’s ability to control or tame. And finally, we see the only source of deliverance of this Demonic power, is by= the power of The Holy One though obedience to His Absolute Truth. A reality whi= ch very few have understood and obeyed, then or now! For there was then certai= n of the vagabond Jews exorcists, who used unreliable worldly wise formulas to conjure evil spirits, who took upon themselves the name of Jesus as a new formula to call up evil spirits; saying we adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches. And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew and chief of= the priests, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know = and Paul I know;[76] but who are you?[77] And the man in whom the evil spiri= t dwelt leaped on them and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they = fled out of that house naked and wounded.[78]

In this Biblical account, we see three of the f= acts we learned earlier regarding Demons, plus we are introduced to another phenomenon. We see a Demon communicating; “and the evil spirit answer= ed and said, Jesus I know and Paul I know; but who are you”? We see super natural strength; “and the man in whom the evil spirit dwelt leaped on them and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded”. And we see the inability of humans to control or bind the strong Demon with their worldly wisdom and modus operan= di, even when they take upon themselves the name of Jesus.

These seven sons of Sceva were not only Jew exo= rcists but Priests,[79] pillars of the Jewish faith. They were trying to duplicate Paul’s abi= lity to cast out Demons by taking and using the name of Jesus without first seek= ing His New Life and it’s Absolute Truth. Remember, the Jews had a zeal for G= od, but according to their own Standards of Truth.[80] This phenomenon of taking the name of Jesus without His New Life in Absolute Truth is still being practiced in the Church by some today, even though we = are warned in scripture that they who do it are not recognized by Demons as lab= ors sent into the world by the Lord of the harvest,[81] but also by Jesus himself.[82] Had the Pharisees fully understood Biblical Truth, that Demons could only be cast out by the Holy finger of God though Absolute Truth, by those sent by = the Lord of harvest, then they wouldn’t have called Jesus Beelzebub! Instead t= hey would have recognized Him as walking in a Life of Absolute Truth as the Ano= inted Holy Laborer of God. If the seven sons of Sceva completely understood this = Truth, they would not have tried to use the name of Jesus as part of their procedu= re to control Demons, without first seeking the New Life of The Holy One’= ;s Absolute Truth, where the Holy Finger of God rules and is given to His laborers. If = the Church today understood this, they wouldn’t be trying to heal those possessed by Demons with drugs[83] and deceptive world wise counseling’s procedures, used by those in Psychiatry and Psychology, including those who use the name of Jesus withou= t His New Life and His Holy Finger. Instead they would be seeking His New Life and His Absolute Truth, by which they could enter into a strong man’s hou= se as a laborer of the Lord of harvest, and with His Holy finger, bind the strong= Demon and thus spoil his Demonic possessions. He who doesn’t bind the stron= gman with the Holy finger of God, is an adversary to the = Kingdom of God. And any man who pursues after= the empirical knowledge of worldly wisdom instead of the wisdom of God, will be unsuccessful and scattered in fear, the same as the seven sons of Sceva when they tried to bind the strongman and cast out Demons without the Holy finge= r of God. Although they may have an outward appearance of Holiness using the nam= e of Jesus, they spiritually reject the indwelling Holy power of the New Spiritu= al Life and the Holy finger of God. From such turn away,[84] because these are men who enter into houses masquerading as Holy men,= [85] and lead captive frivolous women, men laden with sins, who are led away wit= h multiple lusts,= [86] ever learning worldly wisdom, but never able to come to the knowledge of God’s Absolute Truth.[87] For these men shall be lovers= of their own Standards of Truth, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful and unholy. Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those seek= ing God’s Absolute Truth, traitors, heady, highminded, and lovers of plea= sures= [88] more than lovers of God.[89] All of which are manifestations of Demonic behavior which can not be change= d or controlled except by the Holy Finger of God, creating a New Life in Absolute Truth.= [90] This is an Absolute truth! If= today’s church is aware of this Absolute Truth, then why does it continue to turn to the world of Psychology, Psychiatry and drugs? And why do they turn to those who use the name of Jesus without the New Life and the Holy Finger of God,= [91] when they who do these things are totally unable to manifest any New Life changing control over Demons?

There are three areas of Demonic study which I believe will help answer this question. However first we need to lay a basi= c Biblical foundation of Absolute Truths; truths known by ALL who that seek The Holy One’s New Life.[92] The Holy One was manifested in the flesh[93] as Jesus anointed with the Holy Finger of God, to destroy the work of the D= evil and his Demons.[94] And this Jesus went about destroyi= ng the works of the Devil by healing all that were oppressed of the devil and his Demonic forces, for God was with him.[95] Furthermore, Jesus taught God’s Absolute Truth, The Standard of Behav= ior by which one can live [96] without fear of the Devil’s manifestation of his wicked fruits= [97] and by which one can equally receive the power of God= [98] and can go about healing all that are oppressed of the devil and his Demonic forces. Jesus, after teaching and preparing His disciples with these Absolu= te Truths,= [99] gave them the power of the Holy finger, so they could go forth and heal tho= se oppressed of the Devil and his Demonic forces. [100] Saying, Behold, I give unto you power to t= read on serpents[101] and scorpions[102], and over all the power of the spiritual enemy[103] and nothing shall by any means hurt you.[104] A= nd these disciples returned with joy saying, Lord, even the Demons are subject unto = us through thy name.[105] The Joy the disciples had was because unlike any natural man,= [106] they had authority over all the powers of the Devil and his Demons, namely = their spiritual enemies. Along with this authority went notoriety= [107] by those who rejected them and questioned their God given authority and emi= nence by those who brought their love ones to them for healing or deliverance.= [108]

With these basic foundational truths, let’= ;s examine the account of the man who brought his Demonic son to the disciples= to be delivered. On Friday Jesus left nine of his chosen twelve disciples along with the others disciples wjp followed Him, and took three of the chosen tw= elve disciples, and went up to the mountain of transfiguration for the duration = of the Sabbath. While He was gone, the other disciples observed the Sabbath as usual with the local Jews. During the Sabbath it was customary for Jews to study and debate the scriptures. As a result, there was an ongoing debate a= s to whether Jesus was in fact the Messiah. This was not out of the ordinary as everywhere Jesus went, the Jews questioned His Messianic given authority. However on this particular occasion, the Jews brought up a Biblical Truth w= hich they articulated proving Jesus wasn’t the promised Messiah. They read where Elijah must come before the Messiah, and since they reasoned he hadn’t come as yet, they argued Jesus wasn’t, nor could he be t= he promised Messiah. Realizing this was a Biblical Truth and unable to contest Elijah hadn’t come as yet, the nine disciples were deceived into doub= ting whether Jesus was in fact the Messiah. After the Sabbath and during this ti= me of doubt, a father brings his Demonic son to Jesus to be delivered. Not fin= ding Jesus there, he asked the remaining nine disciples to deliver his son of the Demonic behavior. No doubt he had heard the disciples of Jesus were as succ= essful in casting out Demons as Jesus was. These nine disciples were first tested = on a Biblical Truth when they were deceived into doubting Jesus wasn’t the promised Messiah. They were further tested when the father brought his Demo= nic son and they were unable to deliver him as to the joy they had become accustomed to. Doubting whether Jesus was the real Messiah and not being ab= le to cast out or control the boy’s Demon, undoubtedly led to a swelling surge of unbelief in both the nine disciples and the boy’s father.

This was the state of affairs when Jesus return= ed to His disciples and saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes disputing with them regarding t= heir allegiance to a false Messiah. There is no doubt in my mind that Jesus knew exactly what the aggravated discussion was about, nevertheless he asked the scribes, what disagreement do you have with them? Before any of the scribes could answer, the father whose son had a Demon, in this case a dumb spirit,= said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit Demon. And where ever the Demon takes him, the Demon convulses him and my son foams at= the mouth and grinds his teeth, and appears to be dying. I spoke to your discip= les in hopes that they could cast this Demon out of him and heal him of these convulsions, however they were unsuccessful. Jesus responded by directing H= is answer to include the scribes and disciples. O faithless generation, how lo= ng shall I be with you? How long shall I bear your unbelief? Bring the boy to = me. And they brought the boy to Jesus. And when the boy saw Jesus, straightway = the Demon caused the boy to convulse and fall on the ground wallowing and foami= ng as before. Jesus turned and asked the boy’s father, at what age did t= his Demon first manifest himself with these convulsions? And the father said, in his early Childhood. And often times the Demon has cast him into fire, and waters, to destroy him. If you have the power to cast out Demons, have compassion on us, and help us. Jesus said unto the father, anyone, who has = the capability to trusts that God has the power to do all things, including cas= ting out Demons, and that God is a rewarder of those that seek His compassion, is capable of receiving all things from God, including the casting out of Demo= ns, when he believes and asks Him to cast out the Demon in his son. And straigh= tway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe God= can do all things, including the casting out of Demons, help my unbelief that He will cast out the Demon in my son. When Jesus saw that the people came runn= ing together, He rebuked the foul spirit,[109] saying unto him, thou dumb and deaf spirit, I ch= arge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. And the Demon cried, and caused such an immense violent convulsi= on as he came out, that the boy appeared to have died, insomuch that many standing nearby, said he is dead. But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up = and the boy arose and the boy was cured from his convulsion. Later when Jesus and H= is disciples came into the house, his disciples asked him privately, why could we not ca= st this Demon out? And Jesus said unto them, because of your unbelief! For verily I= say unto you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say unto = this mountain, remove hence to yonder place and it shall remove. And nothing sha= ll be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind goes not out but by prayer and fasting.

If you are familiar with this story or if you w= ere following along in your Bible you will see that I changed a lot of the word= ing to magnify the main points and to give emphasis to the activity of the Demon and the consequence unbelief had on those involved. We can easily see those Demonic characteristic we previous learned; the desire to kill, destroy and torment. What we can learn new from this account is that Demons have no reg= ard for age when it comes to possessing or manifesting their characteristics. T= he English word child is used two times in this story and is translated from two diffe= rent Greek words, the first Greek word meaning infant and the second Geek word meaning the period just after infancy. Therefore I used the word early childhood to indicate that this Demon entered this child at a very early ag= e. So for all practical purpose a Demon can possess and manifest its characteristic in anyone of any age.

There is another Demonic faction taking place in this story that is nearly obscured by the spectacular events concerning the= boy deliverance, and that the Demonic proceedings of the spirit of error or spi= rit of Antichrist manifesting in the scribes. It was conceivably easy for the father and the disciples to conclude that the boy was possessed by a Demon = when he uncontrollably went into convulsions, but what about categorizing the Demonic behavior in the scribes? After all they were pillars of the church = and we wouldn’t expect any Demonic upheaval in them. Nevertheless these scribes were permitting the Demonic spirits of error to manifest at will in them to oppose those that choose to serve God’s Absolute Truth.= [110] We need to learn from this story that no one, I mean no one, is exempt from being deceived or from the never ending struggle of the Demonic world, to s= teal and destroy your God given authority to cast out Demons and heal the posses= sed. If the Demons went after Jesus’ own chosen twelve disciples, they will undoubtedly go after you. They are no match for you when you have the finge= r of God working in you and you are no match for them when you don’t. Therefore they are forever looking for an opportunity to deceive you into unbelief and disobedience to the Absolute Truth; even so far as masqueradin= g as teachers and prophets of God, or to take over control of those truly severi= ng in that capacity. Do you realize the impact those nine disciples would have= had on those seeking Absolute Truth, if they would have gone out and taught that Jesus wasn’t the Messiah, because Elijah hadn’t come yet? If the Demonic man living in the tombs that we read about earlier, said that Jesus wasn’t the Messiah, no one would have paid any attention to him. Howe= ver when a scribe or a priest, or a disciple, or in your case maybe a pastor or s= omeone you think is serving God in a high capacity, quotes Biblical Truth and then concludes, that something or someone we believe to be of God is not, we dou= bt or question our believe. And these attacks will come when we least expect t= hem and normally soon after a great spiritual break through or just after God performed a great movement of His Holy Finger on someone through us. Our ha= ving the Finger of God working in our lives depends wholly on our faithfully adhering to Gods Absolute Truth and our not walking in unbelief. And these = two are interrelated. If you don’t believe in Absolute Truth, then you are living in unbelief and the Finger of God will not manifest itself in you. I= nstead you become servant of the Demonic world and its manifestations, and that wh= at the Demonic world wants. Demons don’t care if you call your self a Christian, or use Christ name to say you are casting them out, as long as y= ou are doing so falsely without the Finger of God. Because all you are going to accomplish is to deceive someone else and be rejected by Jesus on judgment = day.

Why couldn’t the disciples cast this Demo= n out of the boy, as they had so successfully done earlier in their campaigns? Was this a special Demon that required more from the disciples then the empower= ment of the Finger of God? A question that confounds scholars today and one the disciples asked Jesus as soon as they were in private. The story of the Dem= onic boy was not written to embarrass the boy, his father or the disciples who failed to cast out the Demon, but rather written to training you of the pit falls that will undoubtedly come your way if you are active in destroying t= he works of Demons. The empowered disciples were no doubt riding high on their popularity as Jesus’ laborers casting out Demons, when on the Sabbath= and possibly in a synagogue, and from those they least expected; they became th= e object of a Demonic counter attack. In order for the Demons to stop these disciples from raising havoc with their control and destruction,= [111] they had to eradicate their empowerment to bind them. Totally unable to des= troy the Finger of God, their only means of attach was to cause a state of unbel= ief in the disciples, in which the Finger of God would not manifest itself. The De= mons first step was to sew doubt, knowing that a doubting man is unstable in all his ways and= will not receive any thing he asks of the Lord of harvest.= [112]

The disciples should have been aware of the doctrine of sewing, since Jesus had taught it to them prior to His sending = them out. However, doctrine can very easily become lost in thought, when you bec= ome preoccupied with the empowerment of the Finger of God manifesting signs and wonders thought you. Jesus had previously taught everything the disciples needed to recognize and combat this Demonic counter attack including the fa= ct that they would be attacked.[113] Had they forgotten? Or did they fail to fully understand from the beginning= ? Or were they preoccupied? Which ever, they failed to heed to that what Jesus h= ad taught and warned, and became victims to those serving the Devil.

Before Jesus sent them out to sew the good news that God had anointed Jesus of Nazareth and His disciples with the Holy Gho= st and with the empowerment of His Holy Finger, to go about doing good by destroying the works of the devil and healing all that were oppressed of hi= m; He taught them that not all that hear the Word would receive it in the same ma= nner. Some because of their gross evil behavior will allow the Devil to destroy it immediately, while others will receive it with great expectations but fail later because of their desire to please the flesh in iniquity. Only those t= hat receive their deliverance from darkness and continue to walk in the Holines= s of God New life in Absolute Truth can expect the empowerment of the Holy Finge= r of God to manifest in them.[114] Furthermore He taught the Devil and his Demons will also be sewing doubt in= those that have heard the Word, but are asleep,[115] causing unbelief in some.[116] While they may appear to have received the Word,[117] their unbelief renders them powerless[118] and they end up walking under the power of iniquity. Jesus warned the disci= ples that He was sending them out as sheep,[119] but that they would be among wolves dressed in sheep’s clothing.= [120] However they could identify them by their behavior.= [121] Those that come to God must believe that He is Holy= [122] and that He can manifest His Holiness in their behavior.= [123] Therefore anyone claiming to be a follower of God, but questions His abilit= y to manifest His Holiness in them here on earth, is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

What did Jesus say, when the disciples asked Hi= m in private why they couldn’t cast the Demon out of the father’s so= n? If we were to only read the Gospel of Mark, then we would conclude that He said; this kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. A statement that is some what confusing as it has been incorrectly interprete= d by many scholars to implies that we need to pray and fast in order to cast out certain Demons. If this was the case then Jesus would have included that in= His instructions to His disciples when He first sent them out.= [124] Not only does this statement not correspond with how Jesus instructed His disciples when He first sent them out, but it doesn’t correctly match= up with His teaching on fasting either. Remember what Jesus said when they ask= ed Him why His disciple didn’t fast?&nb= sp; Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroo= m is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.[125]

There has been much scholarly debate over the simple statement; this kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. Some scholars have gone so far as to argue that it wasn’t included in the earlier manuscripts. Others have developed methods of fasti= ng that they believe will ensure your success in casting out Demons. However, = was not fasting and praying the real reason the disciples couldn’t cast out t= he Demon? In order for us to find out we need to go to the Gospel of Matthew a= nd read his account of how Jesus answered their question; Because of your unbelief! If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say unto = this mountain, remove hence to yonder place and it shall remove. And nothing sha= ll be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.[126]

We can see that Matthew records the same statem= ent; this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting, but only after Jesus has answered, because of your unbelief, in regards to their question as to why = they couldn’t cast the Demon out. Unbelief, unlike the rationalization that they couldn’t cast the Demon out because they failed to fast and pray= , is in total harmony with the scriptures and Christ’s teaching of the fig tree, were He taught His disciples; that if you believe that God is The Hol= y One that empowers those that diligently seek the manifestation of His New Holy = Life in His Holy Kingdom with His = Holy Power and doubt not in unbelief; you shall not only do this which The Holy One did to the fig tree, but you will = also be able to ask The Holy One to bind a Demon, and cast him out; and it shall be= done.= [127] All things whatsoever you shall ask The Holy One[128] in the prayer of faith;[129] believing that The Holy One will grant your request, you shall receive your request.[130] Or how else can you bind and take control of a Demon that possesses a perso= n, and free that person of his Demonic oppressions, except you first pray to T= he Holy One, that He binds the Demon in control, and then heals that person of= his Demonic manifestations?[131] You can overcome any Demon, because greater is The Holy One that empowers y= ou and gives New Holy Life, than any Demon’s power to possess and destro= y by death, that is in the world.[132] Therefore, any Demon you pray and ask The Holy One in faith to bind on earth will be bound by The Holy One’s Holy power from heaven. And whosoever= you pray to The Holy One in faith and ask that they be loosed of their Demonic oppressions here on earth shall be loosened[133] by The Holy One’s Holy = power from heaven and given New Holy Life.[134] But you must ask The Holy One in faith, believing that The Holy One can and will give New Holy Life to those that diligently seek His Holy Kingdom; wit= hout doubting in unbelief. For they that doubts and walk in unbelief is like a w= ave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. Think not for one moment that y= ou shall receive any thing of The Holy One if you pray and ask in unbelief. A = doubting person is unstable in all= his ways.= [135] Therefore confess your do= ubts and unbelief’s in The Holy One and His Absolute Truth to one to anoth= er, and pray and fast[136] for one another that you may wholly walk in Absolute True faith. Because th= e effect of a person’s prayer to The Holy One, that walks in His Absolute Trut= h and asks in faith, brandishes the empowerment of The Holy One’s New Life.= = [137] If any of you lack wisdom as to how to be unyielding and pray in faith or h= ow to pray and fast to overcome unbelief, let him ask of The Holy One who wonR= 17;t show displeasure of your inquiry, but will give you that wisdom simply and frankly from His Absolute Truth.[138]

Faith comes from hearing God’s Absolute T= ruth being spoken;[139] that whosoever shall ask The Holy One [140] to save them from the corrupt life of the Devil’s corruptions that is= in this world; and give them The Holy One’s New Life based on His Divine= Nature,= [141] believing that The Holy One has the power[142] to bind the Devil and his Demons and rewards those who ask for His New Life= ,= [143] with His Divine Nature;[144] shall be saved from the life of the Devil’s corruptions and given the= keys of the Holy Kingdom to bind Demons and loose those that also ask to be delivered from the Devil’s corruption.[145] But how can anyone ask The Holy One to save them or to bind Demons if they = have not heard the good news of that Absolute Truth which was preached= [146] by Jesus’ disciples and affirmed by God.[147] How God anointed Jesus in the beginning with His Absolute Truth and Holy Po= wer,= [148] to go about doing Holy works, by healing all those that ask to be healed fr= om the life of the Devil’s corruption,[149] and restoring them to The Holy One’s Life of Holiness.= [150] On the other hand how can anyone hear this Absolute Truth and overcome unbe= lief without a preacher who believe and preaches Absolute Truth?= [151] Furthermore, how can anyone preach Absolute Truth, except they be first tau= ght= [152] and sent by The Holy One?[153] As it is written, how beautiful are the feet of them that are sent by The H= oly One to preach the gospel of peace, and bring the good news of the New Life = by The Holy One![154]

But not all have obeyed the commandment to prea= ch only the good news of The New Life in Absolute Truth. For Esaias said, Lord, who hath believed our preaching that you anointed Jesus with your Absolute = Truth and Holy Power,[155] to go about doing Holy works, by healing all that are oppressed of the devi= l’s corruption,[156] restoring them to The Life of Holiness.[157] This was the gospel that Esaias, Jesus, and His disciples preached to all including those that walked in unbelief and the one we are to preach today.= However, when was the last time you heard the good news that The Holy One was sent to deliver you from the Devils corruption and restore you to His Life of Holin= ess= [158] in which you were to present yourself daily to God as a living Holy sacrifi= ce? [159] I can’t recall the last= time I’ve heard the gospel preached in Absolute Truth, although Paul warns= us that we will be cursed if we preach any other gospel! There are those that = claim they preach the gospel of Truth; that not only did God anoint Jesus but He = will anoint you also so you can be in control and have what ever you are wanting. However most of those that preach this gospel are seeking prosperity for the lust of their flesh,[160] instead of deliverance from corruption[161] so they can serve a Holy God in Holiness.[162]

While faith comes from hearing God’s Abso= lute Truth preached; doubt and unbelief comes from not seeing a sign we deem creditable.[163] However does failing to see a creditable sign or our unbelief change the fa= ct that faith comes from hearing God’s Absolute Truth? Or does it stop G= od from rewarding those that do have faith? [164] No! Therefore we are cautioned to walk by faith in Absolute Truth, and not = by what we see![165] An excellent example of this is found in the story of the father with the Demonic son. This father undoubtedly heard the good news preached that Jesu= s or one of His disciples could bind and cast out Demons. Therefore he took his = son to them for deliverance. However, when the father sees the disciples not succeed in their attempts to cast the Demon out of his son, he begins to fa= ll into unbelief. However, Jesus reminds him that if he had faith in what he h= ad originally heard as Truth, he would see the Demon cast out. Therefore the father cried out asking Jesus to help him overcome the unbelief that he had fallen into because of what he seen. We all will be tested as the father wi= th the Demonic son, seeing that there will be those in the Church today, that = won’t believe that God’s power or Absolute Truth, is for today. What else c= an they teach when they fail to generate those manifestations of The Holy One power in faith of His Absolute Truth, as the disciples that failed to cast = out the Demon in unbelief? Will their ever growing multitude of unbelief change God’s original plan of Absolute Truth that we need to be delivered fr= om a Demonic world? Will their failure to cast out Demons prove that Demons are = not for real, today?

Doubt and unbelief is bipartisan; it will manif= est in those that are obedient as well as those who are disobedient. Doubt and unbelief knows no boundaries; anyone from those who are chosen disciples= [166] of The New Holy Life, to those who are new born babes in the Lord’s N= ew Holy Life can become its victim. Doubt and unbelief in The New Holy Life blocks rewards from God on a dual front; = you can not receive His New Life and rewards through anyone who walks in unbeli= ef,= [167] nor can anyone ministering God’s New Life, minister to you if you are walking in unbelief.[168]

Earlier in the chapter we stated that there are three areas of Demonic study that will help answer the question; why does t= he Church keep turning to the world of Psychology and Psychiatry and drugs, or= going to those who use the name of Jesus without His Holy empowerment, when the B= ible is very clear, that only by the Holy empowerment can one receive deliverance from Demonic possessions and given The New Holy Life. We now have enough ba= ck ground in Absolute Truths to answer that question. The number one reason the Church turns to Psychologists and Psychiatrist and drugs is unbelief. Unbel= ief ranging from those like the conferment who doesn’t believe there is a Devil or Demons, to those that do, but that Christians can not be possessed by Demon= s. The father of the Demonic son believed in Demons and had rightly named the one possessing his son, a phenomena you will very rarely see today. Not everyone will be called and sent of God into the harvest as a laborer to cast out Demons, but everyone should have an effective knowledge of their works and = that they can only be controlled by God’s Holy empowerment. In the story of the Demonic son we see the father with this effective knowledge, seeking out those laborers that have been into the harvest with The Holy Spirit’s= Empowerment.

My daily work requires me to spend a considerab= le amount of time on the road. As a result I utilize that time to listen to Ch= ristian radio, where I can get an idea of what is being taught by today’s Chu= rch leaders and what Christians needs are. The Christian station that I listen = to most has a ratio of about sixty percent Bible teaching, to forty percent counsel= ing for those of the Church. Several of these Bible teaching and counseling programs have call in where those who have problems can call in and get hel= p, understanding the Bible or counseling for their spiritual needs. Although I don’t always agree on the advice given, I nevertheless find this an excellent way of measuring the spiritual maturity and needs of the Church. = One such counseling program is presented by the New Life Clinic staff and is ca= lled “New Life Live”[169] and is aired nation wide over many Christian stations. There was a lady who= called the New Life’s staff on one of their broadcast and asked the question; how can one tell the difference between Demon possession and those who may = have a physical chemical imbalance.[170] The moderator immediately asked the question; why did you call us with this question? Having listened to “New Life” many times and knowing = their method of questioning, I interpreted this question to mean; what condition = or circumstance lead you to think someone was possibly possessed by a Demon. However the lady interpreted it to mean; why had she called them, and gave a very interesting statement, that few if any paid any attention to. She stat= ed that she had first called several Churches[171] and that none of the pastors would meet or discuss the problem with her. Li= ke the father she had went to the Church laborers to seek spiritual help and p= ossible Demonic deliverance, and like the father they failed her in unbelief. Perha= ps one of those Church leaders recommended “New Life” or another C= hristian counseling serves, she didn’t say, nevertheless she had turned to the= New Life staff in an attempt to gain further insight into a spiritual Demonic p= roblem that should have been addressed by the Churches spiritual leaders.= [172]

I have heard “New Life” an adequate amount of times to feel confident in making the following analysis of their= Biblical Spiritual knowledge of Demons. I have never heard anyone on “New Life Live” deny that there are Demons. However I have never heard any of t= hem talk about Demon possession or give any inkling of Demon possession as being the possible spiritual cause for abnormal behavior, unless someone like the Lady mentioned above, brings the subject up. And even then their chief emph= ases is on their worldly knowledge= of what causes unusual behavior based on their own personal worldly knowledge from personal experiences and experimentations or the worldly knowledge from personal experiences and experimentations of someone else in their field of Psychology. In the case of the lady, she was quickly led away from consider= ing spiritual Demon possession as a cause for unusual behavior, to believing in worldly p= sychosomatic counseling as a means of identifying and controlling the cause of unusual b= ehavior.

Before we move on I would like to recount anoth= er caller’s inquiry to “New Life Live”. I missed the first part of their conversation so I had to surmise as to what had already been said. Apparent= ly the person calling in was reading from a book or a statement that someone h= ad made regarding the field of Psychology, as being based on worldly knowledge= and not on Biblical Spiritual Truth and thus greatly subject to error.= [173] Therefore this person must have concluded that Psychologist were of the wor= ld and subject to the spirit of Demonic[174] error.[175] The moderator asked; if we admit to sometimes making errors, does that qual= ify us to be servants of the spirit of error? My question to them is; does your sometimes integrating a Biblical Truth with your worldly personal knowledge= qualify you to be a Christian Psychologist and servants of The Spirit of Truth?

The second reason the Church turns to Psycholog= ists and Psychiatrist and drugs is because of the seducing of Christians by Demo= ns into believing their worldly empirical doctrines of error. The Holy One has warned us explicitly, = that in the latter times there will be those in the church that will depart= [176] from faith in The Holy One,[177] to deliver them from their Demonic spiritual enemies,= [178] and to guide them into The New Life of Absolute Truth.= [179] Instead they will turn to those who are ever learning by experiments based = on their innate senses, and never able to come to the knowledge of The Holy One̵= 7;s Absolute Truth;[180] because the natural man who relies on his innate instincts and what he sees= ,= [181] will not receive the Spiritual Absolute Truth of The Holy One’s New L= ife, because it is spiritually discerned[182] and foolishness unto him that seeks empirical knowledge.= [183] While they promise those that seek their empirical knowledge, liberty from = Demonic corruption, they themselves are bond servants of worldly Demonic corruption= ;= [184] for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.= [185] And for this cause The Holy One shall send them a strong desire to hear= [186] the worldly empirical Demonic spirit of error, and believe their lies; that= they won’t be judged by The Holy One, although they who believed not in the Absolute Truth and have pleasure in hearing the Demonic empirical spirit of error, will be judged by Him.[187] The Holy One hath from the beginning chosen us to be delivered through His Holiness and belief in His New Life in Absolute Truth.= [188] Therefore the Demons will attempt to lead you into doubt, then unbelief and then into rejecting the New Life in Absolute Truth by which you are saved, while hiding their doubt, unbelief and rejection of The New Life in The Absolute Truth, in a cloak of false Holiness and false Absolute Truth. Bewa= re therefore of these false Holy prophets, which will come to you masquerading= as Christian in an exterior fashion,[189] but spiritually they are predatory Demonic wolves.= [190] They will manifest themselves as Holy Christian teachers of Truth among you= ,= [191] but will secretly bring in their false destructive empirical Demonic doctri= ne of error. And many Christians will follow their destructive ways= [192] and even begin to speak evil of their New Life in Absolute Truth= [193] by which they were set free.= [194] For the time will come when they will not accept sound Absolute True doctri= ne; but after their own lusts for empirical worldly knowledge, amass to themsel= ves empirical worldly teachers, having eager ears that desire to hear those who speak emp= irical worldly knowledge. Turning from a desire to hear about their New Life in Ab= solute Truth, [195] they return instead[196] to hear worldly teachings based on pragmatic experimentations and experienc= es.= [197] Beware lest any empirical man lead you away from Christ’s New Life in Absolute Truth through their love for Demonic empirical worldly knowledge a= nd teachings that are void of Christ’s New Life in Absolute Truth,= [198] but instead are based on their love of empirical knowledge gained by what m= an experiences to be true based on his experimentation and own understanding of the world = and the traditions of other men experiences based on their own pragmatic experi= mentation.= [199] We can see why those who seek Absolute Truth think that Psychologists and Psychiatrist fall into this rea= lm, because it is from their empirical experimentations and knowledge based on = their own personal experiences and not Spiritual Absolute Truth, that they treat those with problems with the soul and mind. Although there are those that c= all themselves Christian Psychologists and Christian Psychiatrist, and claim to have gotten their knowledge from The Holy One; the Bible warns us that inna= te trial and error or experimentation is the arena where the Demons rule and advance their false knowledge.[200] We can see why so many have turned to Psychologists and Psychiatrist, becau= se they have fallen from seeking a life of God’s Spiritual Absolute Trut= hs and have been led back into seeking man’s empirical knowledge as a cu= re for their spiritual problems.

Our spiritual questions; can there be Christian Psychologists and Christian Psychiatrist in the one Spiritual Absolute Body= of Christ? Can anyone mix their empirical knowledge of life with The Holy One’s New Life in Absolute Truth, and be in one body with The Holy On= e? Listen to what The Holy One says and then decide for yourself. And The Holy= One commanded Adam, saying; of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat!= But you shalt not eat of the tree that has both the knowledge of The Holy One’s Holy Life in Absolute Truth and your own personal Demonic empir= ical knowledge or of the empirical knowledge of those that deny The Holy OneR= 17;s Holy Life. For in the day that thou partake of the world’s empirical = knowledge of life outside of Absolute Truth; you will surely be cast out of The Holy One’s Spiritual body into outer darkness.[201] Using empirical knowledge as = a substitute for The Holy One’s Absolute Truth creates ill will with The Holy One!= Therefore whosoever will be a follower of the world’s empirical knowledge of li= fe is an enemy to The Holy One’s New Life in Absolute Truth.= [202] While they may use The Holy One’s name or quote some of His words, th= ey eventually will speak evil[203] of those Absolute Truths that they find futile in their lives through their= empirical reasoning; and in that they corrupt themselves unto death.= [204]

Demonic doctrines are Biblical dogma precepts t= hat are founded on man’s empirical reasoning and not on The Holy One̵= 7;s Spiritual revelation[205] of His Absolute Truth. There are way too many to list here but I will name a few so that you can get an idea of what to look for. However I must first w= arn you that you may become incensed, because some of these Demonic empirical dogmas doctrines have become popular traditional teachings among men, [206] and ones that you may have heard and have accepted as true. Those that teach these dogmas appear to draw nigh to The Holy One by honoring Him with their mouth; but worship The Holy One in vain, in their spirits,= [207] teaching their own fruitless = dogmatic precepts instead of obedience to The Holy One’s Absolute True Standar= d of Behavior.[208] That is why The Holy One cautioned us not to believe every spirit that honor Him with their mouth; but try their spirits whether they are obedient to The Holy One’s Absolute Truth; because there are many false= Holy prophets and false Holy teachers in the world that honor The Holy One with their mou= th, [209] but are not submissive in the= ir spirit, to walk[210] in His Absolute Truth. You can tell if a spirit is submissive to The Holy One’s Absolute Truth, when he walks as though The Holy One’s Absolute Truth is manifested in his body.[211] While every spirit that says that he has fellowship with The Holy One, and = walk in the darkness of his own empirical dogma, lies, and walks not in The Holy One’s manifestation of Absolute Truth.[212] Those that worship The Holy One with their mouth and deny His Absolute Truth are of the Demonic empirical antichrist spirit that will come and manifest = his darkness, blinding[213] those that are deceived and walk in disobedience;[214] and even now is already at work in the world.

I was speaking at a Full Gospel Business Men= 217;s meeting and I mentioned that we as Christians must know who God is, who you= are, and who your enemy is. My wife was setting in the audience and over heard someone say; “what he talking about? We have no enemies! They were destroyed by Christ on the cross!” That is a Demonic empirical doctri= ne. Not believing in hell or the devil or that Christians can be possessed are different forms of the same Demonic empirical doctrine. They all are based = on empirical reasoning instead of The Holy One’s revelation of Biblical Truths. Te= aching that we are saved by faith through grace is Biblical Truth. However, when we add our own empirical reasoning that grace is unmerited favor, changing The Holy One’s Absolute Truth, we change our teaching into Demonic empiri= cal doctrine. Once saved, always saved; and that you get the manifestation of the Holy Gh= ost when you first are saved; and that The Holy One will never leave you, are Demonic empirical doctrines that have be= en created by innate reasoning to satisfy itchy ears. Judge not less you be judged; there is no Absolute Truth; you’re entitled to your own opini= on of interpretation; we all serve the same God, are all Demonic sensuous doct= rines that are designed to deceive those who walk in disobedience, but think they= are serving God.[215] The closer one walks in obedience to The Holy One’s Absolute Truth, t= he closer the empirical Demonic doctrine has to be to the Absolute Truth in or= der to deceive them. Likewise the more one walk in disobedience to The Holy One= ’s Absolute Truth, the further the empirical Demonic doctrine can be from the Truth and still deceive them. This is a positive way to measure the dept of= one’s deception. For example we are taught by The Holy One= [216] that there is one Absolute hope of your calling,[217] one Absolute True faith[218] and one Absolute true body,[219] and one Spirit who is Absolute;[220] nevertheless we see His Absolute one body divided up into multiple division= s= [221] of Demonic empirical dogmas,[222] and I very rarely ever hear anyone teach the one Absolute true faith,= [223] that The Holy one requires of us to be saved. If the church has been so deceived and blinded as to not recognize these basics of The Holy One’= ;s Absolute Truths, then it is no surprise; that those claiming to be in His H= oly Spiritual body, have ordained Homosexuals as leader; judged those that disturb mother= nature as barbaric, but not those that kill their own babies; and have turned to Psychologists and Psychiatrist, who have been trained in arena of empirical= Demonic knowledge, for help in understanding their abnormal spiritual behavior.

The third area of Dem= onic influence that causes one to turn to Psychologists, Psychiatrist and those = that falsely use the name of The Holy One, is false or lying signs and wonders. = All three of these areas of Demonic influences, are progressive and serve the s= ame purpose of leading one away from The Holy One’s Absolute Truth. Howev= er for those that don’t fall for the traps[224]<= /a> in the first two areas of Demonic influence, the devil deceives to entrap t= hem by emulating the Biblical Truth; that signs and wonders, with divers miracles,= and gifts of The Holy One, will be manifested [225]<= /a> by The Holy One, according to his own will, to bear witness of the authenti= city of those that preach The Holy One’s great salvation;= [226]<= /a> which at the first was preached by = The Holy One, with signs and wonders following.[227]<= /a> Therefore there will be false Holy preachers and false Holy prophets, whose coming to preach is after the working of Satan’s counterfeit salvation and not = The Holy One’s great salvation; embellished with Satan’s supper pow= er and deceitful signs and wonders,[228]<= /a> which they will claim to be true and from The Holy One, thus proving their authenticity; insomuch that if i= t were possible, they shall deceive The Holy One’s very elect. = [229]<= /a> Remember what we said earlier; that the closer one walks with The Holy One, the more authentic the deception has to appear. Satan has brought out the big guns, = so to speech, to deceive if possible those that want to walk in the fullness of The Holy One’s Absolute Truth. No one can heal the blind or cast out Demons unless they are empowered by The Holy One. Therefore when someone us= es the name of The Holy One, and emulates His empowerment, false deceitful sig= n and wonders are manifested by Satan, as true signs of The Holy One’s approval. Those that see these false deceitful signs, especially those that require signs, and believe that they are from The Holy One, are deceived and entrapped into believe that what is being taught and preached is true and approved of The Holy One. Thus one can be lead away from The Holy One’= ;s Absolute Truth, while totally believing that he has heard from one of The H= oly One’s ministers.

It is not unusual for= someone to pray to God for a sign. In fact I hear these requests quite often. When = we do we leave ourselves wide open for entrapment by the Devil’s decepti= on. I was listening to Christian Radio on the way to an appointment, and heard a lady give her account of a sign regarding her deceased brother. She stated = that she didn’t believe in hell, but was unsure if there was life after de= ath. So she had prayed that God or her deceased brother would give her a sign if= he was still alive in the spiritual realm. While taking communion at a mass for her brother, the priest dropped a wafer and it rolled off the alter area to= ward the back of the church. She took this as a sign from God or her brother tha= t he was indeed still alive. When asked of the moderator why she felt that it wa= s a true sign from God; she replied that a wafer could not roll on its own, especially that far. She had asked for a sign and was looking for one. Was = the wafer rolling a true sign from God? Or was it a deception from the Devil? O= r a figment from her imagination of what a sign would look like? Nevertheless t= his lady was sure that she had in fact heard from God regarding her brotherR= 17;s life after death and that he was still alive. However she couldn’t convince the moderator that this was a true sign, no matter what she said. = This proves the point; that what may appear to be a sign to you, may well not be= a sign to someone else. Remember that God manifested His Holy works in Jesus = and they still asked Him repeatedly for a sign.

Signs and wonders are accepted in most parts as approvals of authenticity and are used by the Demonic world to deceive thos= e in The Holy One’s body, to accept their iniquity. Remember the lady possessed with a Demonic spirit of divination of iniquity? The same followed Paul preaching; saying these men are the servants of the Most High God, who= has showed us the way of salvation. And this she did many days. But Paul, being grieved that she deceived the people, with her false testimony, turned and = said to the Demonic spirit of divination that possessed her; I command thee in t= he name of The Anointed Holy One, to come out of her. And the Demonic spirit c= ame out the same hour.[230] This Demonic spirit of divination was trying to gain approval by having her testifying that she had been saved though Paul’s ministry. If Paul wo= uld have let her continue then that would have been a sign to those who were uncertain if soothsaying was an abomination of God, to conclude that it wasn’t, since she was agreeing with Paul’s teachings and he didn’t disapprove of her soothsaying.[231] Many of those in the body would have believed that she was approved of God = and would have received her Demonic predictions as truth and believed that she = was a medium between the spiritual world of God and those on earth. She could h= ave given her approval to anything that the Devil wanted introduced to the body= of The Holy One as truth.[232] Paul casting the Demon out of her should be a sure sign to you that soothsa= ying, psychic, and those who confess to being mediums, are an abomination to God.= = [233]

As we mentioned earlier there are those who don’t believe in Psychology, and Psychiatry, because they believe tha= t the wisdom and knowledge used in those fields is not from God, but based upon m= en’s innate reasoning and experimentation, that is infiltrated with Demonic erro= r. However when those that call themselves Christian Psychologists, and Christ= ian Psychiatrist, attach themselves to the Church body by honoring God with the= ir lips,= [234] but in their spirit serve their empirical reasoning, [235] and are not contested as Paul= did with the lady with the Demonic spirit of divination; then that a sign that they = are approved of God, and are accepted as His true ministers. Remember, God warn= ed us that we can’t serve two masters; therefore, lay not up for yoursel= ves treasures of men’s dogmatic vain empirical reasoning knowledge, based= on their studying of the rudiments of the world, where the Demonic spirit of e= rror can corrupt, and where false teachers can break through and corrupt the meanings. But lay up for yourselves treasures in The Holy One’s knowl= edge of Absolute Truth, where neither the Demonic spirit of error can corrupt nor false teachers can destroy. For of whom you get your knowledge, will determ= ine which master your spirit will serve. No man can serve two masters: for eith= er he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, = and despise the other. You cannot serve The Holy One’s Absolute Truth and= the world’s empirical knowledge.[236]

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[1] Taken from What We Believe. Found in,” We’re glad you’re here!” East White Oak Bible Church, Carlock, Illinois.

[2] Acts 23:8 (KJV) For the Sadducees say that ther= e is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.=

[3] John 4:24 (KJV) God is a Spirit: an= d they that worship him must worship hi= m in spirit and in truth.

[4] Jude 6 (KJV) And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

[5] Revelation 12:9 (KJV) And the great dragon was = cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the who= le world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with hi= m.

[6] Revelation 16:14 (KJV) For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings o= f the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great da= y of God Almighty. Luke 12:8 (KJV) Also I say unto you, whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall= the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.

[7] 1 John 3:8 (KJV) He that committeth sin is of t= he devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Hebrews 2= :14 (KJV) Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he a= lso himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy= him that had the power of death, that is, the devil.

[8] John 10:10 (KJV) 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.

[9] Matthew 12:24 (KJV) But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow do= th not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

[10] Luke 11:18 (KJV) If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. =

[11] Luke 1:71-75 (KJV) That we should be saved from= our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; T= he oath which he sware to our father Abraham,= That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand= of our enemies might serve him without fear,&= nbsp; In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. =

[12] 1 Peter 1:15-16 (KJV) But as he which hath call= ed you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; ¹⁶ Because= it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

[13] so be ye holy in all manner of conversation

[14] Matthew 12:22 (KJV) Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.

[15] John 7:42 (KJV) Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David,= and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

[16] Acts 10:38 (KJV) How God anointed Jesus of Naza= reth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing = all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. <= /p>

[17] Matthew 12:24 (KJV) But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow do= th not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

[18] Revelation 12:9 (KJV) And the great dragon was = cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the who= le world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with hi= m.

[19] Hebrews 2:14 (KJV) Forasmuch then as the childr= en are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the sam= e; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that i= s, the devil.

[20] Ephesians 2:2 (KJV) Wherein in time past ye wal= ked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power= of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience.<= /o:p>

[21] 2 Thessalonians 2:7 (KJV) For the mystery of in= iquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

[22] Isaiah 14:13-14 (KJV) For thou hast said in thi= ne heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: ¹⁴ I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will = be like the most High.

[23] 2 Corinthians 11:14 (KJV) And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of ligh= t.

[24] John 8:12 (KJV) Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world= : he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of l= ife.

[25] 2 Corinthians 11:13 (KJV) For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

[26] Matthew 7:15 (KJV) Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

[27] 1 Peter 1:17 (KJV) And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear/=

[28] John 8:31 (KJV) Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, if ye continue i= n my word, then are ye my disc= iples indeed. John 6:64 (KJV) But there are some of you that believe not. For Jes= us knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should bet= ray him.

[29] Exodus 19:6 (KJV) And ye shall be unto me a kin= gdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.=

[30] 2 Peter 3:7 (KJV) But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire again= st the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

[31] Matthew 25:41 (KJV) Then shall he say also unto= them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.

[32] Matthew 7:21-23 (KJV) Not every one that saith = unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth t= he will of my Father which is in heaven. ²² Many will say to me in = that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? And in thy name have c= ast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works? ²³ And th= en will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

[33] Luke 10:2-3 (KJV) Therefore said he unto them, = the harvest truly is great, b= ut the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into = his harvest. ³ Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.

[34] Matthew 10:1 (KJV) And when he had called unto = him his twelve disciples, he ga= ve them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manne= r of disease.

[35] John 8:44-45 (KJV) Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will = do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because t= here is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he = is a liar, and the father of it. ⁴⁵ And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me no= t. Matthew 23:1-3 (KJV) Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciple= s, ² Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat: ³ All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for th= ey say, and do not.

[36] 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 (KJV) But if our gospel be = hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 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.= 1 Corinthians 2:12-13 (KJV) Now= we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. ^{13
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teach=
eth,
but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritua=
l.}

[37] James 1:5 (KJV) If any of you lack wisdom, let = him ask of God, that giveth to all m= en liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. John 4:25 (KJV) The woman saith= unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.

[38] James 4:4 (KJV) Ye adulterers and adulteresses,= know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever there= fore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

[39] whic= h means to distribute or divided

[40] Devils

[41] Luke 8:2 (KJV) And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom = went seven devils.

[42] John 8:48 (KJV) Then answere= d the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and has= t a devil?

[43] Luke 11:18 (KJV) If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. =

[44] Hebrews 3:10 (KJV) Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, they do always err in their heart; and t= hey have not known my ways

[45] Romans 10:3 (KJV) For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.=

[46] 1 John 2:18-19 (KJV) Little children, it is the= last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there m= any antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. ¹⁹ They w= ent out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they woul= d no doubt have continued with us= : but they went out, that they might = be made manifest that they were not all of us. Romans 10:3 (KJV)

For they being ignora= nt of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.=

[47] All denominations have gone out from someone or= some other denomination.

[48] Demonic like the Pharisees.

[49] Barna Research Group, “Third Millennium teens” (Ventura, Calif.; The Barna Research Group, Ltd., 1999), 44 as quoted in Josh Mc Dowell’s: “Beyond Belief to Convictions”= ;, Tyndale.

[50] Hosea 4:6 (KJV) My people are destroyed for lac= k of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, t= hat thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy Go= d, I will also forget thy children.

[51] Romans 10:2-3 (KJV) For I bear them record that= they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of GodR= 17;s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have n= ot submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

[52] John 1:14 (KJV) And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

[53] John 4:24 (KJV) God is a Spirit: an= d they that worship him must worship hi= m in spirit and in truth.

[54] Matthew 5:48 (KJV) Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

[55] Absolute and perfect

[56] 1 Peter 1:15-16 (KJV) But as he which hath call= ed you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; ¹⁶ because= it is written, be ye holy; for I am holy.

[57] 1 Peter 1:15 (KJV) But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner = of conversation.

[58] Romans 3:23 (KJV) For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.

[59] Ephesians 2:2 (KJV) Wherein in time past ye wal= ked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power= of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience.<= /o:p>

[60] Romans 6:16 (KJV) Know ye not, that to whom ye = yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

[61] Deuteronomy 30:19 (KJV) I call heaven and earth= to record this day against you, tha= t I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.

[62] Romans 5:19 (KJV) For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by = the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

[63] John 10:10 (KJV) 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. =

[64] Genesis 3:1 (KJV) Now the serpent was more subt= il than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto t= he woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

[65] John 8:44-45 (KJV) Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will = do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because t= here is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he = is a liar, and the father of it.

[66] Matthew 12:45 (KJV) Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than= the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

[67] Romans 1:18 (KJV) For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness = and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness.

[68] Galatians 5:19-21 (KJV) Now the works of the fl= esh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, ²⁰ Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresie= s, ²¹ Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I t= ell you before, as I have also told = you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom = of God.

[69] John 10:10 (KJV) 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. =

[70] 1 John 3:10 (KJV) In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the dev= il: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not= his brother.

[71] Luke 12:39 (KJV) And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour t= he thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to= be broken through.

[72] Matthew 12:43-45 (KJV) When the unclean spirit = is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. ⁴⁴ Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. ⁴⁵ Then goeth he,= and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wic= ked generation.

[73] Ephesians 6:12 (KJV) For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalitie= s, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high pla= ces.

[74] An unclean spirit is another name for evil spir= it or Demon.

[75] Mark 5:1-13 (KJV) And they came over unto the o= ther side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. And when he was come out of the sh= ip, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3 Who had his dwelling amon= g the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: Because that he had been often bou= nd with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. = And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, a= nd cutting himself with stones. = But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, And cried with a loud voice, and s= aid, what have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. For he said unto him, Come out of = the man, thou unclean spirit.= And he asked him, what is thy name? And he answered, s= aying, my name is Legion: for we= are many. And he besought him muc= h that he would not send them away out of the country. Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.&n= bsp; And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, tha= t we may enter into them. And fort= hwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into t= he swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they we= re about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.

[76] The English words know in this verse represents= two different Greek words. Knowing Jesus is from personal experience. James 2:19 (KJV) Thou believest = that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. Mark 1:24 (KJV) Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do wi= th thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who = thou art, the Holy One of God. Knowing Paul is from his close similarity to Jesu= s. Romans 6:4 (KJV) Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: th= at like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even= so we also should walk in newness of life. 1 John 2:6 (KJV) He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

[77] Colossians 3:5-7 (KJV) Mortify therefore your m= embers which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, e= vil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: ⁶ For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:= ⁷ In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.

[78] Acts 19:13-16 (KJV) Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, we adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.= ¹⁴ And there were seven sons of one= Sceva, a Jew, and chief o= f the priests, which did so. ¹⁵ And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? ¹⁶ And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. <= /o:p>

[79] Sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief o= f the priests.

[80] Romans 10:2-3 (KJV) For I bear them record that= they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. ³ For they b= eing ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their o= wn righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.=

[81] John 17:18 (KJV) As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them in= to the world.

[82] Matthew 7:21-23 (KJV) Not every one that saith = unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth t= he will of my Father which is in heaven. ²² Many will say to me in = that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? And in thy name have c= ast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works? ²³ And th= en will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

[83] Revelation 9:21 (KJV) Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

[84] 2 Timothy 3:5 (KJV) Having a form of godliness,= but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

[85] Matthew 7:15 (KJV) Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

[86] 1 Corinthians 12:2 (KJV) Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.

[87] 2 Timothy 3:6-7 (KJV) For of this sort are they= which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away w= ith divers lusts, ⁷ Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

[88] Romans 1:32 (KJV) Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things a= re worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do th= em.

[89] 2 Timothy 3:2-4 (KJV) For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, ³ Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that= are good, ⁴ Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more th= an lovers of God.

[90] John 10:27-28 (KJV) My sheep hear my voice, and= I know them, and they follow me: ²⁸ And I give unto them eternal l= ife; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. Ephesians 4:22-24 (KJV) That = ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; ²³ And be renewed in the spiri= t of your mind; ²⁴ And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

[91] 2 Thessalonians 2:9 (KJV) Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders.

[92] Ephesians 4:22-24 (KJV) That ye put off concern= ing the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; ²³ And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; <= sup>24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness= and true holiness.

[93] 1 Timothy 3:16 (KJV) And without controversy gr= eat is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the worl= d, received up into glory.

[94] 1 John 3:8 (KJV) He that committeth sin is of t= he devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

[95] Acts 10:38 (KJV) How God anointed Jesus of Naza= reth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing = all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. <= /p>

[96] Mark 12:14 (KJV) And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou= art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

[97] James 4:7 (KJV) Submit yourselves therefore to = God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

[98] Luke 24:49 (KJV) And, behold, I send the promis= e of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with powe= r from on high.

[99] John 17:17-19 (KJV) Sanctify them through thy t= ruth: thy word is truth. ¹⁸ As thou hast sent me into the world, even = so have I also sent them into the world. ¹⁹ And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

[100]<= /span> Matthew 10:5-8 (KJV) These twelve Jesus sent fo= rth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into <= span style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>any city of the Samaritans ente= r ye not: ⁶ But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.= ⁷ And as ye go, preach, saying, the kingdom of heaven is at hand. ⁸ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely = ye have received, freely give.

[101]<= /span> The Devil’s manifestations.

[102]<= /span> Demons manifestations.

[103]<= /span> Ephesians 6:12 (KJV) For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalitie= s, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high pla= ces.

[104]<= /span> Luke 10:19 (KJV) Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. <= o:p>

[105]<= /span> Luke 10:17 (KJV) And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.

[106]<= /span> John 9:32-33 (KJV) Since the world began was it= not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. ^{33 If
this man were not of God, he could do nothing.}

[107]<= /span> Luke 10:10-11 (KJV) But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the s= ame, and say, ¹¹ Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on u= s, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

[108]<= /span> Acts 5:12-16 (KJV) And by the hands of the apos= tles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all wi= th one accord in Solomon’s porch. ¹³ And of the rest durst no= man join himself to them: but the people magnified them. ¹⁴ And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women= .) ¹⁵ Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that = at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them. ¹⁶⁼ There came also a multitude out<= /span> of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them whi= ch were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.

[109]<= /span> Another name for a Demon.

[110]<= /span> Despisers of those that are seeking God’s Absolute Truth: 2 Timothy 3:3

[111]<= /span> They will use the same tactics on you also if you’re a Laborer.

[112]<= /span> James 1:5-7 (KJV) If any of you lack wisdom, le= t him ask of God, that giveth to all m= en liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. ⁶ But = let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of = the sea driven with the wind and tossed. ⁷ For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

[113]<= /span> 1 Peter 5:8-9 (KJV) Be sober, be vigilant; beca= use your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he= may devour: ⁹ whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the sa= me afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. <= /o:p>

[114]<= /span> The sower sows the Word as found in Mark Chapter four.

[115]<= /span> 1 Thessalonians 5:6 (KJV) Therefore let us not = sleep, as do others; but let us = watch and be sober.

[116]<= /span> Matthew 13:25 (KJV) But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, = and went his way.

[117]<= /span> Mark 4:16 (KJV) And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness. =

[118]<= /span> Mark 4:17 (KJV) And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterwa= rd, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediate= ly they are offended.

[119]<= /span> Matthew 10:16 (KJV) Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye there= fore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

[120]<= /span> Matthew 7:15 (KJV) Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

[121]<= /span> Matthew 7:16 (KJV) Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

[122]<= /span> Hebrews 11:6 (KJV) But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God = must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

[123]<= /span> 1 John 4:2 (KJV) Hereby know ye the Spirit of G= od: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of G= od.

[124]<= /span> Matthew 10:1 (KJV) And when he had called unto = him his twelve disciples, he ga= ve them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manne= r of disease.

Luke 9:1 (KJV) Then h= e called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. Luke 10:17-19 (KJV) And the seventy returned = again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy nam= e. ¹⁸ And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. ^1=
9 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over = all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

[125]<= /span> Matthew 9:14-15 (KJV) Then came to him the disc= iples of John, saying, why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fa= st not? ¹⁵ And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days wi= ll come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fas= t.

[126]<= /span> Matthew 17:20-21 (KJV) And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yon= der place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. ^=
21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

[127]<= /span> John 14:13 (KJV) And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Fath= er may be glorified in the Son.

[128]<= /span> Mark 16:17-18 (KJV) And these signs shall follo= w them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with = new tongues; ¹⁸ They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

[129]<= /span> James 1:6 (KJV) But let him ask in faith, nothi= ng wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wi= nd and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of t= he Lord.

[130]<= /span> Matthew 21:21-22 (KJV) Jesus answered and said = unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not = only do this which is done to = the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and= be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. ²² And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. =

[131]<= /span> Matthew 12:29 (KJV) 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 hous= e.

[132]<= /span> 1 John 4:4 (KJV) You are of God, little childre= n, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

[133]<= /span> Luke 13:11-12 (KJV) And, behold, there was a wo= man which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself= . ¹² And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from t= hine infirmity.

[134]<= /span> Matthew 16:19 (KJV) And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

[135]<= /span> James 1:6-8 (KJV) But let him ask in faith, not= hing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wi= nd and tossed. ⁷ For let not that man think that he shall receive a= ny thing of the Lord. ⁸ A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

[136]<= /span> Matthew 6:14-18 (KJV) For if ye forgive men the= ir trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: ¹⁵ But i= f ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.¹⁶ Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, = of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto = men to fast. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward. ¹⁷ But t= hou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; ¹⁸ that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: a= nd thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

[137]<= /span> James 5:16 (KJV) Confess your faults= one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Hebrews 3:12-13 (KJV)=

Take heed, brethren, = lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the liv= ing God. But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of y= ou be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

[138]<= /span> James 1:5 (KJV) If any of you lack wisdom, let = him ask of God, that giveth to all m= en liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. John 16:13 (KJV) Howbeit when h= e, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. 1 = John 2:20-21 (KJV) But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all thi= ngs. ²¹ I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

[139]<= /span> Romans 10:17 (KJV) So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

[140]<= /span> Romans 10:13-15 (KJV) For whosoever shall call = upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

[141]<= /span> 2 Peter 1:4 (KJV) Whereby are given unto us exc= eeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the div= ine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

[142]<= /span> John 1:12 (KJV) But as many as received him, to= them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.

[143]<= /span> Luke 11:13 (KJV) If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your childre= n: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

[144]<= /span> Hebrews 11:6 (KJV) But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God = must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

[145]<= /span> Matthew 16:19 (KJV) And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

[146]<= /span> Romans 10:14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how sha= ll they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?

[147]<= /span> Hebrews 2:4 (KJV) God also bearing them witness, both with signs a= nd wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?

[148]<= /span> Psalm 45:7 (KJV) Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil = of gladness above thy fellows. John 1:14 (KJV) And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

[149]<= /span> Acts 10:38 (KJV) How God anointed Jesus of Naza= reth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing = all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. <= /p>

[150]<= /span> Ephesians 5:26-27 (KJV) That he might sanctify = and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it = to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; = but that it should be holy and without blemish.

[151]<= /span> Remember that the polls show that 2 out of 3 Christians walk in unbelief by not believing in Absolute Truth.<= /span>

[152]<= /span> John 16:13 (KJV) Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into= all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he wil= l shew you things to come.

[153]<= /span> Mark 16:15 (KJV) And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospe= l to every creature.

[154]<= /span> Roman 10:15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? As it is written, how beaut= iful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tiding= s of good things!

[155]<= /span> John 1:14 (KJV) And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

[156]<= /span> Acts 10:38 (KJV) How God anointed Jesus of Naza= reth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing = all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. <= /p>

[157]<= /span> Luke 1:73-75 (KJV) The oath which he sware to o= ur father Abraham, ⁷⁴ That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered= out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, ⁷⁵ In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

[158]<= /span> Acts 26:18 (KJV) To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by fai= th that is in me.

[159]<= /span> Romans 12:1 (KJV) I beseech you therefore, bret= hren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

[160]<= /span> James 4:3 (KJV) Ye ask, and receive not, becaus= e ye ask amiss, that ye may consume i= t upon your lusts.

[161]<= /span> Colossians 1:13 (KJV) Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated= us into the kingdom of his dear= Son.

[162]<= /span> Matthew 6:33 (KJV) But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

[163]<= /span> John 6:30 (KJV) They said therefore unto him, what sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? What dost thou work? John 4:48 (KJV) Then said Jesus unto him, except ye see s= igns and wonders, ye will not believe.

[164]<= /span> Romans 3:3 (KJV) For what if some did not belie= ve? Shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

[165]<= /span> 2 Corinthians 5:7 (KJV) For we walk by faith, n= ot by sight.

[166]<= /span> Mark 13:22 (KJV) For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs= and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. Matthew 17:19-20 (KJV) Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, why could not we cast him out? ²⁰ And Jes= us said unto them, Because of your unbelief.

[167]<= /span> Matthew 17:16-17 (KJV) And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. ¹⁷ Then Jesus answered a= nd said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him hither to me.

[168]<= /span> Matthew 13:58 (KJV) And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

[169]<= /span> I find this name very interesting as that is wh= at The Holy One has come to give you.

[170]<= /span> There are several drug commercials that are cur= rently running that implies that a chemical imbalance may be the cause of abnormal behavior.

[171]<= /span> I believe she said over a dozen; however none o= f this account is to be construed as a direct quote but a summing up of what I rec= all.

[172]<= /span> Any Church that fails to be able to address Dem= onic issues should pray earnestly for the Lord of harvest to send labors. <= /o:p>

[173]<= /span> All error is Demonic. That what Demonic means, = living in error of God’s Absolute Truth.

[174]<= /span> I added the word Demonic.

[175]<= /span> 1 John 4:4-6 (KJV) Ye are of God, little childr= en, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that = is in the world. ⁵ They are of the world: therefore speak they of t= he world, and the world heareth them. ⁶ We are of God: he that know= eth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the sp= irit of truth, and the spirit of error.

[176]<= /span> 1 Timothy 4:1 (KJV) Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.

[177]<= /span> Mark 11:22 (KJV) And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.

[178]<= /span> Luke 1:74 (KJV) That he would grant unto us, th= at we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear. Acts 26:18 (KJV)To open their eyes, and to turn them from darknes= s to light, and from the power= of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

[179]<= /span> John 16:13 (KJV) Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into= all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he wil= l shew you things to come.

[180]<= /span> 2 Timothy 3:7 (KJV) Ever learning, and never ab= le to come to the knowledge of the truth.

[181]<= /span> James 3:15 (KJV) This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

[182]<= /span> Matthew 11:25 (KJV) At that time Jesus answered= and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast h= id these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. =

[183]<= /span> 1 Corinthians 2:14 (KJV) But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

[184]<= /span> 2 Peter 1:4 (KJV) Whereby are given unto us exc= eeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the div= ine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

[185]<= /span> 2 Peter 2:19 (KJV) While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

[186]<= /span> 1 John 4:5 (KJV) They are of the world: therefo= re speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

[187]<= /span> 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 (KJV) And for this caus= e God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they = all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

[188]<= /span> 2 Thessalonians 2:13 (KJV) But we are bound to = give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Sp= irit and belief of the truth.

[189]<= /span> Matthew 23:15 (KJV) Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea a= nd land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more t= he child of hell than yourselves.

[190]<= /span> Matthew 7:15 (KJV) Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

[191]<= /span> 2 Corinthians 11:15 (KJV) Therefore it is no = great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousnes= s; whose end shall be according to their works.

[192]<= /span> Matthew 7:13 (KJV) Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat= :

[193]<= /span> 2 Peter 2:1-2 (KJV) But there were false prophe= ts also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. ² And many sh= all follow their pernicious ways by reason of whom the way of truth shall be ev= il spoken of.

[194]<= /span> John 8:31-32 (KJV) Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed. And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

[195]<= /span> 2 Timothy 4:4 (KJV) And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and = shall be turned unto fables.

[196]<= /span> 2 Peter 2:20-22 (KJV) For if after they have es= caped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour J= esus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is w= orse with them than the beginning. ²¹ For it had been better for them= not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy comma= ndment delivered unto them. ²² But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, the dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing= in the mire.

[197]<= /span> 2 Timothy 4:3-4 (KJV) For the time will come when they wi= ll not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themsel= ves teachers, having itching ears; ⁴ And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and = shall be turned unto fables.

[198]<= /span> James 3:15 (KJV) This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

[199]<= /span> Colossians 2:8 (KJV) Beware lest any man spoil = you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

[200]<= /span> James 3:15 (KJV) This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

[201]<= /span> Genesis 2:16-17 (KJV) And the LORD God commande= d the man, saying, of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: ^{17
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it:
for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Matthew 8:12 (KJV) But the children=
of the
kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.}

[202]<= /span> James 4:4 (KJV) Ye adulterers and adulteresses,= know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever there= fore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

[203]<= /span> 2 Peter 2:12 (KJV) But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption.

[204]<= /span> Jude 10 (KJV) But these speak evil of those thi= ngs which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.

[205]<= /span> Galatians 1:12 (KJV) For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Je= sus Christ.

[206]<= /span> 1 Peter 1:18 (KJV) Forasmuch as ye know that ye= were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers. <= /p>

[207]<= /span> John 4:24 (KJV) God is a Spirit: an= d they that worship him must worship hi= m in spirit and in truth.

[208]<= /span> Matthew 15:8-9 (KJV) This people draweth nigh u= nto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. ⁹ But in vain they do wors= hip me, teaching for doctrine= s the commandments of men.

[209]<= /span> Matthew 23:3 (KJV) All therefore whatsoever the= y bid you observe, that observe= and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. <= /span>

[210]<= /span> Galatians 5:16 (KJV) This I say then, Wa= lk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

[211]<= /span>1 John 4:9 (KJV) In this was manifested the love= of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, = that we might live through him. 1 John = 2:6 (KJV)

He that saith he abid= eth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

[212]<= /span> 1 John 1:6 (KJV) If we say that we have fellows= hip with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth.

[213]<= /span> 1 John 2:11 (KJV) But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darknes= s, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his ey= es. 2 Corinthians 4:4 (KJV) In whom the god of this world hath blinded the mind= s of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, wh= o is the image of God, should shine unto them.

[214]<= /span> Ephesians 2:2 (KJV) Wherein in time past ye wal= ked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power= of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience. =

[215]<= /span> Romans 1:25 (KJV) Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. <= /span>

[216]<= /span> Ephesians 4:4 (KJV) There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in = one hope of your calling.

[217]<= /span> 2 Timothy 1:9 (KJV) Who hath saved us, and call= ed us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which w= as given us in Christ Jesus before the world began. Hebrews 6:11 (KJV) And we desire that every on= e of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end.=

[218]<= /span> 2 Corinthians 4:13-14 (KJV) We having the same = spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spok= en; we also believe, and therefore speak; ¹⁴ Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present= us with you. Mark 11:22 (KJV) And Jesus answering saith = unto them, Have faith in God. 1 Corinthians 2:5 (KJV) That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

[219]<= /span> Hebrews 12:23 (KJV) To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge = of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect.

[220]<= /span> Romans 3:30 (KJV) Seeing it is one Go= d, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

[221]<= /span> Called denominations.

[222]<= /span> 1 Corinthians 3:3 (KJV) For ye are yet carnal: = for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

[223]<= /span> Luke 18:8 (KJV) I tell you that he will avenge = them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on t= he earth?

= ;

[224]<= /span> 2 Timothy 2:26 (KJV) And that they may r= ecover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at h= is will. Luke 21:35= (KJV) For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole ea= rth.

[225]<= /span> 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 (KJV) But the manifestati= on of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. ⁸ For to one = is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by= the same Spirit; ⁹ To another faith by the same Spirit; to another t= he gifts of healing by the same Spirit; ¹⁰ To another the working of miracles= ; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to ano= ther the interpretation of tongues: ¹¹ But all these worketh that one= and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

[226]<= /span> Hebrews 2:4 (KJV) God also bearing them witness, both with signs a= nd wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?

[227]<= /span> Acts 2:22 (KJV) Ye men of Israel, hear these wo= rds; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders = and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know= .

[228]<= /span> 2 Thessalonians 2:9 (KJV) Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders.

[229]<= /span> Matthew 24:24 (KJV) For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomu= ch that, if it were possible= , they shall deceive the very elect.

[230]<= /span> Acts 16:16-18 (KJV) And it came to pass, as we = went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, w= hich brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: ¹⁷ The same follow= ed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. ¹⁸ And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the sa= me hour.

[231]<= /span> Today she would be called a psychic =

[232]<= /span> It makes no difference if we call the person a soothsayer or a psychic; the works of the spirit of divination is an abomination to God. There was a famous psychic seen on TV, who lived and wo= rked her divination here in the heart of Illinois, who at the same time was the superintendent of her churches Sunday school. = This church was not a maverick church, but a church belonging to a major denomination that reigned in the top ten of the largest denominations.

[233]<= /span> Deuteronomy 18:9-10 (KJV) When thou art come in= to the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after t= he abominations of those nations. ¹⁰ There shall not be found among= you any one that maketh his s= on or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or= an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.

[234]<= /span> Much like the women mentioned with the spirit of divination.

[235]<= /span> Colossians 2:8 (KJV) Beware lest any man spoil = you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

[236]<= /span> Matthew 6:19-24 (KJV) Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves b= reak through and steal: ²⁰ But lay up for yourselves treasures in hea= ven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: ²¹ For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. ²² The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. ²³ B= ut if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! ²⁴ No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. =