For unto us, a child is born! What is the reason for the season? Why did Jesus leave his position in heaven to come to earth as man? Did Jesus come to earth as a man merely to fix the original sin, or was there much more? What role did Jesus play as the second Adam? In this episode, we dive into the birth of Jesus and the objective of the work on the cross. It's the Christmas edition of Tales of Glory!
28 “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. 29 Even on the male and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit.
Covers the three falls discussed in this podcast episode.
The Hardbound edition of the book is available here.
Till Next Time
I hope you enjoyed the Mega Podcast Christmas Extravaganza edition of Tales of Glory. It was a timely fit and conclusion to Demonology 101-104. The series ends with the birth of the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings. God Bless and Merry Christmas! Rev. Mike
What does it look like to have Jesus walk us through spiritual warfare ministry? Does modern deliverance ministry teach us to rely on our efforts rather than trusting Jesus? Why does Matthew 25, The Parable of the Ten Virgins, correlate to ministering in spiritual warfare? In the Q&A section, we'll examine how to minister to children. We'll discuss the level of discernment required for determining if a child has a spiritual affliction. We'll also discuss when and where to use the spiritual warfare prayer postures. The Tales of Glory - Demonology 104 Q&A class is now in session.
25 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5 As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. 6 But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ 7 Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’ 10 And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. 11 Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ 12 But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ 13 Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.
Were elemental water spirits partnering with Jesus walking on water?
16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. 19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were frightened. 20 But he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” 21 Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.
1 I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything, 2 but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. 3 In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
Paul's Concern for the Galatians
8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods. 9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more? 10 You observe days and months and seasons and years! 11 I am afraid I may have labored over you in vain.
Who did the Gerasene demoniac think Jesus was? What did Jesus demonstrate during exorcism that proved to the Second Temple Jews and early Church believers that He was God? What changed in exorcism between the events in the Torah and the Gospels? Were any exorcisms documented in the Torah? Why are the rites of Solomon useless, especially in this dispensation of the end times of the Church? Let's examine the supernatural ministry of Jesus Christ as He demonstrated who He is through miracles, signs, and wonders of expelling unclean spirits. The Tales of Glory - Demonology 103 class is now in session.
Please keep in mind this is not an exhaustive list of the prayers of liberation and exorcisms in the Bible. I used key verses to keep the episode within an hour length (but went over a little...)
Acts 19:13-19 Sons of Sceva - a botched exorcism leads to the salvation of many in Ephesis
Till Next Time
Next time, we'll do a Q&A, so send me your questions in the comment section below or on the Facebook group page - A Field Guide to Spiritual Warfare. What are your questions about the material presented in Demonology 101-103?
Did you know three falls are documented in Genesis chapters 1-11? We've only been taught about one in Genesis 3. There are actually two more. When Jesus became incarnate and entered this world, He came to resolve cosmic-level sins that infected both the physical and spiritual realms. Who was the angel of the Lord in the Torah, and why did He possess the authority to forgive transgressions? Let's examine these three falls and continue hyperlinking the Torah into the Gospels and the Epistles of Paul. The Tales of Glory - Demonology 102 class is now in session.
Are demons fallen angels? It's what we've been taught. But is it true, or has the Western Church embraced Christian mythology? I tackle this challenging topic in episode 90 of Tales of Glory! Have you ever wondered why deliverance ministries define demons in Ephesians 6:12 of spirits in heavenly places? And yet we also teach that demons are earthbound? There are other problems regarding demons in the New Testament. Why did demons and demonic possessions suddenly appear in the New Testament? To unravel this mystery, let's dive into some scripture, dissertations, and Ancient Near East documents.
Colossians 1:15-17 - I accidentally said Galatians in the podcast. It was Colossians!
The Preeminence of Christ
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
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For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present
darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
21 And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. 22 And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. 23 And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, 24 “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God.” 25 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!” 26 And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him. 27 And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.” 28 And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee.
43 “When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order.
2 Peter 2:4 - angels in chains in the abyss - Watchers!
4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment;
Jude 6 - angels in chains in the abyss - Watchers!
6 And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day—
Mike is away on assignment and away from the M16 Research Center Library. So it's time for another fireside chat to discuss demons, spirits, and stuff! Some Q&A over common questions I get from my classes and meeting with ministers. We'll cover all sorts of spiritual stuff, demons, the Nephilim, and other things Mike's mind rabbit trails into. Pour your favorite beverage, break out the smores, sit outside by your bug zapper, and enjoy an evening of spiritual warfare edification. Let's get rolling on the fireside chat.
Demons - spirits of the Nephilim wiped out during the deluge in Genesis 6. (low-level demons) use deliverance prayer posture.
Satanic/fallen angels - wicked divine spiritual (Watchers) beings that rebelled against God (high level spirits out of our realm of authority). Use petitioning prayer posture - heavenly realms.
Till Next Time
Well, that's a wrap for episode 74. I knew I should have tossed my Mac mini into the backpack with my old Macbook Air for this roadtrip. Editing on the old 1.8 GHz machine is doable but a chore. It chugs away on FCP and GarageBand. But we made it, and the podcast is up. I hope you enjoyed the fireside chat. The next episode is the big #75! Let's see where the Holy Spirit leads us! Till Next Time! God Bless
Holy Saturday follows Good Friday. As Jesus' earthly body was placed into the tomb at 6 PM on Good Friday, His spirit went to the underworld - Sheol. We have some clues from scripture of what Jesus did and where He went between Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday. Luke 16, the Rich Man and Lazarus parable, paints a picture of Sheol's appearance and cosmological layout. Who were the prisoners that Jesus preached to? Why were there angels in chains in the abyss? We'll look at some fascinating topics in Second Temple Hebrew angelology.
I hope you enjoyed this episode. We never seem to cover what took place on Holy Saturday. This in-between day appears to be the timeframe where Jesus did some serious spiritual warfare. There is a lot of exciting research on this topic. I could spend days talking on the subject. Thank you for stopping by!
On Halloween night, Monday Oct 31, 2022, I had the pleasure of being on The Paranormal Pride show with Denise Pridemore. Denise is an old friend of mine who was a part of the Demonology Today show with the late Ken and Farah Deel. This was like a family reunion. It was a great time and since I knew Denise I opened up to a lot of questions about ministry and some things that happened in my life to get me in the place that I am at now in ministry.
Show Notes
Here are some of the Bible verses we discussed on the show. I rattled off a lot of scripture on the show. Here is most of what I remember. Go ahead looks these up. Or watch the video and see where they were cited.
Matthew 27:50-54 - during Jesus resurrection the dead are raised and walk the streets.
1 Samuel 5:1-7 - the Philistine god Dagon bows to Yahweh's presence in the Ark of the Covenant. I mistakenly identified the Philistines as the Canaanites.
Acts 16:16-18 - Paul casts the demon out of the fortune teller girl.
Acts 19:11-20 - the sons of Sceva, Jewish exorcists, using the Solomon rituals, get beat up badly by the demons. - Why the Old Catholic church shouldn't be indulging in this demonic and false ritual of exorcism (Ghosts of Shepherdstown with Nick Groff).
Luke 10:17-20 - we can all cast out demons in the name of Jesus! Deliverance scripture.
Mark 9:9-29 - scripture defining exorcism, we petition Jesus.
Joel 2:28 - the Holy Spirit is poured out on all of us. Why we're all capable of spiritual discernment. It's not a psychic gift.
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 - Spiritual discernment is a gift from the Holy Spirit, not a psychic gift (see verse 10).
Luke 16:19-31 - Sheol - Hades description and righteous in Abraham's bosom prior to Jesus' resurrection.
Genesis 6:1-4 - angelic beings- referred to as the Watchers, rebel against God and take for themselves earthly wives and mate with them.
2 Peter 2:4 - angels in chains are the Watchers from Genesis 6:1-4. Satan is not in chains ..yet.
Tales of Glory - Episode 44 - Fireside Chat - "Can Christians be Psychic Mediums?" What is a psychic medium? Is this a gift from God? What is the difference between mediumship and spiritual discernment? Can one redeem their gift as a medium? We dive into the Old Testament for the answers! In this episode, I respond to a Christian psychic medium asking my response on this subject matter. Lot's of good information here. So pull up your favorite easy chair to the fireplace. It's time for another spiritual fireside chat!
Deuteronomy 18:9-14 lays out the rules for Levites and Priests. Deuteronomy 18:9-17 outlines to the priests the practices that are abominable to the Lord.
Abominable Practices
9 “When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations. 10 There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer 11 or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead, 12 for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord. And because of these abominations the Lord your God is driving them out before you. 13 You shall be blameless before the Lord your God, 14 for these nations, which you are about to dispossess, listen to fortune-tellers and to diviners. But as for you, the Lord your God has not allowed you to do this.
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Episode 43 - the big mic check and diving into Fr Fortea's book Interview with an Exorcist (pgs 59-61). In this episode, we examine some common beliefs of the Western Church on demonology and how it differs greatly from what the second temple Hebrews believed.
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Tales of Glory - Episode 42 - Spiritual Warfare and the Heavenly Realms. We're in Chapter 13 of A Field Guide to Advanced Spiritual Warfare. Battling in the spiritual realms is the most ambiguous topic in Christian ministry and spiritual warfare media. For example, what is the difference between a low-level demon and a satanic angel? Biblically, what is an angel? How come low-level demons can't enter heaven, but satanic angels can? What is an unclean spirit? Has the modern western church lost the actual context of the spirit realm that Paul and the Apostles clearly understood? We examine these questions and many more as they pertain to spiritual warfare. Gain an understanding as to why we can't bind angelic beings.Learn how and why intercessors dangerously overstep their bounds in the heavenly realms. Do we have the spiritual authority to take on regional spirits, authorities, and principalities? What are regional spirits and principalities, and what was the Apostle Paul referring to in Ephesians 6:12? In this episode of Tales of Glory, we cover many good theological topics on spiritual warfare in the heavenly realms. So go pull up your easy chair to the fireplace, kick back and listen to another powerful equipping episode of Tales of Glory!
Please be patient. The video was a little off in this episode. I was setting up an iMac podcasting station on an old 2019 iMac. I didn't have all my settings right in OBS. So the video framing in the video is off-center and to the upper left corner. I will get that fixed by Episode 43!
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Show Notes
Genesis 11:7-8 God dispersed the nations at the Tower of Babel.
7 Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another's speech.”8 So the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city.
Deuteronomy 32:8 God divided the nations amongst the sons of God (regional spirits)
8 When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when he divided mankind, he fixed the borders of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.
Exodus 12:12 God brought judgment to the gods of Egypt (wicked ruling spirits)
12 For I
will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all
the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord.
Daniel 10:13 the Prince of Persia a regional spirit over Persia
13 The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days, but Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia,
Ephesians 6:12 the Apostle Paul is pointing back to the spirits in Deuteronomy 32:8
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
9 But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
The biblical evidence of the ruling spirits in the Old Testament is covered in my book, Cosmology and Demonology in Genesis 1-11, available for purchase on the right panel of this blog site.
The following prayer to bind principalities has been taken out of a popular routing demons prayer book. Based on what you learned in this podcast on warring in the heavenly realms, identify the errors in the theology along these lines.
Identify the lines that are good. Look for lines that are in violation of Jude 8-10. Explain how these scriptures have been taken out of context.
Jesus, You have cast out the prince of this world and defeated him.
Jesus, You spoiled principalities and made an open show of them (Col 2:15).
I bind the prince of the power of the air in the name of Jesus (Eph 2:2).
I bind and rebuke Beeelzebub, the prince of the demons (Matt 12:24)
I bind the principalities and powers in my region in the name of Jesus (Eph 6:12).
I command the principalities to come down in the name of Jesus (Jer 13:18)
Lord, release Your warring angels against the demonic princes (Dan 10:20)
Question 2:
A common practice taught at Christian school's of supernatural ministry is to laugh at satan as a form of warfare during spiritual warfare and healing prayers.
What is wrong with this prayer practice?
Til' Next Time
That's it for episode 42. Thank you so much for joining us! If you have any questions, please post them in the comments section below. Remember, this podcast is crowd funded, and we would love your financial blessings. Just tap that "Be a joyful giver" button on the right panel of the blog—Til' next time. God Bless Rev Mike
Special Tales of Glory Fireside chat edition, a demonologist released a video on his Facebook account, asking if Christian ghost hunting was a sin. He invited responses and comments. The content was so unbiblical and full of holes I felt a response was necessary. What does the Bible say about Christians who ghost hunt (spiritism)? I provide the scripture and fill in the blanks where the demonologist provided a very vague and unbiblical argument.
So kick back in your easy chair, stoke the fire in the fireplace and grab you cocoa. It's time for a fireside chat on how ghost hunting is a sin!
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Show Notes
The demonologist quotes Deuteronomy chapter 18, verses 09 -12. But only reads
Deuteronomy 18:9-11
Abominable Practices
9 “When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations.
10 There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer
11 or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead,
He doesn't read verse 12, nor does he read the rest of the Law on abominable practices, and these are:
Deuteronomy 18:12-14
12 for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord. And because of these abominations the Lord your God is driving them out before you.
13 You shall be blameless before the Lord your God,
14 for these nations, which you are about to dispossess, listen to fortune-tellers and to diviners. But as for you, the Lord your God has not allowed you to do this.
Deuteronomy 18:9-14 consulting the dead in any way is an abomination to God!
