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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.
Hebrews 2:9 we were created lesser than angels
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.
Youtube - Derek Prince speaking on the second heaven, I cited in this podcast.
Youtube - 5 Reasons Not to Engage in Second Heaven Warfare - John Paul Jackson
Pop Quiz:
Question 1:
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?
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A Field Guide to Spiritual Warfare - the power to PULL the IMPOSSIBLE from the HEAVENLY REALM was written by Michael Norton while he was a street minister on San Francisco's Night Strike Homeless ministry under Bob Johnson. Michael documents what he experienced and how the Holy Spirit trained him to move in the Holy Spirit's empowerment during spiritual encounters. This book is a must-read for anyone serious about entering into spiritual warfare ministry. This book has been used as training material for spiritual warfare for Teen Challenge and Cleansing Streams.
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YouTube Playlists to the M16 Ministries Training Series on Spiritual Warfare
Tales of Glory A Field Guide to Spiritual Warfare
Tales of Glory - A Field Guide to Advanced Spiritual Warfare
Tales of Glory - Cosmology and Demonology
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
