In a reference to satan, Revelation 9:11 says, “And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon but in the Greek tongue his name Apollyon.”  We need to recognize that demon spirits, over which satan rules as a king, possess the… Read More »

The names, symbols and types of satan can be divided into FOUR categories.  1. satan’s destructive bent. 2. satan’s perverted nature. 3. satan’s desire to control.  4. satan the mind manipulator.  Of the 17 names, symbols and types previously mentioned, two are devoted to satan’s insatiable desire to DESTROY.  The names ABADDON and APOLLYON are… Read More »

Rather than hide from this foe, we MUST turn our eyes to the Scriptures to see what GOD has to say about him.  There are many names, symbols, and types for the devil throughout the Old and New Testaments, each revealing a DIFFERENT facet of the devil’s twisted, perverted nature and his mode of operation.… Read More »

Most REPUTABLE scholars of the Church, past and present, agree that we have an adversary who hates the Gospel, detests the presence of the Church, and work around to discredit the message of Jesus Christ.  His entry into the life of a believer is allowed PRIMARILY through that believer’s negligence.  He slips in through an… Read More »

Now we are going to take a look at, “spiritual wickedness in high places.”  Paul uses the word “wickedness” which is used to depict something that is bad, vile, malevolent, vicious, impious, or malignant.  It is significant that Paul saves this Greek word until the end of this verse.  By doing this, he is revealing to us… Read More »

When the Church wakes up and begins to match the discipline, organization, and commitment that the enemy practices in his camp, then and only then will we begin to move into the awesome demonstration of God’s power!  Let me show you what I believe is a vivid example of the way the enemy operates…it is… Read More »

We absolutely have more authority than the devil has; we do have more power than the devil has; and we do have the Greater One living in us.  The Church the Body of Christ is loaded with an over abundant supply of raw power.  But, that power has been disconnected, shorted out, and disjointed by… Read More »

It is a spiritual reality that we have more authority than the devil;  and we have the Greater One living within us.  So, the question that we all have had at one time or another is, “If we have more authority, if we have more power, and we have the Greater One living inside us,… Read More »

Young soldiers with abounding energy were taught to be submitted, disciplined, ordered, and perfectly arranged.  This is a perfect picture of RANK AND FILE.  In the end, all of those men, with all of that raw ability, were turned into a massive force.  Paul uses this same idea in Ephesians 6:12.  By using the phrase… Read More »