"But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you," Luke 11:20.

SATAN HAS RELEASED AN ARMY OF EVIL SPIRITS

The Spirit of God revealed to John in a vision how, in the last days, demon spirits would be released upon the earth which would go forth to deceive the world. Rev 16:13-14, " And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. These three spirits that John saw represent lying, deceiving, seducing demon spirits that are going to be released by Satan. 14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty."

The Body of Christ will face Satanic - demonic confrontation greater than at any other time in history. It will be a time of intensified spiritual warfare where demons will manifest themselves and will be in direct confrontation with God's people.

The Church has slept through the occult witchcraft revival of the seventies, eighties, and nineties. It has entered the American Churches in many manifestations and forms. Most leaders do not discern it because they mainly do not believe that it even exist! It is time that the Church shake itself out of the spiritual stupor that it finds itself in. The Church is so fragmented, it seems that Satan's army is foraging ahead with Satan's well-organized plan to bring the entire world into rebellion against God!

Witchcraft is on the rise. Harry Potter reaching our children with a complete plan to lead them into becoming practicing witches and wizards. Most parents, including some Christians, push their children into the black arts without realizing it is a step that many will never be delivered from throughout their lifetimes.

Recently my phone rang. A terrified voice sobbed. "Can you help me? I want to commit suicide! "

"Why?" I responded.

"I am a witch. I'm tired of the torment. I just don't want to live another hour!"

I began to tell her about Jesus . . . that He loved her . . . that He could save her and forgive her . . .

"I know all that," she replied. "I was born into a Christian family. I walked away from God many years ago . . . I can never return . . . I called you because I have a young son. He's coming to America and he doesn't know about me. I don't want him to live in excruciating torment that I've suffered . . . will you please pray for him so that he will come to know Jesus . . . so that he will escape my witchcraft sins?"

I felt that Jesus was drawing this lady into repentance and I talked to her and finally she cried and repented. She received Jesus as her Savior. I called a deliverance minister that I knew in the area where she lived and connected them for further ministries.

The western Church is in spiritual trouble because it has ignored the ministry style of Jesus Christ and followed after an army of ministers that preach another Jesus, another gospel.

Some preachers solve the problem by sending their demon possessed to "someone who specializes in the deliverance ministry." Many times, these spiritually sick people will come to one session and the deliverance minister will never see them again . . . These people usually get into more problems than they were in before ever coming for ministry. Deliverance is a process. It is not a one shot matter. The person is like a baby after deliverance. They are being attacked by very powerful forces. They need intensive care.

For instance, a woman was sent who was from a foreign witchcraft infested country. Her husband was a powerful shaman and he had put many curses upon her. When we started breaking the witchcraft curses, spiders began to come out of her mouth and other areas of her body. She got some freedom, but she will need much teaching concerning how to stay free.

Another native American woman was sent. She had been demonized to the point that flies came out of her pours and little pieces of colored wood came out of her Virginia. This level of witchcraft is totally unknown, even among many deliverance ministers in America, yet it is common in pagan countries. Even so, with many pagan immigrants filling our nation, we shall see more and more of this type of demonic activity.

A woman from Panama came. Her husband was practicing a powerful brand of voodoo. She was very demonized. When I broke the witchcraft powers over her, little tiny spiders came rushing out of her mouth and the back of her spine. Many people witnessed this.

Millions drop into darkness every day because of spiritual blindness passing for new religious light. Satan's revival has been aimed at introducing young people to the occult, witchcraft and Satan worship. Meanwhile, he has captured many into psychic phenomena, psychic healing, prophecies, remote viewing, fortune telling, channeling demon spirits, etc. Deception is everywhere.

More and more witches and wizards and their covens are coming out the closet . . . (out of hiding,) and are promoting the darkest of the devils' powers. They are openly recruiting others.

Recently a mother brought her thirteen-year-old daughter, Marie, to our church. Although she had been born and raised in a Charismatic church, the girl was already in deep rebellion. She told me that she went to her best friend's, Gloria's house. Gloria told her that she was a witch. She said that she could do many supernatural things. She demonstrated her occult powers. "I can turn my eyes a different color." She did. "I can turn my hair a different color." She did. "I can make my furniture to lift off the floor." She did.

Marie said, " It was just like watching Sabrina the Witch or Buffy the Vampire on television, except this stuff was not make belief. It was actually happening in front of my eyes."

Gloria said that Gloria's mother was "queen of her coven." She wanted Gloria to recruit Marie to come into the coven. Marie became very frightened and came home told her mother about these weird things.

Marie's mother was at the end of her rope. She didn't know what to do. She had been in church most of life but when faced with this spiritual problem, she was lost. When I questioned Marie, she told me that Gloria had given her a black handkerchief and some shoes. We explained to Marie that witches' always want to get some articles in your house. They use these articles are a point of contact to work witchcraft on you. These articles have supernatural powers to operate in the home. The demons have your permission by bringing them home. They attach themselves to the articles and are able to carry on their evil work. We advised Marie to dissociate herself from Gloria.

We led Marie into renunciation, repentance and deliverance. Then we went to her house and threw away the articles that she had received from the witch, Gloria. We advised her to stay away from the witch, return to church and stay close to Jesus.

From Sabrina the Witch to Harry Potter books and movies, I can tell you that Satan is out to get your children and you too.

SEVEN STEPS TO DELIVERANCE

HONESTY.

You must be honest with YOURSELF and with God before being able to receive God's blessing of deliverance. Absence of honesty keeps areas of your life under the powers of darkness. Demon spirits thrive on such darkness. Honesty helps bring them into the light. Any sin not confessed or repented of, gives the demon a "legal right" to remain.

Ask God to help you see yourself as He sees you and to bring to light anything that is hidden and not of Him. " I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin." Psalm 32:5.

"Search me, 0 God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting," Psalm 139:23,24.

HUMILITY

This involves the recognition that you are dependent upon God and His provisions for deliverance. "God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you," James 4:6b,7.

It also involves you to be completely open with God's servants ministering in the deliverance. Remember, the minister's only interest in your past is to help you to get it under the blood of Jesus and out of the secret "tormenting places," that allows the devil to persecute and harass you with fear of discovery. "Confess your faults one to another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed," James 5:16a.

REPENTANCE

Repentance is a determined turning away from sin and Satan. One must hate all evil in his life and fall out of agreement with it. "Can two walk together, except the be agreed?" Amos 3:3. You must hate your sins. "And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed," Ezekiel 20:43.

Deliverance is not to be used merely to gain relief from problems but to become totally free in order to become more like Jesus through obedience. Repentance is turning away from all that hinders spiritual growth, ministry and fellowship.

Repentance requires open confession of all sin. It takes away the legal rights of demon spirits.

RENUNCIATION

Renunciation is the leaving the powers of Satan. It forsakes all his evil. Renunciation is taking the action to turn away from his kingdom resulting from repentance. When he (John the Baptist) saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, "0 generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?'. BRING FORTH FRUITS THEREFORE MEET FOR REPENTANCE," Matthew 3:7,8. Bringing forth fruits meet for repentance involves more than words. It is demonstration of repentance... evidence that one has truly turned from his sins.

For example, if one repents of lust he may need to destroy some pornographic materials. If one has repented of religious error he may need to completely renounce it by destroying all literature and items associated with that error. Acts 19:18,19; And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together burned them before all men; and they counted the price of them, and found it fill thousand pieces of silver. Renunciation means a clean break with Satan and all his works.

FORGIVENESS

God freely forgives all who confess their sins and ask forgiveness through His Son. (See 1 John 1:9). He expects us to forgive all others who have ever wronged us in any way. "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses," Matthew 6:14,15.

Willingness to forgive is absolutely essential to deliverance. (See Matt. 18:21-35). No deliverance minister can effect a deliverance unless the candidate has met God conditions.

PRAYER

Whatsoever you ask the Father, in My Name, He will do it. Another scripture says, Jesus will do it. Also, in My Name, you shall cast of demons. Behold I give you power (authority), over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall by any means hurt you." (Luke 10:19). If two of you shall agree as touching anything you shall ask, it shall be done unto you.

WARFARE

Prayer and warfare are two separate and distinct activities. Prayer is with a view to God and warfare is with a view to the enemy. Our warfare against demon powers is not fleshly but spiritual (See: Eph. 6:10-12; II Cor. 10:3-5). Use the weapons of submission to God, and your testimony as a believer. (See: James 4:7; Rev. 12:11; Eph. 6:17). Identify the spirits, address them directly by name commanding voice, and in faith command them to go in the name of Jesus. Enter the battle with determination and assurance of victory. Christ Jesus cannot fail. He is the Deliverer. "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In My Name shall they cast out devils," (demons). Mark 16:17a. "Behold I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall by any means hurt you," Luke 10:19. "The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and MY DELIVERER.," Psalm 18:2a.

DEFENSE

Your thought life should be dominated with the word of God. You will be victor through Jesus! Comfort yourself in the Lord and His Word!

Face the Devil's demonic foes with Psalms 91!

"I dwell in the secret place of the most high. I abide under the shadow of the

Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge! He is my fortress! He is my God! In Him I trust. Surely he hath delivered me from the snare of the fowler and from the noisome pestilence. He has covered me with His feathers and under His wings I trust." His truth is my shield and buckler! Therefore, I am not afraid of the terror by night! I am not afraid of the arrow that flieth by day! I am not afraid of the pestilence that walketh in darkness! 1 am not afraid of the destruction that wasteth at noon day! A thou sand shall fall at my side and ten thousand at my right hand, but It shall not come night me! Only with mine eyes shall I behold and see the reward of the wicked! Because I have made the Lord which is refuge, even the most high my habitation no plague shall come night my dwelling!" Psalms 91.

GOD'S PROTECTION

OFFENSIVE WEAPONS

Rushing toward the Devil under the protection of the wings of God.

1. Angels Ps 91:11,12.
2. Sword
3. Secret
4. Will (James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:8,9.
5. Showers of Blessing, Matt 5:44; Rom 12:21.