Authority Over The Powers of Darkness

Authority Over the Powers of Darkness

Dr. Christian Harfouche
Global Revival Distribution Pensacola, Florida
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Contents
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Chapter 1 Demonstrating the Life of Jesus
belie*e that we re called to demonstrate the life of :esus as resurrected .ord and 6aster;
I belie*e that the .ord called us to heal the sic5, cleanse the lepers, and raise the dead; I belie*e that the resurrection of the dead belon0s to the 1hurch; 4nd I belie*e that this stud& will help us 0et closer to attainin0 that realit&. <e will see more results in spiritual thin0s once we understand that we are spiritual bein0s and that we ha*e power o*er the forces of e*il. For part of us=our spirit part=it>s eas& to flow with (od. <e readil& do it because ?the hidden man of the heart@ can percei*e spiritual thin0s. 3owe*er, the mind and the natural man cannot recei*e the thin0s of the Spirit of (od. Aour anal&tical mind will bloc5 spiritual thin0s. Bherefore, as &ou read this boo5, ma5e sure that what &ou>re learnin0 is spirit-to-spirit. Bhe .ord brin0s re*elation 5nowled0e because revelation will bring revolution. Aou will turn the world upside down when &ou ha*e a re*elation;
A Revelation of Resurrection
:ohn %%'" states that when .aCarus fell ill, his sisters sent a messa0e to :esus, tellin0 3im, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sic !" Bhe ne-t *erse states that when :esus heard it, 3e said'
#his sic ness is not unto death, but for the glor$ of God, that the %on of God might be glorified thereb$!
Bhat>s where the miracle be0an in this stor&. +id &ou see itD A miracle begins the moment the confession or !rofession" of victory begins. 3owe*er, at the same time, the battle also be0ins to 0et rou0her the moment &ou state &our confession of faith. Until the time &ou ma5e the decision to spea5, &ou>re reall& not confrontin0 the de*il *er& much, because &ou ha*en>t said, ?Bhis is what I stand for. I 5now and I belie*e for an absolute miracle in (od.@ So up until the time &ou sa& the confession, &ou>re not in*ol*ed in much conflict. But when &ou do declare that (od>s <ord is what is 0oin0 to happen in &our life, that>s when the ne0ati*e thou0hts be0in. Bhat>s when the enem& comes and sa&s, ?3ow do &ou know it>s 0oin0 to happenD <hat if it #oesn$t happenD <hat if &ou 0et embarrasse#% <hat ifD &hat if%'
Guard &our 'eart

4nd if the people around &ou are not listenin0 to the ri0ht *oice, their statements will be used a0ainst &our faith. 3owD <hen people spea5 ne0ati*e thin0s into &our life, their thou0hts are more powerful than the thou0hts &ou 0et in &our mind from the de*il. <hen the enem& whispers in &our mind, it>s reall& not that powerful. But when the same thou0hts are breathed throu0h a human bein0, the&>re released throu0h their fear and their unbelief, and those ne0ati*e thou0hts accumulate e*en more E
Demonstrating the (ife of Jesus
power. Bhat s wh& the Bible sa&s to 0uard &our heart with all dili0ence, for out of it are the issues of life FPro*erbs #'/"G. 3ow man& 5now that means that out of &our heart also issue the miracles, the brea5throu0hs, and the blessin0s of lifeD :esus tau0ht this concept in :ohn ,'"E and " , when 3e said'
'e that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his bell$ shall flow rivers of living water! ()ut this spa e he of the %pirit!!!!
Bhis means that the 3ol& Spirit shall flow out of the deepest recesses of &our heart, or inner man. Bhe .ord sa&s to 0uard &our heart, because doubt and unbelief will short-circuit it.
Led b$ the *ord and the %pirit

So .aCarus miracle of resurrection be0an when :esus said, #his sic ness is not unto death!+ Bhen 3e waited two da&s before tellin0 3is disciples, Let,s go to Judaea again+ F:ohn %%',G. Bhe& answered, ?<ait a minute; Bhe :ews there were 0oin0 to stone Aou not lon0 a0o, and Aou want to 0o there a0ainD@ 3e replied, ?Aou 5now there are so man& hours in the da& &ou can wor5. <al5 in the da&time and &ou will not stumble.@ :esus was referrin0 to bein0 led b& the <ord and the Spirit of (od. 3e was referrin0 to 5nowin0 how to allow the .ord to 0uard &our life. +oubtin0 Bhomas said, t&picall&, *ell, let,s go with 'im, so we can die with 'im+ F:ohn %%'%!G. :esus> staff was not read& to 0o resurrect .aCarus;
Jesus, )attles for -iracles

I want to show &ou the conte-t in which :esus wor5ed. :esus was a man. 3e was touched with the feelin0s of our infirmities, and 3e was tempted in all points li5e we are, &et 3e was without
sin, the Bible tells us in 3ebrews #'%$. Bhis means there was a battle in*ol*ed in e*er& miracle :esus did. 7*er& miracle 3e had was preceded b& a battle of unbelief, doubt, impossibilit&, public opinion, and so forth= which is 0ood, because if 3e had these battles, we will ha*e them, too. 8n the wa& to Bethan&, the de*il, of course, was tal5in0. Aou can>t ha*e twel*e people with &ou that don>t a0ree with &ou and not ha*e them 0ripe, complain, and murmur. 6a&be the& didn>t e*en say an&thin0, but their attitude was showin0. If people are not in faith, the& don>t ha*e to sa& much to let &ou 5now the&>re not in faith. 8f course, it is worse when the& are tal5in0; 7ither wa&, I can see :esus wal5in0 toward Bethan&, determined to resurrect .aCarus. <hat does 3e ha*e to do as a man anointed b& the 3ol& SpiritD 3e has to 0uard 3is heart from the rest of them. 4nd 3e has to 0uard 3is heart from the enem&>s arrows' ?Bhis is &our time to bail out :esus. +on>t ruin &our reputation now;@ Before :esus arri*ed in .aCarus> town of Bethan&, 3e told 3is disciples, La.arus is asleep!+ Bhe disciples were terrified. Bhe& answered, /f he,s asleep, let him go!+ Bhen 3e said plainl&, 'e,s dead!+
*hat )etter #ime for a -iracle0

I was once ministerin0 in a church where there was a woman confined to a wheelchair with emph&sema and brain dama0e. 6& wife had Hust finished preachin0, and I was pacin0 bac5 and forth on the platform, as5in0 the .ord, ?<hat better time for her to be healed than nowD@ 3e replied, ?I don>t 5now=what is a better timeD@ In other words, 3e was sa&in0, ?I>m waitin0 on &ou.@ I as5ed the pastor, )Come an# hel! me heal this woman*' 3e loo5ed at me li5e I was craC&, because ministers don>t %0
normall& tal5 li5e that. Bhe& usuall& sa&, ?1ome and help me !ray for this woman,@ or ?1ome and help me minister to this woman.@ I could tell the pastor panic5ed. 3e didn>t touch herI he Hust watched me. I quic5l& left the platform and headed for the woman in the wheelchair. I thin5 that was the lon0est wal5 I e*er too5, because I had to 0uard m& heart a0ainst the de*il>s attac5s all the wa&. 3e was whisperin0, ?Bhat>s fine. :ust tell her, JBe blessed>=because when &ou 0o o*er there and minister to her, she won>t 0et out of that wheelchair;@ I as5ed the woman, ?4re &ou read&D@ She didnKt answer. Bhat was m& cue. I could ha*e quit ri0ht there, and no one would ha*e blamed me, because she didn>t ha*e enou0h faith for her healin0. 4fter all, she didn>t e*en answer me. But I 0rabbed her and pulled her out of the wheelchair. 3ow did I 0et enou0h faith to do thatD I had been meditatin0 as I paced on the platform. I saw the seemin0 impossibilit& of the womanKs condition, but m& heart was primed and belie*in0 for a miracle. +ou can get to a !lace in ,o# where you can receive a miracle. :esus promised this to us in 6ar5 %%'/#, when 3e said' *hat things soever $e desire, when $e pra$, believe that $e receive them, and $e shall have them!+ I had reached that place in faith. I wal5ed o*er to the woman, pulled her out of her wheelchair, wal5ed her around= and she was instantl& healed; She wheeled her wheelchair out of the church. She returned two da&s later, still without her wheelchair. 7*en thou0h m& wal5 from the platform to the sic5 woman seemed li5e a lon0 wal5 to me, :esus had to wal5 a lot lon0er to 0et to Bethan&, and 3e had a lot more time to thin5 about what 3e was intendin0 to do.
Resurrecting &our 1inances

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Bhe .ord showed me somethin0 interestin0 about this stor& of .aCarus> resurrection' -he miracle of resurrecting (a.arus from the #ea# is similar to receiving the miracle of financial !rovision.
<h&D Because &ou don>t Hust pra& and automaticall& recei*e a miracle of financial pro*ision. 4s in recei*in0 an& other miracle, a stru00le is in*ol*ed. Bhe miracle of financial blessin0 is li5e wal5in0 on water; Bhe miracle of financial blessin0 is 5eepin0 &our heart and &our mind focused e*er& step of the wa& until &ou reach &our destination and then fulfill what (od has called &ou to do. 4nd that>s *er& difficult. <h& do so man& people fail to ha*e (od>s 0oodness re*ealed in their lifeD It>s not because (od is not 0ood. 4nd it>s not e*en because the enem&>s strate0ies to squelch and abort miracles ha*e succeeded for thousands of &ears a0ainst human bein0s. 3e>s an e-pert, all ri0ht, at 0ettin0 us to doubt (od. 3owe*er, we>re not i0norant of his de*ices, so we can learn how to thwart his plans a0ainst us. <e can learn how to 0uard oursel*es from what he tries to do.
Jesus, Cool Reception in )ethan$

<hen :esus arri*ed at Bethan&, .aCarus sister 6artha hurried to 3im and blurted out, Lord, if thou hadst been here, m$ brother had not died+ F:ohn %%'/%G. Bhis was the first ?0uilt trip@ that was laid on 3im. Bhe whole town had been discussin0 :esus before 3e e*er arri*ed. ?<hat does that ha*e to do with an&thin0D@ &ou ma& wonder. It>s hard to do a miracle when e*er&one has been tal5in0 about &ou before &ou e*en 0et there. 4nd the& weren>t sa&in0 how wonderful :esus was; 6artha continued in *erse //, )ut / now, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt as of God, God will give it thee!+ Bhat was a reli0ious cliche. She didn>t belie*e itI she Hust said it. 6artha was disappointed in :esus. She was disappointed that 3e didn>t 0et there when the& as5ed 3im for 3is personal attention. %/
Bheir messa0e had been, #he one $ou love is sic !+ In other words, the& were tellin0 3im, ?Aou>re runnin0 all o*er the countr&side ministerin0 to people Aou don>t 5now. <e>*e had &ou o*er for dinner. Bhe friend &ou lo*e is sic5. Now 0et down here and do somethin0 about it;@ 4nd 3e didn>t. <e 5now that 6artha didn>t belie*e her reli0ious cliche, because when :esus responded, #h$ brother shall rise again,+ 6artha said piousl&, / now that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last da$+ F*erse /#G. If she had replied a0ain, ?<hate*er &ou as5 of (od, 3e will 0i*e it to &ou,@ we would 5now she belie*ed in :esus> power to raise the dead. Instead, she focused on the final resurrection of the dead. :esus said to her in *erses /$ and /!'
/ am the resurrection, and the life2 he that believeth in me, though he were dead, $et shall he live2 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die! )elievest thou this0
/nvitation to a Resurrection
Notice this clash between doubt, unbelief, and the faith of :esus. :esus had a decision to ma5e at this point' <as 3e 0oin0 to let the de*il rob 3im of 3is faith throu0h 6artha>s unbeliefD Unless :esus 0ot 6artha>s and 6ar&>s cooperation, 3e wouldn>t ?intrude@ b& resurrectin0 .aCarus from the dead. <h& notD Because in this, as in e*er&thin0 else, 3e needs an in*itation into &our home and life. :esus is not 0oin0 to come to &our home and heal &our children a0ainst &our will. +id &ou 5now thatD 3e needs an in*itation to wor5 in &our life. 4nd at this point, 3e didn>t ha*e an in*itation from 6artha to resurrect her brother. 3er unbelief, doubt, and resentment toward 3is decisions and 3is not bein0 there were clashin0 a0ainst 3is spiritual 0ift; <hen 3e as5ed 6artha, )elievest thou this0+ what was %"
3e sa&in0D 3e was sa&in0, ?Ne*er mind what &ou>*e been belie*in0. I am the resurrection; 3e that belie*es in me, thou0h he were dead, &et shall he li*e. <hosoe*er li*es and belie*es in me shall ne*er die. +o &ou belie*e thisD@ +o &ou see the challen0e in this statementD Now listen to what 6artha said' &ea, Lord2 / believe that thou art the Christ, the %on of God, which should come into the world!+
A Challenge to 1aith
But that>s not what 3e as5ed. 3e was not tal5in0 about deit&I 3e was tal5in0 about resurrection. Bhis is a t&pical response. People come out of left field to a*oid a direct answer when &ou challen0e their faith and the& don>t ha*e an&. 6artha was ?beatin0 around the bush@ and a*oidin0 the question. Do $ou believe that although he were dead, $et shall he live0+ / believe &ou,re the Christ!+ 3er sister, 6ar&, did e-actl& the same thin0 when she saw :esus'
#hen when -ar$ was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, sa$ing unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, m$ brother had not died! John 11234
+o &ou 0et the idea that 6artha and 6ar& had tal5ed about it and had come to this conclusion' ?.aCarus is dead because :esus wouldn>t come when we called for 3im.@ <hen 3e did arri*e, the& said, ?<ell, it>s about time. Aou>re a little late. If Aou had been here earlier, .aCarus wouldn>t ha*e died.@ It was a 0uilt trip.
/n #une *ith Another Dimension

*hen Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the
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Demonstrating the (ife of Jesus spirit, and was troubled! John 11233
<e>re tal5in0 about peculiarit& in the spirit. <hen &ou>re in tune with another dimension, and &ou>re led b& the Spirit of (od, &ou can &ield &ourself to the influence of the 3ol& Spirit. 8ne wa& 1hristians do this is b& pra&in0 in ton0ues. Bhe Bible sa&s we ou0ht to be full of the 3ol& Spirit, spea5in0 to oursel*es with son0s, and h&mns, and spiritual son0s. <e ou0ht to pra& in the spirit, pra& with our understandin0, and sin0 in the spirit, the Bible tells us. <h&D Because there is a pra&er lan0ua0e a*ailable to us=an abilit& to communicate with the spirit realm of (od, with (od 3imself=an abilit& to build oursel*es up in our faith that b&passes our intellect. <hen our ton0ue becomes acquainted with pra&in0, &ieldin0 to a pra&er lan0ua0e that has not been thou0ht up, sifted, or wor5ed out, our ton0ue will start &ieldin0 to a word of 5nowled0e, a (od-0i*en command, or a confession of the <ord, before our mind has time to thin5 about it and tal5 us out of it; Bhus, we need to pra& in our ton0ue to cooperate with faith. If we donKt, we ma& ha*e to retrie*e words of doubt and unbelief that will slip out of our mouth. No record in the Bible sa&s that :esus pra&ed in ton0ues. 8f course, the 3ol& Spirit was poured out later on the +a& of Pentecost. Bhe Spirit of (od was 0i*en to us so we could learn how to flow with the 3ol& Spirit.
Jesus, Reaction to 5nbelief

4t .aCarus> tomb, :esus 0roaned in the spirit. 3e was not onl& acquainted with the letter of the <ordI 3e was also acquainted with the 3ol& Spirit that was in 3im.
And said, *here have $ou laid him0 And the$ said unto him, Lord, come and see! Jesus wept!
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Authority Over the Powers of Darkness #hen said the Jews, )ehold how he loved him6 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the e$es of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died0 John 11237839
Aou can see that the whole town had been tal5in0 about :esus. <hen 3e wept, the& thou0ht, ?3e>s weepin0 because, e*en thou0h 3e opened the e&es of the blind, 3e couldn>t 5eep his friend .aCarus from d&in0.@ Bhe& 0ot the wron0 messa0e. People who are in the natural can>t percei*e the thin0s of (od. Brue, :esus was 0roanin0 and weepin0, but it wasn>t because of .aCarus> death=it was because of their i0norance; 3e was 0roanin0 and weepin0 because 3e couldn>t bear to be around unbelief. 3e didn>t li5e to hear it come out of 6artha>s mouth. 3e didn>t li5e to hear it come out of 6ar&>s mouth. Unbelief had capti*ated the whole town of Bethan&. Bhe residents didn>t welcome 3im, sa&in0, ?1ome, prophet of (od.@ No, the& resented 3im, and the& wanted to la& a 0uilt trip on 3im for arri*in0 too late to 5eep .aCarus from d&in0.
:nough 5nbelief to )e Defeated

/f you0re not careful1 you0ll have enough religiosity to be nice1 but you0ll have enough unbelief to be #efeate#.
6artha and 6ar& said the ri0ht ?reli0ious@ thin0s, but were the& in a place spirituall& to recei*e resurrection for their brotherD Bhe& weren>t e*en thinking about resurrection. Neither were the townspeople. :esus was anointed b& the 3ol& Spirit to do the wor5 of (od, but 3e was supposed to li*e off the stren0th of the <ord and 3is inner man. 3e had to 0uard 3is heart, Hust as we do, from the infiltration of doubt and unbelief. 3e had Hust encountered .aCarus> lo*ed ones, and both sisters told 3im, ?It>s o*er; Aou>re late; If Aou had been here, %!
he wouldn>t ha*e died;@ Bhat was :esus> cue. 3e could ha*e wal5ed awa& at their displa& of unbelief, sa&in0, ?Bhe&>re not read& to recei*e m& ministr&.@
#urning Doubters Around

But there is a wa& to 0uard &our heart and wor5 with doubtin0 people, shiftin0 them into an arena of faith. :esus was a master of this technique, and we>re supposed to learn how to do it, because the world is not 0oin0 to readil& recei*e what we ha*e to sa&. <e>*e 0ot to be able to successfull& turn situations around so people can come to the place where the& can recei*e the (ospel. :esus 0roaned in 3is spirit, or inner man, when 6ar& said that 3e could ha*e pre*ented .aCarus from d&in0. It ir5ed 3im. It rubbed 3im the wron0 wa&. 3is spirit man rebelled a0ainst it. 3e 0roaned, ?8hhhh.@
Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave! /t was a cave, and a stone la$ upon it! Jesus said, #a e $e awa$ the stone! -artha the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, b$ this time he stin eth2 for he hath been dead four da$s! Jesus saith unto her, %aid / not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glor$ of God0 John 1123;87<
<hen did :esus sa& that to 6arthaD <hen 3e said, / am the resurrection, and the life2 he that believeth in me, though he were dead, $et shall he live! And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die!+ 4nd then 3e had as5ed her, )elievest thou this0+ 4nd she had replied, &ou are the Christ!+ But when :esus 0ot to her brother>s 0ra*e, 3e found out that 6artha didn>t belie*e it. So 3e as5ed her a0ain, Didn,t / tell $ou that if $ou would believe, $ou would see the glor$ of God0+
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#he Atmosphere for a -iracle

.et>s consider this question' If :esus was 0oin0 to raise .aCarus from the dead an&wa&, and if it had nothin0 to do with an in*itation from his famil&, wh& did 3e sa& to 6artha, If $ou would believe, $ou would see0+ If 3e was 0oin0 to raise .aCarus from the dead in spite of 6artha, 3e would ha*e said, ?<atch and see.@ But 3e didn>t sa& that, because up until that time, the disciples, the sisters, and the townspeople had not pro*ided the right atmos!here for a miracle. :esus stands at the door to our life and 5noc5s. 3e>s not 0oin0 to brea5 that door down. Bhe people in this stor& didn>t let :esus in. Not onl& that, but they were being use# of the enemy to try to talk Jesus out of a miracle He ha# set in motion a few #ays before1 when 3e said, #he sic ness is not unto death!+ Bhe de*il was usin0 e*er&one he could to tr& to rob :esus of this miracle; 3e started with the disciples, includin0 Bhomas, 0ot to 6artha and 6ar&, and then used the townspeople. Now he was tr&in0 to use 6artha a0ain. Bhen the people too5 awa& the stone from the mouth of the ca*e where .aCarus> bod& had been placed.
1aith =uggets -issed

Aou would thin5 that 6artha would ha*e been quiet, instead of sa&in0, ?3e stin5s.@ Bhe .ord had released some *er& stron0 faith hints=nu00ets of faith=alon0 the wa& that could ha*e chan0ed her mind. For e-ample, when 3e arri*ed in Bethan&, :esus said, &our brother will live!+ 4nd she a0reed, /n the last da$!+ 3e said, / am the resurrection! Do $ou believe it0+ 4nd she said, ?I belie*e Aou>re the 1hrist.@ Bwice 3e 0roaned in 3is spirit. Aou would thin5 that the& would ha*e wondered, ?<h& is this man 0roanin0 twiceD <h& is %E
3e wal5in0 to the 0ra*e so boldl&D <h& is 3e 0i*in0 commands to roll awa& the stoneD@ Aou would thin5 that 6artha would ha*e wondered, ?<ait; :esus said m& brother shall rise. 3e said, JI am the resurrection. )oll awa& the stone.>@ 6ost people would ha*e realiCed that :esus was about to do somethin0=&et all 6artha could find to sa& was, 'e stin s!+ I belie*e we>re now at the point in our stor& where the scale can tip either wa&. Bhe whole town was there, and no one 5new what :esus was 0oin0 to do, but when &ou roll awa& a stone at a tomb, somethin0 mi0ht happen. B& now, the crowd was on ?neutral,@ read& to tilt the ri0ht wa& and belie*e.
>reparation for a -iracle

Bhe .ord had to prepare the hearts of the people so 3e could ha*e some in a0reement with 3im re0ardin0 the resurrection of .aCarus. If 3e was 0oin0 to brin0 him bac5 to life b& the power of (od, some lo*ed ones had to be in*itin0, pullin0, belie*in0, trustin0, and e-pectin0 that .aCarus would be resurrected. Now loo5 at what happened'
#hen the$ too awa$ the stone from the place where the dead was laid! And Jesus lifted up his e$es, and said, 1ather, / than thee that thou hast heard me! John 11271
&hen did (od hear 3imD <e 5now that it was a few da&s before, when 3e said, #his sic ness is not unto death!+ 4lthou0h (od had heard :esus, :esus hadn>t raised the dead &et. <hat if .aCarus #i#n0t come bac5 to lifeD <ould that mean (od hadn>t heard :esusD 4bsolutel& not. (od had heard 3im three da&s before, whether or not .aCarus was e*er raised from the dead. Bhe outcome of our miracle is not determined b& whether or not (od heard us, because sometimes the outcome is hindered b& doubtin0 people. 4t times we allow the enem& to abort the %
miracle while we>re on our wa& to recei*e it;
A >ra$er to /mpart 1aith

Now :esus was in*ol*ed in a pra&er that was inspired b& the 3ol& Spirit to impart faith to those who were watchin0. 3e said in *erses #% and #/'
1ather, / than thee that thou hast heard me! And / new that thou hearest me alwa$s2 but because of the people which stand b$ / said it, that the$ ma$ believe that thou hast sent me!
+oes (od hear you alwa&sD If 3e hears &ou alwa&s=and 3e does=then &ou>re alwa&s a candidate for an answer from (od. 7*er& time. If we don>t 0et an answer e*er& time from (od, it means we missed it alon0 the wa& b& not allowin0 it to happen. For &ears, I thou0ht this te-t meant that :esus stood up boldl& and told the Father, ?Bhan5 Aou that Aou sent me. I said this so the& would belie*e that Aou sent me. <hen I raise .aCarus from the dead, and e*er&one sees the power and demonstration, the&>re 0oin0 to belie*e Aou sent 6e.@
A >ra$er 1rom 'ell

Bhat>s not what :esus said. 3is pra&er had nothin0 to do with the resurrection of the dead. .et me pro*e it to &ou. +o &ou remember the stor& of the rich man and .aCarus the be00arD Bhe rich man was dressed in fine linen and ate sumptuousl& e*er& da&. .aCarus la& star*in0 at the rich man>s 0ate, full of sores, desirin0 some of the crumbs that fell from his table. Bhen .u5e %! tells us that both the rich man and .aCarus died. Bhe rich man lifted up his e&es in hell, but .aCarus was carried b& an0els to 4braham>s bosom. <hen the rich man saw .aCarus afar off, he said, 1ather Abraham, have merc$ on me, and send La.arus, that he ma$ /0
dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool m$ tongue!!!+ F.u5e %!'/#G. 4nd 4braham said, ?<e can>t do that. Bhere>s a 0ulf between us. Aou can>t come here, and we can>t 0o there.@ But the rich man be00ed further, ?Send .aCarus, send someone to m& fi*e brothers and m& relati*es, so the& won>t come to this place of torment.@ +o &ou remember 4braham>s repl&D
!!! #he$ have -oses and the prophets? let them hear them! And he said, =a$, father Abraham2 but if one went unto them from the dead, the$ will repent! And he said unto him, /f the$ hear not -oses and the prophets, neither will the$ be persuaded, though one rose from the dead! Lu e 1@24A831
A >ra$er for Revelation

So :esus was not sa&in0, ?I>m pra&in0 this so the people will see the resurrection of .aCarus and belie*e that &ou sent 6e.@ 3e was actuall& sa&in0, ?Bhe reason I>m pra&in0 this pra&er of faith is so 6artha and 6ar& will 0et this re*elation that Aou hear 6e, and Aou>*e alwa&s heard 6eI and the& will belie*e in 6e, in*ite 6e into their li*es, accept 6e, and recei*e 6& anointin0 before the resurrection. I am pra&in0 this pra&er for their sa5es. But because of the people which stand b&, I said it, that the& ma& belie*e.@ Notice this' LI said it, that the& ma& belie*e.@ 7*er since :esus 0ot to Bethan&, 3e had a messa0e' &our brother shall rise again!+ Bhen the de*il tried to rob 3is faith. First, he had a little wrestlin0 match with 6artha. &our brother shall rise,+ :esus said. 6artha said, At the last da$!+ /%
:esus said, / am the resurrection!+ <restlin0 match. Do $ou believe that0+ 6artha said, / believe &ou are the Christ!+ :esus started wal5in0 toward the tomb. 6ar& came. /f $ou had been here, m$ brother wouldn,t have died!+ <here ha*e &ou laid himD@ Come and see!+ Could 'e have ept him from d$ing0+ the townspeople murmured. ?8hhhh. )oll awa& the stone,@ :esus said. 'e stin s,+ 6artha said. Didn,t / tell $ou if $ou would believe, $ou would see the glor$ of God0+ ?Bhan5 Aou, Father. Aou heard 6e.@ 6artha and 6ar& said, ?Bhe Father heard 3im. 3e must ha*e as5ed 3im somethin0.@ ?4nd Aou alwa&s hear 6e.@ ?Bhat>s ri0ht, (od has alwa&s heard 3im before;@ ?Aou alwa&s hear 6e. But I>m pra&in0 for their sa5es. I said it so the& would belie*e that Aou sent 6e.@ 4ll of a sudden, 6artha and 6ar& said, ?Bhat>s ri0ht=(od #i# send 3im;@ 4ll of a sudden, the people said, ?<hat is 3e 0oin0 to doD@ Now the& had a sense of e-pectanc& instead of resistance. ?Bhat>s ri0ht=(od sent 3im;@ ?I am the resurrection and the life. 3e shall li*e. If &ou would belie*e, &ou would see. )oll awa& the stone. 8hhhh.@
Jesus #urned /t Around

:esus turned it around. Fear was dispelled, and faith was imparted; //
Demonstrating the (ife of Jesus And when he had thus spo en, he cried with a loud voice, La.arus come forth! John 11273
Aou see :esus had alread& achie*ed what 3e needed to achie*e in the spirit realm' a proper in*itation from the famil& for the resurrection of the dead. -he !ower of ,o# has to be invite# in. Aou ha*e to be in a place where &ou can recei*e it. Aou ha*e to be thorou0hl& prepared b& the 3ol& Spirit to 0et the *isitation. :esus successfull& turned .aCarus> relati*es and the townspeople around. Instead of bein0 capti*ated b& the fact that, ?If &ou were here, he would not ha*e died,@ the& were capti*ated b& the fact that (od had sent :esus, and 3e is the resurrection and the life. 4nd &ou 5now what happened' .aCarus came forth, his bod& still bound with 0ra*eclothes, and his face bound with a nap5in. :esus said to them, Loose him, and let him go6+
>reparing for &our -iracle

In our wal5 with (od, we>*e 0ot to realiCe that we will ha*e to e-perience a trial of our faith before the outburst of manifestation comes. In order to sa&, ?.aCarus, come forth;@ we must first in*est in 0uardin0 our heartI sometimes for da&s. From the time &ou sa&, ?I belie*e it@ until the time &ou see it, &ou>re 0oin0 to meet Bhomas, 6artha, 6ar&, the townspeople, and all the rest of the doubters; In fact, e*er&one &ou meet on &our wa& to fulfillment is 0oin0 to tr& to 0et &ou to cast awa& &our confidence. )emember, the miracle of .aCarus> resurrection didn>t start at the tomb. It started da&s before. Bhrou0h pra&er :esus successfull& turned the attitude of people to 0et them to a place where the& could recei*e a miracle. Bhe 3ol& Spirit will wor5 throu0h us li5e that, and (od s <ord will wor5 on us li5e that. /"
Bhere are people who find solutions to &our problems, and there are people who find problems to &our solutions. Some people read the <ord and sa&, ?Aes, but. Aes, but. Aes, but.@ <hat the .ord is tr&in0 to do is 0et the <ord or the blessin0 o*er to them, but the& alwa&s find an obstacle for (od' ?Aou>re late. 3e>s dead. 3e stin5s.@ Bhe& alwa&s find an impossibilit& when, in realit&, the <ord of (od and the Spirit will position us to recei*e miracles on an e*er&da& le*el. Faith positions &ou so 0oodness and merc& will not onl& follow &ouI the& will overtake &ou;
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Chapter 4 >ower Bver Death
And it came to pass the da$ after, that he went into a cit$ called =ain? and man$ of his disciples went with him, and much people! =ow when he came nigh to the gate of the cit$, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the onl$ son of his mother, and she was a widow2 and much people of the cit$ was with her! And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, *eep not! And he came and touched the bier2 and the$ that bare him stood still! And he said, &oung man, / sa$ unto thee, Arise! And he that was dead sat up, and began to spea ! And he delivered him to his mother! And there came a fear on all2 and the$ glorified God, sa$ing, #hat a great prophet is risen up among us? and, #hat God hath visited his people! Lu e 921181@
eath is the end. +eath seems li5e the ultimate impossibilit&, doesn>t itD +eath seems li5e it>s a dimension that>s outside the reach of our influence= but that>s not so. +o &ou 5now wh& death is not outside &our reachD +o &ou /$
5now why &ou ha*e authorit& o*er deathD 2ecause Jesus overcame #eath1 hell1 an# the grave* <e 5now Someone=we ser*e Someone=who has not onl& died, but 3e li*es. 3e said'
/ am he that liveth, and was dead? and, behold, / am alive forevermore, Amen? and have the e$s of hell and of death! Revelation 121;
Notice that' 3ell and death are now within the 6aster>s reach of influence. Bhat>s wh& the Bible states'
*herefore God also hath highl$ eCalted him, and given him a name which is above ever$ name2 #hat at the name of Jesus ever$ nee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth! >hilippians 42A, 1<
Death /s =ot But of Bur Reach

Bhis means that the third re0ion, death For hellG, is not outside the realm of 1hrist>s influence. 3is Name has been there =and 3is Name has o*ercome death; :esus declared, After three da$s / will rise again+ F6atthew /,'!"G, and 3e did. +eath and the 0ra*e could no lon0er hold him. 3e was raised from the dead b& the power of (od. :esus said in :ohn %0'%,, %E'
#herefore doth m$ 1ather love me, because / la$ down m$ life, that / might ta e it again! =o man ta eth it from me, but / la$ it down of m$self! / have power to la$ it down, and / have power to ta e it again! #his commandment have / received of m$ 1ather!
:esus could not ha*e died and would not ha*e been 5illed
unless 3e 0a*e 3imself as a .amb to be sacrificed for man5ind.
:esus was in total control o*er the situation. 3e, not 3is /!
Power Over Death
enemies, had final authorit&. <hen the reli0ious leaders and soldiers came to capture 3im on the 6ount of 8li*es, 3e said, / am 'e,+ and the& fell o*er bac5wards. 3e had to 0i*e 3imself up to them, and 3e had to 0o to the cross as a .amb. <hen 3e died, 3e went into the heart of the earth, to hell, to pa& the penalt& and the price for &ou and me so we wouldn>t ha*e to 0o there.
Dominion in #hree Realms

Bhen, when 3e rose from the dead triumphantl&, 3e rose with dominion in all three dimensions or realms' hea*en, earth, and under the earth. -his means1 #eath1 hell1 an# the grave are within the reach of Jesus0 influence* 3is Name will not onl& wor5 on sic5ness and disease here on earth, but 3is Name will also wor5 in hell; :esus> Name is not a reli0ious cliche, howe*er. <hen we sa&, ?in the Name of :esus,@ it>s not a phrase we use to qualif& our pra&er. Bhe phrase ?in the Name of :esus@ means, ?I>m 3is ambassador, a member of 3is Bod&.@
#he Church Confronts the Devil

I>m literall& tellin0 the de*il, ?+e*il, I>m tal5in0 to &ou ri0ht now under the influence of and throu0h complete submission to :esus 1hrist. I>m tal5in0 to &ou now under 3is influence and 3is inspiration. I>m 3is purchased possession. I>m part of 3is Bod&. &hen you #eal with me1 #evil1 you0re #ealing #irectly with Jesus*' )emember what :esus as5ed Saul of Barsus on the road to +amascus F4cts '#GD %aul, %aul, wh$ persecutest thou me? Saul was persecutin0 the 1hurch. Bhe Father does not see a fra0mented Bod& of belie*ers, 3e sees us in 1hrist and 1hrist in us. <hen the Father turns to 3is ri0ht hand and sees :esus, 3e sees us in Jesus at 3is ri0ht hand. /,
Bhat>s what the Bible sa&s F7phesians %'", /0-/"G' <e>re seated with :esus in hea*enl& places.
*hat the 1ather %ees

So when the Father turns to 3is ri0ht hand and sees :esus, do &ou 5now who 3e sees in Him% Bhe Bod& of 1hrist. 4nd what does 3e seeD Perfection. 6aturit&. )i0ht standin0. Sinlessness. (lorification. Predestination to be conformed to the ima0e of 3is dear Son. Bhat>s what (od sees. Bhat>s wh& the Bible sa&s :esus ever liveth to ma e intercession+ for us F3ebrews ,'/$G. I don>t 5now if that means that :esus 1hrist is wal5in0 around hea*en tra*ailin0 for &ouI howe*er, 3e is ali*e, and 3e is at the ri0ht hand of the Father. 4nd when I lift up m& petition, the Father Hust turns to 3is ri0ht hand and sees :esus. 3e>s alread& heard m& petition. 6& petition in :esus is presented before the throne of (od, and 3e 0rants a &es to it. Isn>t that wonderfulD In li0ht of that, we can see wh& man& ha*e failed to penetrate the realm of the dead and call people bac5 to life. People naturall& thin5 that once a person is dead, the&>re 0one. Bhat>s it.
>enetrating the /nvisible

3owe*er, there is another realm, an in*isible realm, where spirit bein0s operate, both an0elic and demonic. 4nd in that realm, the 3ol& Spirit rules and rei0ns. But 5now this' Bhe 3ol& Spirit, the Bhird Person of the Brinit&, cannot and will not enforce the law of (od in the in*isible dimension unless it is #one through the 2o#y of Christ. <h& won>t 3e do itD Bhe Bible sa&s, Ye shall receive power, after that the 'ol$ Ghost is come upon $ou!!!+ F4cts %'EG. Bhe 3ol& Spirit s Hob is to equip us to do the wor5 of (od in the earth. /E
Power Over Death
(od purchased sons and dau0hters on 1al*ar&. 3e calls us, builds us, equips us, and sends us. Bhe 3ol& Spirit now rules on behalf of (od in the spiritual dimension as the 1hurch 0i*es the orders on earth. <e>re not orderin0 the 3ol& SpiritI we>re orderin0 the de*il, but the 3ol& Spirit>s power in us will see to it that the de*il obe&s the law of (od that has been 0ranted to us.
Authorit$ to /nterrupt a 1uneral >rocession

So :esus saw a certain woman in a funeral procession, and 3e 5new that she was a widow whose onl& child had died. 3e had compassion on her, and 3e wal5ed up to her and said, *eep not!+ It ta5es a person with authorit& to tell someone who is mournin0, ?<eep not,@ and not e-plain himself. Notice :esus did not 0o first to the coffin, touch it, and resurrect the man. 3e wanted to 0o throu0h the man>s mother. 3e wanted to comfort her. 3e didn>t bra0, ?I>m 7*an0elist So-and-so. I>m Prophet Soand-so. +on>t be afraid. I>m 0oin0 to 0o o*er there and resurrect &our son.@ No, 3e Hust said, *eep not!+ <ith those words, I belie*e 3e not onl& communicated a messa0e in lan0ua0eI but I also belie*e 3e spirituall& imparted comfort. Bhere was an anointin0 in 3im that told the woman that she should listen. Aou don>t 0o to a funeral, interrupt it, and tell the chief mourner, ?<eep not@ in the flesh. She>ll slap &ou. But :esus communicated with her in the spirit. 3e touched her heart with the words, *eep not!+ Bhen 3e went and touched the coffin, and the men who were carr&in0 it stood still. 1an &ou see that the anointin0 is still at wor5D Ne-t, :esus loo5ed at the corpse and said, &oung man, / sa$ unto thee, Arise!+ 3e was tal5in0 to a corpse=a dead man; /
<hat if 3e had said, ?<hat is &our nameD@ But it was a dead bod& 3e was addressin0. <hen we loo5 at death, we see a shell, and we thin5 that the person>s spirit is so far awa& in the spirit dimension that it>s be&ond our reach, don>t weD In the natural this is the wa& we thin5. But :esus loo5ed at him and said, &oung man, / sa$ to $ou, Arise!+
A -an Anointed b$ the 'ol$ %pirit

3e didn>t sa& that as (od. Jesus #i#n$t resurrect that young man as ,o#3 He resurrecte# him as a man who was anointe# by the Holy 4!irit.
Aes, :esus was (odI 3e is the Second Person of the Brinit&, Aet 3e emptied 3imself and became a man. An# He never !erforme# one miracle on earth as ,o#. <hat 3e>s sa&in0 here is, ?I, :esus of NaCareth, a man anointed of (od, sa& to &ou, 4rise.@ Bhose words went forth and brou0ht that &oun0 man>s spirit bac5 into his bod&. +eath had to 0i*e him up ri0ht there; )emember what an e*il spirit said to the sons of Sce*a, who were attemptin0 to cast it outD Jesus / now, and >aul / now, but who are $ou0+ F4cts % '%$G.
Resurrections in -odern #imes

I>*e read about Smith <i00lesworth, who reportedl& raised fourteen people from the dead. I>*e ne*er seen fourteen dead people. No one has e*er brou0ht a dead person to m& meetin0 for resurrection &et. Brother <i00lesworth raised his own wife from the dead. 3e was out doin0 a meetin0 when Poll& died. <hen he 0ot home, he wal5ed into the bedroom and resurrected her. She sat up in bed and had to tal5 him out of it. She told him she wanted to 0o bac5I it was her time to die. Bhe& tal5ed a while, and finall& he said, ?4ll ri0ht,@ and she la& bac5 down and died. "0
Power Over Death
Bhat>s wild; <hat did that man ha*eD 3e had a re*elation of the Name of :esusI a re*elation of the fact that the realm of the #ea# is not beyon# our realm of influence. <e don>t ha*e to stru00le a0ainst it as if it is an undefeated foe. It has been defeated, halleluHah; Bhe 9in0 of 5in0s and the .ord of lords rose a0ain. 3e>s 0ot the 5e&s, and 3e 0a*e us 3is Name. +eath is under our feet, in 3is Name; <hen we come in contact with death in whate*er form it is manifested, we can o*ercome it. Because disease is a form of death, we must hate disease. +id &ou 5now (od hates death, tooD <h&D Because 3e is not the ori0inator of death. 1or the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life!!!+ F)omans !'/"G.
Authorit$ in 'eaven
<hen 9enneth 7. 3a0in was still pastorin0, his Sunda& School superintendent was se*erel& inHured in an industrial accident and was not e-pected to li*e. Brother 3a0in went to the hospital, pra&ed with the famil&, and then told the .ord, ?.ord, I need this man. 3e>s the best Sunda& School superintendent I>*e e*er had in this church. Bhere>s no one to ta5e his place. 3e>s a 0ood man. 3e>s a 0ood witness in the communit&. I>m the undershepherd of this church, and I need him. 4nd if I need him, Aou need him.@ Bhe man was healed. .ater, he told Brother 3a0in that he had died and 0one to hea*en. 3e saw :esus, but :esus told him, ?Aou can>t sta&.@ 3e as5ed, ?<h&D@ and :esus replied, ?Brother 3a0in won>t let &ou sta&. Aou>*e 0ot to 0o bac5@=and the man returned to life. If we onl& 5new what 5ind of a ma0netic power we ha*e down here to help people fulfill their destin& in (od, we wouldn>t be so read& to let them 0o; <e can 0uard them. <e can e*en belie*e the& won>t die in a car wrec5 or some other accident. I don>t ha*e to be in a certain place to ha*e m& authorit& "%
operate. In other words, while I>m preachin0 in a church, m& authorit& is wor5in0 at home. It>s 0uardin0 m& home and m& famil&. It>s watchin0 o*er the ministr&. <e can li*e our life in the fullness of that, 5nowin0 we>*e been 0ranted a Name that>s abo*e e*er& name.
*hat Did the Corpse %a$0

<hat happened when :esus said to the &oun0 man>s corpse, / sa$ unto thee, Arise+D .u5e ,'%$ sa&s'
And he that was dead sat up, and began to spea ! And he DJesusE delivered him to his mother!
8f course, :esus, throu0h the power of (od, had to heal the &oun0 man from whate*er he had died from as part of his resurrection. <hat does a dead man sa& when he sits up in his coffin and starts tal5in0D +id he pic5 up where he left offD ?4s I was sa&in0...@ <e read o*er the scriptures, but we don>t alwa&s e-amine them closel& enou0h. :ust ima0ine the reaction of the men who were carr&in0 the coffin; Bhe& put it down in a hurr& when he sat up and started tal5in0. 6a&be he said, ?Aou were 0oin0 to bur& me, weren>t &ou,@ or ?Aou bou0ht the cheap coffin.@ It>s natural to be ali*e' Bhe moment his spirit returned to his bod&, it was natural for him to communicate in the earth realm, because he had a bod& a0ain. In li0ht of that, do &ou understand wh& the de*il wants people to die prematurel&D +o &ou understand wh& the de*il wants to beat the bodies of 1hristians down with sic5ness and diseaseD It>s because as lon0 as we li*e in this temple, we ha*e the abilit& and the authorit& to operate in this earth realm and be pleasin0 to (od.
A Fe$ to -iracles
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Power Over Death
Now loo5 with me at .u5e %0'E, '

And into whatsoever cit$ $e enter, and the$ receive $ou, eat such things as are set before $ou2 And heal the sic that are therein, and sa$ unto them, #he ingdom of God is come nigh unto thee!
Notice, if the& recei*e &ou, eat what the& 0i*e &ou. If the& recei*e &ou, fellowship with them. If the& recei*e &ou, heal the sic5. Bhis is an important 5e&. :esus said the principle is' if the& receive &ou. 3ow are the& 0oin0 to recei*e &ouD If &ou recei*e a prophet in the name of a prophet, &ou will 0et the prophet>s reward, accordin0 to 6atthew %0'#%. If &ou recei*e a ri0hteous man in the name of a ri0hteous man, &ou will 0et a ri0hteous man>s reward. If the& recei*e &ou as a *essel of honor, the& will 0et the appropriate reward. If the& loo5 upon &ou as a fla5e, and the& don>t thin5 &ou ha*e an&thin0, don>t tell them &our *isions and dreams. +on>t tell them an&thin0. But if the& recei*e &ou as who &ou are in 1hrist, the Bible sa&s to 0o ahead and heal the sic5 that are in that place. <e hinder people from recei*in0 healin0 when we announce, ?I donKt ha*e an&thin0, I can>t heal an&one, but I 5now Someone who can.@ Instead, (od is sa&in0 to us, ?Bell the people that &ou ha*e power. Bell them &ou 0ot that power from 6e. :esus said &ou are a belie*er, and these si0ns follow or accompan& &ou' Aou shall la& hands on the sic5, and the& will reco*er. Bell them I>ll minister healin0 to them if the&>ll recei*e it.@ 6inisterin0 to people is ser*ice. It>s li5e ser*in0 someone food. :ust because the& don>t eat it doesn>t ma5e it an& less of a meal. Bhe same is true of healin0. IKm not in a meetin0 to pra& for peopleI I>m there to minister healing to people=if the& will recei*e it. If the& will belie*e, I>*e 0ot the power to heal them. Bhe& will recei*e the touch of ""
(od throu0h me. 7*en if the& don>t belie*e, I still ha*e that power.
#he -inistr$ of Aliens

<e>re on this planet as aliens. <e>re Hourne&in0 throu0h the earth to ma5e an impression for (od. <e>re here to heal the sic5. <e>re here to 0et people sa*ed. <e>re here to let the (ospel spread throu0h us. So what the .ord is sa&in0 is, ?If the& recei*e &ou, the& must recei*e &ou for who &ou are in 1hrist.@ Bhe& shouldn>t thin5 &ou are li5e e*er&one else. <hen &ou as5 them, ?+o &ou ha*e someone sic5 at &our houseD@ &ou should add, ?(od 0a*e me an anointin0. I>*e 0ot power. I>m a belie*er, and si0ns accompan& me. 4nd if &ou>ll recei*e it and belie*e that (od will use me, I>ll come to &our house and minister healin0.@ <e>ll see man& more results if we minister to people this wa&. <e must channel their attention into an area of e-pectanc& to where the& can recei*e from (od. 4s :esus said, 'eal the sic that are therein, and sa$ unto them, #he ingdom of God is come nigh unto $ou+ F.u5e %0' G.
%uccess All the *a$

Bhe se*ent& accomplished this tas5 with 0reat success. Bhe& reported bac5 to :esus in .u5e %0'%,'
And the sevent$ returned again with Go$, sa$ing, Lord, even the devils are subGect unto us through th$ name!
Bhe& returned with 5oy. Bhis means the& were reHoicin0, dancin0, Humpin0, and shoutin0. Bhe& were e-cited about their results; :o& mar5ed their con*ersations. Bhe& had 0one out to different places, and when the& returned, each had a tremendous testimon& about his Hourne&. It was success all the wa&. <hat did the& doD Bhe& had recei*ed power from :esus, hadn>t the&D 3e 0a*e them power and said, ?Now 0o.@ 4nother "#
Power Over Death
biblical passa0e recounts that :esus 0a*e the disciples power and authorit$ over all devils, and to cure diseases+ F.u5e '%G. Bhe most e-citin0 thin0 was when the se*ent& said, Even the devils are subGect to us in $our =ame!+ Notice the& didn>t sa&, ?8nl& the de*ils are subHect to us@I the& said, ?7*en the de*ils are subHect to us.@ <hat does that meanD Bhat means demon spirits were subHect to them in the Name of :esus; Sic5ness and disease were subHect to them in the Name of :esus; (erms and microbes were subHect to them in the Name of :esus; Bhe elements were subHect to them. 4n&thin0 that tried to oppose them was subHect to them in the Name of :esus=even de*ils. )emember, :esus also 0a*e us power o*er all the wor5s of the de*il.
Christians Can Fill Disease

Bhe 0reat missionar& :ohn (. .a5e, at a time when the bubonic pla0ue struc5 South 4frica, conducted an e-periment. 3e too5 pla0ue-infected froth from a d&in0 patient>s mouth and placed it in his own hand. Bhen he e-amined it under a microscope. Bhe pla0ue 0erms died as the& came in contact with his bod&; Bhe pla0ue 5ills most normal people. But when &ou 5now &our authorit& in ,o#1 you kill the !lague ; <h&D Because &ou won>t allow it. Aou tell it, (o; If &ou 5now &our authorit&, &ou won>t catch 0erms and microbes. 4s a matter of fact, what is a microbeD (enesis doesn>t sa&, ?In the be0innin0, (od said, .et there be microbes, and there were.@ Aou cant find them in the Bible. (od didn>t create "$
disease. 3a*e &ou e*er seen a microbeD Bhe&>re u0l&-loo5in0 creatures. +o &ou 5now an&one who has had a microbe, a 0erm, or a disease for a petD Bheir *er& life is sin. Bhe& are empowered b& the power of the de*il. Bhe life in them is the power of the de*il. 4nd we ha*e the abilit& to 5ill them; <e can>t remo*e them from the planet, because sin brou0ht the curse into the planet, but (od too5 awa& the curse of the law on our life throu0h :esus 1hrist. Bherefore, we can remo*e the influence of sic5ness and disease out of our life. <e can 5ill it; Christians can kill #isease* +octors can see the 0erms of diseases under powerful microscopes. Bhe& e*en 5eep them in 0lass *ials and do e-periments on them. Bhese 0erms are ali*e. Bhe& mo*e around and spread. Aet there are 1hristians wal5in0 the earth who don>t 5now that those diseases are subHect to them. 6ot only #evils, but an&thin0 the de*il has hatched up is subHect to &ou. Aou don>t need to catch those diseases. I wal5 b& the power of the li*in0 (od who li*es inside me. 6& bod& is the temple of the 3ol& Spirit. It does not contract disease and sic5ness. It repels it; (od 0a*e &ou and me authorit& o*er all the power of the de*il. 7*er&thin0 within the influence of the 5in0dom of dar5ness is subHect to us in the Name of :esus.
Cancer -ust )ow6

Cancer is sub5ect to you. <hen &ou face cancer in someone>s bod&, curse it. Sa&, ?1ancer=die; 1ome out of this bod&;@ If &ou belie*e what &ou sa&, it will come to pass. Bhat anointin0 will 0o to wor5 and 5ill the disease of cancer. Death and life are in the power of the tongue,+ the Bible sa&s in Pro*erbs %E'/%. -hat means when life comes on the scene1 #eath leaves. <hat does life doD .ife 5ills death. 3ealth "!
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5ills sic5ness. Prosperit& 5ills po*ert&. +eli*erance 5ills bonda0e. :o& 5ills sorrow. Faith 5ills fear. .o*e 5ills hate. So we become ?murderers@ of e*il. <e destro& the wor5s of the de*il, and we destro& them throu0h our wor#s. Bhis is what the se*ent& disco*ered. ?(erms, disease, sic5ness, po*ert&, fe*er, infirmit&, deafness=whate*er weKre facin0=obe& us throu0h &our Name,@ the& told :esus. ?7*en de*ils obe& us;@ Bhat was a *ictorious testimon&, wasn>t itD Bhe& came bac5 reHoicin0 and full of Ho&. Mictor& is e-citin0. Aou can>t help but 0et e-cited and happ& about it when &ou realiCe that *ictor& belon0s to &ou;
Chosen to Rule and Reign *ith Christ6

Bhe .ord has chosen us to be miracle wor5ers li5e the se*ent& who will literall& dominate the powers of dar5ness on planet 7arth. <e are to master, or e-ercise rulership and rei0n, with 1hrist o*er all the powers of dar5ness; Bhe de*il 0oes about as a roarin0 lion, see5in0 whom he ma& de*our. But :esus said, ?Aou can ad*ance b& wal5in0 on scorpions and sna5es.@ <here does that put the de*ilD 7n#er your feet* Bhat means when the flu is 0oin0 around, &ou can put it under &our feet. Bhe de*il will tr& to con*ince &ou that &ou ha*e less power than &ou actuall& ha*e. 3e>ll tr& to con*ince &ou that &ou>re susceptible to 0ettin0 a hereditar& disease. 3e>ll tr& to 0et &ou to accept the fact that confusion is 0oin0 to dominate &ou, and &ou>re 0oin0 to lose &our mind. If he can con*ince &ou of this, he>ll rob &ou of what belon0s to &ou. Aou don>t need another ?feelin0.@ Aou don>t need another touch. Aou don>t need another ?brea5throu0h.@ 4uthorit& and *ictor& belon0 to &ou ri0ht now. If &ou can 0rasp the 0reat truth of &our authorit& in 1hrist, &ou>ll be well on the wa& to where those Ho&ous se*ent& were.
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Aou can find places in &our life that need to be rearran0ed, and &ou can start puttin0 &our faith and the power of (od to wor5 in those areas. Aour life can ta5e an upswin0 for (od.
God s )est -a$ -ean *ealth

(od s best for some of &ou is to be a wealth& person; Bhe lie of the de*il is alwa&s to sa& that not e*er&one can be wealth&, or onl& a few can become wealth&. Becomin0 wealth& is easier than &ou thin5. In fact, if an&one should be wealth& on this earth, it should be 1hristians. ?Bhe dec5 is stac5ed in our fa*or,@ as worldl& people sa&. <e>*e 0ot twice as man& an0els as the de*il has demons, and 0reater power is wor5in0 in us than in sinners. <h& is it that people fail to step into abundance and prosperit& in the realm of (odD Because becoming wealthy is su!ernatural. .et me 0i*e &ou an e-ample' <h& is it that onl& a small number of families control most of the wealth on planet 7arthD Bheirs is ?old mone&@=mone& that has been in their families for &ears and &ears and &ears. 4nd wh& is it that all these families that ha*e dominated the entire economic condition on earth are not sa*edD It>s because the de*il wants to 5eep that mone& flowin0 in the realm of the un0odl&. But the Bible sa&s, !!! the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the Gust+ FPro*erbs %"'//G. -hat wealth belongs to us*
*hat 'appens to /deas *ithout 1aith

Bhere is 0oin0 to be a shift of wealth. 3ow is it 0oin0 to come aboutD (od is tr&in0 to 0et wealth-producin0 ideas o*er to 1hristians. +o &ou 5now wh& &ou won>t act on these ideasD Because ideas without faith won>t be put to wor5. <hen someone 0ets an idea from (od, the first thin0 the de*il sa&s is, ?+o &ou thin5 it is that eas&D If it>s that eas&, "E
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someone else would ha*e done it.@ 4lso, the moment someone 0ets an idea from (od, he shares it with his best friend, and the friend sa&s, ?+o &ou thin5 it>s that eas&D@ or ?Aes, that will wor5,@ but either wa&, the friend 0i*es them a loo5 that implies, ?Aou>re a nut;@ So the man with the idea doesn>t act on his (od-0i*en idea. Bhen, down the line, some sinner 0ets hold of the concept and ma5es millions from it. /#eas without faith won$t work. I belie*e the .ord is 0oin0 to 0i*e people faith in this decade that will help us 0raduate from wor5in0 in a dead-end Hob to bein0 an emplo&er of others. Bhis 5ind of success belon0s to the 1hurch; It belon0s to belie*ers. (od is 0oin0 to 0i*e us di*ine ideas, products, customers, s&stems, and solutions. 3e>s 0oin0 to 0i*e us wa&s b& which we can capture what 3e has in store for us. Becomin0 wealth& is supernatural. Not onl& are de*ils subHect to us, but !overty is also sub5ect to us in His 6ame1 an# it has to bow its knee.
Receiving %upernatural :ndowments

1ertain thin0s come to &ou b& educationI certain thin0s come to &ou b& informationI and certain thin0s come to &ou b& the Spirit of (od. Aou don>t 5now how the& come or how &ou 5now them. <hen preachin0 came on me the first time, I>d ne*er preached the (ospel before. I>d Hust finished readin0 .u5e #'%E, and it was li5e a rhema to me' #he %pirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach!!!!+ Bhat anointin0 came upon me, and that 0ift was imparted to me. It became not onl& acti*e that da&I it became resi#ent. From that moment on, I could preach the (ospel. 8f course, I ha*e to stud&. I ha*e to put the <ord of (od in me. But as far as standin0 in public and preachin0, that 0ift is there. In this a0e, there are certain thin0s &ou>ll recei*e that will be "
a supernatural endowment b& the Spirit to help &ou in &our 1hristian wal5. <hen the prophet 7liHah was cau0ht up into hea*en, 7lisha was there, and he pic5ed up the prophet>s mantle when it fell to earth. 7lisha was waitin0 for that mantleI he was as5in0 for and e-pectin0 a double portion of 7liHah>s anointin0. 1onsequentl&, 7lisha didn>t ha*e to fi0ure out how to use the mantleI he had seen 7liHah operatin0 the 0ift. Bhe supernatural endowment inherent in the mantle helped both prophets operate the wa& the& did.
#he Da$ Jesus *as :Huipped for %ervice

(oin0 to the New Bestament, we see that the .ord :esus did not 0o out preachin0 the (ospel, teachin0, or healin0 before the mantle or anointin0 came on 3im when 3e was baptiCed in the )i*er :ordan b& :ohn the Baptist. Bo :esus, the baptism in :ordan not onl& si0nified the baptism in the 3ol& SpiritI it also si0nified 3is bein0 separated to fulfill 3is destin& and bein0 equipped to do the wor5 of the ministr& with power. 3e was then read& to do what (od had called 3im to do. 4fter that e-perience, :esus left 3is earthl& famil&, and we don>t hear of 3im submittin0 to 3is earthl& parents a0ain. 3e went into the wilderness, o*ercame the enem&, returned to the (alilee, and be0an 3is miracle ministr&. I belie*e there are times when (od calls &ou, but there are also times when (od e8ui!s &ou and releases supernatural abilit& in &ou to fulfill what (od is callin0 &ou to fulfill. <e can be supernatural in an& realm of ser*ice. <e can ser*e as ushers supernaturall&. :ust as 7liHah passed his mantle to 7lisha, so :esus cloa5ed 3is disciples with 3is mantle. <hen the& saw 3is mantle in operation, the& were capti*ated b& 3is anointin0, and the& followed 3im.
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3e tau0ht them the <ord. Bhe& saw 3im do miracles. Bhe& saw 3is compassion for the sic5. 4nd 3e 0a*e them the abilit& to cure the sic5 and cast out de*ils. But then, at 3is ascension from the 6ount of 8li*es, 3e promised them, ?Power is 0oin0 to come upon &ou. Aou shall recei*e power after the 3ol& Spirit has come upon &ou.@
Christ,s -antle /s on the Church

/n the same way that 9li5ah$s mantle fell on 9lisha , Christ0s mantle fell on the Church* 4nd the 3ol& Spirit did come. <hen 3e filled the 1hurch, the 1hurch was birthed into the realm of the miraculous. <e ha*e within our bein0 toda& the potential for a consistent supernatural lifest&le.
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Chapter 3 Releasing the >ower of God
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hen we were ministerin0 in 1anada se*eral &ears a0o, we were approached b& a woman who had suffered two miscarria0es and was e-pectin0 a third child.
4s we were pra&in0 for her, we brou0ht out a chair, because we didn>t want her to 0o out under the power and fall. She was tormented b& the thou0ht of losin0 this third child. So we sat her down in the chair and be0an to minister healin0 to her. Suddenl&, m& wife, )obin, throu0h the 0ift of discernin0 of spirits, saw the spirit that had attached itself to this woman>s bod&. It was literall& holdin0 her cer*i- open; FBhis is what had caused her two pre*ious miscarria0es. G Aou don>t ha*e to see into the realm of the spirit to 5now how to minister to people and how to bind the de*il. Aou can 5now throu0h the abilities (od has put in &ou. Aou can 5now throu0h the word of 5nowled0e. 4nd if &ou don>t see into the realm of the spirit or ha*e a word of 5nowled0e, &ou can still wal5 b& faith and not b& si0ht' Aou can belie*e (od>s <ord. But in this instance, )obin told us what she saw, and then she spo5e to that spirit. She said, ?.et her 0o;@ Bhis is the wa& )obin and I minister' <e tal5 to thin0s. <e tal5 to s&mptoms, and the& obe& us. Sometimes I 5now b& a word of 5nowled0e, or )obin 5nows b& discernin0 of spirits that a spirit is in*ol*ed. #"
)e*elation 0ifts or the still, small *oice of the 3ol& Spirit will tell &ou how to pra&, how to minister healin0, how to ha*e a financial brea5throu0h, or how to bind the de*il. )obin bound the de*il. She told it to 0o, and immediatel& it left the woman=but as it was lea*in0, it literall& hit )obin in the stomach. It tried to 0et in one last shot on its wa& out. +on>t let de*ils do this to &ou. )obin resisted it, and it bounced off her.
Learn to %a$ =o
4 well-5nown minister was ministerin0 healin0 to a hospital patient once, and the spirit Humped off the person and tried to 0et on the minister. It hit him in the chest. 3e said, ?No, &ou can>t,@ and the spirit left. <hen a s&mptom, the enem&, or fear hits us, we>*e 0ot to learn to sa& no to it. <hen the spirit of fear is around, it>s amaCin0 how people panic. But it>s a spirit, and &ou can reHect it. 4bout a month after pra&in0 for the 1anadian woman, we 0ot a letter from her. She went bac5 to her doctor the da& after we ministered to her, and he said, ?Aour cer*i- is closed.@ <e told that spirit that had afflicted her to lea*e, and she was instantl& healed b& the power of (od. But what if we had pra&ed, ?(od, please heal this womanD@ or as5ed the .ord to do somethin0 that>s not within 3is realm of influence to doD Aes, (od is more than a conqueror. 3e is not afraid of the de*il. 3e has authorit& o*er the de*il. But on planet 7arth, (od 0a*e that authorit& to us; 4nd if we don>t do somethin0 about the enem&, (od won>t.
An /nstant -anifestation
4bout two &ears a0o, we were ministerin0 in New 8rleans, and we told the con0re0ation, ?(o out and brin0 the sic5 to church. Belie*e in an instant manifestation of the 3ol& Spirit to heal people.@ ##
:eleasing the Power of ,o#
So some people went out and brou0ht bac5 a man in an ambulance. Bhe& wheeled him into the church ser*ice on a stretcher. 3e was wearin0 a hospital 0own. 3e had fallen off a truc5 and bro5en his nec5 two &ears before, and he had been bedfast and crippled those /# months. 4fter preachin0 the <ord, I wal5ed down to where the manKs stretcher was. ?+o &ou belie*e the .ord is 0oin0 to use me to heal &ou toni0htD@ I as5ed. ?Aes,@ he replied. I laid m& hands on him, released the power and anointin0 of (od, commanded that infirmit& to lea*e his bod&, and belie*ed (od for a miracle. Bhen I as5ed the man, ?1an &ou mo*e &our feetD 6o*e &our feet.@ 3e started to mo*e his le0s up and down. I said, ?<ell, can &ou wal5D@ 3e said, ?I don>t 5now.@ <e lifted him up, and he 0ot off the side of the bed. Ushers were holdin0 him, and the man was wal5in0. 3is hospital 0own was split in the bac5, and the ushers were tr&in0 to co*er him up. 3e was wal5in0 for the first time in two &ears; Because he had been paral&Ced and couldn>t control his bodil& functions or ta5e care of himself, he was wearin0 a diaper. Bhe diaper fell off, he stepped out of it, and he Hust 5ept wal5in0.
Releasing the >ower of God

Bhere will alwa&s be an impossibilit&, but we must not allow an impossibilit& to hold us bac5. 4 bro5en nec5 is nothin0 to (od>s healin0 power; <e>*e 0ot to reco0niCe that (od>s healin0 power will sur0e throu0h us. <e can sense it in the tan0ible realm. <e can become well acquainted with it. <e can release it on people.
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<i00lesworth learned how to release the power of (od without sa&in0 a word. 3is *er& presence affected people. 3is faith was acti*e to belie*e that the power of (od in him was 0oin0 to touch others, and it did. Bhe power of (od would hit them and the& would start weepin0 when he hadn>t said a word to them about :esus. 8nce he was ridin0 in a train, mindin0 his own business, readin0, when four men came to him and said, ?<e donKt 5now what it is about &ou, but &our presence ma5es us feel li5e weKre 0oin0 to die and 0o to hell. <ould &ou pra& for usD@
#he >resence of God 1ills Bur 'ome

<hen we li*ed in <hittier, 1alifornia, we had a ne-t-door nei0hbor who smo5ed a pipe, cussed, and did e*er&thin0 else worldl&, but was supposedl& a 1hristian. <e held pra&er meetin0s in our home, and he ran around town without our 5nowled0e and circulated a petition that obHected to the number of cars that were par5ed on the street. 8ne of the women in the nei0hborhood si0ned his petition, but one da& she felt 0uilt& about it. She came to our house, 5noc5ed on the door, and as5ed to come in. Bhe moment she stepped into the house, the power of (od hit her, and she be0an sha5in0 and sobbin0. She said, ?I don>t 5now wh& I did it. I>m sorr& I e*er did it.@ <e as5ed, ?<hat did &ou doD@ She said, ?I>m sorr&. I si0ned the petition.@ ?<hat petitionD@ ?Bhe petition &our ne-t-door nei0hbor is 0ettin0 e*er&one to si0n a0ainst &ou.@ Bhe power of (od was present in our house not because that house was some 5ind of a temple, but because the temple of (od li*ed in that house. It was the presence of (od in and with us that released that 5ind of power.
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I would *enture to sa& that a hi0h percenta0e of the church world doesn>t 5now the power of (od. I>d e*en *enture to sa& that man& of us don>t 5now the power of (od li5e we should. -he !ower of ,o# honors faith. In order to be ?Capped@ with (od>s power, &ou>*e 0ot to be tuned to the ri0ht ?station.@
5ncrowned Fings
And the sevent$ returned again with Go$, sa$ing, Lord, even the devils are subGect unto us through th$ name! Lu e 1<219
:esus answered in the ne-t *erse, / beheld %atan as lightning fall from heaven!+ 3e was sa&in0 to them, ?Bhe de*il has been cast down. I saw him cast out of hea*en.@ )emember the prophet Isaiah>s words'
'ow art thou fallen from heaven, B Lucifer, son of the morning6 how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst wea en the nations6 /saiah 17214
Bhe reason wh& the nations and earthl& 0o*ernments are wea5ened, confused, and snared is because .ucifer fell and became the 0od of this world. But there s another dimension of 0o*ernment in the 5in0dom of (od to which we>re called as 5in0s and priests. In that dimension we ma& not be ac5nowled0ed in public as 5in0s and priests, but in the spirit realm, we>ll rule and rei0n.
>ower Bver All the >ower of the :nem$

4fter :esus told the se*ent& that 3e saw Satan as li0htnin0 fall from hea*en, 3e continued'
)ehold, / give unto $ou power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enem$2 and nothing shall b$ an$ means hurt $ou! =otwithstanding in this reGoice not, that the spirits are subGect unto $ou? but rather reGoice because $our names
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Authority Over the Powers of Darkness are written in heaven! Lu e 1<21A, 4<
First, :esus sa&s, ?I 0i*e &ou power. I 0i*e &ou the libert& and the abilit& to consistentl& operate in m& steadI to ad*ance b& settin0 foot on scorpions and sna5es.@ Bhat means sometimes the onl& direction to 0o is strai0ht toward where the de*il is standin0; In the natural, if &ou see a corridor, road, or path that s pa*ed with scorpions and sna5es, &ou>re not 0oin0 to feel li5e 0oin0 that wa&, are &ouD It>s not e*en the direction &ou feel le# to 0o in. Bhe .ord was sa&in0, ?Aou do not need a special manifestation of the Spirit to defeat the de*il. I 0i*e &ou power so &ou can ad*ance.@ <hen &ou start to ad*ance, the de*il and his camp will whisper, ?Impossible; Aou can>t come this wa&. It>s ne*er been done. <e>re 0oin0 to stop &ou;@ Aou>re be0innin0 to step on all that the de*il is attemptin0 to use a0ainst &our pro0ress in (od. But &ou ha*e been 0i*en e;ousia<abilit&, dele0ated authorit&=to operate on behalf of 1hrist, and &ou>re not 0oin0 to be stopped b& the ad*ersar&.
/gnoring Authorit$
4fter :esus 0a*e us authorit& o*er all the power of the de*il, 3e went on to sa&, )ut don,t reGoice in the fact that the spirits are subGect to $ou? rather, reGoice that $our names are written in heaven!+ People ha*e said, ?See, we shouldn>t reHoice because of the miracles, or because the de*il is subHect to us. <e should reHoice onl& because we>re sa*ed.@ )eli0ious people ha*e used that e-cuse to capitaliCe on sal*ation and for0et about their authorit&; :esus said, )/ give you authority.' +on>t base &our Ho& on the fact that the de*il is subHect to &ou. If &ou base &our Ho& on results, &ou>ll 0et e-cited when &ou see results and depressed when &ou don>t. 4nd there will alwa&s be times when &ou>re #E
between *ictories. Bhe .ord was not ne0atin0 the supernaturalI 3e was simpl& sa&in0, ?+on>t 0et e-cited, or base &our Ho& on the fact that the de*ils are subHect to &ou. Base &our Ho& on the fact that &our names are written in hea*en.@ Bhat tells me somethin0 else. Notice 3e didn>t sa&, ?But reHoice that &ou>re 0oin0 to hea*en.@ Bhat>s how we>*e interpreted it, but that s not what 3e said. 3e said, ReGoice that $our names are written in heaven!+ <hat does that meanD It means that ,o# acknowle#ges you as a chil#1 an# if you0re a chil# of ,o#1 the #evil is in trouble*
-$ Jo$ /s )ased on -$ 'eritage

In other words, based on the fact that m& name is written in hea*en, IK*e 0ot authorit& here on earth; 6& Ho& is not based on m& authorit&, howe*er. =y 5oy is base# on my heritage. I>m a child of the li*in0 (od. It>s not what 3e 0a*e meI it>s who 3e made me. 4nd in that same hour, accordin0 to .u5e %0'/%, :esus reHoiced in the Spirit. Bhat word ?reHoiced@ means 3e spun around, 0ot e-cited, and started dancin0. It means the power of (od hit 3im; 3as the power of (od e*er hit &ou, and Ho& e-ploded in &our spiritD Bhat s what happened to :esus. <h&D Because 3e had Hust said somethin0 that bore witness with the 3ol& Spirit. 3e said, ReGoice because $our names are written in heaven!+ Boom=the power of (od hit 3im. 3e reHoiced and said'
/ than thee, B 1ather, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes, even so, 1ather? for it seemed good in th$ sight! All things are delivered to me of m$ 1ather2 and no man noweth who the %on is, but the 1ather? and who the 1ather is, but the %on, and he to whom the %on will revel him!
Authority Over the Powers of Darkness And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privatel$, )lessed are the e$es which see the things that $e see! 1or / tell $ou, that man$ prophets and ings have desired to see those things which $e see, and have not seen them? and to hear those things which $e hear, and have not heard them! Lu e 1<241847
3ere>s the clincher. :esus 0ot all e-cited and be0an to praise (od and sa&, &ou have hid these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them unto babes!+ <hat were ?these thin0s@D :esus told 3is disciples, ?Aou>re blessed. Until this time, prophets and 5in0s ha*e desired to hear and see the thin0s &ou>re hearin0 and seein0.@ <hat were the& seein0D
Dominion Bver Dar ness

>or the first time in human history , the #isci!les were seeing men having #ominion over the !owers of #arkness.
7*en in the 8ld Bestament, men did not ha*e dominion o*er the powers of dar5ness. In fact, the de*il is hardl& referred to in the 8ld BestamentI we onl& see t&pes and shadows of him. 6en in those da&s fou0ht literal ad*ersaries or 0iants. Bhe de*il and the spiritual wor5in0s of e*il behind the scenes did not come to li0ht until the New Bestament. Bhrou0hout the 8ld 1o*enant &ou find men who were dominated b& the powers of dar5nessI and certainl& the anointin0 of (od came on prophet, priest, and 5in0, and the& performed miracles. But &ou don>t see men bindin0 de*ils an&where in the Bible before :esus appeared on the scene. Aou don>t see an&one subduin0 the powers of dar5ness and wal5in0 in *ictor& until :esus> da&. <hat did (od re*eal to babesD 4uthorit& o*er the powers of dar5ness;
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4s a 1hristian, &our name is now written in hea*en. Aou>re a brand-new breed of people. Prophets and 5in0s wanted to loo5 into what &ou ha*e and couldn>t. )emember what :esus said about :ohn the BaptistD But of ever$one born of a woman, there,s not one greater than John!+ Bhen 3e turned around and added, !!! but he that is least in the ingdom of God is greater than he+ F.u5e ,'/EG. <hat was :esus sa&in0D 3e was sa&in0, ?If &ou>re 0oin0 to put :ohn up a0ainst an& other person who was onl& born once, of a woman, and did not 5now the New Birth, he>s 0oin0 to be the 0reatest.@ Bhe New Bestament, howe*er, ushered in the New Birth, also 5nown as the secon# birth. Bhe second time &ou>re born, &ou>re born of (od. :ohn the Baptist did not e-perience this second birth. Bherefore, when comparin0 him with someone who has recei*ed the New Birth and the indwellin0 of the 3ol& Spirit, :ohn will be ?the least in the 5in0dom.@ New Bestament belie*ers are 0reater than :ohn because the& can step into the 1hrist-5ind of ministr&. Bhe& ha*e man& ad*anta0es o*er :ohn. :ohn didn>t ha*e dominion o*er the spirits of dar5ness. :ohn didnKt ha*e what the apostles had, or what members of the 7arl& 1hurch had. So the .ord said to 3is disciples=and to us=L&our name is now written in hea*en, and &ou ha*e a new identit&. AouKre not the person &ou used to be, a person who was o*ercome and trodden down b& the enem&, a person who bore a resemblance to his earthl& parents and too5 on their traits. No, &ou>*e been born of (od, and now &ou can bear a resemblance to &our 3ea*enl& Father and ta5e on 3is traits.@ <hen &ou recei*e this new identit&, &ou open up the miraculous realm of (od, and the supernatural becomes commonplace. It>s easier to tal5 to sic5ness and disease, e*il spirits, and so forth. It>s easier to wal5 as a belie*er in all aspects of life. $%
=icodemus the #heologian

Bhe third chapter of :ohn is a *er& familiar portion of ScriptureI howe*er, I belie*e that onl& one aspect of it has been e-plained. <e need to loo5 at it in another li0ht. Bhe chapter be0ins'
#here was a man of the >harisees, named =icodemus, a ruler of the Jews2 #he same came to Jesus b$ night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we now that thou art a teacher come from God2 for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, eCcept God be with him! John 321, 4
Nicodemus had his theolo0& to0ether; 3e 5new more about doctrine than most 1hristians do. Boda& we thin5 that no man can do these miracles, onl& (od, but Nicodemus said, :Ccept God be with him!!!!+ 4cts %0'"E tells us, 'ow God anointed Jesus of =a.areth with the 'ol$ Ghost and with power2 who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil? for God was with him!+ (od was with :esusI Nicodemus was theolo0icall& correct. Bhe 9enneth S. <uest translation sa&s, Rabbi, we now positivel$ that from God $ou have come, a teacher? for no one is able to eep on constantl$ performing these attesting miracles which $ou are constantl$ performing, eCcept God be with him!+
Jesus answered D=icodemusE and said unto him, Ieril$, veril$, / sa$ unto thee, :Ccept a man be born again, he cannot see the ingdom of God! John 323
<e>*e interpreted this to mean that Nicodemus told :esus somethin0, and :esus brushed it aside and told him, ?Ne*er mind that Nicodemus. Aou must be born a0ain.@ But that>s not what was said;
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%eeing the Fingdom of God

Nicodemus was literall& fascinated=and so were the Pharisees=b& the fact that this man :esus had authorit&. :esus said to Nicodemus, #rul$, trul$, / sa$ unto $ou, :Ccept a man be born again, he cannot see the ingdom of God!+ <e>*e alwa&s thou0ht that meant Nicodemus would not 0o to 3ea*en. Aes, we 5now that if &ou>re not born a0ain, &ou>re not 0oin0 to hea*en. But how man& 5now that the 5in0dom of (od is not onl& in 3ea*enI it0s on the insi#e of you* 4s a matter of fact, the 5in0dom of 3ea*en is acti*e amon0 certain people. :esus told 3is disciples, 'eal the sic that are therein, and sa$ unto them, The kingdom of od i! "ome nigh unto you F.u5e %0' G. :esus told the Pharisees, #he ingdom of God cometh not with observation2 =either shall the$ sa$, Lo here6 or, lo there6 for, behold, the kingdom of od i! #ithin you (uke %,'/0, /%G. <e 5now that there is comin0 a da& when (od>s 5in0dom will literall& come. <e belie*e that. <e belie*e that :esus is comin0 one da& to set up the literal headquarters of 3is 5in0dom on planet 7arth.
#he Da$ the Fingdom Came

But we also belie*e that :esus said one da& to 3is disciples, !!! there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till the$ see the ingdom of God+ F.u5e '/,G. Bhe Bible tells us that ei0ht da&s after ma5in0 that statement, :esus too5 Peter, :ames, and :ohn with 3im to a mountain to pra&, and 3e was transfi0ured before them. -hose three literally saw the king#om of ,o# come with !ower* <e>*e pra&ed the .ord>s Pra&er' #h$ ingdom come! #h$ will be done in earth, as it is in heaven+ F6atthew !'%0G, but as 1hristians, we>*e alwa&s thou0ht of the 5in0dom as bein0 part of the millennium.
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Bhis is true' I belie*e that when the millennium comes the fullness of the 5in0dom will be there. It will be a time when the animal 5in0dom will no lon0er de*our pre&. It will be a time when we will build and plant completel& without the influence of the ad*ersar&.
God,s Fingdom in Bur Life

Nonetheless, #h$ ingdom come! #h$ will be done+ is not some futuristic, passi*e pra&er. It is a declaration of faith that sa&s, ?Aour 5in0dom is 0oin0 to come throu0h m& life. Aour will is 0oin0 to come throu0h m& life, as it is in 3ea*en. If &our will is healin0, healin0 is 0oin0 to come throu0h me. ?If &our will is health, health is 0oin0 to li*e throu0h me. If &our will is abundance, abundance is 0oin0 to li*e throu0h me. I refuse to allow the enem& to wor5 or be acti*e an&where near m& realm of influence. <here*er I ha*e influence, the de*il doesn>t. <hoe*er I can influence, I can set free from the de*il.@ In li0ht of that, listen to what :esus said to Nicodemus after his affirmation that (od was with 3im' Ieril$, veril$, / sa$ unto $ou, :Ccept a man be born again, he cannot see the ingdom of God!+ <hat is 3e sa&in0D ?Nicodemus, &ou won>t see these miracles happen throu0h &ou. Aou won>t see sal*ation. Aou won>t see deli*erance. Aou won>t see prosperit&. Aou won>t see abundance. Aou won>t see the supernatural dimension= unless you$re born again.' ?+o &ou want thisD (et sa*ed. +o &ou want these miraclesD (et sa*ed. (et &our name written in hea*en, and &ouKll see the 5in0dom of (od in operation down here. Bhen, e*entuall&, &ouKll 0o to li*e with (od in 3is 5in0dom fore*er and e*er. But &ou must be born a0ain.@ <h& did :esus sa& thisD Because that which is born of flesh is flesh Bhat means :esus is well acquainted with the natural realm. Bhat means 3e 5nows when we fail, when we 0et wounded, when we cr&, and how to o*ercome, because 3e $#
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1lesh or %pirit0
But that which is born of spirit is spirit. &e must be born again!+ <hat does that meanD <hen &ou>re born the second time, &our spirit man is born of (od. Bhat spirit man is well acquainted with the spirit realm. 3e 5nows how to wal5 without failin0. 3e 5nows how to win. 3e 5nows how to maneu*er in the realm of (od. 3e 5nows how to recei*e b& faith. 3e 5nows how to o*ercome the enem&. Bhe spirit man is born of (od. 3e 5nows how to 0lean (od>s characteristics and *er& nature from the <ord, and appropriate them into his own life. 3e 5nows how to 0row up to dominate the realm of the natural and cause his bod& to come under the influence of the 3ol& Spirit which is in him. Bhat which is born of flesh is flesh, and that which is born of spirit is spirit. Aou must be born a0ain, because unless &ou are, demons won>t be subHect to &ou. 7lements won>t bow down to &ou. Bhe enem& won>t be under &our feet. Aour ad*ersar& won>t be o*ercome. 3owe*er, if &ou 0et sa*ed, &ou become an open house that (od can come and li*e in. 3e can 0uide &ou into triumphant *ictor& throu0hout &our wal5 in 1hrist :esus.
)ringing 'eaven to :arth

<hat :esus was sa&in0 was, if &ou>re born a0ain, it does not simpl& mean &ou>re 0oin0 to 3ea*enI it means &ou>re brin0in0 3ea*en to earth; It does not mean &ou>re 0ettin0 sa*ed and 0ettin0 an ?insurance polic&@ It means &ou>re 0ettin0 sa*ed, and miracles will accompan& &ou. Bhe natural man won>t be able to comprehend &ou. 3e that is spiritual cannot be Hud0ed of an&one. Bhe wind Fthe 3ol& SpiritG blows where*er it wants. Aou don>t 5now where it>s comin0 from, or where it>s 0oin0. Bhat s how a man in the spirit $$
wal5s. Bhe de*il wor5s on e*er& side, tr&in0 to contain him, and when he>s finished all his strate0ies and e-hausted all his laborers, he finds out that &ouKre one step ahead of him= because &ou>re born of (od. Aour name is written in that other dimension, and &ou 5now how to find the presence of the li*in0 (od.
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Authority Over the Powers of Darkness

Chapter 1 Demonstrating the Life of Jesus

Authority Over the Powers of Darkness

Guard &our 'eart

Demonstrating the (ife of Jesus

Led b$ the *ord and the %pirit

Jesus, )attles for -iracles

Authority Over the Powers of Darkness

*hat )etter #ime for a -iracle0

Demonstrating the (ife of Jesus

Resurrecting &our 1inances

Authority Over the Powers of Darkness

Jesus, Cool Reception in )ethan$

Demonstrating the (ife of Jesus

Authority Over the Powers of Darkness

/n #une *ith Another Dimension

Jesus, Reaction to 5nbelief

:nough 5nbelief to )e Defeated

Demonstrating the (ife of Jesus

#urning Doubters Around

Authority Over the Powers of Darkness

#he Atmosphere for a -iracle

1aith =uggets -issed

Demonstrating the (ife of Jesus

>reparation for a -iracle

Authority Over the Powers of Darkness

miracle while we>re on our wa& to recei*e it;

A >ra$er to /mpart 1aith

A >ra$er 1rom 'ell

Demonstrating the (ife of Jesus

A >ra$er for Revelation

Authority Over the Powers of Darkness

Jesus #urned /t Around

>reparing for &our -iracle

Authority Over the Powers of Darkness

Chapter 4 >ower Bver Death

Authority Over the Powers of Darkness

Death /s =ot But of Bur Reach

Power Over Death

Dominion in #hree Realms

#he Church Confronts the Devil

Authority Over the Powers of Darkness

*hat the 1ather %ees

>enetrating the /nvisible

Power Over Death

Authorit$ to /nterrupt a 1uneral >rocession

Authority Over the Powers of Darkness

A -an Anointed b$ the 'ol$ %pirit

Resurrections in -odern #imes

Power Over Death

Authority Over the Powers of Darkness

*hat Did the Corpse %a$0

Power Over Death

Now loo5 with me at .u5e %0'E, '

Authority Over the Powers of Darkness

#he -inistr$ of Aliens

%uccess All the *a$

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hat 'appens to /deas ithout 1aith

4 stud& to build &our faith from leel to leel.

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