Here is the first of 3 posts I will be sharing
These are written to a friend of mine from Yedidah
SCRIPTURAL SPIRITUAL WARFARE
Part I – Foundation Principles
Qualifications and Requirements
Want to learn correct spiritual warfare that brings results? Here is the first of a three-part series that has been long overdue. It will give you the wisdom necessary to have Yahuweh’s backing as you come against an ever-expanding enemy. I have written foundational materials on Scriptural intercession in “Correct Intercession and Spiritual Warfare in the Garments of the High Priest” and “Intercession: Knowing the Basics”, but not until now isolated the rock bottom principles needed to do correct spiritual warfare. The final battle of the ages has now commenced – Yahuweh’s forces against the spirits of darkness—the ruling principalities and powers--rulers in high places over regions, nations, cities, religions and organizations, as well as the imps that are sent to torment and disrupt our lives. In this series I give you no theology. I give you no opinion. I give you only straight reality from a lifetime of learning how to get it right--from in-the-battle training by my mentor—the Spirit of Yahuweh. I want to help you to NOT be a “son of Sceva”. (Acts 19:13-16)
Ephesians 6:10-12: “…Be strong in the Master and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of Elohim so that you have power to withstand in the wicked day, and having done all to stand, stand then…”
I won’t go into the specifics of the “armor of Elohim” here, because you can read about it in the article mentioned above that shows each piece of armor’s relationship to the garments of the High Priest – the garb of the coming High Priest and King.
The heavenly battle has begun. The great end-time apostasy is rampant in the camps of used to be “believers”. Very soon the great battle in now raging in heaven will end with Michael throwing out Lucifer/Satan onto the earth—“that old Dragon”—who will go after the “woman” to destroy her “seed”—the remnant of Ya’cob--in “the last generation”. The fallen angels have been released from the pit to once again take bodies, (Revelation 9) and their leader, Apollyon, has arisen to ascend to world power. I have written about this recently, so will go on. For over 100 years now, there have been more martyrs for their faith in the Savior, especially in China/Asia, Middle East, Africa, Mexico and South America, than in all the history of the assemblies of Yahushua from the first century on. Few know about this because the persecution in about forty countries of the earth has been kept hidden from the western world. But, it is coming soon to the western world, and probably 1% of 1% has prepared by obedience and
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discipline, and are ready for it--if that many. This is why the strong, disciplined, trained and readied 144,000 have already been sealed, and are in place to
overcome in the onslaught--much like the “Gideon’s 300” (Judges 7) or Jehoshephat’s army of singers (II Chronicles 20).
It is interesting that Judges is the 7th book, and Gideon’s story of victory starts in the 7th chapter, and the key verse is verse 7. I have visited Ma’ayan Harod springs, near Afula. I saw where they had the water-slurping contest, right above the Jezre’el Valley below where the Midianites arrayed for battle.
Judges 7:7: “And Yahuweh said to Gideon: `By these three hundred men who lapped I will save you, and shall give Midian into your hand. Let all the other people go, each to his place’ ”.
(See the article “Gideon’s 300” to learn the process of His choosing) Gideon started out with 32,000 all gung-ho for battle—zealous and revved up for action.
Judges 7:3: “…`whosoever is afraid and trembling, let him turn back and leave Mount Gil’ad’. And twenty-two thousand of the people turned back, while ten thousand remained”.
Spiritual warfare is much like physical warfare. No fearful or whiners allowed! This is real business, and the enemies we face today in the spirit realm are far more dangerous than the Midianites. The true warrior knows his enemy well!
It was said of Ariel Sharon in his book Warrior, that he knew every flower and tuft of grass in the Negev Desert – he knew his territory, and he knew the enemy well. This is why he was such a successful General. The true warrior is focused on what his commanding officer is telling him to do. He is sold-out, loyal, and unflinching in his obedience to his commanding officer.
II Timothy 2:3-4: “No one serving as a soldier gets involved in the affairs of this life, in order to please only him who enlisted him as a soldier”.
I Peter 4:1-2: “Therefore, since Messiah suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so that he no longer lives the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but according to the desire of Elohim”.
Adjust your priorities! The “Gideon 300” were chosen by how they lapped the water at the Ma’ayan Harod spring. Out of the 10,000 remaining, 9, 970 were sent home also--they drank water by kneeling down and sticking their heads in the water to drink. THEY TOOK THEIR EYES OFF THE ENEMY!
It is senseless to stay on the Internet to learn what the enemy’s doing, when Abba’s Spirit is well able to show us the enemy that we have to deal with, and give us wisdom regarding his position. He will help us choose our battles—they are not all ours!
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But, we must not stick our head in the sand either—the enemy is very real, and we must learn his capabilities, his maneuvers, his nature and thinking--to keep from being deceived.
The three hundred bent over and dipped one hand into the water, and then brought their hand to their mouths and lapped the water like a dog laps with its tongue—they never took their eyes off the enemy in the valley below!
When I walk around a lake in Florida, even in housing developments, I know that oftentimes alligators are in the lake. If I turn a bend in the path and see an alligator lying across my way, I will probably have a surge of fear. Humans have a defense system built in that warns us of potential danger. That’s normal. But,
my immediate reaction to seeing the alligator would be to boldly command the alligator to turn back into the swamp in the Name of Yahuweh. I’ve had animals do this. But, I’ve also had demon-possessed humans come at me to kill me, and the rebuke in Abba’s name has caused them to stop. One such man, in a remote
area of Tanzania dropped to the ground at my feet (close call). He came up totally delivered—set free and rejoicing. I’ve had then growl at me, too – and even try to kill me – but I never have had any fear--I know who backs me! After I was filled with the Spirit in November of 1966, I began preach on the streets of “skid row” in Los Angeles at all hours of the night—sometimes He would anoint me with such boldness that gangs were fearful of me, and would surround me wanting to know the source of my power. Of course, I preached salvation to them. This power is only for those who use it for HIS ESTEEM AND HONOR!
Luke 24:49: “And, behold, I send the promise of My Father upon you, but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high”. One must never even attempt to go against the powers of the Satanic world without this “power from on high”!
I was in the high desert of New Mexico on the Navajo reservation. I was walking and praying. I picked up a small piece of driftwood that looked just like a snake. Abba spoke harshly: “Put it down!” I balked since I thought it was harmless. He spoke even more harshly “PUT IT DOWN”! I threw it down. I know His voice and His personality. About ten minutes later, while bending over to pick up another piece of driftwood, I heard a sound I’d heard on a National Geographic program. I froze in place. Finally it hit my brain what that sound was. I slowly lifted my head, but not my body. I was looking right at a rattlesnake ready to strike. My reaction was boldness—I called out Messiah’s Name, and commanded the snake to uncoil. It obeyed me. I slowly raised my body, and preached it a sermon while it tilted its head to the side and listened. If I had disobeyed Abba and kept the snake-shaped driftwood, I know the snake would have struck me--He would not have backed my authority against it. The tests come. If we fail to obey, then He cannot stand with us to protect us, or help us! Learn this lesson well and fast! If we do not obey in the small things, He won’t stand with us in the big things!
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In Mark 5 we have the story of Messiah on his way to heal Jairus’ daughter. He is distracted by another need. By the time He got ready to go with Jairus, a servant came to tell Jairus (ruler of the local synagogue) that his daughter had died. Mark 5:36 is one of my favorite verses: “As soon as Yahushua heard the word spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue `be not afraid, only believe’ ”. You can read the rest of the story. But, once Elohim personally gives you the promise, it will be fulfilled exactly as He says – and no obstacle can prevail. But, to receive it requires what I call “bull-dog faith”--NO FEAR--just stubborn, bold faith--but faith based on what He has said, not on what we want, not on what we think, and not on presumption or hope.
I remember a story Joyce Still told. Her dear friend had a daughter dying of leukemia. Abba had told her friend that He would heal her daughter. Her friend asked Joyce to agree with her in prayer for the healing. Joyce said she would stand in prayer for her daughter’s healing. A few months went by, and her friend called her. She said, “Joyce, do you still believe that my daughter will be healed?” Joyce said, “Yes, of course”. The friend said: “My daughter just died. Come to the hospital”. Joyce went. The girl had been dead about an hour--just like Jairus’ daughter. They stood over her body in faith, expecting the promise of Elohim—for her life to be restored and for her to be free of leukemia. Within a few minutes, the girl sat up, healed and totally restored. Isn’t this what happened in the house of Jairus? Why not now?
Matthew 17:20: “If you faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain `be removed into another place’ and it will be removed, and nothing will be impossible to you”.
Tragically, like Mark 11:22-24, these verses have become part of the rhetoric of the “name it and claim it”, “blab it and grab it” movement, which seeks to manipulate “God” into doing whatever one wants. (Please study on real faith through my manual “Faith Walk” and “Daily Flowing in His Perfect Timing”.)
The Word must never be used to get what we want!
In proclamation to the enemy, a bold servant backed by Yahuweh needs only to speak to the enemy once, with boldness. Messiah taught His disciples to use the authority He gave them, thus the joyful report of the 70 disciples in Luke 10. But, you must not take what He said to 70 trusted friends and use it to claim what you selfishly want for yourself or someone else. The ability to speak and have it come to pass is only available to those who are backed by Elohim’s authority. He only backs those He absolutely trusts. And He only gives authority and trusts those He knows well!
This is how Eliyahu could say to Ahab: “As Elohim lives, before whom I stand, it shall not rain these days at my word” (I Kings 17:1) Abba backed him totally because He trusted Eliyahu to only use His words under His authority.
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Neither faith or spiritual warfare must be used for personal gain! It is dangerous to use the principles of Yahuweh to advance ones’ self, or get for one’s self what is selfishly desired! We must never demand that Yahuweh do what we say--He is not our servant. Sometimes, in praying for our family, we have false mercy, false tolerance, false responsibility—we don’t see the family member as He sees them. And, Abba wants you to stop trying to control what happens to that family member so that He can do what He knows to do for them, or to them.
Sadly most people face illusionary dangers and get fearful-terrified of “what might be”—crumbling, just like the wicked who flee when no one pursues. The Spirit is given to us to tell us what is illusionary and rumor, and what is real. Then there is the real, hidden in deception and illusion. We face that a lot now—“false flags.” (Refer to the article by that name)
It takes practice to learn His ways, and to adjust to His nature and His thinking. The more one knows Him personally, the easier it is to hear and obey without hesitation. I have had personal interaction with Yahuweh since age four, but in the last four months I have taken a quantum leap in developing a firm trust in what He says like never before. He has directed my every step, telling me things ahead, and leading me like never before. My boldness has grown greatly. I know Him better now than ever in my life! I know His voice. If He says something, I know it is embedded in flint rock, unmovable--no matter what I see in the natural that may say otherwise. Faith must back everything we do and say!
This verse has become a strong refuge for me: Psalm 32:8 in the Hebrew Tehillim, Abba says: “…I will guide you by what I have I have seen.”
He never says to “Go forward”, then says “retreat”! Retreat is not in His personality! He leads forward, even through danger, because He sees from an eternal view. Don’t put a pagan god’s personality on Him—He is not wishy-washy.
“Elohim is not a man that He should lie, neither the son of man that He should repent—has He not said and will He not do it! Has He not spoken and will He not bring it to pass?” (Numbers 23:19)
Numbers 11:23: “Is the arm of Yahuweh too short? Now see whether My word will come to pass for you, or not”.
These three verses were my mainstays these last four months, as I followed His directions exactly, and saw Him do as He said!
Yahuweh has a “plumb-line” personality! Once His Word goes into the earth, either written or spoken, it never returns to Him. Nor does He back-peddle. Neither does He lead us into a trap. If you won’t obey, He’ll get somebody else. He won’t be thwarted by someone’s disobedience!
We must be personally taught. A “disciple” is a “taught one”. A good servant is promoted according to his faithfulness, and often becomes a trusted friend of the Master. Abba has backed me by His authority for a long time. But, it has
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taken a lot of years to develop the relationship I now have with Him. I began commanding storms to go away when I was in my early 20s. He backs what furthers His will! If a storm gets in the way of His will, then He backs the command for it to stop!
I John 5:14-15: “And this is the boldness that we have in Him, that if we ask whatever according to His will, He hears us! And if we know that He hears us… we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him”.
In 2004, I was on my way to do an intercession assignment from Abba over the Gulf of Mexico. Houston had been flooded for days. A friend was supposed to go with me, but her husband said she could not go because the weatherman said the storms were increasing and Houston was due for more flooding. I told her to tell Norman that on the morning we were to leave by Abba’s instructions, the weather would be clear and sunny over Houston--no flooding, just fluffy white clouds in the sky. Norman knew me, so he said “OOOOO-K”. The next morning we were to leave at 7:00 AM. On the 6:00 AM news, the newscaster said: “We don’t know what happened but the storms have ceased over Houston and the flooding has gone”. I just smiled—thank you Abba! The sunny, warm, fluffy white cloud scenario became His pattern--every time I went to do an assignment for Him, even if the day before and the day after had bitter weather.
Recently before going to Bolivia, to the highest and most remote capitol in the world--over 13,000 feet--the weatherman reported minus O degrees with snow and ice. I told my friend, who was going with me, that it would be warm, sunny, with white fluffy clouds. It was! It was in the 80s F. It was a perfect day. Two days later we were in the airplane waiting to take off at 6:00 AM, and the captain said: “We won’t be able to take off for an hour due to storms around La Paz”. My friend and I just smiled.
I learned a long time ago not to “tick off” Messiah, especially on the way to an assignment, by whining for Him to do something that I was well able to do myself. (Mark 4:35-5:1) If He says: “Go to the other side”, then we go. If a storm gets in the way, rebuke it – tell it to stop! Messiah expected His disciples to do just that, and let Him sleep. Mark 4:40: Messiah said to them: “Why are you so afraid? Have you not yet obtained faith?” In other words—I told you we were going to the other side—what’s your problem?
Fear, whining, complaining, hiding in excuses, taking refuge in lies or self-created fantasies, putting a personality on Abba that is not Him – all are tactics of cowards and weaklings. We are called to overcome to the end, and believe
me we will have horrendous obstacles to overcome. We must begin today to discipline ourselves for what’s ahead, in all ways!
If we won’t discipline ourselves, He can’t use us to go against a strong enemy. He won’t back undisciplined laziness. The true warrior walks into the face of “Ahab” and says: “It won’t rain because I said so” (I Kings 17:1). But, Eliyahu
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was well disciplined, and his authority was 100% backed by Abba because as the verse starts out: “As Elohim lives, before whom I stand…” I’ve had to command “it won’t rain” several times, in order to get safely out of the jungles of Africa.
We must dwell in His presence! He has to know you. He has to trust you. He has to back you—or else you will fall on your face before the enemy! He won’t fool with a fool who plays games with known truth!
Then there is “paralyzing fear”—fear that takes over and freezes a person, affecting their decisions in the negative. Paralyzing fear cancels faith. Faith is based on one thing—what He has said to us personally from the Word or directly through those 40 different ways that He speaks. He is very verbal to those servants that obey without excuses. (Refer to: “Forty Ways Yahuweh Speaks to His People”)
I got in trouble with some wives of elders who were offended at my articles “Linked Arm and Arm” and “Fear Tactics”, but I can’t compromise truth! Revelation 21:8 says that the fearful and the cowardly will go into the lake of fire along with the whores and murderers--because “…without faith it is
impossible to please Him!” (Hebrews 11:6)
Habakkuk 2:4--“The just shall live by his faith”.
“…Whatsoever is not of faith is sin”. (Romans 14:23b)
Being temporarily scared because of what is – is natural. You’d be kinda weird if you saw an alligator in your path and didn’t have a twinge of “ohmagosh”. But, the reaction to what is determines whether you are fit for battle, or a coward.
I plead with you: Get off those fear mongering Internet sites! Feed your mind the promises of the Psalms! Praise Yahuweh! Praise Yahushua! Dance before Him in joy! Stop letting your mind be a dump for sewage! Stop being a voyeur and calling sinful movies “entertainment”. Clean up your mind and humble it to obey what Abba is trying to tell you in your spirit!
If you’re overweight, get out and walk, stop eating health-destroying foods--discipline yourself! Neither can you face the hierarch demons that are coming into this earth with a mind full of CSI, or deceiving rumors off Internet! Stop fear in yourself and in others! Don’t be guilty of spreading rumors and fear!
Hebrews 12:1-11: Discipline is for sons only—if one does not yield to discipline by the Master, they are called “bastards” – King James Version.
ONLY FEAR YAHUWEH! He holds your eternal life in His hands!
The word “fear” in relationship to Yahuweh throughout the Word is: “paralyzing, traumatizing, terrifying fear” – in other words: “Set-apart Yahuweh of Hosts, and
let Him be your fear and let Him be your dread” (Isaiah 8:13-14)
“…He is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart”! (Hebrews 4:12)
In Scripture almost all the time the “heart”, which is “deceitful and desperately
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wicked” (Jeremiah 17:9-10) refers to the mind and emotions—the soul—the life force that contacts the natural world through the five senses. The soul is the seat of the sin-prone nature. Thus, “who can know it?” – Only Yahuweh! If one is truly born of the Spirit, and filled with the Spirit, then Abba’s Spirit gives the
power to us to subject the soul under His authority! The mind is one’s worst enemy. The mind is the battlefield. If you conquer the mind, and subject it to the authority of the Spirit in your spirit, then you can have authority and boldness to go against the enemy of your soul. If the soul controls the spirit, and Abba’s Spirit is suppressed, then there is no power to go against the enemy.
The enemy is not stronger than Yahuweh, but the Lucifer-fallen angel world is stronger than we are--in the natural realm. If we go against the enemy in our own soul-zeal, based on misconception of our spirituality, without His armor shielding us, and His backing, we will be defeated. He won’t back misplaced zeal. He only backs what He commands.
Therefore, self-deception seems to be the greatest problem with “believers” of the West. All too many are like toddlers who pretend to be mighty warriors in the face of their teddy bears, but if a real foe presented itself, they’d be terrified and scream for mommy. The tests to come will prove everyone’s real self. But, an untested soldier in a battle is dangerous to himself and to all around him. (Deuteronomy 8:2-4)
We must look squarely at II Thessalonians 2:8-10. Yahuweh will send a strong delusion to those who are fearful of the truth, so that they will believe a lie and be damned. Two years ago, I had many people who wanted to know the truth about the fulfillment of prophetic Scripture, happening all around us--I was constantly teaching in meetings. Now, few want to hear. Now, even those who want to hear and are planning meetings, warn me that few will listen. One of the main reasons they give is that most are so filled with “fear”, or apathy.
But, a few months back, Abba said: “It’s time for the watchmen to come off the walls, for the enemy is at the gate!” The time of warning is over. Few have taken the warnings and acted. Most got scared for a few days, then went back to sleep. I’ve heard reports from several Messianic friends who have moved out of America, that their former congregation friends have gone back to sleep, and no one is preparing anymore for anything. The watchmen have laid down their lives to warn the people (Ezekiel 33:1-7), but as in Ezekiel’s day no one listened until Nebuchadnezzar attacked. The Jews of Germany went on with life as usual until Hitler attacked. These are the “foolish virgins” of Matthew 25.
Luke 16:8: “And Messiah commended the unjust steward for he had acted wisely—for the children of this world are, in their generations, wiser than the children of light”. True! -- The wily wisdom of the world brings
results--right or wrong. Yes, all types of seculars are setting up in other countries and doing well – believing in their own abilities to produce. But, the children of Yahuweh, who have been warned for 2,500 years, repeated in
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Revelation, to get out of America, have done nothing…and so most will perish in the destruction that is coming. Yahuweh starts really early with His warnings: Jeremiah was sent to every nation on earth with the message of the judgment that we will face in a very short time.
Don’t be discouraged if this is new to you, or if you’re just now starting out on this preparatory journey. The old cliché by Confucius is applicable: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step!”
Why do you want to learn spiritual warfare? -- To go against the “wiles of the Devil” on behalf of your family, congregation, friends, or for your own life? That is good! But, there is a higher purpose for spiritual warfare.
There are two types of spiritual warfare: 1) Warfare to loose the bonds of the enemy over others, and 2) Proclamations to the spirits of fallen angels themselves--bringing a message from Yahuweh, and to open portals for Yahuweh’s entrance to do His will. Gate opening for the King is what is most important now! In opening a gate for the King to do as He wills in the earth, you are also opening portals/gates/doors for the release of His remnant throughout the earth.
You must think on a higher plain than that of our own little world. This
is where spiritual warfare and intercession come together—placing the key in the lock to open doors. Intercession must be done on site. Spiritual warfare for those close to you, or for yourself, can be done where you are. But, spiritual warfare done over portals for Yahuweh and His remnant must also be done on site! Get yourself ready to be mobile! Let go of everything that entangles you.
Hebrews 12:1-4: “We, too, then, having so great a cloud of witnesses all around us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race set before us, looking to the Princely Leader and Pefecter of our faith—Yahushua—who for the joy that was set before Him enduring the stake, having despised the shame and sat down at the right hand of the throne of Elohim. For consider Him who endured such opposition from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and faint in your lives. You have not yet resisted unto blood—striving against sin”.
I’ve seen the “cloud of witnesses” clearly three times. They saved my life at one point, in Uganda. They are cheering us on. Read Hebrews 11 – that’s them!
Are you able to discern the difference between what is of the Devil and what is Yahuweh trying to discipline you? Are you submitted to Him to the point where He can tell you truth and you won’t balk at it? Most think “attacks” are from the Devil, when much of the time it is Yahuweh trying to grow them up. Most of what people call “attacks” of the Devil are simply the result of their own wrong decisions. You might have physical problems because you did not discipline your
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body. You might have marriage problems because you married outside of Abba’s will. Your kids might be messed up because you did not discipline them as children. We must go to the root of the problem with Abba’s help, and cut the root. You must close all doors to the enemy against future attacks!
Deuteronomy 8:2-3: “You shall remember all the way which Yahuweh your Elohim led you these forty years in the wilderness—to humble you, and to prove you, and to know what is in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not”. Yahuweh is constantly testing us! If we pass, like Job did, then we advance and go forward, if we fail we go backwards, and sometimes people go all the way back to darkness.
Messiah instructs us well—that we must first bind the strong man—the chief principality--and then we can destroy his cohorts. But, the strong man might emanate from your own deceived thinking—your excuse-making for not doing as
He has instructed. Be Honest with yourself! (Matthew 12:28-29; Mark 3:26-27) Only the Spirit has absolute understanding of your deepest self – go to Him. Ask Him to reveal to you “any wicked way” and to lead you into all truth.
The only way a person can make a wrong decision is by being led by their own head reasoning or the wrong reasoning of someone else.
Those that are led by and taught by Abba’s Spirit, and who obey totally, make no mistakes in either their thinking or their actions! But, sad to say, He has ceased talking to the majority of people because they don’t obey Him anyway.
One thing I learned a long time ago, and taught pastors in Africa, is to go on the offensive with the enemy. Going on the defensive, once he’s already in your house, in your life, in your children—you have a 40-50% chance of running him off—if you’re able to do it. If you hear a knock on your door, and you open
it and there stands the Devil smiling at you, and you invite him in for tea, he’s not leaving. By the time you realize you’ve made a horrible mistake, you’re in a big mess. You can go on the defensive and try to get him out, but most of the time he wins the right to stay, and he wears you down. Then most become content with him staying, and go on as if he’s not there.
Or – you can hear a knock at the door, open it, discern it is the evil Devil, and tell him to go away and never return, then slam the door in his face. That’s offensive warfare! Once he gets the idea that he is going to get the door slammed in his face every time, he won’t bother you.
The enemy knows our weak points. He knows doors we’ve left open to his entrance. He, being a legalist, comes right on in. TV opens doors, control of others, stubbornness, rebellion, love of money, refusal to discipline children, and on and on – there are thousands of doors we can open in our lives, and if he finds one—he’ll come on in for tea. Some doors require “deliverance” to shut. Some, like “familiar spirits” or “generational curses”, require assistance from Abba’s warriors. But, most of the time, our “attacks” are because we’ve opened
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doors. Close all doors to the enemy. Some of the doors might be false mercy, false tolerance of wrong, false responsibility, false thinking gendered by religion.
Daniel 11:32: “The people who know their Elohim shall be strong and shall act”. The secret is: KNOW YAHUWEH--His nature, ways and thinking, and fearing Him enough to obey Him without whining, compromise and retreat.
Teaching spiritual warfare is kind of like giving someone instructions as to how to swim, or how to ride a bicycle. It won’t do you any good unless you get out of your comfort zone and apply the wisdom. The article “Walk the Hard Road” has changed lives, because a few have put its principles into action. “Faith” is an action word – wisdom is of no use unless applied. What I write here, as in many of my articles, is do or die information.
I had to learn spiritual warfare quickly forty-four years ago for survival. I made a lot of mistakes. Thus I have gained wisdom. You don’t need to make the same mistakes. You don’t have time to make mistakes! Now, I must apply the wisdom more than ever. But, this has resulted in being able to deliver many from strong demonic oppression.
Go over the list of forty things that happens when a person is truly born of the
Spirit, and see if you fit that scenario. (Refer to: “The True New Birth”) If you do not fit the criteria of the Word for one born of the Spirit, then humble yourself and repent of your sins. Commit your life to following the Master Yahushua, who leads you to Yahuweh and His Kingdom, unreservedly. Submit yourself to being
filled by the Spirit and controlled by Him. (Romans 8:14) Allow Him to transform you into the image of Messiah (II Corinthians 3:17-18)
No one in their right mind would go into warfare with a powerful enemy if they still have fond attachments to the enemy’s kingdom. We must be freed by the
power of the Spirit in the true new birth, and come completely out of the kingdom of darkness. Otherwise, the kingdom of darkness has every legal right to destroy you, for they still have claim to you. You must be empowered by the Spirit, filled by the Spirit, and led by the Spirit to do successful spiritual warfare.
“The fear of Yahuweh is the beginning of wisdom!” But, it is also said of our day: “Truth has fallen in the street”… (Isaiah 59:14) Truth demands change. But most are hiding in their “refuge of lies”, contentedly waiting for someone to come along and transport them to glory without their having to do anything. People are finding refuge in all types of lies—deceptions/illusions of fantasy. No one who does spiritual warfare must hide in deceptions--for they will have no power against the enemy, and Yahuweh won’t back them.
The cost of discipleship is everything! (Luke 14:25-33) Unless we are self-disciplined regarding our own life, how can we submit to His discipline? Death is “self” is imperative if we want to go further with Yahuweh!
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Luke 10:19 is NOT a license to go against the hierarchies of Satan in religious zeal. Messiah spoke to 70 people that He trusted. If He can’t trust us to stay within His perimeters, then we’d better keep quiet. We can’t claim what He does not give to us … He is a Personal Elohim!
Many years back, when I was still a charismatic minister, I wanted a house in Fort Worth, Texas. I “claimed” a really lovely house, and began a “name it and claim it” routine. We did not get the house. I got mad at “God”. Why had He failed me? I was yelling at the Devil to get his hands off that house—it was mine. Abba very sweetly answered me: “Did I tell you it was your house?” I was shocked. I said “NO”. He replied: “Unless I tell you something is yours, it is not yours”. We must hear from Him before we do any commanding. Many go into warfare to command things that are not theirs to command. Abba doesn’t back them, and then they get in serious trouble.
One time I left my wallet sitting in a phone booth in the Dallas/Fort Worth airport. It had money in it, a $500.00 check, credit cards, and some important personal items. The moment I realized I had left it there, Abba immediately clamped down on my fear and said: “It will be all right”. I was not as confident
as I am now in accepting something like that from Him– but I calmed down. I stopped payment on the check. I cancelled the credit cards. I contacted “lost and found”, but it was not found. The next afternoon at 4:00 PM, I had my Bible open in my lap. I looked down and saw Psalm 116:7: “Return to your rest
oh my soul, for Yahwueh has treated you well”. My spirit smiled. I knew He was up to something good. I’m used to his leaps of joy in my spirit when He’s about to bring good. At 4:03 the phone rang. It was a manager of American Airlines ticketing at the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. He just happened to be across from the phones when I left my wallet. He just so happened to keep my wallet rather than take it to “lost and found”, where he said it would be stolen. I went to the airport, and he returned it to me, all intact! When Abba says something, it is for sure!
Fear going beyond the boundaries of His Word, to say or do anything outside of His protective perimeters. I can’t emphasize this enough!
Never forget II Corinthians 11:14-15: “For Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, that his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.”
Be careful to discern spirits. Make sure you know the difference between the spirit of man, the spirit of Lucifer and his angels, and the Spirit of Yahuweh. The only ways to discern are: 1) to know the Word very well as it interlocks from Genesis to Revelation, 2) to know the nature of Yahuweh, and 3) to be filled with His Spirit, and so have the gift of discernment of spirits.
No one had better attempt any spiritual warfare unless they are born of the Spirit and filled with the Spirit. It is by His filling that the empowerment
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comes, and His manifestations (gifts) that aid in the battle. It is by the Spirit within that we hear Him clearly, and are not deceived! Please refer to the studies “The Manifestations of the Set-Apart Spirit” and “Preparing for the Inevitable”, and the article “The Ruach and Sha’vu’ot”, to learn more.
The demonic world is a legalistic one – the fallen angels know their boundaries. If we do not tell them to “go to the dry places” for judgment, if we do not tell them “do not return”, if we play games with them, or follow some religious person’s formula – they have every right to jump, come back, and play games with us. This is not about garlic and crucifixes waved at Dracula. This is about reality on a real battlefield.
“Study to show yourselves approved unto Elohim—a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly handling the Word of Truth”. (II Timothy 2:15) The Spirit teaches the same things to everyone who will listen to Him.
You must stay within our personal Yahuweh-given authority boundaries. But, first you have to be known by Yahuweh so that He trusts you and will back you. Those who go off yelling at the Devil, going to “lay-lines” of demonic regions, those who do their hocus pocus like putting the wine and unleavened bread on demonic gates, those who hold hands in circles
like witches in a coven, those who think they are so big because they have a big mouth, end up with disasters in their own lives and the lives of their families--because the demons don’t know them.
Most do not use the real Names of Abba and Son, but names of pagan gods, or cheapened versions of Their Names. A once very powerful ex-satanist told me that in the pentagram, they use the name “Jesus” to call the demons, as well as dismiss them, for Iesous (Jesus) – is what the New Age people call an “ascended Master” – a demon of the underworld—related to Zeus, Bacchus, Sarapis and Osiris. Get the Name right! It has to do with fearing Him, and obeying the first and third commandments. Abba said to me, about 1998, “My tolerance for the use of the pagan names is coming to an end”. I was in a church at the time, having gone with friends I was visiting. I heard a shofar being blown behind me, several times. I turned around, again and again, and saw no one blowing a shofar. I investigated but found no one blowing a shofar. I believe one of Abba’s angels was letting me know that His mercy on ignorance was ending.
Zechariah 3:2: “And Yahuweh said to Satan: `YAHUWEH REBUKE YOU SATAN! YAHUWEH WHO HAS CHOSEN YERUSHALYIM REBUKE YOU…”
This is the most powerful rebuke in the universe. Yahuweh used His own name in rebuking Satan.
Jude 1:9: Michael rebuked Satan by using Yahuweh’s Name. 6, 823 times (Tenach alone) the word “Lord” is substituted for YHWH—Yahuweh. Why?
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Because His Name is all powerful against Satan, and Satan is terrified of it—so he had to shut it down, first with the Jews, then with the Christians, now with the laws of the whole world. Even Messianics are fearful of using His Name, breaking the 3rd commandment, bringing His Name to nothingness, to appease ridiculous Jewish superstition from Babylon. Messiah’s Name is Yahushua Yahuweh – He came in His Abba’s Name—the family Name.
Abba’s Name has been declared illegal in the homes and churches of Roman Catholics. Refer to the article: “Hated for His Name’s Sake”. His Name is illegal on the law books of the U.S. and all the first world nations. His Name has been banned from use, because those who use it are potential terrorists and cultists, they say. His Name is to be praised! His Name is to be used with honor and dignity in the mouth of His servants. It is not to be bantered around by the religious who do their religious thing, but do not care to know Him. It is to be held in the highest esteem. But, in warfare, He backs His Name in the mouths of those He trusts and backs – those who fear Him with set-apart fear.
Just because you use His Name in warfare does not mean He will back you – and the demons know that! Demons are fallen angels—those that left “their first estate” to follow Lucifer/Satan in his rebellion against Yahuweh. But, at one time they were in the throne room with Abba, and so they know how to deceive very well. But, in the mouth of a trusted servant, His Name is incredibly powerful!
If you want to do correct spiritual warfare, do not let the names of other gods be in your mouth – that includes titles that are names of other gods also. Let go of
everything to do with the counterfeits – especially the counterfeit that He calls the “great whore” of Babylon – the church. (Carefully go over the serious studies on the roots of Christianity and the true names of Father and Son: “The Foundation of Deception” and “The Hebrew Names and Titles…”) Yelling the
enemy’s names only makes him mock, laugh and snicker … it opens the door for him to retaliate! If you mix Christianity with the practice of Torah, they know
that too. We must come out of everything that Yahuweh will judge – including the whore of Babylon, and all of its daughters. The gods of Christianity and of all religions, which were ALL started by man with Luciferic guidance, have nothing to do with Yahuweh and Yahushua! They are outside of religion. The gods of Christianit, as well as of all religions, are NOT the Elohim of the Scriptures! -- but are counterfeits! The enemy knows if you’re coming at him with the real One, or with a counterfeit!
The sons of Sceva kept the Torah. Sceva himself was a chief priest. Just like observing the laws of America don’t give you special brownie points with the government, but the breaking of the laws brings judgment, so to observe the Torah protects you from the penalties for breaking the Torah. The Torah is the teachings and instructions of how to function in the Kingdom of Yahuweh
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without punishment. It’s the rules to be followed. But, so many are making their keeping of the Torah their god – depending on their goodness of performance for their salvation and protection. It only protects as long as our relationship is in good standing with the giver of the Torah. So many times in the Torah, Prophets and Writings (Tenach), Abba is angry at those who keep the Torah—“FOR THEY DO NOT KNOW ME”. Jeremiah 8:7-9 describes Rabbinic Judaism that came from the diabolical Rabbi Akiva in the 2nd century. He taught that the opinions of the rabbis superceded the direct word of Yahuweh, and demoted Yahuweh to just another rabbi with an opinion. (Refer to: “Rabbinic Judaism and Its Link to Rome”) It is still squarely in the Vatican’s lap.
“They say we are wise and the Torah of Yahuweh is with us. But look, the false pen of the scribe has worked falsehood. The wise shall be put to shame…See, they have rejected the Word of Yahuweh--so what wisdom do they have?” Most Rabbinic Judaism has rejected the Word of Yahuweh, and incorporated the demonic Kabala, Gamatria, the words of the Talmud and Oral Law, reincarnation, the zodiac and astrology, for the pure Word of Yahuweh as taught by His Spirit. But, then again, so has the religion of Christianity and its satellite Messianic movement. Whenever man has his self-centered finger in religious belief, it is defiled!
Jeremiah 2:8-9, 11, 13: “The priests did not say, `Where is Yahuweh?’ And those who handle the Torah do not know Me! `Therefore, I contend with you’ declares Yahuweh, `and with your children’s children I content…But, My people have changed My esteem for that which does not profit…For My people have done two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, to hew out for themselves cracked cisterns which do not hold water’ ”.
Make sure you are not depending on your own righteousness, based on following religious principles set down by a religious leader! The sons of Sceva kept the Torah! But, they did not know Yahuweh!
The enemy must know who you are … for you to have any clout with him!
***Acts 19:11-16: “And Elohim worked unusual miracles through the hands of Sha’ul…But certain roving Jewish exorcists took it upon themselves to call the Name of the Master Yahushua over those who had wicked spirits saying, `We
exorcise you by Yahushua whom Sha’ul proclaims’. And there were seven sons of a certain man named Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who were doing this. The wicked spirit answering said, `Yahushua I know and Sha’ul I know, but who are you?’ And the man in whom the wicked spirit was, leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded”.
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You can’t fool the demonic realm. You might fool those in your congregation, family, work associates, or other friends, but you can’t fool Yahuweh and you can’t fool the demonic realm. They are called “Watchers” – and they watch you. They know if you have hidden, sneaky ways. So, in coming against them, they can retaliate legally back on you—if they detect you are game-playing.
To clearly hear from Abba and follow Him, once has to be free of human dependency! One has had to forsake all except His voice.
I cannot stress it enough: When the command of spiritual warfare leaves our mouth, we must be under His authority totally!
We must fear saying anything that adds or subtracts from what He is telling us to say! This is major! Yahushua said many times that He did nothing and said nothing unless His Father told Him what to do and say. (John 12:48-50 is a good example) Are we better than Him? Do we have a right to thoughts that do not align to His Word? Do we have a right to speak our own words as we will? Do we have a right to do as we please? – No, not if we call Him “Master”!
Key verses: II Corinthians 10:3-6: “For though we walk in the flesh (the body), we do not fight according to the flesh. Or the weapons we fight with are not fleshly but mighty in Elohim for overthrowing strongholds, overthrowing reasoning and every high matter that exalts itself against the knowledge of Elohim—taking captive every thought to make it obedient to Messiah, and being ready to punish all disobedience, WHEN your obedience is complete”.
Training begins with small assignments! If you do well, you go on to bigger assignments. Do not attempt to go against the big powers of darkness without first passing your tests with the smaller ones. This is no game—this is the final battle of the ages! The enemy has the power to destroy you and your family if you play games in this arena!
His weapons include the power of the declarative in our mouth declaring His Word, His Name, the nine gifts of the Spirit including the discernment of spirits, praise and worship, “tongues of angels”, bold faith and zeal under His control--just to name a few. But, we must only do spiritual warfare if our thoughts, words and actions are 100% under His authority.
A lesson learned the hard way: One day after reading a book on spiritual warfare that described the demonic hell my children and I had lived in so many years, I
got mad. I came against the principality and power known as “Python”. By this time I was a strong warrior, a trained and seasoned warrior, but my emotions got in the way. Within ½ an hour, three of my children were in danger of death
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from car accidents, and my daughter-in-law lost a baby in the womb—my grandchild. She said she went into the bathroom and everything became very dark. She heard evil laughter and felt a strong band around her mid-section, and she lost the baby. I had taken a table knife to a T-Rex, so to speak. I had no right to attack that spirit. It is the principality over America—that is, like a python, crushing the life out of the American people.
The python spirit is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, right across the Potomac River from Washington DC—major portal for Egyptian, Greek and Roman gods. But, it is also a god of Masonry from the Oracle of Delphi—an
oracle/prophecy of the return of Apollo (Apollyon/Abaddon—Revelation 9).
This principality is the highest of the snake spirits, including the anaconda spirit.
Only Messiah Yahushua has the power to bring down this spirit! We must learn our boundaries, and only do as He backs! I learned quickly. I pray you don’t get
foolish as you see things that are wrong become more wrong – but understand that He can only back what is of Him. He told me in Egypt very strongly that I
was not to speak to the Great Pyramid, as I had spoken to the stones of other megalithic structures, but only to the gods of Egypt. I learned later that it was because the Great Pyramid is HIS monument to Messiah and His Bride.
He trains, then tests. If we pass our test, then we get more training. If we keep passing, we get more personal attention from the Master. If we keep passing, we end up a trusted servant that He can work with. His tests are hard! Do not run from His tests!
He starts us off small. He does not send a weak one into battle with the strong
ones. Fear not—He will train you as an individual as long as you submit to Him and don’t get lazy! We get more promotions as we obey Him exactly without any additions or subtractions, balking, or excuses. If we balk at an assignment, He backs off. Fear His backing off--letting you go your own way!
If we drag our feet in doing what He’s said, He backs off. He won’t put up with a lazy, self-centered, undisciplined, self-righteous, servant who has his own mind
to do his own thing. The true servant has to be trusted by the Master 100%, and that can only be done by constant testing and testing.
Matthew 25:11-12: “And later the other virgins (the foolish ones) came saying `Master, Master, open up for us!’ And He, answering, said: `Truly I say to you, I do not know you’ ”. They could not go into the wedding feast, for they were unprepared. They had been lazy while the wise had been diligent.
Abraham trusted Eleazer to do exactly as he said. And Eleazer was so trusted
that Abraham not only put him over his household business, but over finding a bride for Isaac. Eleazer became his friend. If you want to be a friend of Yahuweh and Yahushua, then you have to be a trusted servant, under authority, not inserting your thoughts above His. (John 15:14-21)
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Prayer is not intercession, neither is it spiritual warfare! Prayer is to interact with the Master in order to hear Him tell us what He wants us to know. Messiah was in prayer whole night, then He went out to do as His Abba told Him. We must be “as our Master”. We must never usurp His authority!
True Scriptural spiritual warfare always done by the command/declaration of His will into the earth. It is never something that we take on ourselves.
You have to have the right Elohim if you’re going to do successful battle with the world of Lucifer! Make sure you are submitting to the right Elohim. ALL RELIGIOUS BELIEF SYSTEMS HAVE THE WRONG GODS.
You can only know the true One by two ways: 1) By studying the Tenach, and
learning His nature and His ways, and 2) by being guided by His Spirit into all truth.
The demonic realm is terrified of the Bridal remnant, for she is marked and sealed, and they cannot destroy her. They try … but she continues on. They fear her because through her the human race will continue, and the King will come for sure.
The Bridal remnant walks in the nature of Messiah--the fruit of the re-born spirit is listed in Galatians 5:22-24. By producing this fruit in your life, all men, and demons, will know you. If you are not living like the nature of Messiah, the demonic world claims you as one of theirs.
This is why personal, intimate, relationship with the One in authority over the demonic world must be the main priority of anyone who wants to learn or practice spiritual warfare! Total openness to Him is imperative, so that He might correct and teach at any given moment. Be ready to change on a daily basis as He shows you yourself.
In the days to come, we will face the return of the Nephilim, the Rephaim, and alien beings that are “fallen angels” in disguise, as well as the disembodied demons that we now face in part. We will face the onslaught of the son of Lucifer in flesh. But, we will also face betrayal by friends and family that will result in death. We will face horrors unknown to mankind to date. We’ve been warned. Don’t wait until something really happens big before you get a good grip on spiritual warfare. In a war zone, using weapons of warfare is a moment by moment necessity--like the IDF soldiers, you sleep with your weapon.
Sha’ul said: “Know you not that we will judge angels, how much more the things of this life?” If He has those He trusts that will judge fallen angels, how under His control must they be?
Please go over and over these instructions – these are the basic qualifications for doing spiritual warfare without retaliation!
More in Part II…
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