1- the Origin of Satan:
Ezekiel 28:11-17 NKJV
11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 12 “Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God:“You were the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz, and diamond, Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes Was prepared for you on the day you were created. 14 “You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones. 15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, Till iniquity was found in you. 16 “By the abundance of your trading You became filled with violence within, And you sinned; Therefore I cast you as a profane thing Out of the mountain of God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the fiery stones. 17 “Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings, That they might gaze at you.
Isaiah 14:12-15 NKJV
12 “How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations! 13 For you have said in your heart: ‘I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north; 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.’ 15 Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, To the lowest depths of the Pit.”
2- Since the fall of Satan this is what he has been doing:
A- Blinding minds.
2 Corinthians 4:4
“whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.”
B- Stealing, killing and destroying.
John 10:10
“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may hav e it more abundantly.”
C- Taking people captive
2 Timothy 2:26 NKJV
“and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.”
D- Bringing oppression.
Acts 10:38 NKJV
“how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.”
E- Devouring.
1 Peter 5:8 NKJV
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”
F- Deceiving
Revelation 12:7-9 NKJV
“And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, 8 but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. 9 So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”
3-The Body of Christ must fight against Satan and his highly organised organisation.
Ephesians 6:12 NKJV
“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.”
Colossians 2:15 NKJV
“Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.”
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 NKJV
“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
4- Authority given to the Church to rise up and fight.
A- Here we see a clear example of delegated authority. Jesus sending the 70 disciples to preach the Gospel and as they came back rejoicing this is what Jesus told them. Bear in mind Jesus hadn’t died yet or resurrected and the Holy Spirit had not been outpoured on them. We are now living in the time after that so How much more authority do we have? So much more.
“Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.” And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.””
Luke 10:17-20 NKJV
B- Before ascending to heaven Jesus is sending us just like He sent the 70 and this is the command to us:
Mark 16:15-18 NKJV
“And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptised will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.””
C- Jesus gives us the key to do spiritual warfare and deliverance. Bind the strong man before trying to cast out demons. Anxiety is an unclean spirit but it could not be the strong demonic force in charge. It could be fear or laziness or witchcraft or generational curse, etc. The Holy Spirit will reveal it as you seek freedom. Ask Him to show you.
Matthew 12:29 NKJV
“Or how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.”
Matthew 18:18-20 NKJV
““Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”
5- How to do spiritual warfare cooperate and personal.
Spiritual warfare as a Church (cooperate anointing):
-Remember the analogy of the terrorist illegal immigrants. (Demons)
They are illegally here. (Jesus defeated them on the cross and left the job to His Church to kick them out)
The government must do something about it. (We the Church must rise up and pray)
Exercise authority, special forces to get them out. (Led by the Spirit we must do it corporately in prayer meetings and fastings)
They will try to resist arrest but they must obey.
Order them to never return.
They may try to come back but just say no. don’t even open the door.
Rejoice your house is completely free and full of the Holy Spirit.
Personal spiritual warfare:
Same steps as above but you need to take authority over your own live, deliverance can be done by spiritual leaders but you must learn to bind and cast out demons or just simply resist them.
Why resist?
James 4:7 NKJV
“Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”
It doesn’t say defeat them but resist them, why? Because they already been defeated.
Additional notes:
See bellow the following verses that talk about the work of the cross that defeated the enemy and the access Christ gave us to the very throne of God, at His throne we can make our requests.
“Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many. So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!””
Matthew 27:51-54 NKJV
“At that moment the veil in the Holy of Holies was torn in two from the top to the bottom.”
Mark 15:38 TPT
(Very think and heavy curtains nearly 60 feet tall)
“And now we are brothers and sisters in God’s family because of the blood of Jesus, and he welcomes us to come into the most holy sanctuary in the heavenly realm—boldly and without hesitation. For he has dedicated a new, life-giving way for us to approach God. For just as the veil was torn in two, Jesus’ body was torn open to give us free and fresh access to him! And since we now have a magnificent High Priest to welcome us into God’s house, we come closer to God and approach him with an open heart, fully convinced that nothing will keep us at a distance from him. For our hearts have been sprinkled with blood to remove impurity, and we have been freed from an accusing conscience. Now we are clean, unstained, and presentable to God inside and out! So now wrap your heart tightly around the hope that lives within us, knowing that God always keeps his promises!”
Hebrews 10:19-23 TPT
His Judgements are true and just, and His righteous judgement required us to be cast out to hell for our sin but His amazing Mercy has triumphed through our Lord Jesus Christ
“Mercy triumphs over judgment.” James 2:13b NKJV
Jesus is now our Mercy seat and our High Priest.
“Mercy kisses all who fear him, from one generation to the next.”
Luke 1:50 TPT
“Justice made Hell my destiny, but mercy made Heaven my home.” Ray Comfort