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Romans 13:12
King James Version
12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand:
let us therefore cast off the works of darkness,
and let us put on the armour of light.
SPIRIT awakened me at midnight.
Just moments ago.
I couldn't sleep anymore.
I had to write about darkness.
About demon possession, and all.
What seemed a monumental task became pretty easy.
Only because SPIRIT straightaway guided me to the verses.
Here's proof of the presence of demons in our lives:
Revealed in the OLD TESTAMENT --
Deuteronomy 18:9-14
King James Version
9 When thou art come into the land
which the Lord thy God giveth thee,
thou shalt not learn to do
after the abominations of those nations.
10 There shall not be found among you any one
that maketh his son or his daughter
to pass through the fire,
or that useth divination, or an observer of times,
or an enchanter, or a witch.
11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits,
or a wizard, or a necromancer.
12 For all that do these things
are an abomination unto the Lord:
and because of these abominations the Lord thy God
doth drive them out from before thee.
13 Thou shalt be perfect with the Lord thy God.
14 For these nations, which thou shalt possess,
hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners:
but as for thee, the Lord thy God
hath not suffered thee so to do.
Revealed by JESUS --
Matthew 4:24
King James Version
24 And his fame went throughout all Syria:
and they brought unto him all sick people
that were taken with divers diseases and torments,
and those which were possessed with devils,
and those which were lunatick,
and those that had the palsy;
and he healed them.
Matthew 12:22
King James Version
22 Then was brought unto him
one possessed with a devil,
blind, and dumb: and he healed him,
insomuch that the blind and dumb
both spake and saw.
Matthew 17:14-18
King James Version
14 And when they were come to the multitude,
there came to him a certain man,
kneeling down to him, and saying,
15 Lord, have mercy on my son:
for he is lunatick, and sore vexed:
for ofttimes he falleth into the fire,
and oft into the water.
16 And I brought him to thy disciples,
and they could not cure him.
17 Then Jesus answered and said,
O faithless and perverse generation,
how long shall I be with you?
how long shall I suffer you?
bring him hither to me.
18 And Jesus rebuked the devil;
and he departed out of him:
and the child was cured
from that very hour.
Mark 5:1-20
King James Version
5 And they came over unto the other side of the sea,
into the country of the Gadarenes.
2 And when he was come out of the ship,
immediately there met him out of the tombs
a man with an unclean spirit,
3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs;
and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
4 Because that he had been
often bound with fetters and chains,
and the chains had been plucked asunder by him,
and the fetters broken in pieces:
neither could any man tame him.
5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains,
and in the tombs, crying,
and cutting himself with stones.
6 But when he saw Jesus afar off,
he ran and worshipped him,
7 And cried with a loud voice, and said,
What have I to do with thee, Jesus,
thou Son of the most high God?
I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
8 For he said unto him,
Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
9 And he asked him, What is thy name?
And he answered, saying,
My name is Legion: for we are many.
10 And he besought him much
that he would not send them away out of the country.
11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains
a great herd of swine feeding.
12 And all the devils besought him, saying,
Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave.
And the unclean spirits went out,
and entered into the swine:
and the herd ran violently down a steep place
into the sea, (they were about two thousand;)
and were choked in the sea.
14 And they that fed the swine fled,
and told it in the city, and in the country.
And they went out to see what it was that was done.
15 And they come to Jesus,
and see him that was possessed with the devil,
and had the legion, sitting, and clothed,
and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him
that was possessed with the devil,
and also concerning the swine.
17 And they began to pray him
to depart out of their coasts.
18 And when he was come into the ship,
he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him
that he might be with him.
19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not,
but saith unto him,
Go home to thy friends, and tell them
how great things the Lord hath done for thee,
and hath had compassion on thee.
20 And he departed,
and began to publish in Decapolis
how great things Jesus had done for him:
and all men did marvel.
Luke 4:32-37
King James Version
32 And they were astonished at his doctrine:
for his word was with power.
33 And in the synagogue there was a man,
which had a spirit of an unclean devil,
and cried out with a loud voice,
34 Saying, Let us alone;
what have we to do with thee,
thou Jesus of Nazareth?
art thou come to destroy us?
I know thee who thou art;
the Holy One of God.
35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying,
Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
And when the devil had thrown him in the midst,
he came out of him, and hurt him not.
36 And they were all amazed,
and spake among themselves, saying,
What a word is this! for with authority and power
he commandeth the unclean spirits,
and they come out.
37 And the fame of him went out
into every place of the country round about.
Luke 10:10-12
King James Version
10 But into whatsoever city ye enter,
and they receive you not, go your ways
out into the streets of the same, and say,
11 Even the very dust of your city,
which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you:
notwithstanding be ye sure of this,
that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
12 But I say unto you,
that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom,
than for that city.
Luke 10:16-17
King James Version
16 He that heareth you heareth me;
and he that despiseth you despiseth me;
and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying,
Lord, even the devils are subject unto us
through thy name.
Luke 22:19-23
King James Version
19 And he took bread, and gave thanks,
and brake it, and gave unto them, saying,
This is my body which is given for you:
this do in remembrance of me.
20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying,
This cup is the new testament in my blood,
which is shed for you.
21 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me
is with me on the table.
22 And truly the Son of man goeth,
as it was determined:
but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!
23 And they began to enquire among themselves,
which of them it was that should do this thing.
Luke 22:31-32
King James Version
31 And the Lord said,
Simon, Simon, behold,
Satan hath desired to have you,
that he may sift you as wheat:
32 But I have prayed for thee,
that thy faith fail not:
and when thou art converted,
strengthen thy brethren.
Luke 22:52-54
King James Version
52 Then Jesus said unto the chief priests,
and captains of the temple,
and the elders, which were come to him,
Be ye come out, as against a thief,
with swords and staves?
53 When I was daily with you in the temple,
ye stretched forth no hands against me:
but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
54 Then took they him, and led him,
and brought him into the high priest's house.
And Peter followed afar off.
Revealed in the NEW TESTAMENT --
Luke 22:1-2
King James Version
22 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh,
which is called the Passover.
2 And the chief priests and scribes sought
how they might kill him;
for they feared the people.
Luke 22:3-6
King James Version
3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot,
being of the number of the twelve.
4 And he went his way,
and communed with the chief priests and captains,
how he might betray him unto them.
5 And they were glad,
and covenanted to give him money.
6 And he promised,
and sought opportunity to betray him unto them
in the absence of the multitude.
Revealed by the APOSTLES --
Acts 16:16-18
King James Version
16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer,
a certain damsel possessed
with a spirit of divination met us,
which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying,
These men are the servants of the most high God,
which shew unto us the way of salvation.
18 And this did she many days.
But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit,
I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ
to come out of her.
And he came out the same hour.
Galatians 5:19-21
King James Version
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest,
which are these;
Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance,
emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness,
revellings, and such like:
of the which I tell you before,
as I have also told you in time past,
that they which do such things
shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Ephesians 6:10-18
King James Version
10 Finally, my brethren,
be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God,
that ye may be able to stand
against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of this world,
against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God,
that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day,
and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore,
having your loins girt about with truth,
and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod
with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith,
wherewith ye shall be able to quench
all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation,
and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always
with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit,
and watching thereunto
with all perseverance and supplication
for all saints;
Colossians 2:8-9
King James Version
8 Beware lest any man spoil you
through philosophy and vain deceit,
after the tradition of men,
after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
9 For in him dwelleth
all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
1 Timothy 4:1-5
King James Version
4 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly,
that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith,
giving heed to seducing spirits,
and doctrines of devils;
2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy;
having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
3 Forbidding to marry,
and commanding to abstain from meats,
which God hath created to be received
with thanksgiving of them which believe
and know the truth.
4 For every creature of God is good,
and nothing to be refused,
if it be received with thanksgiving:
5 For it is sanctified
by the word of God and prayer.
Now, an interesting thing happens.
As we reached a powerful chapter on James, the lights go out.
Curiously, just in my immediate vicinity.
Funny, because we only had NINE more sets of verses to go.
Obviously darkness didn't want you to see the light.
At 2:30 a.m. -- an hour after -- the lights go back on.
And we continue where we left off:
James 4:1-7
King James Version
4 From whence come wars and fightings among you?
come they not hence, even of your lusts
that war in your members?
2 Ye lust, and have not:
ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain:
ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss,
that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses,
know ye not that the friendship of the world
is enmity with God?
whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world
is the enemy of God.
5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain,
The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
6 But he giveth more grace.
Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud,
but giveth grace unto the humble.
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
1 Peter 5:8-11
King James Version
8 Be sober, be vigilant;
because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion,
walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith,
knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished
in your brethren that are in the world.
10 But the God of all grace,
who hath called us unto his eternal glory
by Christ Jesus,
after that ye have suffered a while,
make you perfect,
stablish, strengthen, settle you.
11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever.
Amen.
1 John 4:1
King James Version
4 Beloved, believe not every spirit,
but try the spirits whether they are of God:
because many false prophets
are gone out into the world.
1 John 4:2-3
King James Version
2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God:
Every spirit that confesseth
that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
3 And every spirit that confesseth not
that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God:
and this is that spirit of antichrist,
whereof ye have heard that it should come;
and even now already is it in the world.
1 John 4:4-6
King James Version
4 Ye are of God, little children,
and have overcome them:
because greater is he that is in you,
than he that is in the world.
5 They are of the world:
therefore speak they of the world,
and the world heareth them.
6 We are of God:
he that knoweth God heareth us;
he that is not of God heareth not us.
Hereby know we the spirit of truth,
and the spirit of error.
1 John 5:17
King James Version
17 All unrighteousness is sin:
and there is a sin not unto death.
1 John 5:18
King James Version
18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not;
but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself,
and that wicked one toucheth him not.
1 John 5:19
King James Version
19 And we know that we are of God,
and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
1 John 5:21
King James Version
21 Little children,
keep yourselves from idols.
Amen.
Done.
Now you know the demons that posses us all.
But in JESUS is our victory.
1 John 5:20
King James Version
20 And we know that the Son of God is come,
and hath given us an understanding,
that we may know him that is true,
and we are in him that is true,
even in his Son Jesus Christ.
This is the true God,
and eternal life.
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