Overcoming The
12 Evil Strong Men
Overcoming evil spirits & demolishing strongholds of satan
which fights against the soul of man
Demons are pre-Adamic, they are the evil rulers of the unseen
world—the fallen angels which were cast down with Lucifer to the earth; that
caused the devastation of the earth as seen in Genesis 1:2.
Presently, those evil beings have occupied “the second heaven”
and strategic places in the spirit world. They have built evil supernatural
strongholds against the Truth and against The Kingdom Of GOD and against the
saints.
In Ephesians 2:2, satan is called: “the prince of the power of
the air” or “the ruler of the kingdom of the air”.
Those satanic beings are great evil princes of darkness
who rule this world and huge
numbers of wicked spirits
in the spirit world.
To deliver a person that is possessed, obsessed,
under control, or influence of evil spirits, first, discern the strong man.
Jesus said you must bind the strong man.
If you don’t discern don’t bind!
“Or else how can one enter into a strong man's
house,
and spoil his goods,
except he first bind the strong man?
and then he will spoil
his house.”
Matt 12:29 KJV
The Amplified Bible puts it this way:
Or how can a person go
into a strong man's house and carry off his goods (the entire equipment of his
house) without first binding the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his
house.
If for any reason The Presence of The Holy Spirit
leaves a Christian, a vacuum is created and that is exactly what satan is
looking for. Then his influence turns to oppression.
The devil’s plan of attack is this: every demon that
has left will pay a return visit to see if the opportunity is still available.
And if it is given a chance it will bring others with it. Such frightening
situation can be avoided by staying completely, totally filled with The Holy
Spirit and never breaking your covenant with God.
Let’s see verses 22 to 28 in the King James
Version:
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. And all the people were amazed, and
said, Is not this the son of David? But when the Pharisees heard it, they said,
This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
And Jesus knew their
thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought
to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
And if satan cast out satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his
kingdom stand?
And if I by Beelzebub
cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall
be your judges.
But if I cast out
devils by The Spirit Of God, then the Kingdom of God is come unto you.
Christ is here giving a general proof of His divine
mission, by a particular proof of His Power over satan.
Christ’s conquest is an indication of GOD’s great
design in the coming of the Savior into the world, which was, to destroy the
works of the devil. Here too He gives an earnest of the success of that
undertaking.
When the devil was forced out by the Word of Christ,
the dumb spoke immediately, echoed to GOD’s Word, and the lips were opened to
show forth His Praise.
Some were affected with this miracle. The people
wondered; they admired the Power of God. Others were offended at it, and, to
justify their infidelity, suggested that it was by virtue of a league with
Beelzebub, the prince of the devils, that He did this.
Jesus said to the Pharisees that, if what you say is
true, that satan is fighting against himself by empowering Me to cast out his
demons, how can his kingdom survive? And if I am empowered by satan, what about
your own followers? For they cast out demons! Do you think this proves they are
possessed by satan? Ask them if you are right!
You see, Jesus was letting them realize that the people
of their religious belief, approach cases of demonic oppression and influence
with the use of satanic power. But He said, “if I am casting out demons with
the Power of God, it proves that the Kingdom of God has arrived.” Jesus drove out demons by The Spirit Of God.
Remember what He said in verse 29:
"Or again, how
can anyone enter a strong man's house
and carry off his
possessions unless he
first ties up the
strong man?
Then he can rob his
house.
NIV
One cannot set captives free, or reclaim lost
possessions from satan's kingdom without first binding satan. Only then can his
demons be cast out!