What is
Spiritual Warfare

TABLE OF CONTENTS:    

1.  What is Spiritual Warfare    

2.  Authority    

3.  Recognize the enemy    

4.  As the Lord leads you    

5.  Motivation    

6.  The “How” and Scriptures    

7.  How you can tell the demonic is involved    

8.  Deliverance - prayers in this section cover entirety of deliverance including dreams    

9.  Basics prayers in dealing with attacks    

10.  Demons listed in Scripture

 

   

1.  What is Spiritual Warfare

Ephesians 6:12 - “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.”

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ALWAYS PRAY ABOUT ALL THESE THINGS before you launch a Spiritual attack in prayer. You need to get the Lord’s battle plan first because the situation may not be how it seems.

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To get started - first - don’t go out and look for a fight. Spiritually speaking. You can get in serious trouble. Spiritual warfare is not a singled out ministry. Meaning, ministries that solely focus on spiritual warfare are not part of the 5-fold ministry giftings according to scripture, which are: apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers. Ephesians 4:11-13 states, “11And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying (building up) of the body of Christ, 13till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect (mature) person, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; 14that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of people, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, 15but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him Who is the Head—Christ— 16from Whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the Body for the edifying of itself in love.”

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No where in that scripture or in 1 Corinthians chapters 12-14 does the Word speak of spiritual warfare as a ministry. However, it is a part of every believer’s life. We live in a sin-fallen world, with the devil and his bunch roaming and seeking whom they can devour - 1 Peter 5:8. And we know the devil’s devices - 2 Corinthians 2:11.

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I know some may ask, “What about John Ramirez?”. I’m glad you asked. He is an evangelist and teacher first! And teaches on Spiritual Authority. Thank God!!! The Body of Christ needs it because so little has been taught about it. And when “young” in the faith believers or unsaved have questions about this kind of stuff, most Christians don’t have the answers because it hasn’t been taught. Consequently, they go to the new age “world” to try to get answers. This always leads to more spiritual problems. I speak from personal experience and part of the result I had was a massive stroke in 1995. 

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In Mark 16:17-18 we are given by our Lord Jesus Christ the great commission: 17“And these signs shall follow them that believe: In My Name they shall cast out devils, they shall speak with new tongues. 18They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”

In order to do these things as the Lord leads - always -  it is important to REMEMBER, JESUS did not go out on His own and do this. He spent entire evenings in prayer prior and then did what our God and Father Jehovah told Him to do. And You must know the Authority that Jesus gave you and how to use it in spiritual warfare. Always refresh what you know by looking at the Scriptures in the Gospels with how Jesus handled it. Ask the Holy Spirit for wisdom in all things, and especially in this subject. The Holy Spirit will show you - and we “judge” it by assessing our joy level and peace. No joy or peace - stay out of it. I say this because dealing with spiritual stuff can get weird… fast. You can’t operate in it successfully without following the promptings of the Holy Spirit.

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2. Authority 

Luke 10:17-20 - “17The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, ‘Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your Name!’ 18And He said to them, ‘I saw satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19Behold, I have given you Authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over ALL the power of the enemy, and NOTHING shall hurt you. 20Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

 

The demons are subject to us in His Name - Jesus’ Name!! “Demons” are the offspring of the fallen angels that do not have bodies because of the flood - the nephilim! (First Enoch and Genesis 6-9.) I don’t care how fierce and big they are, 7 feet, 12 feet, 30 feet, or 200 feet. Who cares. Jesus gave us Authority. This is all evil spirits! Including the devil! Jesus said we have Authority over ALL of them! And we have Authority over ALL the power of the enemy (including their witchcraft and all of their actual weapons) - including the fallen angels no matter how grotesque or beautiful they look. This includes “aliens” (demonic hybrids), monsters (are also hybrids), and all giants (nephilim). Jesus has already beat them all, they are under His feet and we stand in the victory that He has already won! Greater is He that is in us than he who is in the world! (1 John 4.) In Colossians 2:15 - "Then Jesus made a public spectacle of all the powers and principalities of darkness, stripping away from them every weapon and all their spiritual authority and power to accuse us. And by the power of the cross, Jesus led them around as prisoners in a procession of triumph. He was not their prisoner, they were His!"

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This is a part of what Jesus died for on the Cross! To give us Authority over the devil. In 1 John 3:8 He came to destroy the works of the devil. And in Genesis 1:26,28 God the Father gave us Authority over every creature that moves upon the earth. God didn’t say only the creatures we can see. And God said to have dominion (Authority) and to subdue! 

Dominion means: to tread down, subjugate, to crumble off. 

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Subdue means: assault; brought them into subjection; forced into bondage; forcing; trample; tread under foot. 

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When you take Authority over the devil you are “forcing” him into submission to the Word of God by using the Name of Jesus and standing in what Christ Jesus has already done and what He says is yours! Because you are redeemed from the curse of the law! Galatians 3:13-14. But sometimes you have to stand for the victory in a battle. The victory is already won by Christ Jesus! So STAND in what He has given you. 1 John 4:4 & 5:4-5 - “You are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world;…For whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith. Who is he that overcomes the world, but he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God.”  Hallelujah!!!

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God Almighty spoke of Spiritual Authority! Genesis 1:26, 28 is one of the scriptures Jesus Christ stood on to cast out devils and heal the sick! Everything Jesus did was based on scripture!! He had to do it that way, otherwise if He operated according to His personal Authority as the Son of God, then we couldn’t operate that way. Christ Jesus had to operate within the confines that we operate in, He did this so we can operate the same way as Jesus did!! And not put up with the devil’s mess. Christ Jesus showed us how! In fact, even His Name, “Christ Jesus” means the Anointed Jesus. The Anointing removes burdens and destroys yokes! Isaiah 10:27 KJV. Burdens and yokes of bondage, illness, demons, lack, and so on. He operated in the Anointing of God, which is how we operate - Colossians 1:27 “To them (us) God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Praise God! We have that Anointing WHICH IS the Holy Spirit, within us! Jesus was baptized and received the Holy Spirit and spoke about what that Anointing was to do in Luke 4:18-19 - to preach to the poor (in spirit, soul, and body - wherever the poverty has shown itself), to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance, and healing, and to set us free! And as 1 John 2:20,27 says the Holy Spirit is the Anointing and it/He Teaches us. The Holy Spirit is called our Teacher! John 14:26 and 16:13. We have the very same Anointing  Who is the Holy Spirit that Jesus has! The Spirit of God Himself!!!

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The devil and his mess is under our feet because of what Jesus did, and we are the Body of Christ but it doesn’t mean he won’t try to get out from under our foot. That’s what scoundrels do. 

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The 2 ways the enemy gets involved in someone’s life: either the person opens a “doorway” through sin by things they say, watch, or do;  or it is the time for a test like Abraham with the sacrifice of Isaac, Hebrews 11:17-18 - “By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He (Abraham) who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.” Abraham had to “see” in the Spirit that God would raise his son from the dead in order to make the promise that God spoke come to pass. It was this vision that God gave Abraham that was the root, the seed, that caused Jesus to be raised from the dead! This test was vital to God’s plan of Redemption!  There is always a reason for the test. Zechariah 13:9 ESV - “And I will put this third into the fire, and refine them as one refines silver, and test them as gold is tested. They will call upon My Name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people’; and they will say, ‘The LORD is my God.’”   John 6:6 NLT - “He was testing Philip, for he already knew what he was going to do.” In Berean Literal in James 1:3  - “knowing that testing of your faith produces endurance.”

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You can read more on Authority by reading the article: Taking Authority. 

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3. Recognize the enemy

As Ephesians 6:12 states there is a spiritual hierarchy. It’s like the military. There are different ranks and files; and there are “gangs” or “special op’s” teams, so to speak. One is in charge - a strongman, who is a “power” as Ephesians 6:12 mentions -  while there are others in operation underneath that leader. Many times you may only have to deal with “strongman”. When you take out the strongman, all those in his team are cast out too. Look at Matthew 12:29 ESV - “Or how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house.”

A strong man is a “power”. Ephesians 6:12 - principality, power…

Powers are to be “bound” as we see Christ Jesus stating in Matthew 12:29.  When you bind the strong man, all of its cohorts cannot do a thing.

 

There are other times, in fact many times, of dealing with specific spirits. Depending on the situation you may have to deal with the particular spirit only; other times you will also have to deal with the strongman. Follow the Holy Spirit’s leading. 

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4.  As the Lord leads you

Joshua 7-8 (I recommend you read it to build your faith), Joshua went into battle BEFORE he got the strategy from the Lord. This caused 36 of his warriors to die and Joshua’s army of 3,000 lost face in the battle. When he saw what happened, he pulled away and got before the Lord, asked for forgiveness, and asked what the Lord wanted to do. (This is the basic of all prayer. Be humble. Ask for forgiveness. Then ask the Lord what to do.) Consequently, in chapter 8 we see that Joshua and his army, through Almighty God, defeat the army of giants at Ai. 

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WHENEVER you know there is something that has to be dealt with spiritually ALWAYS get God’s battle plan for it, before you jump in. Always ask for forgiveness if you’ve opened any doorways through sin; close the doors in Jesus Name; and cut the cords to the sin in the Name of Jesus and burn them up with the Fire of the Holy Spirit. God is a consuming fire! Hebrews 12:29. 

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People can get hurt if this isn’t handled correctly in prayer first. Ask the Lord how He wants to deal with the situation. It’s about strategy. Not flying off the handle simply because you know what the Scriptures say. There may be a particular way the Lord wants it fought. The strategy of the Lord is key.

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Case in point, Acts 16:16-18 ESV - “16As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. 17She followed Paul and us, crying out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.” 18And this she kept doing this for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the Name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour.”

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Paul didn’t cast out the demon immediately. He waited. We don’t know exactly what happened according to Scripture but by the statement, “Paul, having become greatly annoyed…” is likely the Holy Spirit within him had enough. And it was after “many days” of the same behavior. It was very likely Paul had been praying about it before he acted by leading of the Holy Spirit. Notice when he cast it out of the young woman it didn’t leave immediately. It came out that very hour. When you cast a demon out the result may not be evident right away. Don’t let that sway you. Once you’ve cast it out, move on. Don’t keep repeating the prayer. That shows you don’t believe and then the demon will start to argue with you. Don’t play that game. Even if it writhes and throws the person around, move on to something else. It's trying to make you back down. The Word was spoken, it’s done. 

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5.  Motivation

Every person is motivated by one of three persons: God; devil (any in the demonic realm); or themselves. When you are in a situation that doesn’t “set right” within you, pay attention! The Holy Spirit is letting you know something is up. Don’t make a move until you “know”. Ask Him what you need to do. Much of the time it may be binding the demon that is motivating that person while you are around them, so that it cannot be in operation while you are there. Other times it may be you need to completely disassociate from that person; maybe it is to cast it out. Whatever is needed the Lord will show you.

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Be aware that you don’t want to be casting a demon out of someone unless the Lord tells you to, or you have a direct leading from the Holy Spirit to do so. Sounds weird but sometimes people like what is happening. They are comfortable with it. And if you do cast it out their latter position will be worse than their former as Matthew 12:43-45 says, 43“When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none. 44Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order. 45Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there, and the last state of that person is worse than the first. So also will it be with this evil generation.”

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The person of whom you are casting the demon out of may do things to invite it in again with its 7 other spirits who are worse. Be sure the person receives Jesus Christ in their heart and makes Him Lord. This way the demon can’t get back into their spirit. BUT…NOW PAY ATTENTION TO THIS…THIS COMES FROM EXPERIENCE: when a person is saved they can still have a demon in their flesh or attached to their soul! It cannot be in their spirit because the Holy Spirit is there, BUT it can be in their flesh or attached to their mind, will-power, emotions, and/or personality.

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Yes, this can happen. I have personally experienced it and underwent my own deliverance. And I used to think there was no way a believer in Jesus could have one, or many. Little did I know that one was one of the spirits I had to get rid of in the Name of Jesus. It’s the spirit of pride. 

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This can happen. It’s called “demonization”. They can attach to your thoughts. Create behavior patterns. Make life miserable.  

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So if the Lord tells you to cast a devil out of yourself, do it. Or if the Lord tells you to cast a devil out of someone else be sure they get saved if they are not. At least it won’t return to their spirit. Their spirit will be in union with God, with the Holy Spirit, Who cleanses it and makes them brand new on the inside, spiritually. Keeping any from returning requires cutting cords to the sin that allowed it in, burning it up with the Fire of God and staying away from the sinful behavior by renewing your mind with the Word of God. (See article: Taking Scripture Personally.)

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6.  The “How” and Scriptures

Much of the time “binding” is what needs to be done. Matthew 18:18 - “18Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

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When the Lord leads you to bind a demon that’s influencing someone or a situation, what happens in the realm of the spirit is you are literally arresting it in the Name of Jesus. It is tied up and cannot move. It’s tied up spiritually, It doesn’t usually talk either. Unless it “sees” you waiver. Then you can tell it to “be quiet” in the Name of Jesus. Sometimes they do try to talk initially before you even speak, to get you distracted. Tell them to be quiet in the Name of Jesus and then take care of business. Much of the time if I’m going into a situation meeting with people or family who I know are demonized, before we meet I pray and bind those demons in Jesus Name for as long as I am with those people. It makes things go much more smoothly. I also ask the Holy Spirit to reveal Himself to the people in any way He needs to. 

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Super important to pray over situations, like job interviews, meetings with family members, going on vacations, any type of thing where you want to inhibit the devil’s actions. Now this doesn’t need to be done all the time. ONLY do it if the Lord is leading you!!! I say this from the point of understanding “who” you are in Christ Jesus and what He has done for you. If you’re not aware of Psalm 121 that you are always under God’s protection, when your relationship is right with Him, then you will struggle with this and be praying about these things 24/7. Psalm 121 - “1I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? 2My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. 3He will not let your foot slip—He who watches over you will not slumber; 4indeed, He who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5The Lord watches over you—the Lord is your shade at your right hand;6the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. 7The Lord will keep you from all harm—He will watch over your life; 8the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.”    

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If you’re taking Authority over everything everyday that’s exhausting. It means your faith is weak and you don’t know what’s yours. Every place you set your foot you have dominion (Joshua 1; 1John 4:4). If this is an area of difficulty for you spend time in Scriptures about how much He loves you. Read the articles on the The Depth of the Crucifixion; God is Love and So Are You; Taking Authority, and anything else the Holy Spirit leads you to do.  You judge what the Lord is leading you to by whether or not you have joy and peace. That’s how you judge it. 

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There are other ways to pray over situations and speak the Word of God over them to change how they operate, like praying Colossians 4:3-4 - “…that God may open to us a door for the Word, to declare the mystery of Christ…that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.” 

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Always go to God first, and see how He wants it handled. It’s not always casting out demons, binding and/or loosening. Sometimes it is simply speaking the Word of God over situations.

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Next part of Matthew 18:18 is to “loose” a demon. Take a look at Psalm 10:10 AMP - “he crushes [his prey] and crouches; And the unfortunate fall by his mighty claws.” And another in Psalm 22:20 in AMP and in the Aramaic - “Rescue my life from the sword, My only life from the paw of the dog (the executioner)”  AND “And save my soul from the sword, and also My Only One from the hand of dogs!” In Genesis 15:11 where Abraham had to shoe-away the vultures…which have claws. Some demons have claws. With them they pierce into a person. This happens often with illness, where the infirmity is lodged. The spirit of infirmity has its claws in the region of the problem and it needs to be loosed in Jesus Name. Loosing can also be done from cords of a demon - a bondage for the person - they have been wrapped in cords, or we would say ropes. Sometimes it shows physically like being bent over - Luke 13:16. Any bondage is preventing the person from being free. See Psalm 140:5. They need to be loosed from the evil spirit and all cords cut. Many times this goes with generational curses/family curses - these are things that repeat in a family line. Repent of the sins of your forefathers and foremothers, cancel out all oaths and contracts, and cancel all family curses in Jesus Name, and sever all cords to the sin and curse; and burn them up with the Fire of God.

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Taking Authority in the Name of Jesus is not allowing the devil to have his way in situations and in your life. Whether the Lord leads you to bind, or to loosen, or break family curses, or the Lord may have you cast the devil(s) into outer darkness to await their judgment - Jude 1:6; He may even have you forbid them to ever return. All is shown in scripture. Whatever God gives you to do, do.  

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7.  How you can tell the demonic is involved

Manipulation 

Control

Intimidation 

Isolation 

Soul Ties - occur with friendships and romantic relationships, ties that bind. You “can’t” stop thinking of the person.

Fear

Confusion

Loss of Personal Identity 

Sickness

Prophetic Divination

Spell Casting

Divination

Negative Herbal Practices -  (ingredients for spells)

Sacrifices and Rituals 

Singing and Dancing to Generate Energy (think of Astroworld concert; or the movie Matrix in the Zion cave scene.)

Curses 

Satanic Healing

Cults and realms of occult

Conversion of people into animals

Lying and Deception

Every geographical region has a Strongman. It is a “power”.            

 

 

8.  Deliverance

- prayers in this section cover entirety of deliverance including dreams

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Conditions Necessary For Deliverance To Take Place. 

1. You or the person must be ready to be delivered: To get delivered, you must be ready to send out everything that is not of God out of you; and let go of every unclean thing. 

2. Prayer and fasting: Pray and fast to receive breakthroughs and deliverance. 

3. Faith: Know that you are getting your deliverance.

4. Abstinence from sin: Stay away from all forms of sin and anything that can re-invite the casted out.

5. Good relationship with God: Maintain a good relationship with God, pray and serve God to continually be in His presence and shelter. 

6. Recognize that there is a demonic activity or an open door.

7. Repent of any known sins. 

8. Renounce all contact with the devil and the occult, and any contracts made, known or unknown.

9. Remove any demonic objects from your house.

10. Relinquish unforgiveness and bitterness.

11. Release yourself of it in the Name of Jesus & sever all cords.

12. Resist the devil who will seek to gain control again.

13. Replace whatever the Lord has delivered you from with God's Word.

14. Renew your mind in your new identity in Christ.

15. Remain rooted in the local church and/or a small group. You always need the fellowship of other believers who can help keep you on track. 

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*Deliverance prayers can also involve “cages”. These are the same as any yoke of bondage. They hold you as prisoner to the behavior. You can break it with the Name of Jesus and His Blood of which are holy and Anointed AND YOU WEAR THEM, you are a child of the King! The Anointing removes the yoke! You have simply submitted to the wiles of the devil. Stop him from making your life miserable. 

 

And as you are praying deliverance prayers it is common to feel sick, like you have to throw up. Do it! It is a part of the demon leaving your body.

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9.  Basics prayers in dealing with attacks

*You can also use the numbered items above listed in Deliverance for all of the prayers here, below. However, there are particular things listed in the situation below and with it the prayer for each one. Again, see how the Lord leads you with this.

1. Often the demonic realm shows up in dreams. When you know what is happening you can take immediate Authority over it in the Name of Jesus. And close all open doorways, like what you are exposing yourself to, either what you watch or read, what your listening to including music, and what you speak, or items in your house that may have demonic ties that need to be gotten rid of. The Lord will lead you. A basic tactic each night before bedtime is to loose all the fiery darts of the enemy (Ephesians 6:16) from you, and the entirety your life and household in Jesus Name, and wipe clean all residue of them with the Blood of Jesus.     PRAYER: "I loose all the fiery darts and arrows the enemy has thrown at me and my family. Holy Spirit, I ask You to cleanse all the residue from those darts and arrows from our bodies and minds; and seal us in the Blood of Jesus. And I thank You for it. In Jesus Name I loose all the attacks from the enemy not only in our bodies but our souls: our minds, our wills emotions, and personalities; purging all the areas in us that have been affected by these attacks. And I seal our bodies and souls in the Blood of Jesus and by The All Powerful Name of Jesus. He has borne everything for us so we don’t have to. I thank You Lord Jesus for Your great gift! I ask You to send forth Your Holy Spirit Fire to purge all our property and everything that belongs to us and clean us of all residue, and seal it in the Blood of Jesus by the Authority of the Name of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savour. I thank You Lord, that the Angel of The Lord surrounds about us and keeps us from every evil way, no evil shall befall us, no plague or calamity will come near our dwelling. I thank You that we have sweet sleep. In the Name of Jesus I pray.” (Psalm 34:7 ; Psalm 91:10 & Proverbs 3:24. )

2. When you have dreams with water - like in the sea, or lake, etc, or filling up in your house, etc: This means the marine kingdom has its hold on you. It’s a part of the demonic realm and is all throughout Scripture like Psalm 74 & 77:16; Ezekiel 27:33-34; and Jeremiah 5:22 ESV- “Do you not fear me? declares the LORD. Do you not tremble before me? I placed the sand as the boundary for the sea, a perpetual barrier that it cannot pass; though the waves toss, they cannot prevail; though they roar, they cannot pass over it.”  And the planet has much water besides oceans, seas, lakes, rivers. It’s in the air we breathe. It’s the largest of the realms. The heavenly realms that surround our planet like our atmosphere are not as large as this one. Interesting note…Revelation 21:1 -on the new earth there is no sea. And when you are having dreams of this nature there is some sort of doorway that was created for this devilish realm to operate in your life. PRAYER: “Father God, please forgive me of opening doorways to the enemy. I close those doors and cut all cords in Jesus Name. Holy Spirit cleanse me with your fire and burn up the cords and I pull out all darts of the wicked. And I receive all of this in Jesus Name. I renounce all contact with the devil and all contracts I made known and unknown (which can come easily by “agreement” with someone.) I cancel them out with the Blood of Jesus. I renew my life and commitment to You, Lord Jesus. I release forgiveness in Jesus Name and refuse to be offended. Holy Spirit help me with this so I never open up another doorway to this realm, in Jesus Mighty Name I pray.”

3. When you have sexual dreams, this means you have a spirit spouse. Pray the prayers above under “Deliverance”. Also need to renounce the marriage and cancel it out in the Name of Jesus. These types of things always occur if you look at porn or are involved in homosexuality; or have been raped or molested. If this was the opening to cause the situation there may be other parts to the deliverance prayer, like casting out the spirit of addiction, spirit of masturbation, spirit of lust, and spirit of harlotry, spirit of Ishtar and others. PRAYER: “Lord Jesus, forgive me for opening the door to a spirit spouse and wash me clean with Your precious Blood. I cast out all spirit spouse(s) and cancel the marriage I ignorantly got into. I cast out the spirits of lust, lasciviousness, homosexuality, addiction, bondage, masturbation, harlotry, Ishtar, and all others, in the Name of Jesus, and I bind the strongman in this region from ever coming against me. I include the spirit of unforgiveness. I release forgiveness now for the perpetrators, in Jesus Name, and refuse to hold on to it. Holy Spirit help me. Show me what else needs to be done. I cut all cords to this in Jesus Name and burn them up with Your mighty Fire, in the Name of Jesus. I break all cages of the demonic realm that attempted to keep me in bondage. I break them with the Name of Jesus and His precious Blood. I thank You for the deliverance that You paid for me. Thank You, Jesus!”   Now after this prayer you may feel nausea. You may need to throw up. Do it. It’s a means of getting rid of the spirits that had attached onto your body. 

4. Dreams where you are fed food. This has to do with a witchcraft curse. In the dream realm the food is poisoned and will show in this natural realm as odd and undiagnosable illness. PRAYER: According to Ezekiel 17:7-10, and In the Name of Jesus, I completely and fully destroy all wickedness that is over my life from high places, in the Name of Jesus. I destroy all evil dominion. I bind the strongman. I break poverty and unemployment. I break misery. I break every curse, hex, vex (anything that is demonically plaguing or vexing you), spell, enchantments, and all voodoo over my life through demonic and satanic dedications and agreements, in the Name of Jesus. I let the Blood of Jesus destroy every satanic dedication and agreement that came through practices whether religious or worldly involvements wrapped in satanic influence. I break and destroy the cords that are wrapped around me, in Jesus Name. Loose me now, in Jesus Name! And I cancel all evil dedications in Jesus Name. I give notice to all demons associated with any evil dedications, known and unknown, and agreement that I once entered into or someone else dedicated me: I hereby break every contract and every legal right formerly associated with those dedications and agreements, in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ. And by the Blood of Jesus that covers me, I cancel my connection to every demon that vexed or cursed me, hexed, vex, charm, enchantment, or voodoo, and such like; that brought frustrations, hindrances, delays, or blockages; that involved me in associations of practices, devotion, or allegiance; that accepted loyalty promised by any family member on my behalf; or that was part of any friendship that invited me or that I accepted, surrendering myself to the dark and demonic forces. They are severed today, the cords are burned up with the Mighty Fire of God in Jesus Name. I curse all evil dedications, agreements, evil ordinations, demonic ceremony dedication, demonic prayers, known and unknown, and all legal rights - whether it was for me, a family member on either side of my bloodline, or any brother of sister in the Body of Christ.  I break, destroy, and curse them to the root, and uproot any evil mystical alignments in the Mighty Name of Jesus . Let them burn up and die by the Fire of God, in the Name of Jesus." 

5. Dreams with wolves/dogs/birds like vultures or owls: you are under an assigned attack. Wolves/dogs/birds represent demons that have been assigned to attack you. PRAYER: “In the Mighty Name of Jesus, I cancel all demonic assignments on me in Jesus Name. I cut all cords of the demonic realm that have been wrapped upon me and I bind the strongman in Jesus Name. I put you on notice in the Name of Jesus, you cannot touch me in Jesus Name and I’m covered in His Blood.”

6. Flying - note: not all flying dreams are demonic, always pray about it and see how the Lord leads. When it is demonic it means some sort of curse and you are being pulled out of your body and taken somewhere during sleep. PRAYER: “In the Mighty Name of Jesus, I break all curses that are assigned against me. All assignments against me I cancel out, in Jesus Name. Holy Spirit let me know if there is anything in which I created the curse or assignment. Forgive me if I’ve made any evil allegiances or assignments in Jesus Name and wash me clean from all residue and burn all cords with the Blood of Jesus.”

7. Plane crash, can also be flying upside-down and on fire: means a very huge test or attack is coming to you and your family. You can’t always stop it. It’s may be a test but you know how to use your faith and have the Lord lead you through each step. Stay in prayer with the Lord until you know which it is, either a test or an attack. Then pray accordingly as listed above for attacks; or if it’s a test the Lord will tell you what scriptures to stand on for you and your family.  

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10.  Demons listed in Scripture

If you notice one of these spirits is plaguing you, ask for forgiveness of the sin that opened the door, cancel its assignment and cast it off you, in Jesus Name. You may need to loose it. And cut all cords. See how the Lord leads.

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1. The Spirit of Fear - 2 Timothy 1:17

 

The spirit of fear is a demon that overwhelms people with anxieties, such as the fear of failure, death, or isolation.

 

This demon can restrict believers from realizing God’s full plans for them.

 

2. The Spirit of Death - John 10:10; Exodus 12:23

 

This spirit manifests through constant thoughts of suicide, murder, self-mutilation, abnormal grief, and convulsions.

 

3. The Spirit of Harlotry or Lust - Hosea 5:4

 

Behind acts like adultery, fornication, pornography, homosexuality, and prostitution is often the spirit of lust. Associated with rape and molestation.

 

4. The Spirit of Bondage or Addiction  - Romans 8:15

 

The spirit of bondage drives addictions. While some habits can be formed naturally, this spirit further entrenches them so that the behavior is forced on you by the spirit. “You can’t help yourself” is the common phrase used.

 

5. The Spirit of Infirmity - Luke 13:11

 

While not every sickness is caused by a demon, many sicknesses are caused by one, and thus, they should be addressed both spiritually and physically.

 

6. The Spirit of Pride - Proverbs 16:18

 

Pride is not just an emotion; it can be a spirit causing arrogance, revenge, rebellion, a lust for power, cruelty, vainglory, and jealousy.

 

7. The Spirit of the World - 1 Corinthians 2:12 

 

In Scripture this one is likened to the Holy Spirit. Which means it’s a big one in the kingdom of darkness.

 

8. Spirit of Error/Deception - 1 John 4:6

 

This one works with python spirit/spirit of divination. 

 

9. The Spirit of Python or Divination - Acts 16:16

(same as Leviathan - Psalm 18:8; 74:13-14; Isaiah 27:1; Job 3:8, and chapter 41)

 

This spirit's main assignment is to deceive. 

 

It is also in fortune tellers, false prophets, tarot readers, palm readers, and other “main stream” occult practices - the person is hearing from this spirit. They can also put spirits on assignment to seek out people who they can attach cords to, because the person gives ear to them, or agreement with them. Can operate through cults like Free Masonry, Mormonism, Scientology, New Age, and Jehovah’s Witness. 

 

The main thing to be aware of if your in dealing with someone involved in this, or when you know this one is around by being involved with the above: communication is always altered and misconstrued; and deception is the primary motive and all the ways deception comes about like double speak - saying one thing then saying something opposing; creating division in yourself which causes confusion, and creating division in groupings of people, family, workers, friends. A kingdom divided against itself will fall. 

 

**The Following is Only a Brief Excerpt from John Eckhardt’s Book: Demon Hit List. The title in all bold font is the strongman. The others listed with it are the demons that work in it’s grouping. You don’t always need to the names of the spirit. But if the Lord is leading you regarding a certain situation, this may be of help:

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