Voice of the Watchman Bible Study Series
by James Dale Coldiron
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SPIRITUAL WARFARE BASICS
Lesson 8
[ELEMENT #5] THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE ACTUAL FORCE THAT BINDS THE STRONGMEN AND CAUSES THEM TO BECOME POWERLESS.
When we have the first four elements... the blood of Jesus; submission to God in prayer and will; having taken the whole armour of God and clothed in Jesus; and using the authority of Jesus He gave unto us.... then the fifth element will come, the Holy Spirit backing up that authority.
Jesus made it clear that he cast out demons through the Spirit of God. The Holy Spirit is the agent that literally binds demons and looses people. Here's how it happens:
A strongman = Greek ischuros, a well armed warrior or soldier.... a strong man of war.
How do you enter into that area that the demonic warrior has made a stronghold and spoil his goods.... take back what he's stolen? You have to bind the strongman ! How did Jesus say He bound the strongman?
Through the Spirit of God! You have to take authority over that strongman and the Holy Spirit will through His POWER bind that demonic strongman.
THE POWER OF THE HOLY GHOST WILL BACK UP THE AUTHORITY JESUS GAVE HIS CHURCH ! ! !
Luke's account said this,
Luke 11:21-22 " 21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: 22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. "
GREEK TRANSLATION OF LUKE 11:21 "WHEN THE STRONG MAN HAVING BEEN WELL ARMED{,} GUARDS THE OF HIMSELF PALACE, IN PEACE IS [ARE] THE GOODS OF HIM.
The enemy will place his forces in a place or person because basically, he is a thief (John 10:10). He will like a squatter sit on land that really isn't his and put his guards in place to keep it. There are so many lives that are bound up because there is a demonic strongman in charge of them.
The strong man, or demonic man of war guards his house. His house might be somebody's body.
People do still get demon possessed today. Or it might be control over a household. But whichever, that demon will fight to keep it's home. So that it can keep it's stolen goods captive or in peace. The devil doesn't just roll over when you realize he is there, you must take the authority that Christ has given you over him.
GREEK LITERAL TRANSLATION OF LUKE 11:22 "BUT WHEN A STRONGER [THAN] HIM COMING UPON OVERCOMES HIM, THE ARMOUR OF HIM HE TAKES, ON WHICH HE HAD RELIED, AND THE ARMS OF HIM DISTRIBUTES."
The stronger than he in Greek is ischuteros, or the stronger man of war. The Holy Ghost is the ultimate strong man of war.... He is the stronger one, stronger than any demonic strongmen. His power is truly absolute and when He enters the arena, His enemies will fall and be bound.
He said that He takes from him all of the armour that he trusted in.... and then takes the spoils. That's the power of the Church against the gates of Hell. We underestimate God and the power that He has given unto us.
Matthew 16:18 " And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Many in the church has misunderstood and tried to make it political power or something along those lines, but the weapons of our warfare are not carnal or fleshly. They're mighty through God !
Is the enemy coming against you, your loved ones, your finances, your walk with God, your marriage, your children, your town, your schools???? It's time to take a spoil.... take back what he's stolen.
Sometimes, we have areas where the enemy really torments and tears us down. He steals our zeal toward God and the church; he robs us of our joy. It's time to say, ENOUGH! If you will place those elements in place, you can bind the strong men trying to rob you.
More now on spiritual Loosing. This is ignored too many times.
Luke 13:11-13 " 11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up [herself]. 12 And when Jesus saw her, he called [her to him], and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. 13 And he laid [his] hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. "
Here, demons bound her and Jesus loosed her. We have the spiritual, scriptural authority to loose people from bondages in prayer. Now having said this... many diseases are natural and without any spiritual power behind it. But in this case, she had a "spirit of infirmity".
Loose = Greek luo = to set free, let go, to take away authority or a yoke.
In these scriptures, the spirit of infirmity had bound this woman. Not all sickness is caused of demons. But there are times when demons are responsible for sickness. If this is not true then Jesus did not know what he was talking about and doing.
This child of Abraham had been tormented by a "spirit of infirmity" for 18 years. This is more than "just" a curvature of the spine. She was literally held over and Jesus didn't just heal her, "He loosed her"!
We need to be careful that in this age of disbelief and ungodliness that the carnality of this world makes us doubt the validity of God's word. The new and old testament teach that some sickness need God's healing, while others are spiritual in nature and that person needs deliverance.
Jesus would heal some, and others as this woman he would loose them from the demonic oppression that destroyed their lives.
Jesus loosed the authority of this demon, and more broadly the devil in this woman's life. Jesus' authority is the final authority.
So here is the review, in a reverse order.
You are given the authority by Jesus in the Word of God to bind the forces of Hell, and the power of the Holy Spirit backs up that authority.
It is the person and power of the Holy Spirit that does the actual binding. But it is the authority of the Word of God we use when we bind that the Holy Spirit is honoring.
We must bind; we are told that we have the authority to bind.
Don't pray, God stop this demon from tormenting my mind. Instead use that authority.... STOP, I bind you in the name of Jesus Christ and command you to go from here. You have the authority to do this and the power of the Holy Spirit does the actual work in binding the strongman.
But before that will work we must have put on our armour and be armed with the weapons that Jesus has given us. We cannot fight the enemy without weapons... think about it; we must use the weapons that He has given unto us.
How can you use the authority of the Word of God if you don't take the sword of the Spirit which is the spoken word of God and use it with faith, your shield?
Plus you must have submitted yourself unto God in your prayer life or none of this will work. Submit ourselves to God, seek His face so Jesus will rise in us in our fight of faith. And it is a fight of faith.
1 Timothy 6:12 " Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. "
And we have to be born again with the authority of Satan broken over us through the blood of Jesus Christ.... or none of this will work. So, it's really not complicated if you look at it as living a Christian lifestyle that you are supposed to live to have the power to actually wage war.
[ELEMENT #1] FIRST ELEMENT IS THE BLOOD OF JESUS TO BREAK SATAN'S AUTHORITY.
[ELEMENT #2] SUBMITTING TO GOD SO JESUS WILL RISE UP IN US. DON'T FIGHT ALONE.
[ELEMENT #3] TAKING THE WHOLE ARMOUR OF GOD OR SPIRITUALLY CLOTHING YOURSELF IN JESUS CHRIST. USE THE ARMOUR THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US.
[ELEMENT #4] USE THE AUTHORITY JESUS GAVE HIS CHURCH TO BIND AND LOOSE IN THE SPIRITUAL REALM. USE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND THE STRONGMAN.
[ELEMENT #5] THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE ACTUAL FORCE THAT BINDS THE STRONGMEN AND CAUSES THEM TO BECOME POWERLESS.
End of Lesson 8
Vocal teaching recorded on December 5, 2003 by Jim Coldiron ( FireStorm ).
For more information, email me at firestorm_five@yahoo.com and I will be glad to respond.
Due to some past issues, this material is copyrighted, and the vocal teaching is copyrighted as well. However, feel free to use this material for yourself or your class and share it, but before you use it in another work, or radically change its content and redistribute, please contact me at the above address for permission. Feel free to copy it and share it as long as this notice is included. I want it to bless people. This material is given to be used, and is for your edification. It is to be a part of a future book actually, but I want to share it freely. The only restrictions are those just stated.
Copyrighted © 1996, 2003 by James Dale Coldiron
by James Dale Coldiron
You can listen by clicking with Real Player installed.
To hear the audio teaching, then click the following link:
Click here to hear audio Lesson 8
SPIRITUAL WARFARE BASICS
Lesson 8
[ELEMENT #5] THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE ACTUAL FORCE THAT BINDS THE STRONGMEN AND CAUSES THEM TO BECOME POWERLESS.
When we have the first four elements... the blood of Jesus; submission to God in prayer and will; having taken the whole armour of God and clothed in Jesus; and using the authority of Jesus He gave unto us.... then the fifth element will come, the Holy Spirit backing up that authority.
Jesus made it clear that he cast out demons through the Spirit of God. The Holy Spirit is the agent that literally binds demons and looses people. Here's how it happens:
A strongman = Greek ischuros, a well armed warrior or soldier.... a strong man of war.
How do you enter into that area that the demonic warrior has made a stronghold and spoil his goods.... take back what he's stolen? You have to bind the strongman ! How did Jesus say He bound the strongman?
Through the Spirit of God! You have to take authority over that strongman and the Holy Spirit will through His POWER bind that demonic strongman.
THE POWER OF THE HOLY GHOST WILL BACK UP THE AUTHORITY JESUS GAVE HIS CHURCH ! ! !
Luke's account said this,
Luke 11:21-22 " 21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: 22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. "
GREEK TRANSLATION OF LUKE 11:21 "WHEN THE STRONG MAN HAVING BEEN WELL ARMED{,} GUARDS THE OF HIMSELF PALACE, IN PEACE IS [ARE] THE GOODS OF HIM.
The enemy will place his forces in a place or person because basically, he is a thief (John 10:10). He will like a squatter sit on land that really isn't his and put his guards in place to keep it. There are so many lives that are bound up because there is a demonic strongman in charge of them.
The strong man, or demonic man of war guards his house. His house might be somebody's body.
People do still get demon possessed today. Or it might be control over a household. But whichever, that demon will fight to keep it's home. So that it can keep it's stolen goods captive or in peace. The devil doesn't just roll over when you realize he is there, you must take the authority that Christ has given you over him.
GREEK LITERAL TRANSLATION OF LUKE 11:22 "BUT WHEN A STRONGER [THAN] HIM COMING UPON OVERCOMES HIM, THE ARMOUR OF HIM HE TAKES, ON WHICH HE HAD RELIED, AND THE ARMS OF HIM DISTRIBUTES."
The stronger than he in Greek is ischuteros, or the stronger man of war. The Holy Ghost is the ultimate strong man of war.... He is the stronger one, stronger than any demonic strongmen. His power is truly absolute and when He enters the arena, His enemies will fall and be bound.
He said that He takes from him all of the armour that he trusted in.... and then takes the spoils. That's the power of the Church against the gates of Hell. We underestimate God and the power that He has given unto us.
Matthew 16:18 " And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Many in the church has misunderstood and tried to make it political power or something along those lines, but the weapons of our warfare are not carnal or fleshly. They're mighty through God !
Is the enemy coming against you, your loved ones, your finances, your walk with God, your marriage, your children, your town, your schools???? It's time to take a spoil.... take back what he's stolen.
Sometimes, we have areas where the enemy really torments and tears us down. He steals our zeal toward God and the church; he robs us of our joy. It's time to say, ENOUGH! If you will place those elements in place, you can bind the strong men trying to rob you.
More now on spiritual Loosing. This is ignored too many times.
Luke 13:11-13 " 11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up [herself]. 12 And when Jesus saw her, he called [her to him], and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. 13 And he laid [his] hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. "
Here, demons bound her and Jesus loosed her. We have the spiritual, scriptural authority to loose people from bondages in prayer. Now having said this... many diseases are natural and without any spiritual power behind it. But in this case, she had a "spirit of infirmity".
Loose = Greek luo = to set free, let go, to take away authority or a yoke.
In these scriptures, the spirit of infirmity had bound this woman. Not all sickness is caused of demons. But there are times when demons are responsible for sickness. If this is not true then Jesus did not know what he was talking about and doing.
This child of Abraham had been tormented by a "spirit of infirmity" for 18 years. This is more than "just" a curvature of the spine. She was literally held over and Jesus didn't just heal her, "He loosed her"!
We need to be careful that in this age of disbelief and ungodliness that the carnality of this world makes us doubt the validity of God's word. The new and old testament teach that some sickness need God's healing, while others are spiritual in nature and that person needs deliverance.
Jesus would heal some, and others as this woman he would loose them from the demonic oppression that destroyed their lives.
Jesus loosed the authority of this demon, and more broadly the devil in this woman's life. Jesus' authority is the final authority.
So here is the review, in a reverse order.
You are given the authority by Jesus in the Word of God to bind the forces of Hell, and the power of the Holy Spirit backs up that authority.
It is the person and power of the Holy Spirit that does the actual binding. But it is the authority of the Word of God we use when we bind that the Holy Spirit is honoring.
We must bind; we are told that we have the authority to bind.
Don't pray, God stop this demon from tormenting my mind. Instead use that authority.... STOP, I bind you in the name of Jesus Christ and command you to go from here. You have the authority to do this and the power of the Holy Spirit does the actual work in binding the strongman.
But before that will work we must have put on our armour and be armed with the weapons that Jesus has given us. We cannot fight the enemy without weapons... think about it; we must use the weapons that He has given unto us.
How can you use the authority of the Word of God if you don't take the sword of the Spirit which is the spoken word of God and use it with faith, your shield?
Plus you must have submitted yourself unto God in your prayer life or none of this will work. Submit ourselves to God, seek His face so Jesus will rise in us in our fight of faith. And it is a fight of faith.
1 Timothy 6:12 " Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. "
And we have to be born again with the authority of Satan broken over us through the blood of Jesus Christ.... or none of this will work. So, it's really not complicated if you look at it as living a Christian lifestyle that you are supposed to live to have the power to actually wage war.
[ELEMENT #1] FIRST ELEMENT IS THE BLOOD OF JESUS TO BREAK SATAN'S AUTHORITY.
[ELEMENT #2] SUBMITTING TO GOD SO JESUS WILL RISE UP IN US. DON'T FIGHT ALONE.
[ELEMENT #3] TAKING THE WHOLE ARMOUR OF GOD OR SPIRITUALLY CLOTHING YOURSELF IN JESUS CHRIST. USE THE ARMOUR THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US.
[ELEMENT #4] USE THE AUTHORITY JESUS GAVE HIS CHURCH TO BIND AND LOOSE IN THE SPIRITUAL REALM. USE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND THE STRONGMAN.
[ELEMENT #5] THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE ACTUAL FORCE THAT BINDS THE STRONGMEN AND CAUSES THEM TO BECOME POWERLESS.
End of Lesson 8
Vocal teaching recorded on December 5, 2003 by Jim Coldiron ( FireStorm ).
For more information, email me at firestorm_five@yahoo.com and I will be glad to respond.
Due to some past issues, this material is copyrighted, and the vocal teaching is copyrighted as well. However, feel free to use this material for yourself or your class and share it, but before you use it in another work, or radically change its content and redistribute, please contact me at the above address for permission. Feel free to copy it and share it as long as this notice is included. I want it to bless people. This material is given to be used, and is for your edification. It is to be a part of a future book actually, but I want to share it freely. The only restrictions are those just stated.
Copyrighted © 1996, 2003 by James Dale Coldiron
